Business & Management
Business & Management Minors
The Department of Business & Management currently offers a general minor in Business, a minor in Accounting, a minor in Management and a minor in Marketing.
Minor in Business
This minor introduces students to the application of workplace communications, business strategies, economics, and legal and ethical issues.
Students in other academic majors outside of the Department of Business and Management may petition to minor in business. Students are to design a business curriculum which must be pre-approved by the Chair of the Department of Business and Management.
Minor in Accounting
The Accounting Minor is designed for Vanguard students who wish to gain a foundational understanding of the principles and practices that govern financial reporting, analysis, and decision-making within the business world. This minor offers an exploration of accounting concepts, providing students with valuable skills that are applicable across all industries.
Vanguard students outside of the Patty Arvielo School of Business and Management (PASBM) are eligible to minor in Accounting by completing eighteen (18) units in courses offered by the PASBM. Twelve (12) of the 18 units must be taken at Vanguard University.
Business Administration, Marketing, and Management majors are also eligible to minor in Accounting by applying six (6) units from required courses in their major in addition to 12 units from any of the following courses offered by the PASBM.
Minor in Management
The Minor in Management is designed to prepare Vanguard students with versatile, people-oriented skills to serve in positions of service and leadership across the three business, nonprofit, and government sectors.
Vanguard students outside of the Patty Arvielo School of Business and Management (PASBM) are eligible to minor in Management by completing eighteen (18) units s in courses offered by the PASBM. Twelve (12) of the 18 units must be taken at Vanguard University.
Accounting, Business Administration and Marketing majors are also eligible to minor in Management by applying six (6) units from required courses in their major in addition to 12 units from among the following courses offered by the PASBM.
Minor in Marketing
The Marketing Minor is designed to equip Vanguard students with persuasive communication, consumer insights, and strategic brand management to serve in positions of service and leadership across the three business, nonprofit, and government sectors.
Vanguard students outside of the School of Business & Management are eligible to minor in Marketing by completing eighteen (18) units in courses offered by the Patty Arvielo School of Business and Management (PASBM). Twelve (12) of the 18 units must be taken at Vanguard University.
Accounting, Business Administration, and Management majors are also eligible to minor in Marketing by applying six (6) units from required courses in their major in addition to 12 units from among the following courses offered by the PASBM.