The M.S. in Management is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and capabilities to be professional contributors and technical managers in a functional area of organizations. It is intended for students who want to acquire more expertise in a specialized area before they seek general management skills and capabilities later in their careers. The educational objective is to provide a learning environment that is centered on analysis, decision making, and implementation.

The Master of Science in Management is a specialized program requiring a minimum of 30 credit hours of graduate work and must:

• Focus on enterprise management or innovation and entrepreneurship. It must not be of a general business nature. See below for a list of areas of concentrations.
• Include the four core courses as defined below, four courses in an approved area of concentration, one elective, and a culminating experience (CAPSTONE course). The program must meet the requirements of the Graduate School. A Plan of Study must be approved by the Associate Dean for Academic Programs
• Include a three-credit CAPSTONE course ordinarily completed in the final term, which is satisfied by one of the following: MGMT-6680 Strategy, Technology, and Global Competitive Advantage; MGMT-7030 Strategy, Technology, and Competition, MGMT-6630: Starting a New Venture, or MGMT-7980, CAPSTONE Project Course with the approval of a full-time faculty member. See below for additional details.

The following is a typical ten-course M.S. program sequence. The four core courses are normally offered every term.
 

Course Sequence	Credits
Management Core: Background in Key Areas of Management
MGMT-7740 Accounting for Reporting and Control	3
MGMT-6040 Creating and Managing an Enterprise I	3
MGMT-6020 Financial Management I	3
MGMT-6100 Statistics and Operations Management, MGMT-6140 Information Systems Management, MGMT-7050 Design, Manufacturing, and Marketing I (taken in combination with MGMT-7060 Design, Manufacturing, and Marketing II)	3
Concentration: Four Courses in a Focused Area of Study (see below)
MGMT-xxxx Concentration Course #1	3
MGMT-xxxx Concentration Course #2	3
MGMT-xxxx Concentration Course #3	3
MGMT-xxxx Concentration Course #4	3
MGMT-xxxx Elective Course	3
MGMT-xxxx CAPSTONE Course	3
TOTAL CREDITS	30

Management and Technology Concentrations
A Concentration is a 12-credit-hour (four-course) sequence of related course work that is required for the M.S. in Management program (see above) but not required for the M.B.A. Neither the diploma nor the transcript will specify a concentration. There are two main concentrations; Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Enterprise Management. Specific requirements for each concentration are described below.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship
This concentration has been designed for students who have an interest in technological innovation, new product development, technological entrepreneurship, and new venture creation in established firms and start-up companies. It prepares professionals in the strategic management of innovation and the integration of the technical function with other corporate functions and goals.

Students must select four concentration courses pertaining to Innovation and Entrepreneurship:
MGMT-6060 Business Implications of Emerging Technologies I
MGMT-6630 Starting Up A New Venture
MGMT-6730 Technological Change and International Competitiveness
MGMT-6810 Management of Technical Projects
MGMT-7050 Design, Manufacturing, and Marketing I
MGMT-7060 Design, Manufacturing, and Marketing II
MGMT-7003 Sustainable Business Development

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Enterprise Management
This concentration has been designed for students who are interested in the integration of supply networks, operations, marketing, finance, and management of information systems. It prepares student for management careers at several different levels of the product and service organization by developing the knowledge necessary to support and add value to the underlying strategic focus of a management system.

Students must select four concentration courses from one of the following areas of specialization:

Operations Management
Executives in every kind of organization-large and small, private and public, for-profit and not-for-profit, can utilize the tools delivered in this specialization to form high level strategy and improve day-to-day operations; to unlock the value of their data; to model complex systems; and to make better decisions with less risk. The courses will help improve processes, productivity, and performance across the entire business enterprise, whether its focus is service or production.

Select four courses from the following:
MGMT-6080 Networks, Innovation and Value Creation
MGMT-6100 Statistics and Operations Management I
MGMT-6110 Statistics and Operations Management II
MGMT-6390 International Operations
MGMT-6450 Manufacturing Systems Management
MGMT-6470 Management of Quality, Processes, and Reliability
MGMT-6480 Service Operations Management
MGMT-6490 Competitive Advantage and Operations Strategy

Global Enterprise Management
This specialization explores the rapidly evolving managerial and technological environments which students will encounter as professionals in a competitive global marketplace. Special emphasis is placed on the following areas: multinational business environments, varying levels of technology, finance, trade issues, politics, and cross-cultural dynamics.

Select four courses from the following:
MGMT-6080 Networks, Innovation and Value Creation
MGMT-6290 Macroeconomics and International Environments of Business
MGMT-6360 International Finance
MGMT-6390 International Operations
MGMT-6730 Technological Change and International Competitiveness
MGMT-7700 International Negotiations
MGMT-7710 Cultural Environment of International Business

Finance
This specialization prepares students for a career path in corporate finance functions and for careers in the financial services industries. The special finance problems in high-tech industries are explored as well as the impact of technology on financial markets and the financial manager in modern corporations. To provide students with a broad finance background, students take four courses beyond the core financial management courses (MGMT-6190 Financial and Managerial Accounting and MGMT-6310 Financial Management and Valuation of Firms) which are prerequisites for the courses listed below.

Select four courses from the following:
MGMT-6030 Financial Management II
MGMT-6320 Investment Analysis I
MGMT-6330 Investment Analysis II
MGMT-6340 Financial Markets and Institutions
MGMT-7210 Acquisition and Venture Analysis

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TROY CAMPUS LINKS

The Lally School at the Troy Campus
Visit the Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship

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