Master of Science in Management
The Master of Science in Management (MSM) Program provides a pathway for students who wish to acquire advanced management and leadership skills to either enter or advance their careers within the broad field of management.
The MSM Program is designed for business and non-business majors as well as skilled professionals looking to enhance and expand their business insight and expertise. The curriculum combines an overview of key management concepts, approaches and techniques and integrates industry specific elective courses in the business areas of Organizational Leadership, Business Analytics, Marketing Management, Strategic HR Management, and Quantitative & Digital Finance which are critical to today’s business environment. The overall goal of the program is to equip students with creative problem-solving skills, integrity and responsibility and a global perspective essential for personal and professional success.
Core Business Skills:
- Interpret the complexities of the business environment.
- Develop advanced skills in interpreting and utilizing information to make informed managerial decisions.
- Acquire a macro and global perspective of the interconnections related to economies and business.
- Construct a personalized communication plan in verbal and written communication formats.
MSM Learning Goals and Objectives
1. Business Proficiency
- 1.1 Business Literacy - The ability to comprehend and communicate key business terms.
- 1.2 Cross-Functional Interconnectivity - The ability to understand and apply how decisions in one functional area of a business may impact the performance in other functional areas.
- 1.3 Global Interconnectivity - The ability to understand the interconnectivity between business decisions and the global economy.
2. Professional Skills
- 2.1 Communication, Oral and Written - The ability to articulate and deliver a business proposal, recommendation, or analysis for a particular purpose in both a written document and in a presentation format.
- 2.2 Leadership - The ability to engage in the process of influencing others and facilitating their individual and collective efforts to accomplish shared objectives.
- 2.3 Teamwork - The ability to collaborate effectively with other team members to enhance the quality of the interaction, interdependencies, cooperation, and coordination of teams.
3. Knowledge Application
- 3.1 Problem Definition - The ability to identify a key problem in a business context.
- 3.2 Analyses - The ability to interpret and synthesize information and to draw reasoned conclusions.
- 3.3 Decision-Making - The ability to make choices among one or more alternatives with the intention of moving toward some desired state of affairs.
Program Requirements
Master of Science in Management on campus/hybrid:
with a Business undergraduate degree:
*The last intake for this program is Fall 2020.
The Master of Science in Management for business undergraduate majors is composed of 16 credit hours of core and 16 credit hours of electives for a total of 32 credit hours.
Core Courses: 16 credits
- GMGT 5130 - Professional Skills Credits: 2
- GMGT 5140 - Effective Managerial Communication Credits: 2
- GMGT 5230 - Applied Statistics for Business Insight Credits: 4
- GMGT 5920 - Leading Effective Teams Credits: 2
- GMGT 5930 - Leading Organizational Change Credits: 2
- GMGT 6290 - Competition, Innovation and Strategic Advantage Credits: 4
Elective Courses: 16 credits
Students can choose electives from the following:
- Any FIN 5050 level or higher (excluding FIN5050)
- Any MGT5000 level or higher
- Any MKT5000 level or higher (excluding MKT5050)
- DSA 5010 - Foundations of Data Management Credits: 4
- DSA 5020 - Foundations of Statistical Analysis Credits: 4
- DSA 5200 - Data Visualization Credits: 4
- GMGT 5150 - Financial Measurement Credits: 4
- GMGT 5220 - Responsibility & Integrity Credits: 4
- GMGT 5950 - Stakeholder Management Credits: 4
Student may also choose to pursue a concentration in one of the follow areas
- Quantitative and Digital Finance
- Organizational Leadership*
- Marketing Management
- Strategic Human Resource Management
Business Analytics
The Business Analytics concentration equips students with introductory knowledge and skills in extracting decision-guiding insights out of data, and synthesizing the resultant insights with related theoretical and experiential knowledge. Students are introduced to core elements of data management, preparation, analysis, visualization, and result interpretation and communication, in a theory and application context. This Business Analytics concentration is intended to serve as an immersive first step for students interested in developing general business analytic capabilities.
Requirements:
- DSA 5010 - Foundations of Data Management Credits: 4
- DSA 5020 - Foundations of Statistical Analysis Credits: 4
- DSA 5200 - Data Visualization: Credits 4
Marketing Management
The Marketing Management concentration provides students with a comprehensive and analytical understanding of how marketing impacts business decisions. Students will gain insight into the marketing function and will be exposed to core elements such as digital and social media marketing, marketing analytics and strategy and how aspects of marketing contribute to practices of management.
