Department of Marketing Communication
Business Studies Minor
Emerson College is gifted with some of the most creative young minds in the world, and our students become the leaders of tomorrow in many industries. The minor in Business Studies in Communication and the Arts provides these future leaders with a common foundation and an understanding of the business world, so that they may apply this knowledge to their chosen field and lead meaningful, fulfilling, successful professional lives.
The minor in Business Studies is designed to provide a foundation of business education that can be elaborated upon in a number of ways while students are at Emerson College. The minor is designed to complement the College’s diverse but industry-specific business offerings available in many departments across the College. The minor in Business Studies comprises the following courses:
| MB 200 | Principles of Business |
| MB 300 | Marketing, Sales, and Logistics |
| MB 310 | Finance and Accounting |
| MB 400 | Business Policy and Strategy |
Business-Related Elective (appropriate courses may also satisfy a General Education Perspective requirement):
| EC 203 | Principles of Economics |
| CC 203 | Intercultural Communication |
The minor in Business Studies is open to any student in any department at Emerson College.
Morgan First ’06 has started two businesses since her time spent in Emerson’s Entrepreneurial Studies program. Her successes have won her the Massachusetts Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Award and recognition as one of Inc. magazine’s “30 under 30: America’s Coolest Young Entrepreneurs.”
