Master Degree

Master of Business Administration (Management)

Corporations are looking for leaders and managers who are able to meet the challenges of the future. Challenges appearing in the coming decade include: leadership, empowerment of management, critical thinking, data/informationmanagement, transition management, managing change, globalization, communications, etc. These challenges must be met by individuals who possess a quality education. Management program provides the student with the skills and knowledge to become key decision-maker in the present and future workplace. One of the first courses to be taken is BUS 637, which prepares the student to conduct research for the case study required for the capstone course, MGT 785-Corporate Strategy Formulation and Implementation. In the MGT 785 capstone course, the student will be responsible for an in-depth analysis of industry and a corporation within that industry. The analysis is based on the application of the theory and practical knowledge obtained in the courses taken in Management and the managerial core.

 

1. Common Body of Knowledge - 27 credits

  • ACC-505 Financial and Managerial Accounting (3)
  • ECO-5O1 Economic Theory (3)
  • FIN-517 Financial Management (3)
  • MGT-340 Organization Theory and Behavior (3)
  • MGT-511 Quantitative Methods for Business & Management (3)
  • MGT-550 Political, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Business (3)
  • MGT-570 Operation Management (3)
  • MKT-502 Marketing Management (3)
 

2. Managerial Core - 18 credits

  • BUS-637 Graduate Research Methods (3)
  • FIN-639 Financial & Economic Analysis of the Firm (3)
  • INB-601 International Business Environment (3)
  • ITS-620 lnformation Resources Management (3)
  • MGT-625 Strategic Management (3)
  • MKT-646 Strategic Concepts in Marketing (3)
 

3. Major - 21 credits

Management ( 21 )

  • MGT-634 Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3)
  • MGT-536 Managing Organizational Change (3)
  • MGT-670 Conflict Management Strategies (3)
  • MGT-748 Management of Strategic Issues (3)
  • MGT-540 Corporate Ethics (3)
 

And one elective course. Select from 600 or 700-level Accounting, Finance, Information Technology Systems, International Business, Management or Marketing.