“Having a business background has really helped me carve my own path in my career. My skills in marketing and business have been every bit as important for me as my creativity.”
– Denver artist and entrepreneur Detour, Thomas Evans
A business minor can enhance any major as you turn your passion into a career
No matter what you’re studying, a business minor can help you turn your interests into a career-ready advantage. Build in-demand business skills alongside your major, strengthen your resume, and gain a deeper understanding of the principles that drive today’s organizations and industries.
At just 15 credits, our business minors are designed to fit seamlessly into your degree plan. Created specifically for non-business majors at CU Denver, they require no prerequisites and offer flexible options through both required and elective courses.
Whether your focus is technology, health, communication, or the arts, a business minor complements your major and helps you apply a business mindset to your passion. Add business to your degree and confidently take the next step toward the career you want.
Start with the Introduction to Business course
BMIN/MGMT 1000 will provide you with an overview of business fundamentals and introduce topics like marketing, finance, management, and communication. With this one course, you can gain valuable business skills before you commit to a business minor.
Daniel Raffield added a business minor to his psychology degree to help him excel in his career. “I’ve ended up exactly where I wanted to be,” Daniel says. I work for a small consulting firm with big impacts, and I got here because of my business minor.”
Shane Stillmunkes, a senior double majoring in Communications and Fine Arts, added a business minor to give himself an edge in his career and help him with his photography business. “Through my business minor, I’ve also found a passion for all aspects of marketing,” Shane says. “It would be awesome if I could find a way to blend my marketing and photography skills into one career.”
Ha Tieu, a CU Denver public health alum, didn’t anticipate her path would lead her to working in Information Technology. Today, she’s an IT Support Specialist at a business communications company. “I think getting my business minor really did help me land my first job in IT out of college, which was with Charles Schwab.”
