The Lally School of Management & Technology

 
The Lally School also offers undergraduate minor programs for management students and Rensselaer students majoring in other fields. Lally students may pursue a minor outside of the management school. Management majors typically use electives in their program for minor course work in complementary fields such as communications, computer science, economics, industrial and management engineering, or psychology. Students can elect to pursue interests in any Rensselaer school.

The following minors are offered by the Lally School and require a minimum of 16 credit hours. Each student’s designated minor adviser can approve course substitutions to meet individual student needs.

Management and Technology Minor

The minor in management and technology usually consists of the following four courses:

• Restricted Elective (see minor adviser)

• MGMT 1100 - Introduction to Management Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 2300 - Fundamentals of Accounting for Decision Making Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 2320 - Managerial Finance Credit Hours: 4

Marketing Minor

The minor in marketing usually consists of the following four courses:

• MGMT 1100 - Introduction to Management Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 4430 - Marketing Principles Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 4470 - Marketing Research Credit Hours: 4 [Prerequisite: MGMT 2100]

And one of:

• MGMT 4460 - Consumer Behavior and Product Design Credit Hours: 4

or

• MGMT 4490 - Advertising Strategy and Promotions Credit Hours: 4

Technological Entrepreneurship Minor

The minor in technological entrepreneurship usually consists of the following four courses:

• MGMT 1100 - Introduction to Management Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 4510 - Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 4520 - Introduction to Technological Entrepreneurship Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 4530 - Starting Up a New Venture Credit Hours: 4

Financial Technology Minor

The minor in financial technology usually consists of the following four courses:

• MGMT 2300 - Fundamentals of Accounting for Decision Making Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 2320 - Managerial Finance Credit Hours: 4

Plus any two of these:

• MGMT 4310 - Financial Trading and Investing Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 4320 - Investments I Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 4340 - Advanced Corporate Finance Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 4370 - Risk Management Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 4380 - Derivatives Markets Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 4540 - Venture Capital Finance Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 4962 Financial Markets and Institutions Credit Hours: 4
• MGMT 4xxx Financial Statement Analysis Credit Hours: 4