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Management Minors for Non-Management Students

The Minors for non-management students are currently under revision and we may have an updated curriculum for Fall 2023.

Application deadline: June 1 (applications are closed at this time)

The Faculty of Management has four Minors (for non-management students) that allow undergraduates to develop a variety of managerial skills that will serve them throughout their chosen careers.

Students may only apply if they have completed 8 courses at McGill - this includes in-progress Winter term courses. Students may not switch minors once they have been accepted. 

Minors Historical Cut-Offs CGPA cut-off Fall 2021 CGPA cut-off Fall 2022
Minor in Finance 3.9 3.75
Minor in Management 3.8 3.7
Minor in Marketing 3.6 3.6
Minor in Operations Management 3.3 3.3

Admission Requirements

  • Minors have limited enrolment.
  • Applicants must have completed a minimum of 8 courses (24 graded credits) before applying for a minor. You may only apply once your Winter grades are all in.
  • Applicants must have a minimum CGPA of 3.00 (this does not guarantee acceptance). 
  • Law students: we are aware of your grading standards and it will be taken into consideration during our review process
  • Education students: B.A. Education students in Major in Education in Global Contexts may apply to Minor in Management ONLY. Students in B.Ed. may not apply to Management minors.
  • All students should consult with their faculty or departmental advisor before applying, to ensure that they are meeting their faculty rules and restrictions concerning the maximum number of credits taken outside of their faculty.
  • Doing management courses prior to admission will not have any influence on your application.
  • May not be pursuing or have completed a Minor in Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Management, or Entrepreneurship (for Non-Management students).
  • Students entering U3 or their final year will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis as it may be difficult to finish the minor before graduation. 

Deadline

  • Minor Applications are due by June 1, replies should start going out in July - early responses are not given.
  • Students will be informed via their McGill email address concerning their application (replies might come as late as August).
  • Once you are accepted in the Minor, we will help you get into any courses you would need to ensure you are not delaying graduation.

About the Minor

  • All Minors are composed of 18 credits of Management courses.
  • If you take courses towards a minor prior to being accepted - they will count towards the minor. 
  • 6 credits maximum that can be transferred from any institution other than McGill University (exchange, study away, etc). Please consult with the BCom office. 
  • All Minors for Non-Management Students require an application.
  • Courses for Minors must be passed with grades of C or better.
  • Students pursuing a Joint Honours Economics Finance or Accounting may not pursue any of the minors in management.
  • Courses for Minors cannot be taken under the Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option.
  • Students can only pursue ONE of the Minors offered by the Faculty of Management.
  • Courses done through the School of Continuing studies will not be allowed to count for their minor.
  • Students who take an equivalent statistics course in another faculty may not count those credits towards any minor even if the equivalent statistics course(s) permits moving on to other courses.

For any questions please contact the BCom office. 

Minors

Management | Finance | Marketing | Operations Management

Minor in Management (18 credits)

List A (3 credits) 

  • MGCR 211 Intro to Financial Accounting 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MGCR 341 Introduction to Finance 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

    *

List B (9 credits) 

  • MGCR 222 Intro to Org Behaviour 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MGCR 271 Business Statistics 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

    **
  • MGCR 293 Managerial Economics 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

    +
  • MGCR 331 Information Technology Mgmt 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MGCR 352 Principles of Marketing 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MGCR 382 International Business 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MGCR 472 Operations Management 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

    *

List C (0-6 credits) 

  • 0-6 credits from any 300- or 400-level management courses for which prerequisites have been met. This includes course codes beginning with, ACCT, BUSA, FINE, INDR, INSY, MGCR, MGPO, MGSC, MRKT, ORGB, RETL.
* Prerequisite: MGCR 271 Business Statistics or another equivalent statistics course approved by the BCom Program adviser. Students should select their statistics course only after consulting Course Overlap Faculty of Arts and Science to avoid overlapping statistics courses.
** Prerequisite: MATH 122 or MATH 140 & MATH 123 or MATH 133.
+ B.A. Economics Majors or Minors in Economics may not take this course for credit.

Minor in Finance (18 credits)

Required Courses (9 credits) 

  • MGCR 341 Introduction to Finance 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

    *
  • FINE 342 Corporate Finance 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • FINE 441 Investment Management 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

Complementary Courses (9 credits) 

  • Chosen from 300, 400 or 500-level FINE courses.
* Prerequisite: MGCR 271 Business Statistics or another equivalent statistics course approved by the BCom Program adviser. Students should select their statistics course only after consulting Course Overlap Faculty of Arts and Science to avoid overlapping statistics courses.

Minor in Marketing (18 credits)

Required Courses (9 Credits)

  • MGCR 352 Principles of Marketing 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MRKT 354 Marketing Strategy 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MRKT 451 Marketing Research 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

    *

Complementary Courses (9 credits)

  • MGCR 271 Business Statistics 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MRKT 355 Services Marketing 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MRKT 357 Marketing Planning 1 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MRKT 365 New Products 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MRKT 438 Brand Management 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MRKT 440 Marketing Analytics 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MRKT 452 Consumer Behaviour 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MRKT 453 Advertising and Media 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MRKT 455 Sales Management 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MRKT 459 Retail Management 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MRKT 483 International Marketing Mgmt 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • Or other appropriate 300 or 400-level MRKT courses.
* Prerequisite: MGCR 271 Business Statistics or another equivalent statistics course approved by the BCom Program adviser. Students should select their statistics course only after consulting Course Overlap Faculty of Arts and Science to avoid overlapping statistics courses. 

Minor in Operations Management (18 credits)

Required Courses (6 Credits)

  • MGCR 472 Operations Management 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

    *
  • MGSC 373 Operations Research 1 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

Complementary Courses (12 credits)

  • MGCR 271 Business Statistics 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MGSC 402 Operations Strategy 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MGSC 403 Intro to Logistics Management 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MGSC 405 Quality Management 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MGSC 415 Supplier Management 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MGSC 416 Data-DrivenModelsforOpsAnalyt 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

    (New Winter 2023)
  • MGSC 431 Operations&Supply Chain Anal 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MGSC 434 Topics in Operations Mgmt 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MGSC 479 Applied Optimization 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MGSC 488 Sustainability and Operations 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

    (New Winter 2023)
  • MGSC 575 ApplTimeSeriesAnalyMngrlFrcstg 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MGSC 578 Simulation of Mgmt Systems 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • Or other appropriate 300- or 400-level MGSC courses with the approval of the program adviser. Special permission is need for any MGSC Business Analytics course.
* Prerequisite: MGCR 271 Business Statistics or another equivalent statistics course approved by the BCom Program adviser. Students should select their statistics course only after consulting Course Overlap Faculty of Arts and Science to avoid overlapping statistics courses.

 

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