Program Requirements
Required General Education
* ECON 201 and MATH 130 must be completed for admission to the major.ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credits
Emphasis on forces influencing employment and inflation. Current problems of the economy are stressed along with tools government has to cope with them.
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-05
MATH 130 Finite Mathematics and Introductory Calculus 4 credits
This course develops concepts and skills in algebra and introductory calculus needed to model applications in business, economics, social sciences and life sciences, using polynomials, exponentials, logarithms, linear systems, linear programming, sequences, series, derivatives and integrals.
Prerequisites:Satisfy Placement Table in this section, or grade of "C" (2.0) or better in either MATH 112 or MATH 115.
Goal Areas: GE-04
Ethics Requirement - Choose 3 Credit(s).
PHIL 120W Introduction to Ethics 3 credits
Discussion of theories of value and obligation.
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-06, GE-09
PHIL 205W Culture, Identity, and Diversity 3 credits
Discussion of the ways that a culture both creates human community and shapes self-identity. Exploration of similarities and differences between and interdependence among cultural traditions, and of vocabularies for assessing traditions.
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-06, GE-08
PHIL 222W Medical Ethics 3 credits
Ethical perspectives relevant to issues such as euthanasia, genetic engineering, organ transplant, patients' rights, abortion, etc.
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-06, GE-09
PHIL 224W Business Ethics 3 credits
Introduction to ethical theories and concepts and their application to specific cases in the world of business.V
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-06, GE-09
PHIL 226W Environmental Ethics 3 credits
Questions about human responsibilities to other animals and the environment gain urgency as environmental crises become more prevalent, and animal species continue to be eliminated. Learn about, critique, and apply the principles underlying evaluations of human environmental conduct.
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-09, GE-10
Prerequisites to the Major
Choose 8 Credit(s).
ACCT 200 Financial Accounting 3 credits
The accounting process, financial statement preparation, and analysis. Includes the accounting cycle, asset, liability, and equity accounting. Emphasis on the use of accounting data.
Prerequisites:MATH 112 or MATH 115or MATH 121 or MATH 130 or MATH 181
BUS 295 Professional Preparation for Business Careers 2 credits
This course is required for admission to the College of Business for all business majors. The purpose of the course is to provide students with an overview of COB majors, allow students to create an academic plan for graduation, and develop professional skills needed for future job placement. Topics include cover letter and resume writing, interviewing skills, the process of networking, the internship program, etiquette skills, and requirements for graduation.
Prerequisites: none
CIS 101 Introduction to Information Systems 3 credits
Introduction to the personal computer as a productivity tool for business majors. Using Microsoft Office suite, students learn to be productive with document processing, spreadsheets, electronic presentations, and databases. Cannot be used toward any major or minor in Computer Information Science.
Prerequisites: none
Major Common Core
Required of all College of Business majors: - Choose 34 Credit(s).
ACCT 210 Managerial Accounting 3 credits
Preparation and analysis of cost-based management reports: use of cost information to make short-term operating decisions and long-term capital decisions.
Prerequisites:ACCT 200
BLAW 200 Legal Environment of Business 3 credits
Application of law to business settings; the American court system; alternative dispute resolution; ethics and the social responsibility of business; fundamentals of legal reasoning; sources of law; constitutional, criminal, tort, and contract law; business associations.
Prerequisites: none
ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits
Examines decision making by the individual firm, the determination of prices and wages, and current problems facing business firms.
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-05
ECON 207 Business Statistics 4 credits
Basic statistical methods including measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability, probability distributions, sampling, problems of estimation and hypothesis testing in the case of one and two sample meaans and proportions. Chi-Square, one-way analysis of variance, simple regression and correlation analysis, and brief introduction to multiple regression analysis. Use of computer statistical packages required.
Prerequisites:MATH 112 or equivalent
Goal Areas: GE-02, GE-04
FINA 362 Business Finance 3 credits
An introduction to finance relating to problems, methods, and policies in financing business enterprise.
Prerequisites:ACCT 200
IBUS 380 Principles of International Business 3 credits
International dimensions of business: global business environment (economic, cultural, legal, political) and international business functions (management, marketing, finance, exporting, importing).
Prerequisites: none
MGMT 230 Principles of Management 3 credits
This course examines basic management concepts and principles, their historical development, and their application to modern organizations. Topics covered include planning, organizing, decision making, leadership, control, and organizational change. In addition, the course includes an introduction to business ethics and social responsibility, human resource management, organizational design and organizational behavior.
