2023-2024 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Business Management Minors

The Business Management minors provide students with an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of managing organizations. Students learn about managers’ roles, the functional departments in organizations, and the human behaviors that influence organizational effectiveness. They develop the capacity to think and act with creativity and imagination and to provide leadership within their chosen field.

Business Management (16 credits)

The Business Management minor provides students with an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of managing organizations. Students learn about managers’ roles, the functional departments in organizations, and the human behaviors that influence organizational effectiveness. They develop the capacity to think and act with creativity and imagination and to provide leadership within their chosen field.

Required Core (16 credits)

CMGMT 1451Introduction to Business Management

4

CMGMT 2455Financial Accounting

3

CMGMT 3202Business in a Legal Context

3

CMGMT 3464Marketing Strategies

3

CMGMT 3469Organizational Behavior and Ethics

3

Sports Marketing and Management (18 credits)

The Sports Marketing and Management Minor cultivates students’ knowledge of and skills in managing sports organizations across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. Students explore the complex demands placed on sports organizations, including the challenges of balancing multiple organizational objectives. Students examine the role of sports in society and the broader socio-cultural and economic environments within which sports organizations operate. In addition, students explore the connections among human behavior, motivation, and sport.

Required Core (18 credits)

CMGMT 3444Sport Management

3

CMGMT 3464Marketing Strategies

3

CMGMT 3546Sports Marketing

3

CPSYC 2429Sport Psychology

3

CMGMT 3720Sports Ethics

3

CMGMT 3540Services Marketing

3

Note: For all management minors: one component of the student's experiential learning requirement in the chosen major must encompass management functions.