Gain a competitive edge

Business Minor Summer Institute

An intensive program to build knowledge and enhance your resume

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Program Overview

The Business Minor Summer Institute is a rigorous program where you'll learn the fundamentals of business and acquire the skills necessary to shine in the corporate world. With courses covering subjects from accounting to professional development, you’ll gain a comprehensive foundation in all business disciplines, earning 23.5 credits in just 10 weeks.

With a business minor to enhance your academic portfolio, you’ll have new opportunities for employment and internships. You’ll make connections with business professors and Freeman alumni and receive one-on-one career coaching and access to the Freeman Career Management Center for the balance of your academic tenure at Tulane.

The BMSI Experience

The Freeman faculty designed the BMSI program for non-business majors with a curriculum to expand their critical thinking skills and prepare them to address business issues and problems. In two five-week sessions, students will learn the language of business and how to communicate effectively in the workplace. On-campus housing is available, so attending daily classes couldn't be more convenient.

Career Planning

The BMSI strives to create awareness of how business intersects with a career in any field. During the course, students will complete a Career Assessment to better understand their skills, interests and motivators.

Practical Knowledge

Through coursework, team projects and visits to companies, students gain practical and theoretical business knowledge to complement their existing academic training.

Comprehensive Curriculum

The BMSI gives students a foundation in all business disciplines, with courses covering accounting, business communications, finance, organizational behavior, legal studies, management and marketing.

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Life-Long Benefits

While earning their minor in business, students will learn skills that will help them develop and advance throughout their careers, including how to research industries and employers, use social media and networking to build long-term connections and present themselves in an interview. In each class session, guest speakers from a variety of backgrounds will share their own career stories including how their undergraduate preparation in sciences and liberal arts led into their careers in business.