Prerequisites: none
MGMT 300 Introduction to MIS 3 credits
This course is designed to introduce students to the Management Information Systems and its application in organizations. The course will present to the students the information systems role to support the various managerial activities, and to help the students identify and evaluate various options in Management Information Systems.
Prerequisites:ISYS 101 or CIS 101
MGMT 346 Operations Management for the Supply Chain 3 credits
This course engages students in the study of the operations management function in manufacturing and service organizations. Students learn how to apply the basic analytical models to operation decisions involving topics such as scheduling, production technology, inventory management, quality assurance, just-in-time production, and others.
Prerequisites:ECON 207
MGMT 481 is an integrative course for COB majors. Its emphasis is on understanding the role of a general manager, which should include an operations and international component.
Prerequisites:FINA 362, MRKT 210, MGMT 230, MGMT 346
MRKT 210 Principles of Marketing 3 credits
This course provides a basic understanding of marketing concepts with emphasis on the pricing, promotion, and distribution of need satisfying products and services in domestic and international markets. The format of the course consists of lectures, case discussions, application exercises, projects, exams, and in-class group assignments.
Prerequisites: none
Emphasis Common Core
BLAW 452 Employment Law 3 credits
Federal employment discrimination laws; sexual harassment; first amendment rights; employee safety; workers' compensation; privacy; wrongful termination; federal laws governing the right to organize and bargain collectively; emerging issues.
Prerequisites:BLAW 200
MGMT 340 Human Resource Management 3 credits
This course examines the effective management of the human resources of organizations. Topics include analyzing jobs and writing job descriptions; recruiting and hiring of applicants; complying with employment law; managing promotions, quits, and layoffs; employee training and development; evaluating job performance; determining compensation; and managing human resources in a unionized environment.
Prerequisites: none
MGMT 380 Human Behavior in Organizations 3 credits
Concepts, theories, and empirical research on organizational behavior are studied. Models and tools for diagnosing situations, individual behavior, group behavior, intergroup conflicts, supervisory problems and organizational change are analyzed.
Prerequisites: none
MGMT 441 Staffing 3 credits
Students learn how to hire the best talent available using sound professional methods. Students design and present legally defensible recruiting and screening techniques for jobs they have analyzed.
Prerequisites:MGMT 340
MGMT 442 Compensation Management 3 credits
The focus of this course is operating an effective, efficient, legal and responsible system for compensating one's employees. Includes the workings of labor markets, analyzing jobs, finding the market value for jobs, designing a pay structure, appraising performance, setting individual pay, determining benefits, occupations requiring special pay programs.
Prerequisites:MGMT 340
Students design and deliver training by assessing client needs, defining learning outcomes, choosing effective methods, training, and evaluating results.
Prerequisites:MGMT 340
MGMT 486 Strategic Human Resource Management 3 credits
This capstone course examines how the strategic management of the human resources of an organization can enhance organizational success. The course investigates how to achieve strategic congruence between an organizations strategy and HR management. Topics covered include the interrelationships among the HR disciplines, ethics, sustainability, social responsibility, the role of the HR professional, managing workforce changes, achieving competitive advantage through HR, HR performance metrics, and organizational effectiveness.
Prerequisites:MGMT 340
Emphasis Restricted Electives
Choose 6 Credit(s).
ACCT 310 Management Accounting I 3 credits
Emphasizes product and service costing, including job order and process costing systems. Other related topics are budgeting, pricing, cost-volume-profit analysis, standards and variance analysis.
Prerequisites:ACCT 200, ACCT 210
BUS 397 IBE Practicum 3 credits
BUS 397 provides students an entrepreneurial real-world learning opportunity. Students gain additional insight into business concepts by applying the material in a real-world environment and gaining insight into the integrated nature of business. The class focuses on learning to develop and operate a business entity. Student teams will operate their own company, obtain an actual bank loan, and sell their chosen products throughout the semester. The class provides an opportunity to practice business skills such as communication, problem-solving, and leadership. Students learn what it takes for entrepreneurs to succeed while giving back through community service.
Prerequisites:Must be admitted to a major.
ECON 403 Labor Economics 3 credits
Employment, wages, and economic security. The structure and impact of labor organizations and labor legislation.
Prerequisites:ECON 201 and ECON 202
FINA 466 Retirement Planning 3 credits
Fundamental concepts of employee benefits in relation to pertinent legislation, modern management techniques, and financial constraints that affect the formulation and implementaion of a benefit plan.
Prerequisites:FINA 100 or FINA 362
HLTH 488 Worksite Health Promotion 3 credits
The course examines approaches to promote health and prevent disease and injury, and explores other health related issues at the workplace. Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation strategies are addressed. Model programs are reviewed and analyzed.
