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Program Description
Every organization depends on individuals who can effectively lead the people and processes that help the organization reach its goals. A minor in management offers students of any discipline the tools to lead and motivate people, develop effective organizational structures and processes, apply legal and appropriate human resources principles, and sustain ethical and inclusive goals.
If you see yourself running your own medical practice, landscaping operation, veterinary office, financial advising firm, or any other professional business, this minor can provide you with valuable insights into achieving your organizational goals.
What is Management?
Every organization depends on individuals who can effective lead the people and processes that help the organization reach its goals. A minor in management offers students of any discipline the tools to lead and motivate people, develop effective organizational structures and processes, apply legal and appropriate human resources principles, and sustain ethical and inclusive goals.
You Might Like This Program If...
You see yourself running your own medical practice, landscaping operation, veterinary office, financial advising firm, or any other professional business, this minor can provide you with valuable insights into achieving your organizational goals. Having an expertise in a specialty area such as graphic design is often not enough to run a successful business in that specialty. A management minor helps you learn to manage people, processes and your overall organization.
Program Requirements
| Requirement | Credits |
|---|---|
| Requirements for the Minor | 18 |
Requirements for the Minor
A grade of C or better is required for all courses in the minor, as specified by Senate Policy 59-10. In addition, at least six credits of the minor must be unique from the prescribed courses required by a student's major(s).
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Prescribed Courses | ||
| Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better | ||
| MGMT 301 | Basic Management Concepts 1 | 3 |
| MGMT 341 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| Additional Courses | ||
| Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better | ||
| MGMT 321 | Leadership and Motivation | 3 |
| or MGMT 355 | Leadership and Change in Organizations | |
| or MGMT 433 | Leadership and Team Building | |
| MGMT 326 | Organizational Behavior and Design | 3 |
| or MGMT 331 | Management and Organization | |
| or MGMT 400 | Organization Development | |
| Supporting Courses and Related Areas | ||
| Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better | ||
| Select 3-6 credits of MGMT courses | 3-6 | |
| Select 0-3 credits from an approved list of management-related courses | 0-3 | |
Academic Advising
The course series listed below provides only one of the many possible ways to move through this curriculum. The University may make changes in policies, procedures, educational offerings, and requirements at any time. This plan should be used in conjunction with your degree audit (accessible in LionPATH as either an Academic Requirements or What If report). Please consult with a Penn State academic adviser on a regular basis to develop and refine an academic plan that is appropriate for you.
Brandywine
Julie Stanton
Professor, Business
25 Yearsley Mill Road
Media, PA 19063
jstanton@psu.edu
DuBois
Scott Muirhead
Lecturer, Business Administration Program
1 College Place
DuBois, PA 15801
814-372-3066
srm5@psu.edu
Hazleton
Sherry Robinson
Associate Professor of Business
304 Schiavo Hall
Hazleton, PA 18202
570-450-3559
skr12@psu.edu
Lehigh Valley
Maung Min
Associate Teaching Professor of Business
2809 Saucon Valley Road
Center Valley, PA 18034
610-285-5000
mkm69@psu.edu
Scranton
Jim Wilkerson
Associate Teaching Professor of Business
Business Building 117
Dunmore, PA 18512
540-963-2643
jmw831@psu.edu
Altoona
Deborah Hommer
Associate Teaching Professor of Business
223 Penn Building
Altoona, PA 16601
814-949-5265
dxh41@psu.edu
Career Paths
A minor in Management can be earned by students in many Penn State degree programs, meaning that your opportunities are endless. Students with management minors may pursue their own entrepreneurial endeavors, or begin their careers in contexts such as human resources or operations management, in assistant roles. Talk with your academic adviser and your campus Career Services office about how your chosen major & career intentions can be enhanced with a management minor.
Contact
Brandywine
25 Yearsley Mill Road
Media, PA 19063
jstanton@psu.edu
DuBois
1 College Place
DuBois, PA 15801
814-372-3066
srm5@psu.edu
Hazleton
304 Schiavo Hall
Hazleton, PA 18202
570-450-3559
skr12@psu.edu
Lehigh Valley
2809 Saucon Valley Road
Center Valley, PA 18034
610-285-5000
mkm69@psu.edu
Scranton
Business Building 117
Dunmore, PA 18512
540-963-2643
jmw831@psu.edu
Altoona
223 Penn Building
Altoona, PA 16601
814-949-5265
dxh41@psu.edu