Master's in Management

The Master’s in Management Program provides knowledge of the complex factors that affect every organization as well as knowledge of day-to-day operations. The curriculum is based on a solid foundation of effective communication and critical thinking, and emphasizes knowledge and skills in the technical, social, cultural, moral, political, legal and economic aspects of business. Classes are taught in seminar style, allowing for participation, discussion and immediate application in the workplace in an accelerated format.

Outcomes

To educate effective business leaders, we will provide a learning environment that allows the students to:

• Demonstrate critical thinking in evaluating, modifying and implementing organizational goals.
• Develop leadership skills.
• Integrate the knowledge and skills they have acquired to achieve organizational and personal goals.
• Communicate effectively inside and outside of the organizational environment.
• Analyze and use information and technology effectively.
• Build a practical orientation toward business.
• Demonstrate in practice an ethical philosophy of business based on the Benedictine values.

Admission

Individuals holding a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and who have an undergraduate GPA of 2.5 overall, or 2.75 during the last 2 years of the undergraduate degree, or 3.00 in a major field will be admitted to begin graduate study.

To be admitted to the Master’s in Management program, all students must apply for a qualifying conference upon the completion of six (6) semester hours of graduate-level courses. At the qualifying conference, the student meets with his or her graduate committee. The graduate committee may recommend full admission or provisional admission, or may deny admission.

Applications are evaluated according to the following criteria for admission:

• A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 for graduate course work
• Acceptable personal, academic and professional conduct

Required Core Courses

MGT 503 Management Theory
MGT 505 Human Resources Management
MGT 555 Managerial Finance
PHI 572  Ethics
MGT 542 Group Dynamics
MGT 535 Economics
MGT 645 Organizational Communication
MGT 700 Seminar

Electives

MGT 575 Information Systems for Managers
MGT 565 Statistics
MGT 635 Law in the Management Environment
MGT 605 Managerial Accounting
MGT 610 Marketing
MGT 620 Leadership and Adult Development
MGT 625 Special Topics

Concentration In Human Resources Management

MGT 505 Human Resources Management
MGT 635 Law in the Management Environment
MGT 618 Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations
MGT 621 Strategic Compensation

Concentration In Health Care Administration

MGT 653 Managed Care Organization and Finance
MGT 648 Health Care Policy
MGT 670 Community-Focused Health Systems
MGT 682 Health Care Law

Concentration In Information Systems

MGT 575 Information Systems for Managers (Prerequisite)
MGT 640 Information Systems Planning, Project Management and Auditing
MGT 641 IS Development
MGT 642 Network Management
MGT 643 Management of a Database Environment

Concentration In Information Technology

MGT 640 Information Systems Planning, Project Management and Auditing
CIS 645 Strategic Directions in Information Technology
CIS 646 Enterprise Architecture and Planning
CIS 647 Business Process Re-Engineering


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