Minor in Retail and Services Management
The Retail and Services Management Minor delivers the fundamentals necessary for understanding the core elements of the retail business. The Minor will also help students gain an understanding of the fundamental importance of managing customer relations and customer satisfaction in an increasingly competitive retail environment.
The core courses include courses in retail consumer insight, service quality management, visual merchandising and planning, retail logistics, and retail buying process. Other courses allow the student to increase their knowledge of areas such as franchising, design, commerce and culture, international retail markets, relationship marketing, advanced buying process and multi-channel retailing.
Administered by: Ted Rogers School of Retail Management
Exclusions: This minor is not available to students in the following programs:
To receive this Minor, students must complete six (6) courses from the following curriculum:
Required course (1):
RMG 200 | Intro to Retail and Services Management |
Plus a minimum of two (2) to a maximum of three (3) courses from the following:
RMG 302 | Retail Consumer Insight |
(or MKT 400 Understanding Consumers and the New Media) | |
RMG 303 | Managing the Retail Workplace |
(or HTH 102* Service and Professionalism) | |
RMG 400 | Merchandise Buying and Planning I |
RMG 434 | Intro to Logistics and Supply Chain Mgmt |
RMG 452 | Visual Merchandising and Space Planning |
Plus a minimum of two (2) to a maximum of three (3) courses from the following:
RMG 902 | Franchising |
RMG 905 | Design, Commerce and Culture |
RMG 906 | International Retail Markets |
RMG 907 | Relationship Marketing |
RMG 909 | Advanced Buying Process II |
RMG 910 | Omni-Channel Retailing |
RMG 911 | Retail Sales Management |
RMG 913 | Retail Private Label |
RMG 914 | Sector Studies |
RMG 920 | Retail Industry Spotlight |
RMG 922 | Retailing 2.0: Social Media Marketing |
Please see (PDF file) Senate Policy 2, Section 7.4 for further information about Minors.