Minor in Contract Management ---- 24 Units for Bus. Concentrations & 60 for Non-Bus. Majors
--Not Open to Finance, Real Estate and Law Concentration--
 
Every profession, business, government unit, engineering, social or entertainment group has at one time or another a definite obligation to perform a service or produce an end physical product. These same entities may also have the obligation to purchase, procure, or acquire similar offerings from those persons or firms within our free enterprise system. These obligations are executed through a document identified as a "contract," which may range from a simple oral understanding to an involved document consisting of several thousand pages. The person who sees to the execution or the completion of this contract is a contract manager. Defense and aerospace firms, athletes and entertainers, labor unions, health care professionals and all aspects of business are involved in these contract activities. All aspects of contract management are covered in this minor. Simply put, contracts affect and are the "game rules" of every business venture. Therefore, the knowledge of how a contract is created and the ability to understand and effectively negotiate its terms is crucial in today's business environment. Such knowledge can be a deciding factor between a successful business venture and a failure. In addition, the study of contracts provides an excellent foundation for students pursuing a legal career.

Both business and non-business students can increase their knowledge and marketability in the job market by obtaining a minor in the CONTRACT MANAGEMENT. Also, many students have been able to obtain paid internships and full time employment as a result of completing the MINOR IN CONTRACT MANAGEMENT.

These courses are part of a new trend to professionalism in the procurement, supply management and acquisition field. Any student in any school can master the special know-how of this minor.
PREREQUISITE COURSES UNITS
FRL 201 Legal Environment of Business Transactions
4
  4
REQUIRED COURSES
FRL 325 Contract Administration
4
FRL 326 Contract Aspects of the Uniform Commercial Code
4
FRL 327 Contract Case Study
4
FRL 328 Contract Cost/Price Techniques-Negotiation *
4
FRL 419 Legal Environment of Marketing
4
TOM 434 Purchasing Management
4
  Minimum total units for Contracts Management Minor 24 
* FRL 300/301 prerequisites
Approval of your Contract Management Minor may be obtained from one of the Advisors:
Faculty Name Office Phone
Prof. John B. Wyatt, III Building 66, Room 222 (909) 869-2407
Prof. Robert J. Enders Building 66, Room 210 (909) 869-2397
 
Rev. 3/10/04