Accounting
The Culverhouse School of Accountancy offers a broad range of course specializations focused on teaching students to responsibly and intelligently manage financial accounts. Classes include public accounting, management accounting, auditing, taxation, and nonprofit accounting.
Business Cyber Security
The Business Cyber Security, BS helps business students move into post-graduation roles focused on business issues related to cyber security. This includes a focus on analyzing, assessing, understanding, organizing, and managing cyber security programs and initiatives. This degree program allows students move into entry-level roles such as cyber security analyst, information security analyst, technology auditor, and data management specialist.
Business Statistics
- The Business Statistics, BS provides a base knowledge of statistical methods, the applications of these methods to various disciplines, and the mathematical underpinnings of statistical theory. The curriculum focuses on a core set of methods, including applied computational methods, and demonstrates how these methods can be used in everyday decision making in a business environment. The goal of the program is to enable students to enter the workforce providing an immediate positive impact to their employers by leveraging their knowledge of statistical analysis.
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Economics
Economics majors are well versed in math, acting as exceptional logical thinkers with an interest in human systems. A degree in Economics takes Culverhouse graduates from the classroom to the boardroom with excellent preparation for those interested in a wide array of fields.
Finance
Careers in Finance allow graduates to choose which of today’s market sectors will define tomorrow’s economies. The undergraduate Finance program offers courses designed to develop the student’s analytical skills and abilities. Undergraduate students seeking a degree in finance must select an additional major or specialization.
General Business
The general business major program is designed for students desiring a broad understanding of business that spans all facets of the business enterprise, providing them with a broad philosophical and economic perspective about business operations. This major is intended for business students who wish to gain breadth within their undergraduate studies. It is particularly appropriate for students who wish to combine a study of business with a minor or extended coursework in a non-business field.
Management
The Management major provides students the opportunity to develop analytical and interpersonal skills that create value for any enterprise. Management majors are typically interested in introductory management training programs such as learning how to start a business, understanding the workings of health care organizations, and gaining insight into how human resources work in organizations.
Management Information Systems
Management Information Systems is where business meets technology. Students should be interested in jump-starting their careers to become business analysts, consultants, innovators, and entrepreneurs.
Marketing
Marketing is primarily concerned with two main concepts: the identification and assessment of consumer and industrial market needs and the development of marketing programs to satisfy those needs. Marketing personnel in profit and nonprofit organizations analyze markets and industries to define new opportunities and refine existing opportunities.
Operations Management
Operations management focuses on the effective management of the resources and activities that produce and deliver the goods and services of any business. OM professionals manage the people, materials, equipment, and information resources that a business needs in order to produce and deliver its goods and services.
More information about minors, majors, and concentrations is available in the UA Course Catalog.
Current students interested in enrolling in a minor may contact Student Services for assistance and more info.
Non-business students must complete the course-specific prerequisites for each minor course and must have earned credit for a minimum of 61 semester hours at the time they enroll in upper division courses. These course-specific prerequisites may differ from what is listed in myBama and a permit may be required. If a non-business student has questions about their minor or course prerequisites, they are welcome to visit with an academic advisor in the Asa H. Bean Undergraduate Student Services Center in 10 Bidgood Hall.
Accounting
- Certain business skills are both universal and in high demand. A fluency in accounting empowers students with the knowledge to understand the way an organization works as well as how it maintains its ability to operate and grow. Accounting skills are necessary for any business owner or professional.
- The Accounting minor for non-majors offers students a way to learn accounting without the expectation of a career centered on it. This minor is recommended for students who anticipate a need to manage the financial health of an organization, whether from a CEO’s perspective or from various levels in business. Accountants work all across the world, but Culverhouse accountants are in high demand.
- This minor is not available to students who are pursuing a major in Accounting.
Actuarial Science
- Actuarial Science is perennially ranked among the top ten career choices and is an excellent option for students with future-oriented minds and a strong aptitude for mathematics and statistics. As an actuary, you will join an elite group that estimates the probability of future events, develops ideas for coping with unexpected losses and helps shape the way society deals with risk. The Actuarial Science minor offers a wide variety of career paths consistent with many attractive lifestyles. Students who minor in this subject receive a solid foundation for passing professional examinations that are required to become an actuary.
