Alan E. Ellstrand
Associate Dean for Programs and Research
328 Business Building
479-575-7105

Walton College offers five minor programs for business majors, each of which is interdisciplinary and not attached to a specific department in the college. Requirements for each of the minors are listed under the tabs.

Similarly, courses that are interdisciplinary and not assigned to a specific department in Walton College are listed here under the WCOB subject code.

Minor in Blockchain Enterprise Systems for Business Majors

The minor requires completion of 15 hours of study with all of the upper division courses applied toward the minor in residence. Students who desire to earn a Blockchain Enterprise Systems minor must notify the Walton College Undergraduate Programs Office of intent to pursue a minor. All requirements for a minor must be completed prior to the awarding of the student's undergraduate degree. All specific course prerequisites must be met. Each student must have a 2.00 cumulative grade-point average in the courses offered for the minor. All upper-division minor requirements must be taken in residence.

Requirements for Minor in Blockchain Enterprise Systems:

Required Courses
ISYS 4173Blockchain Fundamentals3
ISYS 4453Introduction to Blockchain Applications3
ISYS 4463Blockchain Enterprise Systems Development3
Choose 6 hours from the following:6
Accounting Technology
Intermediate Accounting I
Audit and Assurance Services
Money and Banking
Experimental Economics
International Trade
Introduction to Econometrics
Forecasting
Financial Markets and Institutions
Investments
Corporate Finance
Systems Analysis and Design
Business Analytics and Visualization
ERP Fundamentals
Entrepreneurship and New Venture Development
Organizational Change and Development
SOURCE: Procurement and Supply Management
PLAN: Inventory and Forecasting Analytics
International Logistics
Project Management: Supply Chain New Product Planning and Launch
Total Hours15

Data and Cybersecurity Management Minor

The Data and Cybersecurity Management minor in the Information Systems Department of the Walton College of Business is designed to develop graduates able to help organizations assess and detect threats while securing and protecting data and data-driven systems against a myriad of threats such as malicious software, hacking, insider threats, and other cybercrimes. Students will also learn and apply best industry practices to minimize data collection, protect client and individual privacy, and otherwise further ethical data management. Students will not only learn about cybersecurity, crime, and privacy law, but will also learn about techniques of risk assessment, continuity planning, and threat detection. This will include learning with respect to behavioral aspects, ethics, legal considerations, and best practices in cyber security management. The minor requires completion of 15 hours of study with all of the upper-level courses applied toward the minor in residence. The 15 hours include the following courses:

Required Core Courses (9 hours)
ISYS 4013Principles of Data and Cybersecurity3
ISYS 4023Network and Data Security in a Changing World3
ISYS 4043Cybersecurity, Crime and Data Privacy Law Fundamentals3
Choose six hours from the following: 6
Cryptocurrency
Advanced Information Security Management
Advanced Cybersecurity, Crime and Privacy Law
Blockchain Fundamentals
Ethics and Corporate Responsibility
Total Hours15

Students who desire to earn a Data and Cybersecurity Management minor must notify the Walton College Undergraduate Programs Office of intent to pursue a minor. All requirements for the minor must be completed prior to the awarding of the student’s undergraduate degree. All specific course prerequisites must be met. Each student must have a 2.00 cumulative grade-point average in the courses offered for the minor.

Enterprise Resource Planning Minor

The Walton College offers an interdisciplinary minor in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). ERP systems are large-scale programs, which are used by many large companies to integrate their business processes and run the organization using primarily one software system. The minor requires completion of 15 hours of study with all of the upper division courses applied toward the minor taken in residence.

Requirements

ISYS 4213ERP Fundamentals3
ISYS 4223ERP Configuration and Implementation3
Select three of the following:9
Accounting Technology
Intermediate Accounting I
Seminar in ERP Development
DELIVER: Transportation and Distribution Management
SOURCE: Procurement and Supply Management
PLAN: Inventory and Forecasting Analytics
Total Hours15

Students who desire to earn an Enterprise Resource Planning minor must notify the Walton College Undergraduate Programs Office of intent to pursue a minor. All requirements for the minor must be completed prior to the awarding of the student’s undergraduate degree. All specific course prerequisites must be met. Each student must have a 2.00 cumulative grade-point average in the courses offered for the minor. All upper level minor requirements must be taken in residence.

Financial Economics Minor

The Walton College offers an interdisciplinary minor in Financial Economics. The minor will provide students with the background needed for research in finance and industry. The minor requires completion of 15 hours of study with all of the upper division courses applied toward the minor taken in residence.

Requirements

FINN 3013Financial Analysis3
ECON 4753Forecasting3
Select three of the following:9
Investments
Corporate Finance
Money and Banking
Introduction to Econometrics
Total Hours15

Students who desire to earn a Financial Economics minor must notify the Walton College Undergraduate Programs Office of intent to pursue a minor. All requirements for the minor must be completed prior to the awarding of the student’s undergraduate degree. All specific course prerequisites must be met. Each student must have a 2.00 cumulative grade-point average in the courses offered in the minor. All upper level minor requirements must be taken in residence.

Minor in Nonprofit Studies

The Walton College offers an interdisciplinary minor in Nonprofit Studies. This minor will prepare students for working in the nonprofit sector as well as educating students who may be on boards and participate in other civic organizations. The minor requires completion of 15 hours of study with all of the upper division courses applied toward the minor taken in residence.

Requirements

Required Course:
MKTG 4513Nonprofit Marketing3
Select four courses from the following:12
Tier 1 (Must select at least two courses):
Governmental/Nonprofit Accounting
Economics of Poverty and Inequality
Economics of the Developing World
Technical and Professional Writing (ACTS Equivalency = ENGL 2023)
Leadership
Organizational Change and Development
Public Administration
The Evolution of Nonprofits and Philanthropy
Administrative Law
Social Entrepreneurship
Grantwriting
Tier 2 (Can select up to two courses):
Sustainability in Business
Agricultural and Rural Development
Literacy in America
Sustaining Earth
American Public Lands & Policy
Environmental Justice
Universal Human Rights: History and Practice since 1945
Peace Studies: Approaches and Theory
International Food Security and Food Sovereignty
Global Changemakers: Social Innovation Abroad
Ethics and Corporate Responsibility
Community Development
Human Diversity and Social Work
Social Welfare Policy
Total Hours15

Students who desire to earn a Nonprofit Studies minor must notify the Walton College Undergraduate Programs Office of intent to pursue a minor.  All requirements for the minor must be completed prior to the awarding of the student's undergraduate degree.  All specific course prerequisites must be met.  Each student must have a 2.00 cumulative grade-point-average in the courses offered for the minor.  All upper division level minor requirements must be taken in residence.