Master of Science in Management
Description
The Master of
Science in Management degree program is a 35 semester credit
hour graduate program designed to enhance the professional
skills of business managers and executives. The program is
designed for adult professionals who seek to develop and
increase their management and leadership roles in business,
education, church, and other areas of their professional lives.
Designed to develop the individual’s ability to comprehend
internal and external social, legal, political, and economic
forces as they affect the decision-making process within the
organization, the program has been structured to serve both
holders of baccalaureate degrees in business as well as other
disciplines. Classes are offered one night per week. Students
are required to participate in
Project Team
activities designed to enhance the learning process and the
development of problem-solving skills.
Objectives of the Master of Science in Management Program
The following are Executive Development Learning Objectives of the M.S.M. program:
- Practice servant leadership using Christ as the model in serving
people and society.
- Provide leadership, vision, and strategic planning in a variety of
organizations and environments.
- Prepare to lead others in environments increasingly characterized
by change and complexity.
- Master principles of human behavior and motivation to maximize use
of human resources.
- Master key functional area skills in marketing, entrepreneurship,
accounting, finance, and economics.
- Appreciate the trend to a global world and the need to continually
update leadership principles and techniques.
- Complete a significant hands-on project in a live organization and
integrate the knowledge and skills from all courses taken.
- Develop organizational-wide skills in structure, coordination,
policy, and design of subunits.
- Master methods of organization change and development.
- Develop the ability to utilize the most recent tools and concepts
emerging in management and leadership.
- Interact with executive level leaders from the community to
identify current challenges and optional strategies to address them.
Admission Requirements
- Complete the online Application for Admission.
- A bachelor’s degree from a regionally-accredited college or
university. (Applicants must submit official transcripts from all
institutions attended.) Transferability of credit notice.
- Demonstration of ability to perform graduate level work as
exhibited by one of the following:
- Submission of a score on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT). The
minimum acceptable MAT score is 35. Applicants submitting the MAT
are also required to have an undergraduate grade point average (UGPA)
of at least 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) in the last sixty hours of
undergraduate study.
- A student who has a cumulative GPA of 2.8 and a GPA of at least 3.0
in six hours of business courses may have the testing requirements
waived.
- A professional resume which demonstrates a minimum of two years of
significant full-time work experience.
- An entrance essay which demonstrates the student’s analytical and
verbal ability.
- Proficiency in the English language, as demonstrated by at least
two years of successful academic work at the college or university
level in the United States or by a score of 550 or higher on the
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
- A veteran who wishes to be assessed for military credit or who will
use veteran benefits must submit a copy of Form DD214 and/or DD295
to Belhaven College.
Course Descriptions
See College Catalogue for Master of Science in Management course descriptions.