Economics
- The Economics minor is intended for students who have a strong interest in rigorous economics and want to acquire problem-solving skills and develop a logical way of analyzing various social problems. The minor is especially valuable for students in business administration preparing for an MBA or in engineering and the natural and physical sciences, as well as students considering graduate work in law and public policy. The minor is also attractive to students who wish to broaden their education and to better understand the forces that shape the modern world. The Economics minor includes coursework in microeconomics, macroeconomics, economic policy, and econometrics. The Department of Economics, Finance and Legal Studies offers a broad range of economic courses with a flexible minor requirement so the students can choose to take courses that match their academic ability, interests, and career goals.
- This minor is not available to students who are pursuing majors in Economics or Finance.
Finance
- The Finance minor is intended for students who have an interest in developing a strong foundation in financial decision-making by offering courses designed to develop the student’s analytical skills and financial problem-solving abilities. Such skills can broaden a student’s career opportunities, as most business decisions are financially based. These same skills are also important when making personal investment decisions, regardless of career. The minor is especially valuable for students preparing for an MBA or in engineering and the natural and physical sciences, as well as students considering graduate work in business. A Finance minor helps prepare students to apply their major degree to fields such as banking, financial services, corporate finance, investment management, real estate, insurance enterprise risk management and consulting.
- This minor is not available to students pursuing majors in Economics or Finance.
Personal Wealth Management
- The Personal Wealth Management minor qualifies students to sit for the Certified Financial Planner™ exam. The course selection extensively covers all aspects of personal finance, including investments, estate planning, taxation, risk management and insurance, employee benefits, and retirement planning. Graduates with the Personal Wealth Management minor often land careers working in or with securities firms, bank trust departments, mutual funds, insurance companies, investment advisory firms, financial planning firms, and pension and accounting firms. Students with this minor will gain extensive knowledge of all areas of personal finance and wealth management.
- Note: Students will need to complete FI 414 Investments to sit for the Certified Financial Planner™ exam.
Real Estate
- The Real Estate minor continues The University of Alabama’s real estate legacy that began over 80 years ago. Designed to provide students with a background in real estate fundamentals and decision making, the Real Estate minor combines many different academic disciplines, including economics, finance, sales, management, and law. Students have a unique opportunity to be eligible to take the Alabama Real Estate Salesperson License exam after completing two real estate courses, and a Real Estate Minor qualifies graduates for the Institute of Real Estate Management’s Certified Property Manager (CPM) fast track program. Another benefit to students is the Alabama Center for Real Estate’s (ACRE) Collegiate Career Assistance Program (CCAP). Housed within the Culverhouse College of Business, CCAP provides student support and resources for professional development and real estate internship/employment opportunities.
Risk Management, Insurance, and Financial Services
- Risk complicates business and life. Every day companies and individuals confront catastrophic risks emanating from natural disasters, lawsuits, fire, and many other sources. Students in the Risk Management, Insurance, and Financial Services minor learn to identify and manage risks. They are trained for careers in the insurance and financial services industries, as professional risk managers, and as knowledgeable consumers as they navigate the risks in their own lives. Culverhouse has been designated a Global Center of Insurance Excellence, ranking among the top schools in the world for students seeking a risk management career.
Value Investing
- The Value Investing Minor will provide undergraduate University of Alabama students with a broad-based theoretical and practical foundation in equity investing with a value perspective. This foundation will include learning fundamental principles of saving and investing, where to look for market inefficiency, how to research and analyze industries, business models and competitive environments, how to analyze financial statements and assess financial performance, and ultimately how to value what a business – and therefore its stock – is intrinsically worth.
Business Cybersecurity
- The Business Cyber Security minor provides students with a general introduction to the principles and practices of cyber security in business and organizational settings. Through this minor, students will gain the skills necessary to participate in the full spectrum of security program planning, including security policy development and planning for incident response, business continuity, disaster recovery, and crisis management. The minor will also provide students with the skills required for the more applied practices of networks security, application security, threat detection analysis, prevention, and remediation. Given the need for good cyber hygiene as part of a workforce, the business security minor is an excellent counterpart to any undergraduate program at the University of Alabama.
