Undergraduate Minor - Management
The Management Minor is for students in majors outside of the Carlson School of Management to gain a comprehensive exposure to the business world while developing knowledge in a focus area that complements their major and career goals. Through this minor, a student has the opportunity to build versatile business foundations by taking courses in Microeconomics, Statistics, Accounting, and Excel. These foundational courses prepare the students to be successful in any focus area they choose. View the catalog page for the minor.
Students are admitted on a rolling basis and are encouraged to apply for the minor as soon as they have completed microeconomics or business economics, and statistics. A minimum 2.5 GPA is recommended.
Questions about this can be directed to the Management minor advisor at [email protected].
To access the application you must be a current undergraduate student at the University of Minnesota and you must log in with your Internet ID (x.500 username) and password.
Eligibility (Fall 2022 & later)
Along with a recommended minimum GPA of 2.5, students must complete the following prerequisites with a C- or better on an A - F grading basis to be eligible for the management minor. Exceptions will be made for students earning an S grade in these prerequisite courses if they elect for the S/N grading scale due to the grading policy changes during the COVID-19 public health situation. Please review the updated policies. Students need to have these classes completed prior to filling out an application.
- ECON 1101 Microeconomics (4 credits), APEC 1101 Principles of Microeconomics (4 credits), or ECON 1165 Business Economics* (4 credits)
- BA 2551 Business Statistics in R* or STAT 1001 or higher (4 credits)
- Approved options: STAT 3011, 3021, or 3022; PSY 3801; SOC 3811; IE 3521 or IE 4521; EE 3025; ESPM 3012; NURS3710; CEGE 3102; STAT 4101/4102 sequence, STAT 5101/5102 sequence, MATH 5651/5652 sequence, BIOL 3272, or ANSC 3011.
- BA 2551 is the replacement course for SCO 2550 Business Statistics beginning in Fall 2022. SCO 2550 will be accepted if already completed.
* After open enrollment starts, Management Minor students are allowed to take CSOM-only sections of these courses if there is space available.
Minor Requirements (Fall 2022 & later)
In addition to the prerequisites, students must complete all minor courses with a grade of C- or higher on the A-F grading basis. At least 3 upper-division credits that satisfy requirements for the minor must be taken through the campus that will award the minor.
MINOR CORE CURRICULUM - 6 CREDITS
| Course | Credits | Title & Additional Information |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 2051* or equivalent | 4 | Financial Reporting |
| BA 2051* | 2 | Modeling Business Scenarios in Excel |
* After open enrollment starts, Management Minor students are allowed to take CSOM-only sections of these courses if there is space available.
PLUS 7 CREDITS MINIMUM CHOSEN FROM ONE OF THE MINOR FOCUS OPTIONS:
Note: Focus areas cannot be mixed and matched. Minimum 7 credits must come from the same focus area. Substitutions will not be allowed.
| Course | Credits | Title & Additional Information |
|---|---|---|
| CHOOSE A MINIMUM OF 7 CREDITS FROM THE FOLLOWING: | ||
| ACCT 3001 | 3 | Strategic Management Accounting |
| FINA 3001 | 3 | Finance Fundamentals |
| HRIR 3021 | 3 | Human Capital Management |
| IDSc 3001 | 3 | Information Systems & Digital Transformations |
| MKTG 3001 | 3 | Principles of Marketing |
| MGMT 3001 | 3 | Fundamentals of Management |
| MGMT 3015 | 4 | Intro to Entrepreneurship |
| SCO 3001 | 3 | Supply Chain and Operations |
| BA 2062 | 2 | Impact Lab Problem Solving |
| Course | Credits | Title & Additional Information |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 3001 | 3 | Strategic Management Accounting |
| ACCT 5101* | 4 | Intermediate Accounting |
*B- or better in ACCT 2051 taken at the University of Minnesota, or pass the ACCT 5101 pretest.
