Program Modification Form
I Summary of Proposed Changes
Management and Marketing Dept.
Department/program
Delete one elective BMGT course and add an elective BMGT course
Summary
II Endorsements and Approvals
Please obtain the Program Chair/Director’s approval and Dean’s approval.
Please type / print name Signature
Requestor:
Phone:
Program Chair/Director:
Klaus Uhlenbruck
6523
Klaus Uhlenbruck
Department Dean
Other affected Programs:
Larry Gianchetta
Date
(Use additional sheet if
needed)
Are other departments/programs affected by this
modification because of
(a) required courses incl. prerequisites or
corequisites,
(b) perceived overlap in content areas
(c) cross-listing of coursework
(d) propose making BGEN 320E: Business
Ethics and Social Responsibility a required
course for all business majors.
Please obtain signature(s) from the
Chair/Director of any such department/
program (above) before submission
III Type of Program Modification
(e.g. adding a writing course required of all majors.) Please X check the appropriate box.
Major
Minor
Option
Teaching major/minor
X
Other
Please
1. With adding BGEN 320E Business Ethics
describe
and Social Responsibility to the Upper Core
of all Business majors, we need to delete it as
an elective for Management majors.
2. Adding the new course BMGT 410
Sustainable Business Practices: Issues and
Actions to list of electives for Management
majors
IV Catalog Language
If you are proposing a change to an existing
program or major, please cut and paste the
requirements as they appear in the current
catalog below. www.umt.edu/catalog 
Please provide the proposed copy as you wish it
to appear in the catalog. 
Basic Requirements for Management
Major
Required
Credits
Basic Requirements for Management
Major
Required
BGEN 360 (MGMT
BGEN 360 (MGMT
368) International
368) International
Business
3
Business
BMGT 420 (MGMT
BMGT 420 (MGMT
420) Leadership and
420) Leadership and
Motivation
3
Motivation
BMGT 444 (MGMT
BMGT 444 (MGMT
444) Management
444) Management
Communication
3
Communication
BMGT 426 (MGMT
BMGT 426 (MGMT
446) Strategic
446) Strategic
Management
3
Management
Credits
3
3
3
3
Plus twelve (12) credits from the
Plus twelve (12) credits from the
following:
following:
BGEN 320E (MGMT
BMGT 401 (MGMT
320E) Business
401) Event
Ethics and Social
Management
Responsibility
3
3
BMGT 402 (MGMT
BMGT 401 (MGMT
402) Principles of
401) Event
Entertainment
Management
3
Management I
BMGT 402 (MGMT
BMGT 403 (MGMT
402) Principles of
403) Principles of
Entertainment
Entertainment
Management I
3
Management II
BMGT 403 (MGMT
BMGT 410
403) Principles of
Sustainable
Entertainment
Business Practices:
Management II
3
Issues and Actions
3
3
3
BMGT 430 (MGMT
BMGT 430 (MGMT
430) Business
430) Business
Negotiations
3
Negotiations
BMGT 458 (MGMT
BMGT 458 (MGMT
458) Advanced
458) Advanced
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
Seminar
1-3
Seminar
BGEN 465 (MGMT
BGEN 465 (MGMT
465) World Trade and
465) World Trade and
Commerce
3
Commerce
BMGT 480 (MGMT
BMGT 480 (MGMT
480) Cross-Cultural
480) Cross-Cultural
Management
3
BMGT 491 (MGMT
495) Special Topics
Management
1-6
495) Special Topics
BMGT 493
International
International
Experience in
Experience in
1-6
Business
BMGT 494 (MGMT
BMGT 494 (MGMT
494) Seminar in
494) Seminar in
Management
1-6
Management
BMGT 498 (MGMT
BMGT 498 (MGMT
498) Management
498) Management
Internship
1-3
Internship
COMX 415 (COMM
COMX 415 (COMM
451)* Intercultural
451)* Intercultural
Communication
3
Communication
ECNS 312* (ECON
ECNS 312* (ECON
323) Labor
323) Labor
Economics
1-3
3
3
BMGT 491 (MGMT
BMGT 493
Business
3
3
Economics
1-6
1-6
1-6
1-3
3
3
PSCI 462 (PSC 460)*
PSCI 462 (PSC 460)*
Human Resource
Human Resource
Management
3
Management
3
Please explain/justify the new proposal or change. 
1. There is increased recognition of the need for, and the importance of, educating business
students about the ethical implications of business decisions and corporate social responsibility.
Also, our accreditation body, AACSB International, emphasizes business ethics education. During
the 2009-2010 academic year, the Management and Marketing Department, with advice and
consultation by Professor Albert Borgmann, developed a General Education Ethics course to serve
the needs of students. This course has been offered as an elective for students and attracted high
enrollments. Given the well-recognized importance of the subject matter, we are proposing to make
the course a requirement for all business majors. This will also allow us to plan more
systematically and allocate resources to this course more effectively for the growing demand
among students taking the course. As a consequence, this course has to be deleted from the list of
electives for management students.
2. Businesses are increasingly considering sustainability issues in their strategic decisions
in order to compete effectively and in response to demands from their stakeholders,
including consumers, environmentalists and regulators. The pressures and expectations for
sustainability from multiple stakeholders is now a given condition of the competitive
landscape and managers know they cannot conduct “business as usual” and expect to be
successful in the future.
Student interest in this topic has increased as well. At the academic level, institutions are
responding to industry and student demands to prepare their graduates with an adequate
understanding and appreciation of sustainable business practices and to help them
incorporate sustainability as an integral part of business operations. Many universities’
business schools offer dedicated courses on sustainability as well as certificates and degree
programs on this important topic. For example, other universities in the region, such as the
University of Wyoming and Portland State University have an explicit focus on
sustainability across their business curriculum.
Sustainability considerations are particularly pertinent to The University of Montana for
several reasons. First, President Engstrom’s “UM 2020: The Strategic Plan for The
University of Montana” highlights sustainability as one of four core values and his Global
Leadership Initiative highlights environmental change as one of the key global concerns
that graduates—the leaders of tomorrow—must be prepared to address. Second, since
2010 The University of Montana has been listed in The Princeton Review’s Guide to
Green Colleges, which profiles 322 institutions of higher education in the United States
and Canada that demonstrate notable commitments to sustainability in their academic
offerings, campus infrastructure, activities and career preparation. Third, within UM, other
programs, such as Environmental Studies, Economics, the Climate Change Minor, and
even the College of Technology, offer courses relevant to sustainability considerations.
The School of Business Administration has offered two MBA courses on Sustainability, as
well as a Study Abroad course in New Zealand focused on business sustainability. This
proposal leverages these other programs in developing a cohesive curriculum for students
in the School of Business Administration.
This class is one of two that the business school will offer in support of a Sustainable
Business Strategy Certificate that is open to students across campus. The topic is
particularly relevant to management and marketing students. Thus we plan to add BMGT
410 as an elective for those two majors.
V Copies and Electronic Submission
Once approved, the original, a paper copy and an electronic file are submitted to the Faculty Senate
Office, UH 221 (camie.foos@mso.umt.edu).
VI Department Summary Required if several proposals are submitted. In a separate
document list program title and proposed change of all proposals.
Revised 11-2009