This minor is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in the skills and concepts needed to succeed in a consulting-oriented environment, as well as an introduction to a variety of possible contexts for consulting work. Consulting skills are essential work skills for many roles beyond the traditional management consultant. Many technical positions within firms demand that consultative skills be used within the firm even in early career positions (e.g., business analyst); in this respect, a consulting minor complements students’ technical training. Required courses cover the fundamentals of both management and strategy consulting, as well as a framework of consulting activities that can be applied to many types of consulting and consultative roles. Electives provide students an opportunity to gain deeper knowledge in a specific consulting skill and to explore a context in which they could apply their consulting knowledge.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified.
Students may only double-count one course in the minor toward their major, concentration, or another minor.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BUSN 3110 | The Consulting Environment | 4 |
| MGMT 4550 | Management Consulting in Organizations | 4 |
| or MGMT 3520 | Consulting Fundamentals and Frameworks | |
Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting Skills | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Consultation Skills | ||
| International Entrepreneurship and Innovation Consulting | ||
| Management Consulting Abroad | ||
| Turnaround Management | ||
| Negotiating in Business | ||
| Managing Organizational Change and Disruption | ||
| Project Management | ||
| The Management Practices of Great Organizations | ||
| Workforce Analytics | ||
| Strategic Analysis and Decision Making | ||
| Consulting Contexts | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Advisory Services and Emerging Accounting Systems | ||
| Strategic Cost Analysis for Decision Making | ||
| Database Design | ||
| Foundations of Cybersecurity | ||
| Foundations of Data Science | ||
| Engineering Project Management | ||
| Lean Design and Rapid Prototyping | ||
| Consulting Operations Growth in SMEs | ||
| Mergers and Acquisitions | ||
| Investment Banking | ||
| Introduction to Healthcare Systems Engineering | ||
| Logistics and Supply Chain Management | ||
| Facilities Planning and Material Handling | ||
| Healthcare Systems Modeling and Analysis | ||
| Data Mining for Engineering Applications | ||
| Competing to Win in Emerging Markets | ||
| Power and Influence | ||
| Healthcare Management, Innovation, and Design | ||
| Managing Human Capital | ||
| Marketing Management | ||
| Consumer Behavior | ||
| Pharmaceutical Industry | ||
| Business and Government | ||
GPA Requirement
2.000 GPA required in the minor