John Gokongwei School of Management offers minor degree programs that allow students to specialize in their selected functional areas. The minor degree programs include Decision Science, Enterprise Development, Financial Management, Information Technology Management, International Business, Marketing, Project Management, Strategic Human Resource Management, and Sustainability.
Finance and Accounting Department
Minor
Program Description
Financial Management
The Minor in Financial Management is intended to provide depth and additional exposure to students who wish to pursue careers in corporate finance, investment, or banking with an in-depth exposure to Finance and Accounting.
Leadership and Strategy Department
Minor
Program Description
International Business
The Minor in International Business provides an overview of the nature and intricacies of international business through course work in regional- and global-oriented courses in Marketing, Strategy, Finance, Economics, Law, and Culture. The program introduces students to transnational and cross-cultural tools and skills needed to successfully conduct business in an increasingly international setting toward developing a competent global executive.
Strategic Human Resource Management
The Minor in Strategic Human Resource Management is designed to fully understand the multiple roles and responsibilities of the HR professional in today’s world in the management of the firm’s infrastructure, employee contribution, and transformation and change. The program aims to develop and enhance the skills required of competent HR professionals including strategic, creative, and systems thinking approaches to human resource capital management, and leadership skills in all four levels - personal, interpersonal, managerial and organizational, and multidisciplinary capabilities in the management of 21st century
organizations.
Sustainability
The Minor in Sustainability is designed to equip students as organizations transition towards sustainable models. Graduates will be able to analyze problems and issues using the perspectives of systems thinking and sustainable development, particularly as they are applied to environment management and disaster risk reduction; develop multi- and interdisciplinary solutions to issues such as inclusive development, corporate sustainability, governance, and sustainable mobility; and develop tools and competencies that may be required by new situations and contexts.
Management
The Minor in Management is for non-JGSOM students who would like to gain a working knowledge of the core management disciplines that can help them more effectively manage any organization. The minor degree program prepares Ateneo graduates for holding positions of responsibility within organizations. They can more effectively manage teams and organizations that they lead through formal training in the various functional areas of management.
Marketing and Law Department
Minor
Program Description
Marketing
The Minor in Marketing provides interested students with a structured and coherent program of study in marketing. It aims to equip students with a comprehensive understanding in areas such as advertising, market research, consumer behavior, data analytics, and strategic marketing.
Quantitative Methods and Information Technology Department
Minor
Program Description
Decision Science
The Minor in Decision Science provides students with tools for improving the quality of decisions and managing decision-making at the individual and corporate level. Students will have a foundational knowledge of how decisions are made from a qualitative and quantitative perspective, and the theoretical and methodological foundations for dealing with complex problems.
Information Technology Management
The Minor in Information Technology Management equips students with the knowledge and skills necessary in identifying and managing information technology solutions to help attain business objectives. It includes courses covering IT infrastructure and business applications, technology planning, and information resource planning. Students will have a foundational knowledge of how IT in managed in an organization and how it can help organizations gain a competitive advantage.
Project Management
The Minor in Project Management provides the coverage of both the technical and social aspects of managing projects. It likewise provides an avenue for students to apply the tools and techniques in managing scope, time, quality and resources. Students will have the basic knowledge and skills necessary to manage a project.
