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Master of Science in Administration, MSA

48 credit hours

Program Description

The MSA program is designed to meet the needs of students who may wish to specialize in marketing, management, or project management. Following are recommended interdisciplinary cluster units of nine semester hours for each of the major areas.

Core Curriculum Clusters

Graduate Economics and Information Science Cluster (6) BA21

IBA 50100Economic Issues

3
IBA 50500Quantitative Methods

3

IBA 50300 Business Driven Information Systems (3) is offered as a single course.

Graduate Marketing/Finance Cluster (9) HR10

IHR 56100Essentials of Marketing

3
IHR 56200Survey of Accounting

3
IHR 56300Introduction to Finance

3

Core Curriculum Courses

Additional Required Course

IBA 50300Business Driven Information Systems

3

Management Emphasis

Students pursuing an emphasis in Management take the following required clusters for 27 semester hours in their area of emphasis:

Graduate Management Cluster (9) BA9

IBA 54000Management and Administrative Theory

3
IBA 54100Organizational Behavior

3
IBA 54675Employment Law and Management

3

Students must take these six courses by completing one option from Graduate Leadership and Change Management Cluster (BA17) and one option from Graduate Leadership and Ethics Cluster (BA18.)

IBA 54320Leadership Theory

3
IBA 54420Organizational Change Management

3
IBA 54550Leading Transformational Change

3
IBA 54720Business Ethics and Leadership

3
IBA 54850Managing in a Global Environment

3
IBA 54875Designing Organizations

3

Graduate Leadership and Change Management Cluster (9) BA17

Availability per quarter listed below:

Option One: Summer 2017

IBA 54320Leadership Theory

3
IBA 54420Organizational Change Management

3
IBA 54550Leading Transformational Change

3

Option Two: Fall 2017, Winter 2018, & Spring 2018

IBA 54320Leadership Theory

3
IBA 54550Leading Transformational Change

3
IBA 54720Business Ethics and Leadership

3

Option Three: Winter 2018 & Spring 2018

IBA 54420Organizational Change Management

3
IBA 54850Managing in a Global Environment

3
IBA 54875Designing Organizations

3

Graduate Leadership and Ethics Cluster (9) BA18

Availability per quarter listed below:

Option One: Fall 2017

IBA 54720Business Ethics and Leadership

3
IBA 54850Managing in a Global Environment

3
IBA 54875Designing Organizations

3

Option Two: Winter 2018 & Spring 2018

IBA 54320Leadership Theory

3
IBA 54550Leading Transformational Change

3
IBA 54720Business Ethics and Leadership

3

In addition to the five required clusters, students must complete:

IBA 60100Business Policies and Strategies

3

Marketing Emphasis

Students pursuing an emphasis in marketing take the following required cluster (Graduate Marketing) and either the Graduate Integrated Promotional Communications cluster, Graduate Management, or the Graduate Product Management cluster for 27 semester hours in their area of emphasis.

Graduate Marketing Cluster (Required) (9) BA10

IBA 55020Marketing Information and Research

3
IBA 55100Marketing Strategy and Management

3
IBA 55200Issues in Marketing

3

Prerequisite: MSA Core Clusters

Choose two of the following clusters.

Graduate Integrated Promotional Communications Cluster (9) CO24

ICM 50600Promotion Strategies and Tactics

3
ICM 50800Advertising for Sales Efficiency

3
ICM 51000Public Relations Strategies for Business

3

Prerequisite: MSA Core Clusters

Graduate Management Cluster (9) BA9

IBA 54000Management and Administrative Theory

3
IBA 54100Organizational Behavior

3
IBA 54675Employment Law and Management

3

Graduate Product Management Cluster (9) BA11

IBA 55500Product Management and Product Development

3
IBA 56000Brand Management

3
IBA 56500Product Positioning Strategy

3

Prerequisites: IBA 55020, IBA 55100, IBA 55200

In addition to the five required clusters, students must complete:

IBA 60100Business Policies and Strategies

3

Project Management Emphasis

Students pursuing an emphasis in Project Management take the following required clusters for 27 semester hours in their area of emphasis:

Graduate Management Cluster (9) BA9

IBA 54000Management and Administrative Theory

3
IBA 54100Organizational Behavior

3
IBA 54675Employment Law and Management

3

Graduate Project Management in Business Cluster (9) BA15

IBA 56070Project Management in Business

3
IBA 56071Project Selection and Initiation

3
IBA 56072Project Planning and Scheduling

3

Prerequisite: MSA Core Clusters

Graduate Managing Project Execution Cluster (9) BA16

IBA 56075Managing Project Execution

3
IBA 56076Project Leadership and Communication

3
IBA 56077Issues and Cases in Global Project Management

3

Prerequisites: IBA 56070, IBA 56071, IBA 56072

In addition to the five required clusters, students must complete:

IBA 56079Project Management Capstone

3