Requirements:
- MKT5310 - Innovation and Trends in Marketing Credits: 2
- MKT5320 - Digital Marketing Implementation & Optimization Credits: 2
- MKT4510 - Driving Business Success with Marketing Analytics Credits: 4
- MKT5560 - Marketing Management & Strategy Credits: 4
Organizational Leadership
The Organizational Leadership concentration offers a dual focused management approach that combines theories and strategies around managing individuals while encompassing what is best for an organization as a whole. Through the concentration in organizational leadership, students are exposed to core elements of leadership such as ethics, motivation, creativity, vision, teamwork, managing teams, leading organizations through change, and understanding and managing stakeholders. Students develop a strong foundation in strategic business practices that keep organizations moving forward, and learn how to integrate best practices to increase employee engagement, retention and productivity.
Requirements:
- GMGT 5220 - Responsibility & Integrity Credits: 4
- GMGT 5950 - Stakeholder Management Credits: 4
Choose two of the following:
- GMGT 5920 - Leading Effective Teams Credits: 2
- GMGT 5930 - Leading Organizational Change Credits: 2
- GMGT 5940 - Leading Creativity & Innovation Credits: 2
Quantitative and Digital Finance
Understanding and comprehending the language of finance and business performance is essential for professionals at any level within an organization. By completing the Quantitative & Digital Finance concentration, students are introduced to topics such as quant and factor investing, corporate finance and other innovative trends in the finance industry. The skills acquired will equip students to make sound financial decisions that affect individual organizations and society as a whole.
Requirements:
- FIN5410 - Corporate Finance and Valuation Credits: 4
- FIN5420 - Trends and Innovation in Finance Credits: 4
- FIN5430 - Quant and Factor Investing Credits: 4
Strategic Human Resource Management
With a Strategic Human Resource Management concentration, students will examine the critical role of achieving an organization’s strategic objectives as they relate to human capital. Students will gain deep knowledge of topics related to negotiations, conflict resolution, maximizing organizational performance, and using analytics to make informed decisions in a diverse workplace. This concentration is excellent preparation for a career in human resources.
Requirements:
- MGT5340 - Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Credits: 2
- MGT5350 - Diversity and Inclusion Credits: 2
- MGT5410 - Human Resource Analytics Credits: 4
- MGT5420 - Aligning Strategy, People and Performance Credits: 4
Master of Science in Management on campus/hybrid
with a undergraduate degree outside of Business:
*The last intake for this program is Fall 2020.
The Master of Science in Management for non-business majors is composed of 32 credit hours of core courses.
Core Courses: 32 credits
- GMGT 5100 - Management Planning and Control Credits: 4
- GMGT 5230 - Applied Statistics for Business Insight Credits: 4
- GMGT 5130 - Professional Skills Credits: 2
- GMGT 5140 - Effective Managerial Communication Credits: 2
- GMGT 5150 - Financial Measurement Credits: 4
- GMGT 5160 - Marketing Management Credits: 4
- GMGT 5220 - Responsibility and Integrity Credits: 4
- GMGT 5920 - Leading Effective Teams Credits: 2
- GMGT 5930 - Leading Organizational Change Credits: 2
- GMGT 6290 - Competition, Innovation and Strategic Advantage Credits: 4
Master of Science in Management, Online
with a Business undergraduate degree: Launched Sept. 2019
The Master of Science in Management online for business undergraduate majors is composed of 12 credit hours of core and 20 credit hours of electives for a total of 32 credit hours.
