Management Minor

Location(s): Brookings Main Campus

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Program Coordinator/Contact

Nicole Klein, Associate Director
Ness School of Management and Economics
Harding Hall 100
605-688-4141

Program Information

The Management minor is designed to produce professionals who are able to manage resources in organizations. The minor provides core competencies in management, business finance, management information systems, and human resources management with additional discipline-specific applied management courses.

Student Learning Outcomes

Graduates will

be able to use analytical methods to make effective decisions.
be able to communicate effectively.
be able to evaluate matters of ethics in the profession and the culture more broadly.
have the requisite body of knowledge in management and economics.

Academic Requirements

A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for the courses in the minor.

Course Delivery Format

The program offers courses on campus, with limited online coursework, usually during the summer.

Requirements for Management Minor: 18 Credits

ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I (COM) Credits: 3
MGMT 360 - Organization and Management (COM) Credits: 3

Electives

Select twelve credits. Students majoring in Agricultural Business, Business Economics, or Entrepreneurial Studies must choose all four electives from starred courses. Credits: 12

ACCT 211 - Principles of Accounting II (COM) Credits: 3
ACCT 320 - Cost Accounting (COM) Credits: 3 *
AGEC 320 - Ethics in Agribusiness Credits: 3 *
or AGEC /BADM 457 - Business Ethics (COM) Credits: 3 *
CSC / MGMT 325 - Management Information Systems (COM) Credits: 3
DSCI / ECON 453 - Risk Management - Personal and Business Credits: 3 *
FIN 310 - Business Finance (COM) Credits: 3
HRM 460 - Human Resource Management (COM) Credits: 3
MGMT 464 - Organizational Behavior (COM) Credits: 3 *
MGMT 482 - Business Policy and Strategy (COM) Credits: 3 *