Undergraduate Minor Programs in Accounting and Management

Today’s top business leaders are creative, innovative, and comprehensive. They make decisions that are more complex then ever before. And, they understand the full scope of an enterprise and its role in the global economy.

The key to leading your firm or organization to success hinges on several fundamental blocks: Effective management and analytical skills, an understanding of economics trends, and a basic knowledge of behavioral processes in organizations. Eventual mastery of these concepts will open the door to a variety of careers: managing a multinational corporation, consulting in strategic management, marketing various pharmaceutical products, starting your own business, offering profitable investment and financial guidance, or running a nonprofit organization.

But your path to management or business success does not necessarily begin by earning an undergraduate business degree. In fact, there are a variety of academic disciplines valued by business and industry. By enrolling in the UC Irvine minor in Management or the UC Irvine minor in Accounting, students can equip themselves with the perfect complement to any major.

For example, if you wanted a business career in biotechnology or pharmaceuticals, a major in chemistry or biology with the minor in Management would equip you with a range of knowledge that would give you a competitive edge in the market place. If you wanted to enter marketing or advertising, knowledge of information systems, psychology, contemporary culture, literature, and the arts will serve you well with either a minor in Accounting or in Management.

The Paul Merage School of Business currently offers two unique minors for Undergraduate students attending the University of California, Irvine. The programs consist of upper-division courses designed to prepare students for careers in accounting or management.

Please note that students may only enroll in one (1) of the minors offered through the Paul Merage School of Business.

Accounting Minor

Students who wish to meet the accounting course work eligibility requirements to sit for the uniform CPA examination.
Students preparing for careers in private accounting or in other fields that require some knowledge of accounting.
Students planning to pursue a graduate degree in accounting who wish early guidance and undergraduate work appropriate to this career objective.

For more information on the Accounting Minor, please click here.

Management Minor

Students who wish to learn about the management of organizations as a way of preparing for a career in business.
Students who wish to prepare for careers in other fields that require some knowledge of management.
Students who expect to go on to graduate work in business administration and want early guidance and undergraduate education appropriate to this career objective.

For more information on the Management Minor, please click here.