Prerequisites: none
Investigates work design in automated and manual operations. Measurement, and development of design-based solutions for reduction of environmental stresses to the human body through worker-machine systems analysis are applied. Regulatory, legal, and ethical issues are reviewed in the context of global manufacturing applications.
Prerequisites:STAT 154
MGMT 484 Leadership 3 credits
The course provides a foundation for leadership development by offering theoretical background, practical information, and an opportunity for self-assessment that permits students to begin or continue the development of their leadership talent. The underlying theme upon which the course is based is that the ability to lead begins with reflection and self-awareness.
Prerequisites: none
MGMT 498 Internship 3 credits
Supervised experience in business, industry, state or federal institutions. Grade only.
Prerequisites: none
4-Year Plan
The 4-Year Plan is a model for completing your degree in a timely manner. Your individual 4-Year plan may change based on a number of variables including transfer courses and the semester/year you start your major. Carefully work with your academic advisors to devise your own unique plan.
* Please meet with your advisor on appropriate course selection to meet your educational and degree goals.
First Year
Fall - 15 Credits
CIS 101 Introduction to Information Systems 3 credits
Introduction to the personal computer as a productivity tool for business majors. Using Microsoft Office suite, students learn to be productive with document processing, spreadsheets, electronic presentations, and databases. Cannot be used toward any major or minor in Computer Information Science.
Prerequisites: none
ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credits
Emphasis on forces influencing employment and inflation. Current problems of the economy are stressed along with tools government has to cope with them.
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-05
Spring - 16 Credits
MATH 130 Finite Mathematics and Introductory Calculus 4 credits
This course develops concepts and skills in algebra and introductory calculus needed to model applications in business, economics, social sciences and life sciences, using polynomials, exponentials, logarithms, linear systems, linear programming, sequences, series, derivatives and integrals.
Prerequisites:Satisfy Placement Table in this section, or grade of "C" (2.0) or better in either MATH 112 or MATH 115.
Goal Areas: GE-04
BLAW 200 Legal Environment of Business 3 credits
Application of law to business settings; the American court system; alternative dispute resolution; ethics and the social responsibility of business; fundamentals of legal reasoning; sources of law; constitutional, criminal, tort, and contract law; business associations.
Prerequisites: none
ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits
Examines decision making by the individual firm, the determination of prices and wages, and current problems facing business firms.
Prerequisites: none
Goal Areas: GE-05
Second Year
Fall - 15 Credits
ACCT 200 Financial Accounting 3 credits
The accounting process, financial statement preparation, and analysis. Includes the accounting cycle, asset, liability, and equity accounting. Emphasis on the use of accounting data.
Prerequisites:MATH 112 or MATH 115or MATH 121 or MATH 130 or MATH 181
ECON 207 Business Statistics 4 credits
Basic statistical methods including measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability, probability distributions, sampling, problems of estimation and hypothesis testing in the case of one and two sample meaans and proportions. Chi-Square, one-way analysis of variance, simple regression and correlation analysis, and brief introduction to multiple regression analysis. Use of computer statistical packages required.
Prerequisites:MATH 112 or equivalent
Goal Areas: GE-02, GE-04
BUS 295 Professional Preparation for Business Careers 2 credits
This course is required for admission to the College of Business for all business majors. The purpose of the course is to provide students with an overview of COB majors, allow students to create an academic plan for graduation, and develop professional skills needed for future job placement. Topics include cover letter and resume writing, interviewing skills, the process of networking, the internship program, etiquette skills, and requirements for graduation.
Prerequisites: none
Spring - 15 Credits
MRKT 210 Principles of Marketing 3 credits
This course provides a basic understanding of marketing concepts with emphasis on the pricing, promotion, and distribution of need satisfying products and services in domestic and international markets. The format of the course consists of lectures, case discussions, application exercises, projects, exams, and in-class group assignments.
Prerequisites: none
MGMT 230 Principles of Management 3 credits
This course examines basic management concepts and principles, their historical development, and their application to modern organizations. Topics covered include planning, organizing, decision making, leadership, control, and organizational change. In addition, the course includes an introduction to business ethics and social responsibility, human resource management, organizational design and organizational behavior.
Prerequisites: none
FINA 362 Business Finance 3 credits
An introduction to finance relating to problems, methods, and policies in financing business enterprise.
Prerequisites:ACCT 200
BUS 397 IBE Practicum 3 credits
BUS 397 provides students an entrepreneurial real-world learning opportunity. Students gain additional insight into business concepts by applying the material in a real-world environment and gaining insight into the integrated nature of business. The class focuses on learning to develop and operate a business entity. Student teams will operate their own company, obtain an actual bank loan, and sell their chosen products throughout the semester. The class provides an opportunity to practice business skills such as communication, problem-solving, and leadership. Students learn what it takes for entrepreneurs to succeed while giving back through community service.
