The MBA concentration in management provides you with in-depth, applied learning that will enable you to successfully organize, lead and direct others in the workplace. The program will prepare you for professional opportunities across industries, with a focus on self-awareness, leadership development, teamwork, project management and managing others.
Highlights
You have the flexibility to choose any four graduate-level management courses to fulfill your concentration after completing core MBA requirements. Depending on your goals, you could choose courses that prepare you for the following career paths:
- Coaching and Talent Development: Gain management coaching competencies to help others achieve change and performance improvement, and improve your individual leadership effectiveness and personal growth.
- Consulting: Master the process to consult with clients, including contracting, problem diagnosis, data analysis, and client feedback and evaluation.
- Leadership and Change Management: Learn the systematic process to design and lead change efforts that encompass diagnosing opportunities, creating change visions and developing readiness for change to improve organizational effectiveness.
- Managing Human Capital: Develop skills for strategically managing human resources to advance organizational goals, improve workforce performance and enhance employee satisfaction.
- Supply Chain Management: Increase your ability to critically evaluate supply chain design and model complex supply chain phenomena.
Concentration Requirements
The management MBA concentration (16 hours) requires students to complete any four graduate-level management courses. To help guide your class selections, below are examples of courses you could choose based on career goals.
Coaching and Talent Development
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
MGT 525 | TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT | |
MGT 529 | LIFE AND CAREER COACHING | |
MGT 530 | LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS | |
MGT 589 | EXECUTIVE COACHING: LEADERSHIP IN A VOLATILE, UNCERTAIN, CHAOTIC AND AMBIGUOUS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT | |
Consulting
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
MGT 535 | CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING | |
MGT 562 | RESOLVING CONFLICT IN ORGANIZATIONS | |
MGT 563 | NEGOTIATION SKILLS | |
MGT 584 | CONSULTING SKILLS | |
MGT 598 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT | |
Leadership and Change Management
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
MGT 530 | LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS | |
MGT 535 | CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING | |
MGT 556 | ETHICS AND LEADERSHIP | |
MGT 572 | CORPORATE VENTURES AND MANAGEMENT | |
MGT 589 | EXECUTIVE COACHING: LEADERSHIP IN A VOLATILE, UNCERTAIN, CHAOTIC AND AMBIGUOUS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT | |
MGT 590 | MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE | |
Managing Human Capital
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
MGT 523 | RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION 1 | |
MGT 525 | TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT 1 | |
MGT 526 | COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 1 | |
MGT 529 | LIFE AND CAREER COACHING | |
MGT 551 | GLOBAL WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT | |
MGT 552 | MANAGING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION | |
MGT 562 | RESOLVING CONFLICT IN ORGANIZATIONS | |
MGT 563 | NEGOTIATION SKILLS 1 | |
MGT 565 | EMPLOYMENT LAW | |
MGT 566 | HEALTH INSURANCE & BENEFITS | |
MGT 584 | CONSULTING SKILLS | |
MGT 591 | FUNDAMENTALS OF PEOPLE ANALYTICS | |
MGT 592 | ADVANCED PEOPLE ANALYTICS | |
1 Courses most useful for students who want to sit for the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) certification exam.
Supply Chain Management
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
MGT 501 | STRATEGIC SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | |
MGT 507 | GLOBAL SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT | |
MGT 509 | PRODUCTION AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT | |
MGT 511 | TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS | |
MGT 518 | EMERGING ETHICAL ISSUES & TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | |
MGT 545 | MANAGING SERVICE OPERATIONS | |
MGT 563 | NEGOTIATION SKILLS | |
MGT 598 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT | |
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