Minor in Not-for-Profit Management
Not-for-Profit Management Minor
Management
Deana Raffo, Advisor
Open to all majors at the University, the Not-for-Profit Management minor consists of 15 hours and offers fundamental business knowledge and skills important to advancement and success in the Not-for-Profit sector. A 2.00 GPA is required, and three hours must be upper-division taken at MTSU.
Required Courses (9 hours)
- MGMT 3610 - Principles of Management 3 credit hours
MGMT 3610 - Principles of Management
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Junior standing. Concepts of the management functions of planning, organizing, and controlling with an emphasis on behavioral science concepts as applied to managing people in organizations.
- MGMT 4000 - Not-for-Profit Management 3 credit hours
MGMT 4000 - Not-for-Profit Management
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: MGMT 3610; junior or senior standing; and admission to the College of Business. Explores management theories and practices that impact effective management of organizations in the not-for-profit sector. Topics include nonprofit management as a profession, governing boards, leading nonprofit staff, volunteer management, nonprofit marketing issues, nonprofit financial issues, and social purpose nonprofits.
MGMT 4030 - Not-for-Profit Strategic Decision Making and Program Evaluation
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: MGMT 3610; junior or senior standing; admission into the College of Business. Focuses on essential management functions of short- and long-term strategic decision-making and performance evaluation of not-for-profit organizations. Topics include accountability and performance measurement, collective impact, long-term planning, grant writing, collaborations and partnerships, and fundraising.
- MGMT 3640 - Managing Key Performance Indicators 3 credit hours
MGMT 3640 - Managing Key Performance Indicators
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: BIA 2610 or MATH 1530; junior standing; and admission to the College of Business. Focuses on development and use of common Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as a method to monitor and manage business performance. Spreadsheet software will be utilized to analyze, summarize, and present management metrics. Management metrics covered includes financial, customer, employee, and operational and supply chain perspectives.
Electives (6 hours)
Financial (3 hours)
- ACTG 2110 - Principles of Accounting I 3 credit hours (Business core)
ACTG 2110 - Principles of Accounting I
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: A college-level math course; ENGL 1010; sophomore standing. Financial accounting for proprietorships with emphasis on the accounting cycle for service and merchandising organizations. Additional topics include accounting for receivables; inventories; property, plant, and equipment; and current liabilities. (Not open to students with credit in ACTG 3000.) [Same as TBR Community Colleges ACCT 1010.]
- ACTG 3000 - Survey of Accounting for General Business 3 credit hours (Non-Accounting majors)
ACTG 3000 - Survey of Accounting for General Business
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: A college-level math course; ENGL 1010; sophomore standing. Accounting cycle given minor emphasis; financial statement analysis and managerial uses of accounting given major emphasis. May be used for general business minors or M.B.A. candidates who have had no previous accounting courses. (Not open to Accounting majors and students with credit in ACTG 2110 and ACTG 2120.)
- FIN 3000 - Survey of Finance 3 credit hours (Non-business major)
FIN 3000 - Survey of Finance
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Junior standing. Will not substitute for FIN 3010. An overview of the fundamental concepts and tools for financial decision making within a business firm. (Not open to business majors.)
- FIN 3010 - Principles of Corporate Finance 3 credit hours (Business core)
FIN 3010 - Principles of Corporate Finance
3 credit hours
Prerequisite: Junior standing. Theory of corporate finance, emphasizing wealth creation, valuation, risk, capital budgeting, and cost of capital.
Leadership (3 hours)
- LEAD 3010 - Leadership Skills and Development 3 credit hours
LEAD 3010 - Leadership Skills and Development
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Junior standing; admission into the College of Business. Focuses on individual leadership development. Emphasis on leadership practices and skill development.
- MGMT 4200 - Leadership in Organizations 3 credit hours
MGMT 4200 - Leadership in Organizations
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Junior standing; admission to the College of Business. Explores the entire leadership process through comprehensive considerations of key leader, follower, and contextual factors. Topics include individual leader traits and behaviors, the leader-follower relationship, leaders' roles in shaping organizational culture, and ethical leadership. Encourages students to be reflective of their current leadership capabilities and of opportunities for growth.
