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Business and Managerial Science Programs Chairpersons: Art B. Comstock, Ph.D. Philosophy || Accreditation || General Information || General Requirements || Areas of Concentration || Master of Business Administration || Master of Science Statement of Philosophy The graduate business program enables students to acquire and further develop their managerial and leadership competencies to successfully meet the dynamic challenges of a knowledge-based society and to nurture values conducive to ethical and socially responsible behavior. Accreditation The Business and Managerial Science Programs are accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs. General Information The following master's degrees are offered by the Marywood University Business and Managerial Science programs: Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Master of Science (M.S.) The Master of Business Administration degree provides the student with a common body of knowledge in business administration via the required core courses and undergraduate prerequisites for the degree. Students must take 36 semester credit hours of graduate level courses. Prerequisites include eight modules: Accounting Concepts*, Business Economics*, Computer Technologies for Management*, Financial Tools*, Managerial Concepts*, Marketing and Sales Concepts*, The Legal Environment of Business* and Business Statistics*. Those who do not have the needed undergraduate credits may be able to fulfill the requirements through equivalency exams (DANTE and/or CLEP) or through modules offered by the Business faculty. For further information, contact one of the program co-chairpersons. In addition, if a student is pursuing the MBA degree in Management Information Systems, prerequisites will also include two programming languages, one (or both) of which must be an object-oriented language: C++, Java, Visual Basic, COBOL, RPG IV. The Master of Science degree program is designed to prepare candidates for career advancement and provides the graduate student with an area of specialization in Management Information Systems. Students seeking the M.S. degree in Management Information Systems will have to satisfy the Common Professional Component (CPC) through the one credit modules offered in the MBA program, or take the DANTE and/or CLEP exams and achieve a satisfactory score. In addition, prerequisites will also include two programming languages, one (or both) of which must be an object-oriented language: C++, Java, Visual Basic, COBOL, RPG IV. *One credit modules open to graduate students to satisfy undergraduate prerequisites. Others intending to register for these modules must have the permission of the Chairperson. General Requirements Scores on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) must be received as part of the application for admission. Students are required to file an application for candidacy after completing twelve graduate business credits in addition to the undergraduate prerequisites specified on their letters of admission. A final comprehensive examination must be passed prior to degree conferment. Areas of Concentration Courses and Objectives Finance and Investment || General Management || Management Information Systems 1. Finance and Investment The area of concentration in Finance and Investment is designed to provide a working understanding of the financial decision-making process in profit and nonprofit organizations and introduce the candidates to the functions of the financial market. This concentration is for career-oriented students in commercial and investment banking, corporate planning and treasury functions, and short-range and long-range domestic and international financial planning. Financial tools and techniques in acquisitions, divestments, and investment analysis for domestic and overseas operations are some of the skills provided by this area of concentration. 2. General Management The area of concentration in General Management is designed to provide professional preparation for careers in middle and upper level management. In addition, it further develops the abilities of those currently employed in these positions by providing them with current trends in the field of management. Case studies are utilized to develop analytical and problem solving competencies in the various functional areas of business and in their interdependencies. Courses in this area may cover Human Resources Management, Production Management: Quality Approaches, Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining, Management of International Business Organization, etc. 3. Management Information Systems The area of Management Information Systems promotes the development of vital competencies appropriate to professional management in the field of information science. It prepares the candidate for the evaluation, development and deployment of information systems within and across organizations. The student develops skills in evaluating existing systems and in designing and implementing strategies to harness the power of informatoin technologies and information systems to bring about improvement in business