Minimum number of credits required to complete the program: 33
Minimum cumulative GPA required: 3.0
School: School of Engineering and Computational Sciences
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The M.S. in Product Management program addresses areas such as product innovation, design, scheduling, marketing, data science, leadership, finance and engineering management principles. The curriculum is designed to help students prepare to become tomorrow’s leaders by building on their existing knowledge, plus a combination of critical skill sets that are important in establishing inter-departmental relationships, driving innovation and building business strategy.
The M.S. Product Management offers four stackable certificates, and four concentration tracks to allow students to develop specialized skill sets for unique industry situations: Life Sciences, Digital Products (Software, Web, Mobile), Complex Technology Products and Lean Six Sigma.
Admission Requirements
In addition to the College’s requirements, including English proficiency test scores if necessary, applicants must hold a B.S. degree in a science, engineering, technology, mathematics, business or a closely related field from an accredited college or university. Submitting a GMAT or GRE score is optional. Two years of related work experience is highly desirable. Merrimack undergraduate seniors will be allowed to take classes through the Double Warrior program if they have relevant internship experience. Non-Merrimack applicants with less than two years of work experience will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, with close attention paid to the strength of their undergraduate academic program and any internship or professional experience. It should be noted that applicants with extensive industry experience have reduced GPA expectations under these requirements.
Transfer of Credit from other Institutions
Students may transfer in up to two (three or four credit hour) approved graduate courses from a separate institution. These transfer credits may reduce the required total credits required based on the courses they replace. For additional information on transfer credit, see transfer policies in the graduate academic catalog.
Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- New product planning and execution
- Conceptualize, plan, manage, execute and launch new products and services to meet market and business needs.
- 5-Ps market strategy development
- Utilize product definition, positioning strategy, pricing strategy, placement strategy and promotion strategy to meet market and financial objectives for a business.
- Presentation and communication skills
- Refine presentation and communication skills for effective product management.
- Digital literacy and analytics skills
- Develop foundational data science and analytics skills to support effective product management decision-making, including data visualization, data governance, database management and statistical analysis.
- Promote success in technology-focused industries
- Hone general management skills to support interactions with the extended product team.
- Unique, industry sector skill sets
- Apply industry sector skill sets (life sciences; software/web/mobile, complex technological product, lean six sigma) to the unique challenges of their chosen concentration track.
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