The Dyson business minor for life sciences majors (DBMLS) prepares you for a successful career at the intersection of science and business. The minor’s curriculum focuses on basic business fundamentals and courses that complement life science topics. You will learn not only about entrepreneurship, marketing, management, finance, and economics, but also how these subjects are applied to life sciences career paths.
This minor is popular among pre-med, pre-dental, and pre-vet students. The coursework provides a grounding in business principles that can help you understand the economic environment in which you’ll eventually practice.
The DBMLS was established by way of a generous gift from Dr. Jonathan Levine ‘76 and Stacey Levine and Dr. David Levine ‘88 and Davena Levine ‘88.
The DBMLS is open to students majoring in certain life sciences subjects within Cornell’s colleges listed below. Students are eligible to sign up for the minor as early as their first year and no later than their sixth semester.
All courses must be taken for a letter grade and a grade of a C or better is required.
This minor requires 3 credits in microeconomics. We recommend taking this course before taking the minor’s core courses and require it to be completed by your sixth semester. A letter grade of a C or better is required.
The minor’s core requirements (13.5 credits) must be fulfilled by taking courses in the four areas listed below. Please note that 9 credits must be AEM courses. In order to satisfy the AEM requirement, you may end up taking more than 13.5 credits as you complete the minor’s core requirements.
A letter grade of a C or better is required.
3 credits from the following list of courses are required. You may find the categories below helpful in selecting your courses to align with your post-graduation plans.