Note: Students completing this focus area are not permitted to also complete the Entrepreneurship minor.
| Course | Credits | Title & Additional Information |
|---|---|---|
| MGMT 3015 | 4 | Intro to Entrepreneurship |
| PLUS AT LEAST FOUR CREDITS FROM: | ||
| MGMT 4175W | 4 | New Business Feasibility & Planning, Writing Intensive |
| MGMT 4171W | 8 | Entrepreneurship in Action I, Writing Intensive |
| MGMT 4172 | 4 | Entrepreneurship in Action II |
| MGMT 4085 | 2 | Trends in Entrepreneurship |
| MGMT 4055 | 2 | Managing Innovation and Change in Action |
| Course | Credits | Title & Additional Information |
|---|---|---|
| FINA 3001 | 3 | Finance Fundamentals |
| PLUS 4 ADDITIONAL CREDITS FROM: | ||
| FINA 4121 | 2 | Financial Markets and Interest Rates |
| FINA 4221 | 2 | Principles of Corporate Finance |
| FINA 4321 | 2 | Portfolio Management and Performance Evaluation |
| FINA 4621 | 2 | The Global Economy |
| Course | Credits | Title & Additional Information |
|---|---|---|
| HRIR 3021 | 3 | Human Capital Management |
| PLUS 4 ADDITIONAL CREDITS FROM: | ||
| HRIR 3031 | 2 | Staffing and Selection: Strategic & Operational Concerns |
| HRIR 3032 | 2 | Training and Development |
| HRIR 3051 | 2 | Compensation: Theory and Practice |
| HRIR 3071 | 2 | Union Organizing and Labor Relations |
| HRIR 5222 | 2 | Creating and Managing Diversity and Inclusion |
OR LABOR RELATIONS FOCUS
| Course | Credits | Title & Additional Information |
|---|---|---|
| HRIR 3021 | 3 | Human Capital Management |
| HRIR 3071 | 2 | Union Organizing and Labor Relations |
| HRIR 3072 | 2 | Collective Bargaining and Dispute Resolution |
OR ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR FOCUS
| Course | Credits | Title & Additional Information |
|---|---|---|
| MGMT 3041 | 2 | The Individual and the Organization |
| MGMT 3042 | 2 | Org Behavior: Groups and Teams |
| PLUS 4 ADDITIONAL CREDITS FROM: | ||
| MGMT 4044 | 4 | Negotiation Strategies |
| HRIR 5222 | 2 | Creating and Managing Diversity and Inclusion |
| HRIR 5443 | 2 | Principles of Effective Coaching |
| Course | Credits | Title & Additional Information |
|---|---|---|
| IDSc 3001 | 3 | Information Systems & Digital Transformations |
| PLUS 4 ADDITIONAL CREDITS FROM: | ||
| IDSc 3104 | 2 | Enterprise Systems |
| IDSc 3202 | 4 | Analysis and Modeling of Business Systems |
| IDSc 4401 | 2 | Information Security |
| IDSc 4411 | 2 | IT Governance and Assurance |
| IDSc 4441 | 2 | Electronic Commerce |
| IDSc 4471 | 2 | Agile Methods |
| Course | Credits | Title & Additional Information |
|---|---|---|
| MKTG 3001 | 3 | Principles of Marketing |
| PLUS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES: | ||
| MKTG 3011 | 4 | Marketing Research |
| MKTG 3041 | 4 | Buyer Behavior |
| Course | Credits | Title & Additional Information |
|---|---|---|
| MGMT 3001 | 3 | Fundamentals of Management |
| PLUS 4 ADDITIONAL CREDITS FROM: | ||
| MGMT 4033 | 2 | Strategy Implementation |
| MGMT 4034 | 2 | Technology Strategy |
| MGMT 4055 | 2 | Managing Innovation & Change in Action |
| Course | Credits | Title & Additional Information |
|---|---|---|
| SCO 3001 | 3 | Sustainable Supply Chain and Operations |
| PLUS 4 ADDITIONAL CREDITS FROM: | ||
| SCO 3041 | 2 | Project Management |
| SCO 3045 | 2 | Sourcing and Supply Management |
| SCO 3048 | 2 | Transportation and Logistics Management |
| SCO 3051 | 2 | Service Management |
| SCO 3056 | 4 | Supply Chain Planning and Control |
| SCO 3059 | 4 | Quality Management and Lean Six Sigma |
| SCO 3072 | 2 | Managing Technologies in the Supply Chain |
| Course | Credits | Title & Additional Information |
|---|---|---|
| MILI 3585 | 3 | Business of Healthcare Markets |
| MILI 3589 | 3 | Medical Technology and Society |
| MILI 3963 | 3 | Health Market Analytics |
Management Minor Application
To access the application you must be a current undergraduate student at the University of Minnesota and you must log in with your Internet ID (x.500 username) and password.