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Mar 17, 2026
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University of Alberta Calendar 2026-2027
Minors for Business Students
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Minors are not required for most students, but may be selected by a student at any time during their degree provided they have the room in their program. Available Minor areas of concentration in the Faculty of Business are detailed below. Students in International Business must choose a minor from the Faculty of Business.
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Minor in Accounting
- 12 units of 300- or 400- level ACCTG courses
Minor in Business Analytics
12 units including: Minor in Business Economics
- 12 units of 300- or 400- level BUEC courses
Minor in Business Economics and Law
- 12 units of BUEC or B LAW courses at the 300- or 400-level. Of these, at least 3 units must be in B LAW and 3 units must be in BUEC
Minor in Business Law
- 12 units of 300- or 400-level B LAW courses
Minor in Business Technology Management
- 12 units of 300- or 400-level BTM courses
Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
12 units including: Minor in Finance
- 12 units of 300- or 400-level FIN courses
Minor in Human Resource Management
12 units including: Minor in International Business
Minor in Marketing
- 12 units of 300- or 400-level MARK courses
Minor in Operations Management
- 12 units of 300- or 400-level OM courses
Minor in Strategy and Management
- 12 units of 300- or 400-level SEM courses
Notes
- Courses required to be taken by a student to fulfill major requirements will not be permitted to be used to satisfy requirements of a minor. Exceptions exist where explicitly permitted in the descriptions of the major.
- There can only be 3 credit units of overlap between a minor and a Business embedded certificate.
- Core courses cannot be used towards a minor.
- Selected Topics Courses (488) and Individual Research Projects (495/496/497) can only be used towards a Minor with Department Approval.
Minors outside Business
Students are strongly urged to consider coursework outside the Faculty of Business as complementary to their Business studies. A considerable advantage may be obtained by the disciplined study of advanced material in other Faculties. Students should be aware that some majors require coursework outside the Faculty of Business and all programs strongly recommend students investigate courses available in other Faculties for complementary courses. - Students in all majors may complete minors in other Faculties by completing the requirements of that minor as listed in the relevant section of the Calendar, provided they have the available units of course weight within their program requirements.
- BCom foundational courses are permitted to overlap with minors outside of Business.
- Certain Minors outside Business have overlap with required Business courses. In the cases of the following Minors, students are instructed to follow the additional requirements below:
Minor in Economics
In addition to the requirements of the Minor outlined by the Faculty of Arts, students must complete an additional 3 units of 200-level Economics to replace BUEC 211 or ECON 281 in the Economics Minor.
Minor in Statistics
In addition to the requirements of the Minor outlined by the Faculty of Science, students must complete an additional 3 units of 300-level Statistics to replace STAT 252 or BUAN 212 in the Statistics Minor.
Please note that senior STAT courses normally have prerequisites.
- Students in the Business Technology Management Major may pursue a Minor in Computing Science by completing a modified set of requirements:
Students wishing to take this route should consider very early on how to structure their program so as to allow for the proper sequencing of courses and the obtaining of all necessary prerequisites. For example, CMPUT 201 is necessary for the above course sequence. Students may not take courses extra to their degree for the sole purpose of satisfying requirements for a minor area of concentration. |
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