Statistics
- The Statistics minor equips students with a general introduction to statistical theory followed by further training in statistical methods and computational statistics. Through this minor, students will gain the skills necessary to participate in statistical analysis and data science in business, engineering, or scientific fields and greatly enhance their preparedness for graduate school in disciplines involving quantitative analysis. The Statistics minor is an excellent counterpart to any undergraduate program at The University of Alabama.
Supply Chain Management
- Supply Chain Management (SCM) refers to the coordination of processes across a supply chain to effectively manage the flow of materials, services, and information to satisfy customer demand. Our SCM minor follows the Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model focusing on the Make-Source-Deliver processes of supply chains. The four required courses of the minor support the SCOR model.
- The Supply Chain Management minor is recommended for Operations Management majors.
Entrepreneurship
- The mission of the Entrepreneurship minor is to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to innovate in existing firms and launch new ventures. Students will learn how to identify and evaluate opportunities and how to capitalize on these opportunities. They will work closely with faculty and experienced entrepreneurs to gain hands-on experience in key activities necessary to build sound business models and acquire critical resources as they help established firms innovate and create profitable enterprises.
General Business
- The General Business minor is designed for non-business students who want to gain a broad understanding of the business world. This minor pairs well with a variety of undergraduate majors across campus. The minor includes survey courses from several of the functional fields in Culverhouse College of Business and gives students the opportunity to tailor the elective courses to their specific interests.
- The General Business minor is not available to students pursuing a major within the Culverhouse College of Business.
Human Resource Management
- The Human Resource Management minor develops student skills for the effective management of human resources in organizations. The program trains students to strategically address human capital management to improve organizational performance. The six-course curriculum covers a range of topics, including employee recruitment, selection, training and development, compensation, performance management, employee relations, and strategic human resource management. The curriculum is aligned with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) curriculum guidelines and prepares students to pass the SHRM-CP Certification exam as well as Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) exam.
International Business
- The International Business minor prepares students to engage with a globally connected marketplace by developing their awareness, understanding, and ability to critically analyze the globally connected world.
- Students minoring in international business acquire skills to trade with foreign suppliers and distributors and work effectively in multicultural work environments.
- There is a focus on experiential learning, including projects that sometimes involve global teams comprised of students from around the world and ample opportunities to gain international experience through study abroad and internship programs that better prepare students for competition in the global economy. Culverhouse may be local, but our knowledge is global.
Management
- The management minor is a five-course sequence that provides students the opportunity to develop analytical and interpersonal skills necessary to focus an organization’s crucial processes on achieving its mission. In addition, students in this minor will learn and practice key leadership, teamwork, and innovation skills necessary to efficiently organize and employ an organization’s assets, especially its human capital, in a manner appropriate to both established firms and newly created ventures. This minor is a valuable addition to any course of study at the University of Alabama as it teaches students how to work with and through others to achieve critical goals.
- This minor is not available to students who are pursuing a major in Management.
Management Communication
- The courses in this minor help students manage what they communicate as young professionals. They improve their impression when communicating orally, visually, and in writing. They exercise their emotional intelligence to gain acceptance as leaders when communicating interpersonally. They gain professional experience by managing a client project that brings real-world experience to the classroom and engages students in the application of strategic communication to navigate team relationships, resolve conflicts, and facilitate effective project governance.
Sales
- The Sales curriculum provides students with sales theory, up-to-date sales technologies, practical process applications, and engagement with live business-to-business selling environments. Students who have earned the minor can contribute revenue to a hiring organization while also being more prepared to accept continued sales and management training. In an environment where making the sale is everything, a minor in Sales takes our students anywhere.
More information about concentrations can be found in the course catalog.
Concentrations are major specific. One must be enrolled in a corresponding major to enroll in a concentration.
For Economics and Finance majors, no overlap between major and concentration classes is permitted.