Core Courses: 12 credits
- GMGT 5130 - Professional Skills Credits: 2
- GMGT 5140 - Effective Managerial Communication Credits: 2
- GMGT 5230 - Applied Statistics for Business Insight Credits: 4
- GMGT 6290 - Competition, Innovation and Strategic Advantage Credits: 4
Elective Courses: 20 credits
Students can choose electives from the following:
- Any FIN5000 level or higher (excluding FIN5050)
- Any MGT5000 level or higher
- Any MKT5000 level or higher (excluding MKT5050)
- DSA 5010 - Foundations of Data Management Credits: 4
- DSA 5020 - Foundations of Statistical Analysis Credits: 4
- DSA 5200 - Data Visualization Credits: 4
- GMGT 5220 - Responsibility & Integrity Credits: 4
- GMGT 5920 - Leading Effective Teams Credits: 2
- GMGT 5930 - Leading Organizational Change Credits: 2
- GMGT 5940 - Leading Creativity & Innovation Credits: 2
- GMGT 5950 - Stakeholder Management Credits: 4
Student may also choose to pursue a concentration in one of the follow areas:
- Quantitative and Digital Finance
- Organizational Leadership*
- Marketing Management
- Strategic Human Resource Management
Business Analytics
The Business Analytics concentration equips students with introductory knowledge and skills in extracting decision-guiding insights out of data, and synthesizing the resultant insights with related theoretical and experiential knowledge. Students are introduced to core elements of data management, preparation, analysis, visualization, and result interpretation and communication, in a theory and application context. This Business Analytics concentration is intended to serve as an immersive first step for students interested in developing general business analytics capabilities.
Requirements:
- DSA 5010 - Foundations of Data Management Credits: 4
- DSA 5020 - Foundations of Statistical Analysis Credits: 4
- DSA 5200 - Data Visualization: Credits 4
Marketing Management
The Marketing Management concentration provides students with a comprehensive and analytical understanding of how marketing impacts business decisions. Students will gain insight into the marketing function and will be exposed to core elements such as digital and social media marketing, marketing analytics and strategy and how aspects of marketing contribute to practices of management.
Requirements:
- MKT5310 - Innovation and Trends in Marketing Credits: 2
- MKT5320 - Digital Marketing Implementation & Optimization Credits: 2
- MKT4510 - Driving Business Success with Marketing Analytics Credits: 4
- MKT5560 - Marketing Management & Strategy Credits: 4
Organizational Leadership
The Organizational Leadership concentration offers a dual focused management approach that combines theories and strategies around managing individuals while encompassing what is best for an organization as a whole. Through the concentration in organizational leadership, students are exposed to core elements of leadership such as ethics, motivation, creativity, vision, teamwork, managing teams, leading organizations through change, and understanding and managing stakeholders. Students develop a strong foundation in strategic business practices that keep organizations moving forward, and learn how to integrate best practices to increase employee engagement, retention and productivity.
Requirements:
- GMGT 5220 - Responsibility & Integrity Credits: 4
- GMGT 5950 - Stakeholder Management Credits: 4
Choose two of the following:
- GMGT 5920 - Leading Effective Teams Credits: 2
- GMGT 5930 - Leading Organizational Change Credits: 2
- GMGT 5940 - Leading Creativity & Innovation Credits: 2
Quantitative and Digital Finance
Understanding and comprehending the language of finance and business performance is essential for professionals at any level within an organization. By completing the Quantitative & Digital Finance concentration, students are introduced to topics such as quant and factor investing, corporate finance and other innovative trends in the finance industry. The skills acquired will equip students to make sound financial decisions that affect individual organizations and society as a whole.
Requirements:
- FIN5410 - Corporate Finance and Valuation Credits: 4
- FIN5420 - Trends and Innovation in Finance Credits: 4
- FIN5430 - Quant and Factor Investing Credits: 4
Strategic Human Resource Management
With a Strategic Human Resource Management concentration, students will examine the critical role of achieving an organization’s strategic objectives as they relate to human capital. Students will gain deep knowledge of topics related to negotiations, conflict resolution, maximizing organizational performance, and using analytics to make informed decisions in a diverse workplace. This concentration is excellent preparation for a career in human resources.
Requirements:
- MGT5340 - Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Credits: 2
- MGT5350 - Diversity and Inclusion Credits: 2
- MGT5410 - Human Resource Analytics Credits: 4
- MGT5420 - Aligning Strategy, People and Performance Credits: 4
Master of Science in Management, Online
with a undergraduate degree outside of Business: Launched Sept. 2019
The Master of Science in Management online for non-business undergraduate majors is composed of 20 credit hours of core and 12 credit hours of electives for a total of 32 credit hours.
