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The Master of Science in Management (M.S.M.) degree program is offered by The Catholic University of America's Metropolitan School of Professional Studies to provide working adults with the skills, knowledge, and credentials necessary to progress in their management careers. The program represents a unique opportunity for current and aspiring managers who are seeking an applications-oriented program that will enable them to pursue their academic goals while balancing personal and professional demands. The program offers an extensive array of evening courses each semester making it easy to complete on either a part-time or full-time basis.
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Program Overview
The M.S.M. program focuses on the concepts, principles, and issues experienced by managers in all types of organizations -- commercial, governmental, educational, community, and nonprofit. The program combines a strong academic foundation with practical knowledge and skills in management.
The M.S.M. degree differs significantly from an M.B.A. Whereas the M.B.A. traditionally emphasizes course work in the theoretical and functional areas of business, such as economics, marketing, accounting, and corporate finance, the M.S.M. focuses specifically on the discipline of management to help students enhance their ability to manage organizational resources more effectively. Because the degree provides a focus on management, it is of potential relevance to anyone who maintains, or is assuming, managerial responsibilities.
For those who earn it, the degree should provide significant marketability. Within the D.C. metropolitan area, "management, business, and financial" occupations represent 22.5% of employment -- more than double the share for the U.S. economy as a whole.
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Program Options
The Master of Science in Management (M.S.M.) program provides the ideal background for those pursuing managerial careers. Five "tracks" are offered in the program to allow students to customize the program to their particular interests and needs. (Click on the program name to learn more about that program.)
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Now accepting applications to begin in Spring 2010. Recommended application deadline: December 1. (For international applicants: November 15.)
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With an average of 2,357 annual openings anticipated each year between 2002 and 2012, "management, business, and financial" occupations are among those leading the way for job growth in D.C. In fact, many of the fastest growing jobs in D.C. involve areas for which an M.S.M. would provide an excellent academic background.
Program Details
The M.S.M. program consists of a total of 12 courses, or 36 semester credits, and requires approximately 22 months to complete (part-time). Participants typically take two courses per term, with each course meeting one evening per week, from 6:10 - 8:40 p.m. (or 6:10 - 9:35 p.m. in the shorter summer sessions). The schedule is particularly tailored to students pursuing the program on a year-round, part-time basis, although the program enrolls full-time students as well. Significant breaks are scheduled for late summer and late December.
Students must earn at least a 'B' (3.0) grade point average -- both overall and on final projects completed as part of the capstone course, "Master's Capstone: Research, Synthesis, Applications.
Program Options
The program offers five tracks from which students may select to customize their educational experience: 1) Federal Acquisition and Contract Management, 2) Human Resource Management, 3) Leadership, 4) Professional Communication, and 5) Sport Management. All tracks provide students with skills and knowledge to help them succeed in the careers. For more information on the tracks, click on the links in the box above.
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