Walton College of Business (WCOB)
Alan E. Ellstrand
Associate Dean for Programs and Research
328 Business Building
479-575-7105
Walton College offers five minor programs for business majors, each of which is interdisciplinary and not attached to a specific department in the college. Requirements for each of the minors are listed under the tabs.
Similarly, courses that are interdisciplinary and not assigned to a specific department in Walton College are listed here under the WCOB subject code.
Minor in Blockchain Enterprise Systems for Business Majors
The minor requires completion of 15 hours of study with all of the upper division courses applied toward the minor in residence. Students who desire to earn a Blockchain Enterprise Systems minor must notify the Walton College Undergraduate Programs Office of intent to pursue a minor. All requirements for a minor must be completed prior to the awarding of the student's undergraduate degree. All specific course prerequisites must be met. Each student must have a 2.00 cumulative grade-point average in the courses offered for the minor. All upper-division minor requirements must be taken in residence.
Requirements for Minor in Blockchain Enterprise Systems:
| Required Courses | ||
| ISYS 41703 | Blockchain Fundamentals | 3 |
| ISYS 44503 | Introduction to Blockchain Applications | 3 |
| ISYS 44603 | Blockchain Enterprise Systems Development | 3 |
| Choose 6 hours from the following: | 6 | |
| Accounting Technology | ||
| Intermediate Accounting I | ||
| Audit and Assurance Services | ||
| Money and Banking | ||
| Experimental Economics | ||
| Introduction to Econometrics | ||
| Forecasting | ||
| Financial Markets and Institutions | ||
| Investments | ||
| Corporate Finance | ||
| Systems Analysis and Design | ||
| Business Analytics and Visualization | ||
| ERP Fundamentals | ||
| Entrepreneurship and New Venture Development | ||
| Organizational Change and Development | ||
| SOURCE: Procurement and Supply Management | ||
| PLAN: Inventory and Forecasting Analytics | ||
| International Logistics | ||
| Project Management: Supply Chain New Product Planning and Launch | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Data and Cybersecurity Management Minor
The Data and Cybersecurity Management minor in the Information Systems Department of the Walton College of Business is designed to develop graduates able to help organizations assess and detect threats while securing and protecting data and data-driven systems against a myriad of threats such as malicious software, hacking, insider threats, and other cybercrimes. Students will also learn and apply best industry practices to minimize data collection, protect client and individual privacy, and otherwise further ethical data management. Students will not only learn about cybersecurity, crime, and privacy law, but will also learn about techniques of risk assessment, continuity planning, and threat detection. This will include learning with respect to behavioral aspects, ethics, legal considerations, and best practices in cyber security management. The minor requires completion of 15 hours of study with all of the upper-level courses applied toward the minor in residence. The 15 hours include the following courses:
| Required Core Courses (9 hours) | ||
| ISYS 40103 | Principles of Data and Cybersecurity | 3 |
| ISYS 40203 | Network and Data Security in a Changing World | 3 |
| ISYS 40403 | Cybersecurity, Crime and Data Privacy Law Fundamentals | 3 |
| Choose six hours from the following: | 6 | |
| Cryptocurrency | ||
| Advanced Information Security Management | ||
| Advanced Cybersecurity, Crime and Privacy Law | ||
| Blockchain Fundamentals | ||
| Ethics and Corporate Responsibility | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Students who desire to earn a Data and Cybersecurity Management minor must notify the Walton College Undergraduate Programs Office of intent to pursue a minor. All requirements for the minor must be completed prior to the awarding of the student’s undergraduate degree. All specific course prerequisites must be met. Each student must have a 2.00 cumulative grade-point average in the courses offered for the minor.
Enterprise Resource Planning Minor
The Walton College offers an interdisciplinary minor in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). ERP systems are large-scale programs, which are used by many large companies to integrate their business processes and run the organization using primarily one software system. The minor requires completion of 15 hours of study with all of the upper division courses applied toward the minor taken in residence.
Requirements
| ISYS 42103 | ERP Fundamentals | 3 |
| ISYS 42203 | ERP Configuration and Implementation | 3 |
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Accounting Technology | ||
| Intermediate Accounting I | ||
| Seminar in ERP Development | ||
| DELIVER: Transportation and Distribution Management | ||
| SOURCE: Procurement and Supply Management | ||
| PLAN: Inventory and Forecasting Analytics | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Students who desire to earn an Enterprise Resource Planning minor must notify the Walton College Undergraduate Programs Office of intent to pursue a minor. All requirements for the minor must be completed prior to the awarding of the student’s undergraduate degree. All specific course prerequisites must be met. Each student must have a 2.00 cumulative grade-point average in the courses offered for the minor. All upper level minor requirements must be taken in residence.
Financial Economics Minor
The Walton College offers an interdisciplinary minor in Financial Economics. The minor will provide students with the background needed for research in finance and industry. The minor requires completion of 15 hours of study with all of the upper division courses applied toward the minor taken in residence.
Requirements
| FINN 30103 | Financial Analysis | 3 |
| ECON 47503 | Forecasting | 3 |
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Investments | ||
| Corporate Finance | ||
| Money and Banking | ||
| Introduction to Econometrics | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Students who desire to earn a Financial Economics minor must notify the Walton College Undergraduate Programs Office of intent to pursue a minor. All requirements for the minor must be completed prior to the awarding of the student’s undergraduate degree. All specific course prerequisites must be met. Each student must have a 2.00 cumulative grade-point average in the courses offered in the minor. All upper level minor requirements must be taken in residence.
Nonprofit Studies Minor
The Walton College offers an interdisciplinary minor in Nonprofit Studies. This minor will prepare students for working in the nonprofit sector as well as educating students who may be on boards and participate in other civic organizations. The minor requires completion of 15 hours of study with all of the upper division courses applied toward the minor taken in residence.
Requirements
| Required Course: | ||
| MKTG 45103 | Nonprofit Marketing | 3 |
| Select four courses from the following: | 12 | |
| Tier 1 (Must select at least two courses): | ||
| Governmental/Nonprofit Accounting | ||
| Economics of Poverty and Inequality | ||
| Economics of the Developing World | ||
| Technical and Professional Writing (ACTS Equivalency = ENGL 2023) | ||
| Leadership | ||
| Organizational Change and Development | ||
| Public Administration | ||
| The Evolution of Nonprofits and Philanthropy | ||
| Administrative Law | ||
| Social Entrepreneurship | ||
| Grantwriting | ||
| Tier 2 (Can select up to two courses): | ||
| Sustainability in Business | ||
| Agricultural and Rural Development | ||
| Literacy in America | ||
| Sustaining Earth | ||
| American Public Lands & Policy | ||
| Environmental Justice | ||
| Universal Human Rights: History and Practice since 1945 | ||
| Peace Studies: Approaches and Theory | ||
| International Food Security and Food Sovereignty | ||
| Global Changemakers: Social Innovation Abroad | ||
| Ethics and Corporate Responsibility | ||
| Community Development | ||
| Human Diversity and Social Work | ||
| Social Welfare Policy | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Students who desire to earn a Nonprofit Studies minor must notify the Walton College Undergraduate Programs Office of intent to pursue a minor. All requirements for the minor must be completed prior to the awarding of the student's undergraduate degree. All specific course prerequisites must be met. Each student must have a 2.00 cumulative grade-point-average in the courses offered for the minor. All upper division level minor requirements must be taken in residence.