Core Courses: 20 credits
- FIN 5050 - Finance Concepts Credits: 2
- GACC 5050 - Foundations of Accounting Credits: 4
- GMGT 5130 - Professional Skills Credits: 2
- GMGT 5140 - Effective Managerial Communication Credits: 2
- GMGT 5230 - Applied Statistics for Business Insight Credits: 4
- GMGT 6290 - Competition, Innovation and Strategic Advantage Credits: 4
- MKT 5050 - Concepts of Marketing Credits: 2
Elective Courses: 12 credits
Students can choose open electives from the following:
- Any FIN 5000 level or higher
- Any MGT 5000 level or higher
- Any MKT 5000 level or higher
- DSA 5010 - Foundations of Data Management Credits: 4
- DSA 5020 - Foundations of Statistical Analysis Credits: 4
- DSA 5200 - Data Visualization Credits: 4
- GMGT 5220 - Responsibility & Integrity Credits: 4
- GMGT 5920 - Leading Effective Teams Credits: 2
- GMGT 5930 - Leading Organizational Change Credits: 2
- GMGT 5940 - Leading Creativity & Innovation Credits: 2
- GMGT 5950 - Stakeholder Management Credits: 4
Student may also choose to pursue a concentration in one of the follow areas:
- Quantitative and Digital Finance
- Organizational Leadership*
- Marketing Management
- Strategic Human Resource Management
Business Analytics
The Business Analytics concentration equips students with introductory knowledge and skills in extracting decision-guiding insights out of data, and synthesizing the resultant insights with related theoretical and experiential knowledge. Students are introduced to core elements of data management, preparation, analysis, visualization, and result interpretation and communication, in a theory and application context. This Business Analytics concentration is intended to serve as an immersive first step for students interested in developing general business analytic capabilities.
Requirements:
- DSA 5010 - Foundations of Data Management Credits: 4
- DSA 5020 - Foundations of Statistical Analysis Credits: 4
- DSA 5200 - Data Visualization: Credits 4
Marketing Management
The Marketing Management concentration provides students with a comprehensive and analytical understanding of how marketing impacts business decisions. Students will gain insight into the marketing function and will be exposed to core elements such as digital and social media marketing, marketing analytics and strategy and how aspects of marketing contribute to practices of management.
Requirements:
- MKT5310 - Innovation and Trends in Marketing Credits: 2
- MKT5320 - Digital Marketing Implementation & Optimization Credits: 2
- MKT4510 - Driving Business Success with Marketing Analytics Credits: 4
- MKT5560 - Marketing Management & Strategy Credits: 4
Organizational Leadership
The Organizational Leadership concentration offers a dual focused management approach that combines theories and strategies around managing individuals while encompassing what is best for an organization as a whole. Through the concentration in organizational leadership, students are exposed to core elements of leadership such as ethics, motivation, creativity, vision, teamwork, managing teams, leading organizations through change, and understanding and managing stakeholders. Students develop a strong foundation in strategic business practices that keep organizations moving forward, and learn how to integrate best practices to increase employee engagement, retention and productivity.
Requirements:
- GMGT 5220 - Responsibility & Integrity Credits: 4
- GMGT 5950 - Stakeholder Management Credits: 4
Choose two of the following:
- GMGT 5920 - Leading Effective Teams Credits: 2
- GMGT 5930 - Leading Organizational Change Credits: 2
- GMGT 5940 - Leading Creativity & Innovation Credits: 2
Quantitative and Digital Finance
Understanding and comprehending the language of finance and business performance is essential for professionals at any level within an organization. By completing the Quantitative & Digital Finance concentration, students are introduced to topics such as quant and factor investing, corporate finance and other innovative trends in the finance industry. The skills acquired will equip students to make sound financial decisions that affect individual organizations and society as a whole.
Requirements:
- FIN5410 - Corporate Finance and Valuation Credits: 4
- FIN5420 - Trends and Innovation in Finance Credits: 4
- FIN5430 - Quant and Factor Investing Credits: 4
Strategic Human Resource Management
With a Strategic Human Resource Management concentration, students will examine the critical role of achieving an organization’s strategic objectives as they relate to human capital. Students will gain deep knowledge of topics related to negotiations, conflict resolution, maximizing organizational performance, and using analytics to make informed decisions in a diverse workplace. This concentration is excellent preparation for a career in human resources.
Requirements:
- MGT5340 - Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Credits: 2
- MGT5350 - Diversity and Inclusion Credits: 2
- MGT5410 - Human Resource Analytics Credits: 4
- MGT5420 - Aligning Strategy, People and Performance Credits: 4
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