Becker College

School of Design & Technology Minors

» Minor in Business
» Minor in Computer Information Systems
» Minor in Data Analytics
» Minor in Interactive Media Management
» Minor in Information Security
» Minor in Mathematics
» Minor in Sport Management

Minor in Business

MGMT1000 EXPLORE: Introduction to Business Models is a prerequisite for this Minor.

Take the following two courses:

MKTG2001 CREATE 1: Marketing, Branding, and Sales
ACCT2100 METRICS: Accounting

Additional 12 credits from the designation list below:

1 – 2000 level course
3 – 3000 3000+ level courses

ACCT
ECON
HSTR
MGMT
MKTG
SPMG
EQST 2801 Fundamentals of Farm and Stable Management
EQST 4500 Equine Facilities Management
GAME 3170 Game Production and Prototyping
COMM 4530 Professional Practices in Communication
CPTR 2400 Database Management
CPTR 2800 Information Security and Information Technology Fundamentals
CPTR 2801 Information Security Threat Landscape and Attacker Motivation
CPTR 2802 Defending and Attacking Modern Networked Computer Systems
CPTR 3801 Information Security Incident Handling
CPTR 3802 Business Communication for Information Security Professionals
CPTR 3803 Digital Forensics
CPTR 4801 Emerging Technologies and Implications for Information Security
CPTR 4802 Security Management and Policy Topics
GRPH 4530 Professional Practices in Graphic Design
INDS 4530 Professional Practices in Interior Design
INFO 2105 E-Commerce
INFO 2500 Data Visualization
INFO 3300 Business Analytics
LGLS 2205  Legal Aspects of Business
NURS 3102 Business in Nursing
VTSC 3100 Laboratory Animal Management

For a total of SIX courses

Minor in Computer Information Systems

Take Up to three courses from group 1, and three or more courses from group two, for a total of six courses.  No more than three courses can be taken in combination from the 1000/2000 level.

 Group 1

CPTR 1100 Computer Programming 1
CPTR 1400 Computer Programming 2
CPTR 2300 Data Structures
CPTR 2400 Database Management
CPTR 2800 Information Security and IT fundamentals

 Group 2

CPTR 3400 Data Warehousing
CPTR 3600 Networking 1
CPTR 4600 Networking 2
INFO 3300 Business analytics
MGMT 3800 Management Information Systems

Minor in Information Security

Take CPTR 2800, and five other courses from the list below, with no more than 3 courses total at the 2000 level.

CPTR 2800   Information Security and Information Technology Fundamentals
CPTR 2801   Information Security Threat Landscape and Attacker Motivation
CPTR 2802   Defending and Attacking Modern Networked Computer Systems
CPTR 3801   Information Security Incident Handling
CPTR 3802   Business Communication for Information Security Professionals
CPTR 3803   Digital Forensics
CPTR 4801   Emerging Technologies and Implications for Information Security
CPTR 4802   Security Management and Policy Topics

Minor in Interactive Media Management (for Business Majors only)

GAME1120 Introduction to Game Design is a prerequisite for this Minor

1 – 2000+ level GAME course or MATH2200 Statistics
GAME2175 Prototyping, Playtesting and Production
GAME3175 Agile Project Management with Scrum
GAME3900 or GAME3901 Game Studio or Live Studio – taken twice for a total of 6 credits
GAME4200 Game Analytics

Minor in Mathematics

MATH2302  Calculus II
MATH3200  Multivariate Statistics
MATH3305  Linear Algebra
MATH2400  Discrete Math
DATA2001   Data Science Tools and Techniques

One of the following:
CPTR4100  Machine Learning
INFO4300  Big Data Analytics

Minor in Sport Management

Take six courses from the following list, with no more than two at the 2000 level:

SPMG2302 Intro to Sport Management

SPMG2400 Sport Marketing and Event Management

SPMG2600 Sport Administration and Governance

SPMG3100 Sport Facility Management

SPMG4500 Sport Finance and Economics

SPMG4200 Legal and Ethical Issues in Sports

SPMG4900 Sport Management Internship

SPMG4901 Practicum in Sport Management