The Master of Science degree with a major in Management is a 36-hour graduate program designed to develop and advance the personal and technical management skills of working professionals. It is envisioned that successful graduates should be able to enhance their positions in both the profit or non-profit sectors.
This is a career-oriented degree program with emphasis on knowledge and skill in working with and leading people in an organizational environment. The program revolves around the ideal of servant leadership present in both quality management literature and the Christian tradition. Strategy, decision-making, quality, and the dynamics of change in organizations are all explored in the curriculum.
Credit may be transferred in from a regionally accredited institution (maximum of 6 hours) for any core course except MGT-510 and MGT-557
The curriculum will be completed in the order established by Indiana Wesleyan University. The university reserves the right to modify the curriculum as necessary.
The same courses offered in the classroom setting are also offered via the Internet. Details are available at http://www.IWUOnline.com.
The admission requirements for this program are as follows:
To graduate, students must have completed the following:
MGT-510 Theory and Practices of Leadership 3
In this course students will survey the current literature on the topic of leadership. A solid foundation of research and theory will be laid to form the context for more specific topical study throughout the Master of Science in Management program. Special emphasis will be placed on the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values involved in "servant leadership."
MGT-532 Human Relations and Organizational Behavior 3
An examination of personnel management and human relations theory in relationship to the design and evaluation of organizational structures in contemporary businesses and public agencies.
MGT-518 Communication in Organizational Settings 3
This course will explore the major management issues related to communication patterns in an organizational setting. Strategies for diagnosing and dealing with communication problems will be discussed. Students will be called upon to critically evaluate the possibilities and dilemmas of current and future communication technologies.
MGT-541 Advanced Marketing Management 3
A study of marketing management with emphasis on product, price, promotion, and distribution problem solving. The legal and social environment within which marketing problems occur will receive special emphasis.
MGT-513 Managerial Economics 3
An overview of basic economic theory necessary for establishing, revising, and interpreting business policy. Emphasis will be given to the identification and interpretation of macro-and micro-economic phenomena necessary for sound management decision-making.
MGT-535 Legal Issues for Managers 3
This course provides an overview of legal issues for managers. It introduces the student to the legal system and the legal environment of business. Topics include civil procedure, alternative dispute resolution, agency, administrative law, torts, contracts, sales, product liability, employment law, labor law, and forms of doing business.
MGT-525 Managerial Ethics 3
An analysis of the major ethical theories as they relate to contemporary management situations. The course emphasizes the ethical responsibilities of management as well as the practical application of Christian principles to managerial decision-making.
MGT-540 Motivation, Development, and Change 3
Students will examine the problems and dynamics of organizational change. Various leadership strategies and resources, which may facilitate change and on-going personal development, will be studied. Students will be asked to investigate principles in a specific organizational context through the use of qualitative research methods.
ADM-549 Intercultural and Global Issues 3
This course examines the management challenges associated with entering markets outside the U.S. and maintaining global operations. Topics covered include: comparative economic and political systems, regional trade blocs, forms of foreign business involvement, geographic strategies, and functional management of the global enterprise. Emphasis is given to the mechanics of entering global markets. Case studies are used to identify both unique and universal practices.
MGT-524 Finance for Managers 3
This course provides an overview of the objective and methods of finance for managers. The course provides managers with an understanding of financial reports of a company with the main focus on assisting developing managers in becoming more comfortable dealing with financial issues and in understanding and avoiding potential accounting abuses.
MGT-530 Strategy Formulation 3
Students will enhance their skills in developing mission and vision for a business, setting objectives, and formulating strategies to meet those objectives. Consideration will be given to analysis of external and internal environments and to the formulation of a business plan.
MGT-557 Applied Management Project 3
The management project is designed to demonstrate that the student has developed the ability to integrate a diverse management education and several years of practical management experience for the purpose of solving a case study management problem of special significance to the student. (NOTE: Any MSM student who has not satisfactorily completed all prior courses ("C" or better) may not register for MGT-557.)