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Online Master’s in Management and Leadership Program Guide
Businesses and organizations are always seeking candidates with the leadership skills to help them grow and succeed. The Maryville online master’s in management and leadership degree can help you build the niche expertise necessary to fill those needs – and qualify for management positions. Tailor your degree to your ambitions through eight in-demand concentrations/certificates such as: Health Administration, Human Resource Management, Marketing, and Project Management.
If you’re looking to learn real-world leadership strategies to prepare for senior management positions in a variety of fields, start here.
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At a glance
Learn on your time with flexible,100% online coursework
Choose a general management and leadership track, or select one of eight in-demand concentrations/certificates
Prepare for real-world positions through a collaborative team approach that’s relevant and current in today’s business settings
Gain a practical understanding of the field through experiential learning, including a comprehensive capstone
Apply with no fee and no GRE/GMAT required
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Curriculum
Built with input from top employers in the field, our online master’s in management and leadership features a dynamic curriculum and a focus on the real-world challenges and opportunities you’re likely to face in your career.
We designed our program to be highly flexible, so you can tailor it to fit your professional and personal goals. Choose one of eight specializations to build high-level skills across in-demand areas of business, or follow the general management and leadership track and choose any three classes to build the skills most relevant to your interests.
Management and Leadership Major Courses (27 Credit Hours)
Admission Prerequisite: Depending on your background, a foundational course in accounting or statistics may be required. BUS-501, Survey of Business, will be required if your GPA is below a 3.0 and/or if your undergraduate degree was outside the area of business; however, credits earned in foundational courses (such as ACCT 509 and BUS 501) are considered prerequisites to courses required for the graduate
- ACCT 610 Accounting for Managers
- BUS 640 Project Management
- BUS 643 Business Ethics
- ISYS 650 Information Technology Management
- HRMG 640 Human Resources Management
- MGMT 647 Organizational Behavior and Development
- MGMT 670 Interpersonal Management Skills
- MGMT 687 Leadership
- MGMT 691 Management Policies
Cybersecurity Incident Response Certificate (12 Credit Hours)
- ISYS 600 Controls for Effective Cyber Defense
- ISYS 750 Information Technology Management
- ISYS 686 Cebersecurity Incident Response and Examination
- ISYS 691 Legal Aspects of Privacy and Compliance
Cybersecurity Penetration Testing Certificate (12 Credit Hours)
- ISYS 600 Controls for Effective Cyber Defense
- ISYS 670 Ethical Hacking
- ISYS 671 Ethical Hacking II
- ISYS 650 Information Technology Management OR ISYS 675 Mobile Device Hacking and Forensics
Health Administration Concentration Courses (12 Credit Hours)
- MHA 610 Healthcare industry and Its Impact on Healthcare Management
- MHA 615 Healthcare Operations
- MHA 651 Healthcare Law, Ethics, and Risk Management
- MHA 656 Population Health Management
Human Resource Management Concentration Courses (12 Credit Hours)
- HRMG 640 Human Resources Management
- HRMG 650 Workforce Management
- HRMG 655 Employment Law and Compliance
- HRMG 660 Compensation and Benefits
Marketing Concentration Courses (12 Credit Hours)
- MKT 660 Controls for Effective Cyber Defense
- MKT 673 Social Networking and Search Engine Optimization
- MKT 680 Branding
- MKT 681 Integrated Marketing Communications
Project Management Certificate Courses (12 Credit Hours)
- MGMT 647 Organizational Behavior and Development
- MGMT 670 Interpersonal Management Skills
- BUS 617 Process and Operations Management
- BUS 640 Project Management
Data Analytics Certificate Courses (12 Credit Hours)
- DATA 600 Data Analytics Foundation
- DATA 610 Data Management
- DATA 620 Data Mining
- DATA 630 Data Visualization
Software Development Concentration Courses (12 Credit Hours)
- SWDV 600 Software Development I
- SWDV 610 Software Development II
- SWDV 620 Web Application Development
- SWDV 650 Software Development Processes, Procedures and Methodologies
To ensure the best possible educational experience for our students, we may update our curriculum to reflect emerging and changing employer and industry demands.
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution
- 3.0 cumulative GPA required for full admission
- Applicants who do not meet the GPA requirement may be considered for provisional admission
- Official transcripts required for all institutions previously attended
- 300-500-word minimum personal statement required
- Resume (optional)
- International applicants (if applicable): Official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL with a score of 563, speaking sub-score of 23, writing sub-score of 20, reading and listening scores of 21, and a combined score of 85 or higher)
- No GMAT, GRE, or letters of recommendation required
- