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].

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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

CourseCreditsTitle & Additional Information
ACCT 2051* or equivalent4Financial Reporting
BA 2051*2Modeling 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.

CourseCreditsTitle & Additional Information
CHOOSE A MINIMUM OF 7 CREDITS FROM THE FOLLOWING:
ACCT 30013Strategic Management Accounting
FINA 30013Finance Fundamentals
HRIR 30213Human Capital Management
IDSc 30013Information Systems & Digital Transformations
MKTG 30013Principles of Marketing
MGMT 30013Fundamentals of Management
MGMT 30154Intro to Entrepreneurship
SCO 30013Supply Chain and Operations
BA 20622Impact Lab Problem Solving

 

CourseCreditsTitle & Additional Information
ACCT 30013Strategic Management Accounting
ACCT 5101*4Intermediate 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.

CourseCreditsTitle & Additional Information
MGMT 30154Intro to Entrepreneurship
PLUS AT LEAST FOUR CREDITS FROM:
MGMT 4175W4New Business Feasibility & Planning, Writing Intensive
MGMT 4171W8Entrepreneurship in Action I, Writing Intensive
MGMT 41724Entrepreneurship in Action II
MGMT 40852Trends in Entrepreneurship
MGMT 40552Managing Innovation and Change in Action
CourseCreditsTitle & Additional Information
FINA 30013Finance Fundamentals
PLUS 4 ADDITIONAL CREDITS FROM:
FINA 41212Financial Markets and Interest Rates
FINA 42212Principles of Corporate Finance
FINA 43212Portfolio Management and Performance Evaluation
FINA 46212The Global Economy
CourseCreditsTitle & Additional Information
HRIR 30213Human Capital Management
PLUS 4 ADDITIONAL CREDITS FROM:
HRIR 30312Staffing and Selection: Strategic & Operational Concerns
HRIR 30322Training and Development
HRIR 30512Compensation: Theory and Practice
HRIR 30712Union Organizing and Labor Relations
HRIR 52222Creating and Managing Diversity and Inclusion

 

OR LABOR RELATIONS FOCUS

CourseCreditsTitle & Additional Information
HRIR 30213Human Capital Management
HRIR 30712Union Organizing and Labor Relations
HRIR 30722Collective Bargaining and Dispute Resolution

 

OR ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR FOCUS

CourseCreditsTitle & Additional Information
MGMT 30412The Individual and the Organization
MGMT 30422Org Behavior: Groups and Teams
PLUS 4 ADDITIONAL CREDITS FROM:
MGMT 40444Negotiation Strategies
HRIR 52222Creating and Managing Diversity and Inclusion
HRIR 54432Principles of Effective Coaching
CourseCreditsTitle & Additional Information
IDSc 30013Information Systems & Digital Transformations
PLUS 4 ADDITIONAL CREDITS FROM:
IDSc 31042Enterprise Systems
IDSc 32024Analysis and Modeling of Business Systems
IDSc 44012Information Security
IDSc 44112IT Governance and Assurance
IDSc 44412Electronic Commerce
IDSc 44712Agile Methods

 

CourseCreditsTitle & Additional Information
MKTG 30013Principles of Marketing
PLUS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
MKTG 30114Marketing Research
MKTG 30414Buyer Behavior
CourseCreditsTitle & Additional Information
MGMT 30013Fundamentals of Management
PLUS 4 ADDITIONAL CREDITS FROM:
MGMT 40332Strategy Implementation
MGMT 40342Technology Strategy
MGMT 40552Managing Innovation & Change in Action
CourseCreditsTitle & Additional Information
SCO 30013Sustainable Supply Chain and Operations
PLUS 4 ADDITIONAL CREDITS FROM:
SCO 30412Project Management
SCO 30452Sourcing and Supply Management
SCO 30482Transportation and Logistics Management
SCO 30512Service Management
SCO 30564Supply Chain Planning and Control
SCO 30594Quality Management and Lean Six Sigma
SCO 30722Managing Technologies in the Supply Chain
CourseCreditsTitle & Additional Information
MILI 35853Business of Healthcare Markets
MILI 35893Medical Technology and Society
MILI 39633Health Market Analytics

Contact Us

Management Minor Advisor
612-624-3313
[email protected]

 

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.