Program Outcomes

Graduates of the Master of Arts in Management program are expected to be able to:

1. Understand, integrate and apply management principles and skills to the management of people and resources within the economic/financial, technological, social, ethical/legal environments of an organization.
    
2. Understand and apply leadership principles and skills in an organizational context.
    
3. Develop management strategies to best achieve an organization’s mission by recognizing trends and opportunities and evaluating alternative approaches.
    
4. Understand the ethical and legal implications of their actions.
    
5. Communicate in a variety of modes.
    
6. Demonstrate critical thinking.
    
7. Work effectively with diverse populations.
    
8. Continue lifelong learning.

Required Management Courses	29 cr.
Required Capstone Course	3 cr.
Elective Courses	3 cr.
Total	35 cr.

Required Management Courses	29 cr.
GM600 Management Principles	3 cr.
GM620 Communication Skills	2 cr.
GM625 Leadership and Decision Making	2 cr.
GM629 Project Management	2 cr.
GM630 Quantitative Methods	3 cr.
GM635 Social Economics	2 cr.
GM640 Legal Issues for Managers	2 cr.
GM655 Human Resource Management	2 cr.
GM667 Information Technology	2 cr.
GM670 Strategic Management	2 cr.
GM675 Managerial Ethics and Issues	2 cr.
Choose two of the following:
ACM645 Marketing for Nonprofits	2 cr.
or
GM645 Marketing Management	2 cr.
ACM660 Nonprofit Financial Management	3 cr.
or
GM660 Financial Management	3 cr.

Required Capstone Course	3 cr.
GM689 Management Capstone	3 cr.

Elective Courses	3 cr.
ACM630 Fund Development	3 cr.
GM605 Creative Problem Solving and Critical Thinking	2 cr.
GM610 Information and Research	1 cr.
GM643 Multicultural Perspectives	2 cr.
HS636 Research Methods	3 cr.
HS641 Systems Theory and Innovation	3 cr.
MIB510 International Business Environments	3 cr.
MIB520 Accounting for Global Decision Making	3 cr.
MIB532 Entrepreneurship	1 cr.
MIB545 International Political Economy	3 cr.
MIB565 Cultural Awareness	3 cr.
MIB570 International Field Study	2-4 cr.
MIB571 Special Topics in International Business	1-2 cr.