Business Courses Helpful to Non-Business Majors

No matter what career path you plan to pursue, business will be involved, and you will have financial responsibilities. Having a solid understanding of these could help a lot in the future. So, here is a list of business and finance courses that might come in handy and have no prerequisites.

• EB 211 Principles of Macroeconomics: You will be looking at the economy on a full scale, examining its structure and behaviors that encompass the whole system. While this course covers the big picture, the course description notes you will be analyzing “institutions and processes necessary for the individual as citizen, housekeeper, wage earner, taxpayer and user of credit,” all of which will apply to you. Additionally, this course will count towards one of your social science courses required in the core curriculum.
• BA 122 Personal Finance Basics: You will need to manage your income, afford living expenses, and perhaps even purchase a home. You will probably need to get insurance or pay off debt, or maybe you want to involve yourself in the stock market. This course covers all of these to help prepare individuals in handling their money.
• BA 211 Foundations of Entrepreneurship: A lot of us probably have a dream job that involves designing our own business. If one were to be serious about said dream, they would benefit from a course centered on the principles and practices that are key to starting a business venture.
• BA 232 Accounting and Finance for Entrepreneurs: This course focuses on the financial side of running a business. This includes reading and understanding accounting and financial documents, management of time and money, examining market value implications, and so on.
• BA 252 Business Organization and Management: In contrast to the previous course, BA 252 is about the collaborative side of business. To quote the course description, this includes “planning, organizing, directing [...] analysis of management problems and [formulating] corrective policy.” Basically, if you are going to work with a team (which is very likely), you should know how to coordinate that team.
• BA 264 Gig and Freelancing Bootcamp: This course is for those who envision themselves running a small, home-based, online, and/or freelance venture. This course is noted as beneficial to musicians, artists, writers, filmmakers, programmers, designers, etc.
• BA 301 Developing an Entrepreneurial Perspective: Similar to BA 211, but with a focus on how entrepreneurs handle opportunities and challenges. Subject matter will be put into practice through engagement in a Huntington University-based business venture.

Not everyone has the time to invest in classes if they are not specific to their major, but if you have a chance, these courses would come in handy. If you would like to read more about these or related courses, you can visit huntington.edu/Business/Courses.