Business, Communication and the Liberal Arts Minor
Office
LA 2213, 410-704-2128
www.towson.edu/idis/bcla
The Program
The interdisciplinary minor in Business, Communication and the Liberal Arts (BCLA) was developed in 1997 in response to needs expressed by national and local business executives. Students possessing this minor to complement their major will help meet the growing demand for graduates who have strong oral and written communication skills, the ability to think critically and creatively in solving problems, and a general knowledge of business culture and practices.
Students have the option of pursuing the BCLA minor with a general focus, which grants considerable flexibility in the breadth of courses taken, or with a Nonprofit Leadership focus.
MINOR IN BUSINESS, COMMUNICATION AND THE LIBERAL ARTS: GENERAL FOCUS
This rigorous minor for liberal arts majors and others consists of 24 units. The minor emphasizes the skills that are important for successful job performance over time and recognizes the business community’s need for broadly educated, articulate college graduates.
Declaration of minor can be made at any time, but please see the director, as well as include the minor on your declaration of major/minor form.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ACCT 201 | PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING 1 | 3 |
| COMM 315 | BUSIN & PROF COMM | 3 |
| ENGL 317 | WRITING FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| COMPUTERS AND CREATIVITY | ||
| INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY FOR BUSINESS 1 | ||
| UIE:INFORMATION EFFECTIVELY IN THE COMPUTING SCIENCES | ||
| FUNDRAISING, FRIENDRAISING AND VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT | ||
| ECON 201 | MICROECONOMIC PRINCIPLES 1 | 3 |
| PHIL 371 | BUSINESS ETHICS | 3 |
| MNGT 361 | LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| or MKTG 341 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| ANTHROPOLOGY OF AMERICAN CULTURE 1 | ||
| ELEMENTS OF FICTION | ||
| ENTREPRENEURIAL PROCESS | ||
| INTERNSHIP IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES | ||
| INTERNSHIP | ||
| INTERNSHIP | ||
| INTERNSHIP | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||
| Recommended Courses | ||
| Students in the BCLA minor are encouraged to enroll in some of the following courses to fulfill graduation requirements. Students should discuss these options with their advisers. These recommended courses may not be used to replace any of the minor requirements | ||
| PERSUASION | ||
| MACROECONOMIC PRINCIPLES 1 | ||
| FRENCH FOR BUSINESS | ||
| GEOGRAPHY OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS | ||
| GERM FOR BUSINES | ||
| HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE THE CIVIL WAR | ||
| LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS | ||
| MASS MEDIA AND SOCIETY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | ||
| LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| SPANISH FOR BUSINESS | ||
| Total Units | 24 | |
| 1 | Honors College versions of the courses count toward the minor. |
MINOR IN BUSINESS, COMMUNICATION AND THE LIBERAL ARTS: NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP FOCUS
Students hoping to enter a career in the nonprofit sector may also select the series of courses below:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ACCT 201 | PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING 1 | 3 |
| COMM 315 | BUSIN & PROF COMM | 3 |
| or ENGL 317 | WRITING FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY | |
| ECON 201 | MICROECONOMIC PRINCIPLES 1 | 3 |
| or ACCT 202 | PRINCIPLES OF MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING | |
| FMST 350 | FUNDAMENTALS OF LEADERSHIP IN THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR | 3 |
| FMST 355/555 | FUNDRAISING, FRIENDRAISING AND VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| MNGT 361 | LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| MKTG 341 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 3 |
| PHIL 371 | BUSINESS ETHICS | 3 |
| Recommended Courses | ||
| Students in the BCLA minor are encouraged to enroll in some of the following courses to fulfill graduation requirements. Students should discuss these options with their advisers. These recommended courses may not be used to replace any of the minor requirements: | ||
| PERSUASION | ||
| MACROECONOMIC PRINCIPLES 1 | ||
| FRENCH FOR BUSINESS | ||
| GEOGRAPHY OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS | ||
| GERM FOR BUSINES | ||
| HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE THE CIVIL WAR | ||
| LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS | ||
| MASS MEDIA AND SOCIETY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | ||
| LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| SPANISH FOR BUSINESS | ||
| Total Units | 24 | |
| 1 | Honors College versions of these courses may be used to also fulfill Honors College requirements. |
