Minor in Global Business Strategies in the Earth, Energy, and Materials Industries

Professor-In-Charge: Andrew N. Kleit, Ph.D.
ank1@psu.edu
507 Walker Building
University Park, PA 16802
Voice: 814-865-0711
Fax: 814-865-3663

**Download the entrance to minor form.**

The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences has developed the Global Business Strategies (GBS) minor to introduce students to financial, investment, and management concepts applied to private sector organizations whose operation emphasizes the Earth and its environment, the energy and mineral industries, or the development of new and enhanced materials. The minor focuses on the leadership and information strategies characteristic of enterprises that are succeeding in a rapidly integrating global economy.

The GBS minor is open to all Penn State Students and provides an introduction to basic entrepreneurial and business concepts to help prepare them for success in a changing professional environment. It provides students in the Smeal College an opportunity to focus on business strategies in the Earth resources, environmental, and materials industries.

Curriculum
A total of 18 credits are required for the minor.

Required Courses (6 credits):
ENNEC 100: Minerals and Resources and the Global Community
EM SC 401: Global Business Leadership Strategies for the Earth, Energy, and Materials Industries

Additional Courses (6 credits):
BA 301 or FIN 100 or EM SC 301: Global Finance for the Earth, Energy, and Materials Industries
BA 304 or MGMT 100 or EM SC 304: Global Management for the Earth, Energy, and Materials Industries

We recommend that all GBS students not in the Smeal College take EM SC 301 and EM SC 304, which have been designed especially for GBS students.

Supporting Courses and Related Areas (6 credits):
6 credits (at least 3 credits at the 400 level) from the approved list of EMS courses.

ENNEC 473: Risk Management in the Energy Industries
ENNEC 482: Economic Analysis of Minerals in the Environment
ENNEC 484W: Political Economy of Energy and the Environment
ENNEC 490: Financial Investment Analysis
GEOG 406: Human Use of the Environment
GEOG 470: Geography and the Global Economy
EM SC 420: Energy and Materials in Society
GEOSC 402W: Natural Disasters
METEO 473: Applications of Computers to Meteorology

Other classes can be approved by the Professor-In-Charge.

Students are required to get a C or better in these courses for the minor.

Scholarship Opportunity
Thanks to the generosity of EMS alumni, two $1,000 and two $500 dollar scholarships are now available for GBS students. Applications for the scholarships should be made to the Professor-In-Charge prior to April 1 of the relevant year. The scholarships will be awarded based on scholastic achievement and future plans for a business career.