MANAGEMENT

Management (M.S.)
Leadership (Graduate Certificate)
Leading and Managing Change (Graduate Certificate)
Management Studies (Graduate Certificate)
Project Management (Graduate Certificate)

Management (M.S.)

This program is for rising and midlevel managers who are focused on the effective practice of management. Coursework is designed to enable students to acquire knowledge and develop the skills and attributes necessary for forward-looking, practicing managers; empower students to make and communicate strategic, results-driven decisions; and develop within students the competencies necessary for strategic thinking, building and maintaining relationships, and managing effective work groups and teams.

Admission Requirements: The School of Business Administration strongly recommends that candidates have at least two years of managerial experience before applying.

Course Waiver Policy: If a student can demonstrate a depth of prior experience and/or education in a required content area, electives may be substituted for required courses.

Degree Requirements

36 credits

MGT 511 Business Essentials
MBA 513 Organizational Communication
MBA 515 Organizational Behavior
MGT 560 Ethical Issues in Business and Society
LA 561 Law and the Business Environment
MGT 507 Leadership
MSC 545 Project Management
OD 521 Organization Development and Change
MGT 502 Managing Innovation
Three (3) School of Business Administration 500-level elective courses or track requirements as follows:

Leadership Track

MGT 515 Principles and Practices of Group Performance
OD 523 Organization Development Issues and Trends: Executive Coaching and Consulting
One (1) course from the following: MGT 506, Customer Relationship Management, MGT 509 Management Seminar, MGT 510 Functional Processes for Re-engineering Organizations, MGT 551 Negotiation Skills and Mediation

Organization Development and Change Track

OD 523 Organization Development Issues and Trends: Executive Coaching and Consulting
OD 524 Consulting Skills
One (1) course from the following: HRM 533 Strategic Human Resource Management, HRM 585 International Human Resource Issues, MGT 509 Management Seminar, MGT 515 Principles and Practices of Group Performance

Project Management Track

MSC 555 Program Management
MGT 551 Negotiation Skills and Mediation
One (1) course from the following: MGT 506 Customer Relationship Management, MGT 509 Management Seminar, MGT 510 Functional Processes for Re-engineering Organizations, IT 503 Managing Information Technology

Leadership (Graduate Certificate)

This program prepares students to deliver effective and innovative leadership practices in an unpredictable organization environment.

Certificate Requirements

18 credits

MGT 502 Managing Innovation
MGT 507 Leadership
MGT 515 Principles and Practices of Group Performance
MGT 560 Ethical Issues in Business and Society
MBA 515 Organizational Behavior
One (1) course from the following: MGT 551 Negotiation Skills and Mediation, MGT 585 Global Business Management, MBA 513 Organizational Communication, OD 521 Organization Development and Change, OD 523 Organization Development Issues and Trends: Executive Coaching and Consulting

Leading and Managing Change (Graduate Certificate)

This program helps managers learn how to overcome resistance to change, seek new alternatives, and connect, in a fundamental way, with the goals of their employees.

Certificate Requirements

15 credits

MGT 507 Leadership Theory and Development Practices
MGT 510 Functional Processes for Re-engineering Organizations
OD 521 Organization Development and Change
Two (2) elective courses from the following: MGT 502 Managing Innovation, MGT 506 Customer Relationship Management, MGT 551 Negotiation Skills and Mediation, MSC 545 Project Management

Management Studies (Graduate Certificate)

This program is coordinated by Marymount’s Office of Corporate Outreach to provide customized education to employees of a client corporation or organization. The University can provide classes on-site at the client’s location. The six courses leading to the certificate of Management Studies are selected by the corporate or organizational sponsor from those offered by the School of Business Administration. These courses would be especially chosen to meet the needs of the individual organization, but must be approved by the dean of the School of Business Administration. Students may be eligible to transition to a School of Business Administration degree program upon the successful completion of this certificate program.

Project Management (Graduate Certificate)

This certificate prepares students for the increasingly recognized and valued discipline of project management.

Certificate Requirements

18 credits

MSC 545 Project Management
MSC 555 Program Management
MBA 513 Organizational Communication
MGT 515 Principles and Practices of Group Performance
MGT 551 Negotiation Skills and Strategies
One (1) course from the following: MGT 502 Managing Innovation, OD 521 Organization Development and Change, 500-level IT course