Arts, Letters, and Enterprise, Minor

Overview

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 .

Requirements for the minor

I. Completion of a Minimum of 21 Credit Hours as Follows (9 of Which Must Be Upper Division):

A. Required Courses:

ACCT - 1300 Understanding the Language of Business Credits: 3
MGMT - 2301 Management of Organizations Credits: 3

and one of the following courses:

ANTH - 3368 Anthropological Ethics Credits: 3
COMM - 3364 Ethics and the Mass Media Credits: 3
NEUR - 3410 Neuroethics Credits: 4
PHIL - 1350 Environmental Ethics Credits: 3
PHIL - 1354 Ethics Credits: 3
PHIL - 1359 Professional Ethics Credits: 3 OR
BUSN - 1359 Professional Ethics Credits: 3

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.

ANTH - 3464 Morality in the Marketplace Credits: 4
ART - 3314 Issues in Contemporary Art Credits: 3 *
ENGL - 3414 Advanced Exposition and Argument Credits: 4 *
ENGL - 3335 Rhetorical Analysis*
FREN - 3405 Introduction to French Literature I (Crisis and Conflicts in French and Francophone Literature) Credits: 4 *
FREN - 3306 Introduction to French Literature II Credits: 3 *
FREN - 4404 Topics in French Literature of the Eighteenth Century Credits: 4 *
FREN - 4405 Topics in French Literature of the Nineteenth Century Credits: 4 *
MUSC - 3341 Music History I: Ancient Greece to Baroque Credits: 3 *
MUSC - 3342 Music History II: Classical Era to Present Credits: 3 *
PHIL All courses at the 3000 or 4000 level.**
PLSI - 3452 Civil Rights and Liberties Credits: 4
PLSI - 3461 Classical Political Thought Credits: 4
PSYC - 2401 Statistics and Methods I Credits: 4
PSYC - 3451 Clinical Psychology Credits: 4 *
RELI - 1320 Ethical Issues in Religious Perspective Credits: 3
RELI All courses at the 3000 or 4000 level.*
SPAN - 3421 Spanish Cinema Credits: 4 *

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.

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