Business/Liberal Arts Minor

Many IE students choose Industrial Engineering because of its technical aspect, but also because it incorporates many business-related aspects as well. One minor that may be interest to IE students to further develop these business-related skills is the Business/Liberal Arts minor. Although the minor requires 25 credits, the outline below indicates that with proper planning, the minor can be obtained with much fewer credits

An undergraduate industrial engineering student who desires to obtain a Business/Liberal Arts minor must satisfy that minor’s requirements as given in the current Undergraduate Degree Program Bulletin. For more information about the Business/Liberal Arts Minor please visit the College of Liberal Arts.

Requirements for IME Students

The minor currently requires 25-26 credits of course work as follows:

1. Prescribed Courses (5 credits): ACCTG 211(4); LA 200(1).
2. Additional Courses (20-21 credits)
1. ECON 002 GS(3) or ECON 014 GS(3) (Sem: 3-8)
2. FIN 100(3) or FIN 301(3) (Sem: 3-8)
3. Select 2-3 credits from PHIL 119 GH(3) or A B E 392 GWS(2); COMM 427(3), COMM 475(3), COMM 487(3), ENGR 407(3), RPTM 230(3) (Sem: 3-8)
4. Select 6 credits from the following course list: (For IE students:  IE 425 and IE 433 will substitute here)
   B A 250(3), B A 321(1-3), COMM 385(3), COMM 424(3), COMM 473(3), COMM 493(3), ECON 390(3), ECON 490(3), LER 100 GS(3); MGMT 100(3) or MGMT 301(3); MGMT 425(3), MGMT 426(3); MKTG 221(3) or MKTG 301(3); MKTG 302(3), MKTG 310(3), MKTG 327(3), MKTG 330(3), MKTG 342(3), SCM 301(3), STAT 220(3), or 3 credits of appropriate internship selected in consultation with adviser.
5. Select 6 credits from the following course list:
   AAA S 445Y US(3), AG EC 429(3), AG EC 430(3), AG EC 432(3), AG EC 450 IL(3), ANTH 451(3), ANTH 455(3), CAS 352(3), CAS 426W(3), CAS 450W(3), CAS 452(3), CAS 452W(3), CAS 471 US;IL(3), COMM 405(3), COMM 410 IL(3), COMM 419 US;IL(3), COMM 489W(3), COMM 490(3), COMM 491(3), COMM 492(3), CRIM 467(3), CRIMJ 460(3), CRIMJ 467(3), ECON 315 GS(3), ECON 333 GS(3), ECON 342 GS(3), ECON 402(3), ECON 412(3), ECON 428(3), ECON 432(3), ECON 433(3), ECON 434(3), ECON 436W US(3), ECON 443(3), ECON 444(3), ECON 445(3), ECON 447(3), ECON 463 IL(3), ECON 471(3), ECON 472(3), ENGL 419(3), ENNEC 473(3), ENNEC 482(3), ENNEC 483(3), FR 407 IL(3), FR 408 IL(3), GEOG 424 US;IL(3), GEOG 439(3), GEOG 475H(3), GER 308Y IL(3), GER 408 IL(3), H P A 420(3), H P A 445(3), HD FS 424 US(3), HD FS 425 US(3), HIST 423 IL(3), HIST 425 IL(3), HIST 430 IL(3), HIST 445 US(3), HIST 446 US(3), HIST 447 US(3), HIST 451 US(3), HIST 458Y US(3), HIST 468 IL(3), HIST 475Y IL(3), HIST 481 IL(3), IST 431(3), IST 432(3), IST 445H(3), IST 452(3), JAPNS 403Y IL(3), JAPNS 404 IL(3), LER 400 IL(3), LER 401(3), LER 411(3), LER 414W(3), LER 425(3), LER 434(3), LER 437(3), LER 444(3), LER 445Y US(3), LER 458Y US(3), LER 460(3), LER 464(3), LER 465(3), LER 470(3), PHIL 406(3), PHIL 407(3), PHIL 418(3), PHIL 418W(3), PHIL 420(3), PHIL 431(3), PHIL 432(3), PL SC 412(3), PL SC 419(3), PL SC 490(3), PL SC 426(3), PL SC 440 US;IL(3), PL SC 441(3), PL SC 444(3), PL SC 445Y US(3), PL SC 474(3), PL SC 481(3), PL SC 487(3), PL SC 490(3), PSYCH 482(3), PSYCH 484(3), PSYCH 485(3), SOC 420(3), SOC 422(3), SOC 444(3), SOC 447(3), SOC 455(3), SOC 456(3), SPAN 420(3), STAT 470W(3), WMNST 426Y US;IL(3), WMNST 420 US;IL(3), WMNST 456(3), WMNST 472(3) (Sem: 3-8)

Only courses in which the student earns a C or better may be counted toward fulfillment of the requirements for the minor.

A student who plans his/her course selections well can obtain the Business/Liberal Arts minor for much fewer than the 25-26 credits required. A recommended coursework plan would be as follows:

1. Take ECON 2 (3) to satisfy the BSIE degree’s General Education requirement in Social and Behavioral Sciences.
2. IE 425(3) is a required course for the BSIE degree.
3. IE 433(3) is a specialization track elective in any track.
4. Several courses listed for the minor can be used towards the GA/GH/GS requirements; such as Phil 119 or the ECON courses listed(e.g. a student can complete a 3-6-9 option using Phil 119 as a GH, and ECON 2 + 6 other ECON (GS) credits towards 9 credits of GS. A student must be careful to meet the US and IL requirements with the remaining general education courses since most, if not all, of the courses listed above do not satisfy the US and IL requirement.
5. A student who successfully completes the requirements for the Business/Liberal Arts minor automatically satisfies 3 credits in the 'choose 6 credits' category listed in the 4th semester of our curriculum plan.

It is recommended that an IE student interested in the Business/Liberal Arts minor make an appointment to see the Professor-in-charge of the minor, currently Dr. Michael Berkman, or the advisor, Melissa Gayman (202 Pond), to ensure proper planning.