Prerequisites:Must be admitted to a major.
Third Year
Fall - 15 Credits
ACCT 210 Managerial Accounting 3 credits
Preparation and analysis of cost-based management reports: use of cost information to make short-term operating decisions and long-term capital decisions.
Prerequisites:ACCT 200
MGMT 300 Introduction to MIS 3 credits
This course is designed to introduce students to the Management Information Systems and its application in organizations. The course will present to the students the information systems role to support the various managerial activities, and to help the students identify and evaluate various options in Management Information Systems.
Prerequisites:ISYS 101 or CIS 101
MGMT 340 Human Resource Management 3 credits
This course examines the effective management of the human resources of organizations. Topics include analyzing jobs and writing job descriptions; recruiting and hiring of applicants; complying with employment law; managing promotions, quits, and layoffs; employee training and development; evaluating job performance; determining compensation; and managing human resources in a unionized environment.
Prerequisites: none
Spring - 15 Credits
MGMT 346 Operations Management for the Supply Chain 3 credits
This course engages students in the study of the operations management function in manufacturing and service organizations. Students learn how to apply the basic analytical models to operation decisions involving topics such as scheduling, production technology, inventory management, quality assurance, just-in-time production, and others.
Prerequisites:ECON 207
IBUS 380 Principles of International Business 3 credits
International dimensions of business: global business environment (economic, cultural, legal, political) and international business functions (management, marketing, finance, exporting, importing).
Prerequisites: none
MGMT 380 Human Behavior in Organizations 3 credits
Concepts, theories, and empirical research on organizational behavior are studied. Models and tools for diagnosing situations, individual behavior, group behavior, intergroup conflicts, supervisory problems and organizational change are analyzed.
Prerequisites: none
MGMT 441 Staffing 3 credits
Students learn how to hire the best talent available using sound professional methods. Students design and present legally defensible recruiting and screening techniques for jobs they have analyzed.
Prerequisites:MGMT 340
Fourth Year
Fall - 15 Credits
MGMT 442 Compensation Management 3 credits
The focus of this course is operating an effective, efficient, legal and responsible system for compensating one's employees. Includes the workings of labor markets, analyzing jobs, finding the market value for jobs, designing a pay structure, appraising performance, setting individual pay, determining benefits, occupations requiring special pay programs.
Prerequisites:MGMT 340
Students design and deliver training by assessing client needs, defining learning outcomes, choosing effective methods, training, and evaluating results.
Prerequisites:MGMT 340
MGMT 481 is an integrative course for COB majors. Its emphasis is on understanding the role of a general manager, which should include an operations and international component.
Prerequisites:FINA 362, MRKT 210, MGMT 230, MGMT 346
Spring - 14 Credits
BLAW 452 Employment Law 3 credits
Federal employment discrimination laws; sexual harassment; first amendment rights; employee safety; workers' compensation; privacy; wrongful termination; federal laws governing the right to organize and bargain collectively; emerging issues.
Prerequisites:BLAW 200
MGMT 486 Strategic Human Resource Management 3 credits
This capstone course examines how the strategic management of the human resources of an organization can enhance organizational success. The course investigates how to achieve strategic congruence between an organizations strategy and HR management. Topics covered include the interrelationships among the HR disciplines, ethics, sustainability, social responsibility, the role of the HR professional, managing workforce changes, achieving competitive advantage through HR, HR performance metrics, and organizational effectiveness.
Prerequisites:MGMT 340
Policies
Admission to the Management: Human Resource Management BS in the College of Business typically occurs at the beginning of the student's sophom*ore year. Admission occurs during BUS 295: Professional Preparation for Business Careers. Deadlines for application are October 1 for Spring Semester and March 1 for Fall Semester.
Minimum cumulative (including Transfer) Grade Point Average of 2.5.
Completion of the following courses with a minimum grade of C (2.0): CIS 101, MATH 130, ACCT 200, BUS 295, ECON 201.
Graduation Requirements
To meet graduation requirements, students pursuing the Management: Human Resource Management BS in the College of Business earn a minimum grade point average of 2.0 ("C") in the total of all College of Business courses taken.
Transfer students must complete a minimum of 30 resident credits at the upper division (300-400) level in the College of Business at Minnesota State Mankato. Transfer students pursuing a major or minor in the College of Business must complete at least 50% (one-half) of their major or minor coursework at Minnesota State Mankato.