The Master of Science in Management degree provides an alternative to the MBA degree for students who desire specialized study and the development of a high level of professional proficiency in a functional area of business. The primary track in the Management program is Human Resources and Change Management, which prepares students to work in organizations in such areas as human resources, strategic planning, organizational effectiveness, staffing, and employee relations.

The MSM program focuses on management in business at the graduate level. The program is designed to appeal to those currently in management positions who want to develop additional expertise, as well as those who seek to move into management as a vehicle for career advancement.

The program is based on the belief that successful change involves aligning a firm’s people and process with an ever-changing environment. As a result, the goals of our program are to provide you with the knowledge required to successfully anticipate, plan, and carry out changes. One main component of the program is a focus on developing practices and methods that align human resources activities with organizational strategies. The second component is designed to help you develop skills in recognizing the need for change, the factors that improve a firm’s ability to absorb change, along with effective and appropriate responses to those changes.

Students with a wide variety of backgrounds, including those with degrees in economics, education, hospitality, nursing, psychology, and business, are encouraged to apply to this program. Students without an undergraduate degree in business must take a series of background courses by completing the MBA foundation core.