2023-2024 Academic Catalog 
    
    May 09, 2024  
2023-2024 Academic Catalog

Management, MSM


Overview


Graduate Program


No matter your area of non-business specialization, you can kickstart your career with general management expertise and increase your value within your current organization. Our M.S. in Management program is specifically designed to make students with non-management backgrounds feel at home in the world of business.

Clark University offers a close-knit management program within a small world-renowned liberal arts university. Here, we provide a comfortable environment in which to gain the broad business acumen that will boost your earning power. Data from a national survey of corporate recruiters indicates that nearly 60% of all employers are looking to hire professionals with master’s degrees in management. At Clark University, you can enhance your career prospects and professional value on a schedule that fits your life.

The Masters of Science in Management degree provides students with management knowledge that can be applied as an emerging leader in any career, in any sector-private, public, or non-profit.

Students will augment educational or work experience with a solid foundation of graduate management education and a broad understanding of management’s applications. Regardless of their undergraduate background, students will learn how to work with diverse stakeholders in key areas of an organization:

  • Accounting
  • Marketing
  • Information technology
  • Human resources

Most importantly, the MSM will help develop the leadership and decision-making skills students need to effect community and organizational change.

 

Graduate Program Requirements


Students are required to complete an economics prerequisite course prior to their start in the MSM program. An undergraduate economics course with a passing grade of C or higher will meet the prerequisite. If students are missing the prerequisite, they will be required to complete the prerequisite prior to starting the MSM program.

 

The MSM requires 10 units of coursework. Six units of core coursework are required, as well as four units of elective coursework.

 

Electives


MSM students take four units of electives to complete their degree program. Electives can be taken in any of the following subjects within the School of Management: ACCT, BAN, FIN, MGMT, MKT, OM, TMHR.  Some restrictions may apply.  Electives should be selected in consultation with a student’s academic advisor.

There are a large number of courses, beyond the cores listed above, that can be an elective for the MSM student provided any pre-requisites are met.  Courses designated for a specific program, such as an in-depth financial course only for MS-Finance students, are not allowed.  Any such designations are noted on the semester’s course grid.

If a student is interested in a particular course that is designated for a specific program, they can speak to their academic advisor.

Program Faculty


Program Faculty


Mary-Ellen Boyle, Ph.D.

Keith Coulter, Ph.D.

Hamidreza Ahady Dolatsara, Ph.D. 

John Dobson, Ph.D.

Priscilla Elsass, Ph.D.

Jin Fang, Ph.D.

Donna Gallo, Ph.D.

Laura Graves, Ph.D.

Thomas Murphy, M.B.A.

Steve Ng, M.B.A.

Will O’Brien, J.D., M.B.A.

Sitikantha Parida, Ph.D.

Inshik Seol, Ph.D.

Richard Spurgin, Ph.D.

Zhenyang Tang, Ph.D.

Zhihong Wang, Ph.D.

Da Wu, Ph.D.

Atefeh Yazdanparast, Ph.D.

Kyunghee Yoon, Ph.D.

Jing Zhang, Ph.D.

Emeriti Faculty


Margarete Arndt, D.B.A.

Robert Bradbury, Ph.D.

Dileep Dhavale, Ph.D.

Priscilla Elsass, Ph.D.

Laura Graves, Ph.D.

Edward Ottensmeyer (Dean Emeritus), Ph.D.

 

For a full list of SOM faculty, including visiting and adjunct faculty, please see the faculty page on SOM’s website.