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Master of Science in Management (MSM)
 
 

Overview


The Master of Science in Management Advantage:

YOU WILL:
  • Focus your skills through a number of management functions electives
  • Identify and develop individual leadership abilities
  • Work with an executive mentor to introduce you to your chosen career path
  • Build job hunting, interviewing and networking skills


Finance
Today's business climate demands individuals who are equipped to manage the intense world of finance. The Weatherhead MSM - Finance is a specialized program focusing on the principles of finance and their applications within the corporation, capital markets, investments and risk management.
Operations Research or Supply Chain? You Decide!
The rapid pace of technological change in business — computers, software, information systems, problem-solving techniques and others — has increased career opportunities for those who can develop and use these emerging technologies. The MSM-OR and the MSM-SC degrees are designed to give Weatherhead students the skills needed to seize these opportunities.

These two programs share a common focus on finding and implementing practical solutions to managerial problems. The MSM-SC is directed at supporting the manufacturing or service organization’s operations function, while an MSM-OR degree provides quantitative foundations and gives students the opportunity to meet career goals by customizing a specialty in areas such as finance, operations management and information systems.

Both the MSM-OR and MSM-SC programs integrate knowledge of business and its functional areas within a quantitatively-based professional degree curriculum. In addition, the programs stress real-world applications. This mix is rarely available in other business or engineering programs.

The Weatherhead Master of Science in Management is a unique opportunity among U.S. business schools. Building on your undergraduate experience, this program will allow you to gain valuable knowledge and skills and make you more marketable when looking for a job.

The Master of Science in Management has three tracks:

Finance (MS-Finance): MS Finance is designed to prepare candidates for professional careers in the finance industry or in the finance function of business organizations. Students immerse themselves in an innovative curriculum that provides strong foundations in finance principles and practices, coupled with mentoring by faculty and industry practitioners, with immediate application to future work areas Learn more. 

Operations Research (MSM-OR): Operations Research uses mathematics, statistics and computer-modeling to assist managers in making decisions about complex organizational problems. The degree also provides a basic understanding of business fundamentals to enable you to contribute value to organizations, and communicate effectively with professionals in other business disciplines. The program takes 12-18 months to complete.  Learn more. 

Supply Chain (MSM-SC): Supply chain management deals with the coordination of all activities that impact a product flowing from its sources of raw materials to customers for the purpose of creating value in the end product. In this 12-18 month program, you will learn supply chain methods and concepts, business fundamentals and quantitative techniques to help you be an effective analyst in manufacturing and service companies. Learn more.