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Administration, MSA

48 credit hours

Program Description

The Master of Science in Administration (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

Combination Clusters

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:

IBA 54320Leadership Theory

3
IBA 54420Organizational Change Management

3
IBA 54550Leading Transformational Change

3

Option One

Summer Quarter 2017

IBA 54320Leadership Theory

3
IBA 54420Organizational Change Management

3
IBA 54550Leading Transformational Change

3

Option Three

Winter Quarter 2018 and Spring Quarter 2018

IBA 54420Organizational Change Management

3
IBA 54850Managing in a Global Environment

3
IBA 54875Designing Organizations

3

Option Two

Fall Quarter 2017, Winter Quarter 2018, and Spring Quarter 2018

IBA 54320Leadership Theory

3
IBA 54550Leading Transformational Change

3
IBA 54720Business Ethics and Leadership

3

Graduate Leadership and Ethics Cluster (9) BA18

Availability per quarter listed below:

Option One

Fall Quarter 2017

IBA 54720Business Ethics and Leadership

3
IBA 54850Managing in a Global Environment

3
IBA 54875Designing Organizations

3

Option Two

Winter Quarter 2018 and Spring Quarter 2018

IBA 54320Leadership Theory

3
IBA 54550Leading Transformational Change

3
IBA 54720Business Ethics and Leadership

3

Capstone

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 cluster 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

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

Capstone

IBA 60100Business Policies and Strategies

3

* Revised September 2017 (see addendum)