Master of Science in Management, Strategy & Leadership Curriculum

Required Courses

• Analyzing Your Organization

Analyzing Your Organization

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Analyze how your organization manages people, group processes and organizational design. You’ll have the opportunity to review various aspects of your organization’s processes related to the management of people and suggest a plan to improve process effectiveness related to motivation, diversity, leadership, group performance and culture.

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• Competitive & Business Strategy

Competitive & Business Strategy

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Learn concepts and methods that integrate previous training in functional areas of management. You will understand the total firm perspective and ways top managers create and sustain competitive advantage in today's challenging global marketplace.

Skills: Strategic Thinking, Communication, Decision Making, Analysis, Conflict Resolution, Adaptability, Change Management, Critical Thinking

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• Corporate Strategy

Corporate Strategy

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Discover the management strategy behind multi-business firms, conglomerates, and business groups. Topics will focus on mergers and acquisitions, firm scope, strategic alliances, corporate governance, and strategic leadership.

Skills: Strategic Thinking, Communication, Decision Making, Analysis, Conflict Resolution, Adaptability, Global Mindset, Change Management, Critical Thinking 

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• Creating an Ethical Organization

Creating an Ethical Organization

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Ethical awareness and sound judgment are essential for individual success and organizational effectiveness. In this course, we will examine the ethical aspects of individual and corporate decision-making and provide practical resources for making ethical decisions within the business context.

Skills: Leadership, People Management, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Change Management

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• Developing Managerial Skills

Developing Managerial Skills

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Learn how to manage people, group processes, and organizational design. Theories and research are applied to developing managerial skills in motivation and leadership with an understanding of diversity, organizational culture, and structure.

Skills: Leadership, People Management, Collaboration/Coordination, Decision Making, Innovation/Creativity, Culture/Cross-Culture, Global Mindset, Change Management

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• Fundamentals of Human Resource Staffing

Fundamentals of Human Resource Staffing

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Scientific, legal, and administrative issues in talent acquisition, placement, and promotion.

Skills: Strategic Thinking, People Management, Collaboration/Coordination, Communication, Decision Making, Analysis, Culture/Cross-Culture, Global Mindset, Critical Thinking 

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• Human Resource Management for General Managers

Human Resource Management for General Managers

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Identify the human resource management functions all managers perform as you explore human resource activity design, administration and evaluation. You’ll also review needs assessment, program implementation and evaluation, information management and decision support, and international human resource management.

Skills: Leadership, Strategic Thinking, People Management, Collaboration/Coordination, Communication, Decision Making, Innovation/Creativity, Analysis, Adaptability, Coaching, Change Management

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• International Management

International Management

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This course is focused on gaining knowledge of how a multinational corporation competes successfully in the marketplace, with a particular emphasis on the MNC’s global strategy levers and organizational factors within the context of its industry globalization drivers.

Skills: Strategic Thinking, People Management, Collaboration/Coordination, Innovation/Creativity, Analysis, Culture/Cross-Culture, Global Mindset, Change Management, Critical Thinking

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• Leadership & Team Management

Leadership & Team Management

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Develop your leadership and team development abilities through evidence-based management, readings, and laboratory application.

Skills: Leadership, Strategic Thinking, People Management, Collaboration/Coordination, Communication, Innovation/Creativity, Analysis, Coaching, Emotional Intell, Global Mindset, Change Management

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• Leading A Strategy Change

Leading A Strategy Change

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Analyze issues related to role of leadership in the change process, with an emphasis on the need for and execution of change in strategy.

Skills: Leadership, Strategic Thinking, People Management, Communication, Culture/Cross-Culture, Adaptability, Emotional Intelligence, Change Management

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• Managing the Learning Organization

Managing the Learning Organization

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Learn how to assess the knowledge, skills, and abilities within an organization. This enables you to match future employee skill needs with appropriate learning strategies as well as link employee knowledge, skills, and abilities with overall organizational strategies.

Skills: Leadership, Strategic Thinking, People Management, Collaboration/Coordination, Adaptability, Coaching, Global Mindset, Critical Thinking

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• Negotiations and Conflict Resolution

Negotiations and Conflict Resolution

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This course will cover important topics regarding strategic negotiations, negotiation preparation, buyer-supplier relationship assessment, international negotiations, and negotiation simulation.

Skills: Collaboration/Coordination, Communication, Decision Making, Analysis, Culture/Cross-Culture, Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, Adaptability, Global Mindset

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Electives

Choose two of the following:

• Developing Reward & Compensation Systems

Developing Reward & Compensation Systems

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Learn how to apply compensation principles to organizational objectives and strategically use compensation systems to attract, motivate and retain employees. You’ll also discover the managerial aspects of paying employees at all organizational levels.

Skills: People Management, Analysis, Global Mindset, Critical Thinking

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• Managing Diversity in the Workplace

Managing Diversity in the Workplace

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Explore how organizations can benefit from differences in ethnicity, age, tenure, education and more. You’ll also discover some of the challenges that may arise and learn techniques to manage conflict.

Skills: Leadership, People Management, Communication, Decision Making, Culture/Cross-Culture, Adaptability, Global Mindset, Change Management, Critical Thinking

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• Talent Management & Development

Talent Management & Development

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How do you manage human resources to realize an organization’s goals and mission? Learn strategies for employee recruitment and development, performance management, succession planning and retention, career management and leadership development.

Skills: People Management, Coaching

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