The purpose of the Master of Science in Management program is to provide a specialized professional program for the student who wants to acquire proficiency in management skills, including decision making, which will enable the graduate to carry out responsibilities in both general and specialized managerial roles. Concentrations in Human Resource Management, Information Systems, Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness, International Management, and Healthcare Management further develop managerial problem-solving skills in specific areas of applied management. As a result of successfully completing the MSM program, graduates should improve their ability to apply problem-solving skills to operational and strategic planning processes and to use written and verbal communication skills effectively to communicate the results of their problem-solving analyses and recommendations.

Prerequisite Requirements

Candidates for admission must have a baccalaureate degree in any subject area from a regionally accredited college or university. The MSM degree program requires no prerequisite courses; however, MGT 6500, Advanced Concepts and Topics in Management, must be taken for graduate credit if the student does not have an undergraduate major in business. If the student has an undergraduate major in business, an elective course will be substituted.

Admission Requirements for the Master of Science in Management

Unconditional Admission

1. Students applying for admission must provide official transcripts from all universities attended.
2. Applicants who have completed a master’s or higher degree from a regionally accredited university may be admitted unconditionally. (No graduate admission test scores are required.) Official transcripts from all universities attended must be submitted, to include an official transcript showing completion of a master’s or higher degree.
3. A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university is required. (Students with a baccalaureate degree from an unaccredited or otherwise accredited institution should see Unaccredited or Otherwise Accredited Student Admissions.)
4. Applicants must have achieved at least 2.5 GPA on all undergraduate work or at least 3.0 GPA on the last 30 semester hours.
5. Official graduate admission exam results (GMAT, GRE [verbal and quantitative], MAT) must be on file (except for applicants with a previous master’s or higher degree; see #2 above).
6. A letter of recommendation is required with all applications for the MSM program. The letter should address the individual’s potential for success in the MSM program, professional, managerial or administrative experience, as well as his/her written and oral communication skills.

Conditional Admission
Students not satisfying the minimum graduate admission test score and GPA requirements for unconditional admission may be conditionally admitted to the program. After the student completes the first three graduate (5000 level) courses with a ‘‘B’’ or better average, the student will be granted unconditional admission. Students not satisfying conditional admission requirements will be dropped from the program for one calendar year, after which time the student must petition for readmission. A letter of recommendation is required with all applications for the MSM program. The individual’s potential for success in the MSM program as well as his/her written and oral communication skills should be addressed.

Curriculum

All courses offer three semester hours credit except MGT 6625 and 6626.

Transfer Credit

A maximum of four courses (12 semester hours) taken at another regionally accredited institution, each with a ‘‘B’’ grade or better, can be applied toward the degree. These courses must be comparable in catalog description to Troy courses and must be approved by the appropriate dean/associate dean/department chair. Note that in the Applied Management concentration, no transfer credit is permitted.

Admission to Candidacy

To be admitted to candidacy, students must have a 3.0 GPA on all work attempted. Unconditionally admitted graduate students may apply for admission to candidacy for a degree after completing six semester graduate hours and requirements as outlined for the specific degree program. A student will be admitted to candidacy the term following completion of 12 semester hours.

Degree Requirements

Students graduating with the MSM degree will have successfully completed the following curriculum:

General Program Course Requirements

1. 30 semester hours for the applied management concentration offered to contractual cohort groups, with successful completion of a comprehensive examination administered in the Capstone Course
   
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2. 36 semester hours for all other concentrations, with no comprehensive examination administered in the Capstone Course. Students must achieve an overall grade point average of 3.0 (A=4.0) to fulfill requirements for the degree.
   

If a "D" or "F" is made in a core course or a restricted elective course, the course must be retaken. If the student makes a "D" or "F" in an elective course, the course may be retaken or another elective taken in its place.

The MSM degree offers eight, 36-semester hour options: Human Resource Management, Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness, Information Systems, International Management, and Healthcare Management. The MSM degree also offers 30-semester-hour options for contractual, cohort groups of students in Applied Management and in Public Management. All options require six core courses, four concentration courses and two elective courses (except for the Applied Management and Public Management concentrations) as follows:

Elective (2 courses)
The elective may be selected from any appropriate graduate management, MSM, Troy-approved PME course, HRM, specialized study completed with a Troy faculty member, or selected preapproved MPA courses (i.e., PA 6603, 6630, 6631, 6645, 6647, 6648, 6649, 6650, 6687, or 6688).

Concentration Areas (Select 12 Semester Hours)

Other Business Electives
Elective courses may be selected from any appropriate graduate management curriculum, to include the Troy MSM, Troy MSHRM, Troy approved PME course, specialized study completed with a Troy faculty member, or selected pre-approved MPA courses (i.e., PA 6603, 6630, 6631, 6645, 6647, 6648, 6649, 6650, 6687, or 6688) and an MSIR course, IR 6641. All authorizations for MSM students to be a transient student at another institution must be approved before the course is attempted.

Cross-listings for this program only: