Simmons College

Management minors provide depth in a specific functional discipline (for example, entrepreneurship or emerging global markets) when taken with a Management major, or they serve as a complement to majors outside of the School of Management.  All minors consist of five courses. For those minors with electives, the electives should be chosen in consultation with the minor advisor.

With the exception of the minor in business, any minor may be taken by students majoring in one of the four management majors.  Majors in the management program may double count up to two courses for both their major and minor requirements. 

School of Management Minors:  Business, Finance, Organizational Studies, Marketing and Retail Management

Minor in Business

• MGMT 100 Intro to Management an Principled Leadership
• MGMT 110 Principles of Financial Accounting
• MGMT 234 Organizational Communication and Behavior
• MGMT 250 Principles of Marketing
• MGMT 260 Principles of Finance

Minor in Finance

• MGMT 110 Principles of Financial Accounting
• MGMT 260 Principles of Finance
• Three electives should be chosen from the Finance electives. Please refer to the course catalog.

Minor in Organizational Studies

• MGMT 100 Introduction to Management and Principled Leadership
• MGMT 234 Organizational Communication and Behavior.
• MGMT 391 Cross Cultural Management
• Two additional electives should be chosen from the list of Management program core courses.

Minor in Marketing

• MGMT 100 Introduction to Management and Principled Leadership
• MGMT 250 Principles of Marketing
• Three electives should be chosen from the Marketing major electives.

 

Minor in Retail Management

• MGMT 100 Introduction to Management
• MGMT 236 Retail Management
• MGMT 250 Principles of Marketing
• Two electives should be chosen from the Retail Management electives.

Interdisciplinary Minors: Emerging Global Markets, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership

Minor in Emerging Global Markets
Consists of five courses.

• MGMT 247 Introduction to Emerging Markets
• MGMT 347 Sustainable Business in Emerging Markets
• One breadth course
• Two regional track courses (both courses must be in the same regional track)

Students may petition the minor advisor to approve any course not listed below for either the breadth or regional track requirements.

Breadth Courses: (choose one)

• ECON 220 International Monetary Systems
• HIST 101 World Civilizations II: Colonialism and Post-Colonialism
• PHIL 119 World Religions
• POLS 229 Comparitive Foreign Policy
• SOCI 267 Globalization
• SOCI 348 Re-envisioning the Third World

Regional Tracks: At least four credits should be experiential learning. Options include emerging markets focused study abroad course, internship, field experience course, or service learning project focused on the region selected by the student.

Latin America & Caribbean Region Track:

(choose two)

• IDS 228 Service-Learning in Nicaragua
• MGMT 245 Cross-Cultural Studies of Women Leaders (when relevant)
• POLS 241 Latin America Politics
• SOCI 277 Introduction to Latin American Studies
• SPAN 312 Society and Politics in Latin America: The Collision of Two Worlds and the Search for Identity
• SPAN 314 Hispanic Culture as Seen Through Film

Central & Eastern Europe Region Track:
(choose two)

• HON 301 Explosive Mix: Ethnicity, Religion, Nationality
• MGMT 245 Cross-Cultural Studies of Women Leaders (when relevant)
• POLS 202 Special Topics: Politics of Russia and the Former Soviet Union

Africa & Middle East Region Track:
(choose two)

• ART 251 African Art: 3000 BC to the Present
• HIST 212 Topics in African History
• HIST 231 Understanding Islam in the Historical Perspective
• HON 201 Conflict and Identity in Sudan
• HON 203 Islam and the West
• INRL 202 Special Topics: Leadership and Transition in Africa
• MGMT 245 Cross-Cultural Studies of Women Leaders (when relevant)
• POLS 221 Arab/Israeli Conflict
• POLS 242 African Politics
• POLS 243 Middle Eastern Politics

East Asia & Pacific Region Track:
(choose two)

• ART 252 Arts of China and Japan
• CHIN 310 Chinese Civilization: Past and Present
• ECON 222 Comparative Economies of East Asia
• HIST 203 History of East Asian and U.S. Foreign Relations
• HIST 204 Japanese Culture: Gender, Family, and Society
• HIST 206 The Rise of Modern China
• HIST 362 Reforms and Revolutions in Asia
• JAPN 310 Japanese Civilization
• MGMT 245 Cross-Cultural Studies of Women Leaders (when relevant)
• PHIL 133 Asian Philosophy
• POLS 225 International Politics of East Asia

South & Southeast Asia Region Track:
(choose two)

• MGMT 245 Comparative Studies of Women Leaders (TC) (when relevant)
• PHIL 133 Asian Philosophy
• POLS 245 Politics of Newly Industrializing Countries
• SOCI 270 South Asia: Power and People

Trans Regional Track:
(choose two)

• ECON 214 Women in the World Economy
• ECON 220 International Monetary Systems
• HIST 102 World Civilizations II: Colonialism and Post-Colonialism
• MGMT 245 Comparative Studies of Women Leaders (TC)
• PHIL 119 World Religions
• POLS 102 Introduction to International Politics
• POLS 104 Introduction to Comparative Politics
• POLS 220 International Organization and Law
• POLS 229 Comparative Foreign Policy
• SOCI 222 Transnational Studies
• SOCI 267 Globalization
• SOCI 348 Re-envisioning the Third World
• WGST 200 Women, Nation, Culture

Minor in Entrepreneurship
Consists of five courses. Majors in the management program may double count up to two courses for both their major and minor requirements.

• MGMT 237 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• MGMT 238 Managing Your Venture's Financial Bottom Line
• MGMT 250 Principles of Marketing
• MGMT 337 Leading Your Entrepreneurial Venture
• One flex course

Flex Courses: (choose one)
Students select one flex course from the list below of another of her choosing available in the College. All minor students are required to write a brief rationale describing how the flex course contributes to her entrepreneurial career interests. Flex courses must have final approval from the minor advisor.

• MGMT 224 Socially Minded Leadership
• MGMT 230 Consumer Behavior
• MGMT 231 Creating Brand Value
• MGMT 232 Beyond Advertising: Marketing Communications in the Age of Social Media
• MGMT 233 Developing Customer Relationships
• MGMT 234 Organizational Communication and Behavior
• MGMT 236 Retail Management
• MGMT 260 Principles of Finance
• ECON 214 Women in the World Economy
• ECON 222 Comparitive Economies in East Asia
• ECON 239 Government Regulation of Industry
• ECON 241 Business Competition and Antitrust Policy
• SOCI 267 Globalization
• SOCI 348 Re-envisioning the Third World
• SJ 220 Working for Social Justice
• SJ 222 Organizing for Social Change

Minor in Leadership

• MGMT 100 Introduction to Management and Principled Leadership
• MGMT 234 Organizational Communication and Behavior
• MGMT 391 Cross-Cultural Management
• One depth elective
• One breadth elective

Depth electives: (choose one)

• MGMT 237 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• MGMT 245 Comparitive Studies of Women Leaders (TC)
• MGMT 320 Negotiations and Change Management

Breadth electives: (choose one)

• ECON 214 Women in the World Economy
• PHIL 233 Philosophy of Race and Gender
• SOCI 225 Women in Social Movements
• WGST 100 Introduction to Multicultural Women's and Gender Studies
• POLS 219 Gender and Politics