Business-Energy Management Minor

Requirements for the Minor

The minor in business-energy management requires completion of the 18 credit hours specified for the minor and all related prerequisite courses. 

Required Courses (12 Credit Hours)

Matriculated students must complete all credit hours toward the minor in business-energy management through enrollment at or through SMU. Students who transfer courses for this minor prior to SMU matriculation must still complete 18 credit hours in business through enrollment at SMU or SMU-approved international programs and will need additional business courses beyond the 18 credit hours specified below for the minor in business-energy management to meet the SMU credit hour requirement. To declare the minor, students must have declared a major and have credit for ACCT 2301 . To earn a minor in business-energy management, students must satisfy the following core and elective requirements:

• ACCT 2301 - Introduction to Financial Accounting
• FINA 3320 - Financial Management

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• MKTG 3340 - Fundamentals of Marketing

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• ADV 1341 - Marketing Principles of Advertising

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• MNO 3370 - Management

Elective Courses (6 Credit Hours)

• BUSE 3331 - From Prospect to Production to Kilowatts: The Business of Energy
• BUSE 3332 - The Business of Energy: Power Generation, Renewables and Sustainability

Grading

Regular grading standards will be used. None of the courses may be completed pass/fail. A minimum 2.000 GPA on all business courses attempted is required for satisfactory completion of the minor in business-energy management.