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.
Students may not receive both an ALE minor and certification.
I. Completion of a minimum of 21 credit hours as follows (9 of which must be upper division):
A. Required Courses:
Course ID | Course Title |
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ACCT-1300 | Understanding the Language of Business |
MGMT-2301 | Management of Organizations |
and one of the following courses:
Course ID | Course Title |
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ANTH-3368 | Anthropological Ethics |
COMM-3364 | Ethics and the Mass Media |
NEUR-3310 | Neuroethics |
PHIL-1350 | Environmental Ethics |
PHIL-1354 | Ethics |
PHIL-1359/BUSN-1359 | Professional Ethics |
PHIL-2456 | Applied Ethics |
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.
Course ID | Course Title |
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ANTH-3464 | Morality and the Marketplace |
ART-3314 | Issues in Contemporary Art* |
ENGL-3414 | Advanced Exposition and Argument* |
ENGL-3335 | Rhetorical Analysis* |
FREN-3305 | Introduction to French Literature I* |
FREN-3306 | Introduction to French Literature II* |
FREN-4304 | Topics in French Literature of the Eighteenth Century* |
FREN-4305 | Topics in French Literature of the Nineteenth Century* |
MUSC-3341 | Music History 1: Ancient Greece to Mozart* |
MUSC-3342 | Music History 2: Classical Era to the Present* |
PHIL | All courses at the 3000 or 4000 level.** |
PLSI-3352 | Civil Rights and Liberties |
PLSI-3361 | Classical Political Thought |
PSYC-2401 | Statistics and Research Methods |
PSYC-3451 | Clinical Psychology* |
RELI-1320 | Ethical Issues in Religious Perspective |
RELI | All courses at the 3000 or 4000 level.* |
SPAN-3321 | Spanish Cinema* |
- Principles of Organizations and Communities
Course ID | Course Title |
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BUSN-3362/HCOM-3362 | Organizational Communication |
HCOM-1300 | Theories of Communication |
HCOM1333 | Public Speaking |
HCOM-2304 | Interpersonal Communication |
HCOM-3360 | Communicating in Small Groups and Teams |
HCOM-3364 | Communication and Effective Leadership |
PLSI-3303 | Elections and Campaigns* |
THTR-1343 | Improvisation |
- Applications
Course ID | Course Title |
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ALE-3301 | Grant Writing and Fundraising* |
ALE-4090, ALE-4190, ALE-4290, ALE-4390, ALE-4490, ALE-4590, ALE-4690 | Internship |
ART-1410 | Design |
ART-3314 | Issues in Contemporary Art* |
ART-2314/ENGL-2340/GNED-2340/MUSC-2340/THTR-2340 | Creative Thinking and the Artistic Process |
BAT-2301/ECON-2320 | Statistics for Business and Economics |
BUSN-3335 | Entrepreneurship and Venture Planning* |
ENTR-2190 | Exploring Entrepreneurship Opportunities* |
ENTR-3340 | Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship* |
ENTR-3341 | Entrepreneurial Planning and Strategies* |
MKTG-2301 | Principles of Marketing |
MKTG-3382 | Integrated Marketing Communications* |
MUSC-4321 | Applied Music Pedagogy |
SPMT-3316 | Leadership for Sport Professionals |
THTR-3342 | Stage Management |
THTR-3343 | Arts Management |
*This course has at least one prerequisite.
**Excluding PHIL-3190, PHIL-3290, PHIL-3390, PHIL-3490, PHIL-3191, PHIL-3291, PHIL-3391, PHIL-4190, PHIL-4290, PHIL-4390, and PHIL-4490.
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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