Degree objective: The interdisciplinary Master of Science in Administration (MSA) Program is designed for students pursuing administrative careers. The program offers insight into human and organizational relationships; develops skills in oral and written communication; enhances the capacity for sound analytical judgment; and encourages the ability to see the "big picture" as it relates to an organization and its environment. Course work focuses on applied action grounded in theory and embraces the fundamental educational principles applicable to administrative issues in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors, and stresses the ethical responsibilities of administrators. Concentration objective: Designed to serve the needs of a very heterogeneous group of students through offering a program of study with moderate structure applicable to a wide variety of administrative settings.

 

 

Graduate Certificate Requirements		15 credits
BIS 601	Management Information Systems	3
CED 555	Human Relations Skills	3
COM 560	Communication and Social/Organizational Change	3
COM 561	Communication in Conflict Management	3
COM 665	Seminar in Communication and Negotiation in Employee Relations	3
COM 667	Seminar in Intercultural Communication	3
CPS 603	Computer Information System	3
EDL 610	Grants and Fund Procurement	3
ECO 515	Collective Bargaining and Labor Law OR	3
MGT 646	Labor Relations Issues	3
FIN 573	International Finance	3
IET 500	Production Concepts	3
IET 524	Technology and Environment	3
JRN 670	Public Relations Management	3
MGT 643	Personnel Management	3
MGT 667	International Business	3
MKT 555	Market and Sales Forecasting	3
MKT 560	International Marketing	3
​MSA 510	​Global Leadership Perspectives	​3
​MSA 634	​Managerial Accounting Concepts	​3
​MSA 640	​Quantitative Applications in Decision Making	​3
​MSA 660	​Marketing Administration	​3
PHL 518	Professional Ethics	3
PSC 514	American Public Policy Making	3
PSC 522	Regulatory Processes and Administrative Law	3
PSC 555	International Law I	3
PSC 711	Public Personnel Administration Practice	3
PSC 774	Strategic Planning for Public/Non-Profit Organizations	3
PSC 785	Strategic Leadership	3
PSY 535	Organizational Psychology	3
SOC 512	Industrial Sociology	3