Management & Leadership Minor

Learn to lead, not just manage.

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About the Program

Become the leader every team needs. Add UMass Boston’s Management & Leadership Minor and build real leadership skills that employers fight for.

You’ll develop strengths in team leadership, organizational behavior, strategic decision-making, motivation, and how to build high-performing teams. Perfect for any major because no matter what you do, you’ll eventually need to lead people and projects.

This minor turns good students into confident, capable leaders who can step up, solve problems, and drive results. Future bosses, teams, and startup co-founders are looking for these skills.

Expand Your Studies

Current Undergraduate Students

The following criteria must be met to be accepted:

Complete MATH 134: Managerial Calculus
Complete one course in statistics (e.g., MATH 125, ECON 205, PSYCH 370, or SOCIOL 350)
Complete at least 12 credits at UMass Boston
Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.75 with no incomplete grades

Students will not be accepted into the minor if all requirements are not met.

Declare or Change Your Minor Information

Prospective Undergraduate Students

Apply for admission to UMass Boston by completing an application. Start by reviewing the first-year and transfer application pages for important information about requirements, deadlines, and application status checks.

Apply as a First-Year Student

Apply as a Transfer Student

Program Details

Curriculum

Students must complete seven courses (21 credits) to earn the Management & Leadership Minor. Courses cannot be taken on a pass/fail basis.

Current College of Management student? You may have already completed some of the required courses as part of your degree, which can count toward the minor.

Four Required Courses (12 credits)

BC 290 Professional Written Communication & Critical Analysis 3 credit(s)
MGT 303 Managing Organizations 3 credit(s)
MGT 331 Business Ethics 3 credit(s)
MGT 421 Management Practices 3 credit(s)

Three Electives (9 credits)

Choose three courses from the list below.

BC 295 Communication, Negotiation, & Conflict Interactions 3 credit(s)
BC 298 Presentation Skills for Business 3 credit(s)
ECON 336 Economic Development 3 credit(s)
GLBAFF 313 Regional Political Economy 3 credit(s)
MGT 330 Business Environments and Public Policy 3 credit(s)
MGT 350 Organizational Events Management 3 credit(s)
MGT 401 Introduction to Human Resource Management 3 credit(s)
MGT 431 The Legal Environment of Business 3 credit(s)
MGT 434 Managing Global Environments 3 credit(s)
MGT 450 Advanced Topics in Managing Organizations 3 credit(s)
MGT 478 Special Topics in Management 3 credit(s)
MGT 481L Introduction to Environmental Management & Clean Energy 3 credit(s)

It is highly recommended that any student considering or enrolled in the Management & Leadership Minor seek regular advising in the Academic and Career Engagement and Success Center or from an advisor in their college.

For more information on curriculum, including course descriptions and degree requirements, visit the Academic Catalog.

Completion Requirements

Good Standing in the Minor: To have the minor listed on the official transcript, students must maintain a 2.0 average in the minor and receive no more than one D in the minor. The minor must be completed in the College of Management. A maximum of six transfer credits (2 courses) may be applied toward completion. Students dismissed from the minor for academic reasons may not appeal the decision or be readmitted to the minor.

Contact

College of Management Undergraduate Programs
McCormack Hall, 5th Floor, Room 610
(617) 287-7760
upo@umb.edu