PROPOSED MANDATE
FOR
UNIVERSITY COUNCIL
TITLE: Minor in General Management
REASONS FOR THE PROPOSED MANDATE
Business students with non-management majors have shown an increasing awareness of the need
for management acumen in the real-world operations of their functional business disciplines and
ultimately for building successfully careers. College of Arts and Science students have expressed
an interest in augmenting their programs of study with a business component that allows them to
experience the application of many of the theories learned in their major disciplines. Also, there
are courses presently in existence in the College of Arts and Science with direct applicability to
the function of management. The purpose for creating a minor in general management is to
create a vehicle for business students majoring in other disciplines to augment their studies with
managerial skills as well as to allow College of Arts and Science students to complement the
knowledge and expertise of their chosen disciplines with structured, integrated general
management content.
RECOMMENDED FOR STUDY BY WHICH BODY?
_____ Faculty Senate:
Academic Policies and Procedures Committee
____ Faculty Senate:
Faculty Policies and Procedures Committee
_____ College Council:
College of Arts and Sciences
__X__ College Council:
Haub School of Business
_____ Standing Committee on Student Affairs, Full-time Undergraduate
_____ Standing Committee on Student Affairs, Part-time Undergraduate/Graduate
_____ Administrative/Staff Council
Signature:
Elizabeth Doherty
Date: October 31, 2008
Please forward to the Provost who serves as Chair of the University Council, along with
complete documentation to substantiate the need for the proposed mandate.
Proposal for a Minor in General Management
The business environment is a complex and dynamic system, demanding a variety of approaches
encompassing diversified fields of knowledge. Such an eclectic combination of interests
requires a common goal to maintain a cohesive identity. The minor in management emphasizes
knowledge and concern for the ethical, human and global aspects of organizations, emphasizing
a broad common body of knowledge as the basis for making sound decisions and meeting future
challenges.
Objective: To provide HSB students not majoring in management and A&S students the
opportunity to expand their management skills by providing a base of theory and principles
systematically applied in a variety of settings to effect successful administration.
This proposal for a minor in general management is consistent with both the current GER and the
recently approved GEP. In fact, because it mandates six free electives, the new GEP will allow
students to more easily minor in general management than is the case under the present GER.
Additionally, the integration of HSB and College of Arts and Science courses which is fostered
by the general management minor is consistent with the spirit of the new curriculum. As a
result, students majoring in either business or arts and science disciplines can experience their
chosen profession from an augmented perspective as well as receive a benefit/advantage when
searching for an entry level position at their time of graduation.
The minor in Management constitutes 6 courses. These include:
MGT 1011 – Organizations in Perspective
MGT 1001 – Legal Environment of Business
MGT 2001 – Management Skills (pre-req, MGT 1011)
MGT2011 – Organizational Behavior (pre-req, MGT 1011, MGT 2001), and,
Any two courses from the General Management Track:
General Management Track (all course pre-requisites apply)
MGT 2021
MGT2411
MGT 2421
MGT 2451
MGT 2461
MGT 2471
MGT 2531
MGT 2541
MGT 2551
MGT 2911
MGT 2951
MGT 2953
Management of Human Resources
Legal Environment of Business II
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
Managing Workforce Diversity
Business, Ethics and Society
Negotiation Skills
Perspectives on Leadership
Social Entrepreneurship
Business Law for Entrepreneurial Firms
Independent Study
Management Research
Honors Research
MGT 2971
MGT 2981
IBU 2421
IBU 2411
IBU 2441
ADM 2011
ECN 2041
POL 2071
PSY 1021
PSY 2021
PSY 2041
PSY 2301
PSY 2622
SOC 2201
SOC 2411
SOC 2735
Topics in Management
Internship
International Business Law
Global Strategic Planning
International Management
Public Administration (POL 2091)
Economics of Labor
Government and Business
Personality
Research Methods*
Multicultural Psychology
Social Psychology
Social Psychology Laboratory*
Sociology of Work
American Labor Movement
Collective Bargaining (LAS 2735)
*4 Credit Hour Courses
No new course development is required by this proposal. All courses are presently in existence.
Student must satisfy any course prerequisites, including enrollment caps. Thus, the general
management minor will not require the use of additional sections of any course or consume more
faculty resources.
Student Demand
The expected demand for the general management minor is difficult to estimate. Based upon
anecdotal evidence from business students that have approached management department faculty
as well as arts and science students who have inquired about the availability of this minor, initial
demand is expected to approximate 30 students. What is especially exciting however is the
prospect of attracting arts and science students who are interesting in expanding their programs
with a management component as well as Haub students who are seeking an enhanced liberal
arts perspective in their business education.
Student Advising
The management department will designate a faculty member responsible for coordinating the
general management minor advising. We will encourage general management minors to meet
with the minor coordinator often. However, the formal advising and formal pin number release
will be handled through their major advisor in their respective department.
Feedback from the College of Arts & Sciences
Dr. Ed Balotsky (Chair of the Management Undergraduate committee) discussed the
Management minor proposal with the Chairs of the Psychology, Sociology and Political Science
Departments, who in turn consulted their faculties. The Chairs of the effected Departments
expressed their approval and support of the Management minor. We look forward to on-going
collaboration with these departments as changes occur.