Master of Science in Management
Description
The Master of
Science in Management degree program is a 35 semester credit hour
graduate program designed to enhance the professional skills of business
managers and executives. The program is designed for adult
professionals who seek to develop and increase their management and
leadership roles in business, education, church, and other areas of
their professional lives.
Designed to develop
the individual’s ability to comprehend internal and external social,
legal, political, and economic forces as they affect the decision-making
process within the organization, the program has been structured to
serve both holders of baccalaureate degrees in business as well as other
disciplines. Classes are offered one night per week. Students are
required to participate in weekly learning team activities which are
designed to enhance the learning process and the development of
problem-solving skills.
Objectives of the Master of Science in Management
Program
The following are
Executive Development Learning Objectives of the M.S.M. program:
- Practice servant leadership using Christ as the model in serving people and society.
- Provide leadership, vision, and strategic planning in a variety of organizations and environments.
- Prepare to lead others in environments increasingly characterized by change and complexity.
- Master principles of human behavior and motivation to maximize use of human resources.
- Master key functional area skills in marketing, entrepreneurship, accounting, finance, and economics.
- Appreciate the trend to a global world and the need to continually update leadership principles and
techniques.
- Complete a significant hands-on project in a live organization and integrate the knowledge and
skills from all courses taken.
- Develop organizational-wide skills in structure, coordination, policy, and design of subunits.
- Master methods of organization change and development.
- Develop the ability to utilize the most recent tools and concepts emerging in management and
leadership.
- Interact with executive level leaders from the community to identify current challenges and
optional strategies to address them.
Admission Requirements
- Complete the online Application for Admission.
- A bachelor’s degree from a regionally-accredited college or university. (Applicants must
submit official transcripts from all institutions attended.)
- Demonstration of ability to perform graduate level work as exhibited by one of the following:
- Submission of a score on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT). The
minimum acceptable MAT score is 35. Applicants submitting the MAT
are also required to have an undergraduate grade point average (UGPA)
of at least 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) in the last sixty hours of
undergraduate study.
- Submission of a score on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). The minimum acceptable
GMAT score is 350. An applicant will be accepted if his/her
combined credentials (UGPA and performance on the GMAT) measure at
least 1200 points when calculated according to the following
formula: (300 x UGPA) + GMAT Score.
- Submission of a score on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). The minimum
quantitative composite score is 750.
- A student who has a cumulative GPA of 2.8 and a GPA of at least 3.0 in six hours of business courses
may waive the testing requirements.
- A professional resume which demonstrates a minimum of two years of significant full-time work
experience.
- An entrance essay which demonstrates the student’s analytical and verbal ability.
- Proficiency in the English language,
as demonstrated by at least two years of successful academic work at
the college or university level in the United States or by a score
of 550 or higher on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
- A veteran who wishes to be assessed for military credit or who will use veteran benefits must submit a copy of Form DD214 and/or DD295 to Belhaven College.
Course Descriptions
See College Catalogue for course descriptions. (PDF)
