Overview
The Master of Arts in Management gives students in professional and mid-management careers the opportunity to obtain decision-making skills through a sequence of core courses in basic management and business subjects.
This program is designed primarily for students who have undergraduate degrees in fields other than business, desire a flexible program, and are seeking graduate work in management.
Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
· Demonstrate effectiveness in work situations requiring managerial skills
· Influence others to contribute productively
· Distinguish ethical aspects of managerial decisions
· Utilize information gathering, storage, and distribution to improve decision making
· Discern the more effective marketing principles in both internal and external situations
· Explain the relationship of problems to achievement of organizational objectives
· Identify and secure resources necessary to solve business problems
· Monitor and assess results of performance
MA Management Transition Program
National University students who completed a transition program as part of their undergraduate degree and who satisfy MA transition program requirements described in the catalog description of the Bachelor of Arts in Management undergraduate program must complete a minimum of 45 quarter units for their MA in Management degree. The number of units required for the MA in Management program is dependent on the coursework completed in the Bachelors transition program and the grades earned.
Requirements
(12 courses; 54 quarter units)
To receive a Master of Arts in Management, students must complete at least 54 quarter units of graduate work. A total of 13.5 quarter units of graduate credit may be granted for equivalent graduate work completed at another institution, as it applies to this degree and provided the units were not used in earning another advanced degree. Refer to the section on graduate admission procedures for specific information regarding application and evaluation.
Core Requirements
(12 courses; 54 quarter units)
BKM 600 Knowledge Management for Business Strategies
LED 601 Theories, Practices and Ethics of Leadership
MGT 601 Principles of Management
MKT 602 Marketing Management
FIN 600 Finance for Non-Financial Managers
ODV 600 Theory and Practice of Organizational Development
MGT 603 Business Operations Management
MGT 604 Business Project Management
MGT 606 Service Management
MGT 607 Performance Management
MGT 602 Strategic Decision-Making in Global Business
(Prerequisite: completion of 22.5 quarter units of core requirements)
MGT 610C Graduate Business Project
(Prerequisite: Completion of 27 quarter units of core requirements)
Specialization in Organizational Leadership
(888)
Faculty Advisor: Julia Buchanan · (858) 642-8453 · jbuchanan@nu.edu
The purpose of the area of specialization in organizational leadership is to provide students with the skills and theoretical concepts that will assist them when seeking promotions or positions in management and supervision. This area of specialization is designed to prepare diverse learners to become effective, change-oriented leaders in an international society by adding distinctive and challenging curricula.
This area of specialization is ideal for those who desire to understand the technical and reflective processes that often accompany opportunities to exercise leadership in profit and not-for-profit organizations.
Program Requirements
(4 courses; 18 quarter units)
LED 602 Developing and Implementing Groups and Teams
LED 603 Organizational Leadership
LED 604 Change and Adaptation within Organizations
LED 605 Negotiation, Bargaining, Conflict Resolution
| Degree Program Locations | |
|---|---|
| This degree is offered online | |
| La Mesa Campus | |
| Mission Valley Campus | |
| Naval Base Coronado Learning Center | |
| Sacramento Campus | |
| South Bay Campus | |
| Spectrum Business Park Campus | |
| Kearny Mesa Campus | |