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Master of Science in Administration, MSA

30-48 credit hours

The Master of Science in Administration (MSA) program is designed to meet the needs of students who may wish to specialize in the listed emphasis areas. Following are recommended interdisciplinary cluster units of nine semester hours for each of the major areas.

The ADP Master of Science in Administration (MSA) program has received specialized accreditation for all three areas of emphasis by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP, www.acbsp.org).

Foundation Course Requirements

Foundation Courses are required for an MSA degree, but may be waived if a student has undergraduate or postgraduate courses that are equivalent to those courses listed AND the student received a grade of B or better in those courses. Generally, students with an undergraduate degree in business will satisfy many of the foundation course requirements. Students who do not satisfy the foundation course requirements through equivalencies may take HR10 and/or BA21 in the quarter program.

ACCT 51011Managerial Accounting

3
ECON 53081Economics Concepts

3
FIN 52010Financial Policy

3
IBA 50300Business Driven Information Systems

3
MGMT 56070Statistics and Quantitative Analysis

3
MRKT 55010Marketing Principles and Issues

3

Or

Graduate Marketing/Finance Cluster (9) HR10

IHR 56100Essentials of Marketing

3
IHR 56200Survey of Accounting

3
IHR 56300Introduction to Finance

3

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.

Master of Science in Administration, MSA Management and Organizational Leadership Emphasis

Requirements

Graduate Management Cluster (9) BA9

IBA 54000Management and Administrative Theory

3
IBA 54100Organizational Behavior

3
IBA 54675Employment Law and Management

3

Graduate Leadership I Cluster (9) BA22

IBA 54320Leadership Theory

3
IBA 54550Leading Transformational Change

3
IBA 54720Business Ethics and Leadership

3

Graduate Leadership II Cluster (9) BA23

IBA 54420Organizational Change Management

3
IBA 54850Managing in a Global Environment

3
IBA 54875Designing Organizations

3

Capstone

IBA 60100Business Policies and Strategies

3

Master of Science in Administration, MSA Marketing Management Emphasis

Requirements

Graduate Management Cluster (9) BA9

IBA 54000Management and Administrative Theory

3
IBA 54100Organizational Behavior

3
IBA 54675Employment Law and Management

3

Graduate Marketing Cluster (Required) (9) BA10

IBA 55020Marketing Information and Research

3
IBA 55100Marketing Strategy and Management

3
IBA 55200Issues in Marketing

3

Graduate Product Marketing 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 required clusters, students must complete:

IBA 60100Business Policies and Strategies

3

Master of Science in Administration, MSA Project Management Emphasis

Requirements

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

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 required clusters, students must complete:

IBA 56079Project Management Capstone

3