Management, MSM

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. 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.

Required Courses

• ACCT 4101 - Foundations of Financial Accounting
• MGMT 4053 - Responsible Management in a Global Economy
• MGMT 4302 - Organizational Leadership
• BAN 4500 - Information Systems for Analytics
• MKT 4400 - Marketing Management
• STAT 4300 - Data Driven Decision Making

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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 Business: 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.