The strategy minor is open to undergraduate business students with any major or concentration. The curriculum develops students' ability to assume the role of a general manager and to think constructively about the strategic focus and direction of an organization, as well as its relative competitive strengths and weaknesses.

Broad topics include the appropriate criteria and processes for general management decision making, especially under conditions of uncertainty; strategies a firm can follow in order to gain competitive advantage when entering into, competing within, and exiting from individual markets and how these strategies interact when the firm competes in several markets; and the optimal boundaries of the firm—the advantages and disadvantages its unique history and resources give it.

The strategy minor may be of particular interest for students who plan to pursue careers in general management, management consulting, new venture management, venture capital, corporate planning, and investment banking.

This interdisciplinary minor is open to business majors only.

Strategy Minor Curriculum

Below you will find a sample curriculum for the Undergraduate Minor in Strategy. You can find the full set of Strategy Minor requirements in Northeastern's Course Catalog. Please consult the Course Catalog appropriate to your class year and your academic advisor to ensure your coursework is on track.

Requirements

You must complete one of the following:

STRT 4501. Strategy in Action. 4 Hours.

Provides for the integration and application of administrative theory, knowledge, skills, and experiences for effective strategic performance in an organization. Offers students an opportunity to acquire a better understanding of the relevance and limitations of business and management concepts and techniques when making and implementing strategic decisions.

INTB 4202. Executing Global Strategy. 4 Hours.

Emphasizes global strategy and execution as well as the leadership requirements necessary to execute global strategy. Offers a capstone, “big picture” course that draws on and integrates all business fields and presents a global manager's perspective. Uses the knowledge acquired in core courses—such as finance, accounting, operations, marketing, and organizational behavior—along with their international dimensions, to study how global managers reach strategic management decisions for the firm and its role in society. Offers students an opportunity to review and revise their professional development plans (PDPs) following their return from the expatriate experience and begin to develop post–Northeastern PDPs.

Electives

Complete three of the following:

ENTR 4225Growth, Acquisitions, and Alliances
ENTR 3305Business Model Innovation for Entrepreneurs
ENTR 2414Social Responsibility of Business in an Age of Inequality
FINA 4420Mergers and Acquisitions
INTB 2501Competing to Win in Emerging Markets
MKTG 3301Marketing Management
MGMT 4310The Management Practices of Great Organizations
MGMT 4550Management Consulting in Organizations
or BUSN 3110The Consulting Environment
SCHM 4401Advanced Problems in Supply Chain Management
STRT 4301Strategic Analysis and Decision Making

Interested? Next Steps

To declare a minor in the D'Amore-McKim School of Business, including as part of the BS in Business Administration and the BS in International Business, students should complete the online minor registration form:

Students will be required to log in using their MyNortheastern credentials. Once the form has been submitted, the student will receive a confirmation email to their Northeastern email account and the student record will be updated within 10-14 business days.

To declare a minor, students must have a 2.0 GPA and be a full-time undergraduate student at Northeastern. To graduate with the minor, students must attain a 2.0 GPA in the courses taken for the minor. No classes for the minor may be taken for a pass/fail grade. The minor is posted on the official transcript within one month of graduation.

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