Professional Accounting Concentration
- The Professional Accounting concentration is designed for students who want to increase their breadth of knowledge in accounting, plan to pursue a master’s degree in accounting (MAcc or MTA), and intend to sit for the CPA exam. A 2.000 concentration GPA is required.
- The Professional Accounting concentration is restricted to Accounting majors only.
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
- Econometrics connects many academic disciplines such as mathematics, statistics, economics, finance, and business studies and is primarily concerned with the science and art of using economics theory and statistical techniques to analyze economic data. The Econometrics and Quantitative Economics concentration provides students with quantitative economics reasoning. It prepares them for analytical positions in industry and government and to enter a graduate program of studies. Students will learn how to use econometrics methods to understand consumer behavior, markets, and industries. In addition, students will learn how to use game theory and experimental methods commonly used in psychology to understand individual and interactive decision-making.
- The Econometrics and Quantitative Economics concentration is restricted to Economics majors only.
Economic Policy Concentration
- The Economic Policy concentration provides students with a broad set of competencies and a broad range of applications of economics theory, with a focus on evaluating economic policies and measuring the success or failure of government programs. Students can choose courses that will help them explore various areas, including law, trade, competition, monetary, environment, healthcare, labor, and development. Students will be prepared for careers in industry and government, as well as graduate studies in law, business, and public policy.
- The Economic Policy concentration is restricted to Economics majors only.
Banking & Financial Services Concentration
- The Banking and Financial Services concentration provides undergraduate students with a background in the institutional and regulatory environment and management issues facing financial institutions. Students will learn the basic theories of financial intermediation and will be able to distinguish the various services financial institutions provide. Students will also learn how to identify and analyze the different types of risks faced by financial institutions (focusing on interest rate risk, market risk, liquidity, and credit risk). Theories and techniques available for measuring and managing these risks will be studied. The sequence of courses aims to develop a knowledge of banking and financial services to prepare the students for entry-level positions within the financial services sector.
- The Banking and Financial Services concentration is restricted to Finance majors only.
Financial Engineering Concentration
- The Financial Engineering concentration equips students with the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to measure and manage various market risks, including foreign exchange, interest rate, equity price, commodity price, as well as many others. Students in this concentration will learn state-of-the-art quantitative techniques for efficiently and effectively managing market risks. With these capabilities, students will be able to contribute to the optimal management of a host of entities, including global corporations, municipalities, pension funds, and endowments, among others.
- The Financial Engineering concentration is restricted to Finance majors only.
Entrepreneurship Concentration
- The mission of the Entrepreneurship concentration is to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to innovate in existing firms and launch new ventures. Students will learn how to identify and evaluate opportunities and how to capitalize on these opportunities. In doing so, they will work closely with faculty and experienced entrepreneurs to gain hands-on experience in key activities necessary to build sound business models and to acquire critical resources as they help established firms innovate and create profitable enterprises. Above all, this focus is for those special students who wish to be leaders and have a passion for starting something.
- The Entrepreneurship concentration is restricted to Management majors only.
Health Care Analytics Concentration
- The Health Care Analytics concentration provides undergraduate students with the skills to meet the complex needs of healthcare organizations. Students in the healthcare analytics concentration learn how to harness data, process the data, and produce evidence-based decisions. The daunting challenges confronting healthcare organizations today will require smarter, more informed decisions driven by data to improve outcomes and offer the value that market dynamics, governmental regulations, and consumers demand. The six-course sequence aims to develop analytics competencies in our students to prepare them for entry-level analyst positions in a variety of healthcare settings.
- The Healthcare Analytics concentration is restricted to Management majors only.
Human Resource Management Concentration
- The Human Resource Management concentration develops student skills for the effective management of human resources in organizations. The program trains students to strategically address human capital management to improve organizational performance. The six-course curriculum covers a range of topics, including employee recruitment, selection, training and development, compensation, performance management, employee relations, and strategic human resource management. The curriculum is aligned with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) curriculum guidelines and prepares students to pass the SHRM-CP Certification exam as well as Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) exam.
- The Human Resource Management concentration is restricted to Management majors only.