situations. Students are asked to select four courses in this area of concentration. Course selection includes: Computer Programming Languages; Systems Analysis and Design: Industrial Problem-Solving, Database Management Systems, Accounting Information Systems, Telecommunication Systems, Telecommunications for Business Systems, Managing an Organization in the MarketSpace etc. Master of Business Administration Each candidate for the Master of Business Administration degree must select an area of concentration. Twelve credits are required in the concentration. However, students taking additional concentrations in the M.B.A. program can only cross reference one course or three credits. The available areas and core requirements are as follows: 36 semester hours I. CORE COURSES 24 semester hours BUS 531 Advanced Topics in Management Information Systems 3 BUS 541 Organizational Behavior and Development 3 BUS 542 Financial Planning and Management 3 BUS 548 Operation Analysis and Management (Quantitative Methods) 3 BUS 568 Legal Aspects of the Administrative Process 3 BUS 570 Marketing and Strategic Planning 3 BUS 590 Research Methodology 3 BUS 554 Policy Formulation and Strategy Management (Capstone course to be taken after all other courses are complete) 3 Core courses that are prerequisite to concentration courses must be completed prior to taking the concentration course. II. CONCENTRATIONS (Select one) 12 semester hours A. FINANCE AND INVESTMENTS (Select four courses) BUS 556 Business Venture and the Entrepreneur 3 BUS 564 Accounting Information Systems 3 BUS 581 Acquisition and Divestment 3 BUS 582 Business Taxation 3 BUS 586 SEC and the Financial Markets 3 BUS 587 International Trade and Investment 3 BUS 588 Portfolio Theory and Capital Markets 3 B. GENERAL MANAGEMENT (Select four courses) BUS 509 Leadership in the Information Age 3 BUS 543 Human Resources Management 3 BUS 546 Managing the Organization in the Marketspace 3 BUS 549 Labor Relations and Collective Barganing 3 BUS 550 Production Management: Quality Approaches 3 BUS 551 Management of International Business Organizations 3 BUS 556 Business Ventures and the Entrepreneur 3 BUS 569 Management of Technology 3 C. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS* (Select four courses) BUS 509 Leadership in the Information Age 3 BUS 533 Computer Programming Languages: Object Oriented 3 BUS 546 Managing the Organization in the Marketspace 3 BUS 562 Systems Analysis and Design: Industrial Problem-Solving 3 BUS 563 Information Systems-Database Management 3 BUS 564 Accounting Information Systems 3 BUS 565 eBusiness Technologies Using WebSphere 3 BUS 566 Telecommunications for Business Systems 3 BUS 569 Management of Technology 3 Master of Science 36 semester hours (plus the required prerequisites) Management Information Systems The Master of Science degree program in Management Information Systems provides maximum flexibility in the education of the professional information systems person. In this program the student has the opportunity to elect three courses, in addition to the required courses. These courses may be advanced work in the Management Information Systems concentration, or they may be courses that complement the Management Information Systems concentration. The electives must be approved by one of the department co-chairpersons or the graduate student's advisor. A student may also opt to pursue an additoinal concentration in eBusiness by taking five additional courses as specified by the program. MS in MIS prerequisites include satisfaction of the CPC through the one credit modules offered to graduate students or undergraduate courses or successful completion of the DANTE and/or CLEP exams. Prerequisites will also include two programming languages, one or both of which must be an object-oriented language: C++, Java, Visual Basic, COBOL, RPG IV. For further information, contact the Chairperson. A. CORE BUS 531 Advanced Topics in Management Information Systems 3 BUS 541 Organizational Behavior and Development 3 BUS 548 Operational Analysis and Management 3 BUS 590 Research Methodology 3 BUS 554 Policy Formulation and Strategy Management (taken after all other courses are completed) 3 B. AREA OF CONCENTRATION (Select four courses) BUS 533 Computer Programming Language: Object Oriented 3 BUS 546 Managing the Organization in the Marketspace 3 BUS 562 Systems Analysis and Design: Industrial Problem-Solving 3 BUS 563 Database Management Systems 3 BUS 564 Accounting Information Systems 3 BUS 566 Telecommunications for Business Systems 3 BUS 569 Management of Technology 3 C. ELECTIVES Selection of any three graduate courses for which the candidate is qualified to enroll and has approval a co-chairperson or advisor. However, students intending to take an additional concentration in eBusiness may do so by taking all of the following five courses, for a total of 42-credit hours: BUS 511 eBusiness Technologies and Strategies 3 BUS 512 Applicatoins of Accounting/Financial Concepts to eBusiness 3 BUS 513 eBusiness Marketing 3 BUS 514 eBusiness Systems Analysis and Design 3 BUS 565 eBusiness Technolgies using WebSphere 3

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