Minor in Services Science

The economies of most developed countries are dominated by services; even traditional manufacturing companies such as General Electric and IBM are adding high-value services to grow their businesses. Improving productivity in services often requires combining technical, social and business innovations. Effective combinations of these innovations often develop naturally together. Cross-disciplinary knowledge and skills relevant to services are becoming necessary for most college graduates.

The minor in Services Science aims to provide these skills by drawing together cross-disciplinary courses to understand services from management, economics, engineering and/or cognitive science perspectives.

Minimum Requirements1

  • MGMT 150 Services Science and Management
  • One upper-division MGMT-project course.
  • Three additional courses, one from each of the following areas (at least two must be upper-division):
    • Cognitive Sciences
    • Computer Sciences and Engineering
    • Economics

1 All requirements are for informational purposes only. Please consult the current UC Merced catalog, or your advisor for official requirements.