Arts, Letters, and Enterprise

• Minor
• Certification

The Minor

The minor in Arts, Letters, and Enterprise is an interdisciplinary program in which students explore various aspects of administering complex organizations in the modern world. The program is designed to afford students the opportunity to further develop the critical thinking, writing, public speaking, leadership, and business literacy skills used in traditional business environments and by those in the arts, theatre, non-profit, technology, and governmental sectors.

Students studying Arts, Letters, and Enterprise are strongly encouraged to study a foreign language beyond the minimum required by the university. Students beginning this minor are also encouraged to take ACCT 1300 prior to MGMT 2301.

Specifically, the Arts, Letters, and Enterprise minor requires:

I. Completion of  a minimum of 21 credit hours as follows (9 of which must be upper division):

A. Required Courses:

and one of the following courses:

B. Elective Courses (At least twelve credit hours.  At least three credits must be taken from each of the following three categories.):

Please note that the courses listed here are a representative selection of possible courses. Many other courses taught at Trinity may also satisfy certain components in the minor. Students may propose a course not listed below for inclusion in the minor. To do so, they must submit a completed proposal form to the ALE program chair (forms can be obtained from chair). The proposal should detail how the course fits with the ALE minor and requires consent from a faculty member who teaches the course.

Writing and Analysis in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Courses in the Writing and Analysis section must have a substantial writing component and analytical component. Typically, courses will include a minimum of 15-20 pages of written work. Depending on the faculty member’s preference, this total may include multiple shorter papers, one longer paper, or work involving revision in response to faculty or peer critique.  One course may be counted towards your major and the ALE minor.

​​​Principles of Organizations and Communities

Applications

*This course has at least one prerequisite.
**Excluding PHIL 3-90, PHIL 3-91, and PHIL 4-90.

Distribution Requirement:
No more than six (6) of the elective credit hours used to satisfy the minor requirements may come from any one department. Additionally, ALE minors who are also pursuing any major in the School of Business may not use any Business course other than MGMT 2301 to fulfill this minor.

Certification

The Arts, Letters, and Enterprise Certification gives students an opportunity to build knowledge while also gaining practical experience in an internship off campus. This path requires fewer hours than the Minor. ALE Certification is especially suited for students pursuing a degree in clinical sciences, engineering sciences, social sciences, or those interested in non-profit management. It requires completion of at least 12 credit hours, as listed below, plus a supervised internship of one-semester duration or the equivalent.

Students may not receive both an ALE minor and certification.

The program offers a certification as a supplement to traditional majors and minors. Students earn the certification by:

I. Successfully completing a minimum of four of the “Arts, Letters, and Enterprise” courses as detailed below:

A. Required courses (must complete three of the four listed courses):

One of the following courses: 

B. Elective courses (At least three credit hours; one course from the following list):

Writing and Analysis in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Courses in the Writing and Analysis section must have a substantial writing component and analytical component. Typically, courses will include a minimum of 15-20 pages of written work. Depending on the faculty member’s preference, this total may include multiple shorter papers, one longer paper, or work involving revision in response to faculty or peer critique.

​​​*This course has at least one prerequisite.
**Excluding PHIL 3-90, PHIL 3-91, and PHIL 4-90.

II. Completion of ALE 4-90 or another preapproved internship experience

Completion consolidates and integrates the learning from ALE with coursework from the student’s primary academic discipline. Students taking this class will work for various scientific, governmental, social agency, arts, or non-profit offices as interns. Their responsibilities will be determined by those offices and by supervising faculty. They will then complete a writing assignment in which they relate their experiences in the internship to the goals of the ALE Certificate program.