MS in Management Core Courses
The MS in Management program has 12 required courses (25 credits) to strengthen your knowledge across key business disciplines.
Business Fundamentals & Business Presence Courses – 3 courses, 7 credits
This course introduces modern business and how businesses work. The course will begin with engaging in-person exercises to show how successful, socially responsible businesses can be led to improve the common good, and how different business functions, such as accounting, finance, marketing, and operations, interact and cooperate to enable the business to succeed. Asynchronous content will cover management and legal considerations using exercises within an immersive simulation plus essential Microsoft Excel skills that are commonly desired in new hires by businesses. Note: This course may also count as credits toward an undergraduate degree.
This course provides the fundamentals of accounting, finance, marketing, and the management of business operations and supply chain. It is designed to build a practical understanding of the terminology, frameworks, and tools that new hires in business settings are likely to encounter as part of their work. Students will engage in an immersive and engaging simulation that integrates these functional areas of business, to explore for themselves how business leaders must effectively navigate a complex balance of internal and external decisions to achieve success. Note: This course may also count as credits toward an undergraduate degree.
This course enhances students’ understanding of "how business works,” and the skills and capacities that are critically important to launching and developing their early career. Students will have an opportunity to develop their professional skills through participation in a series of guided workshops, skills practice sessions, and activities. This course also emphasizes professional conduct and interpersonal skills that are essential for personal and professional growth and maturity.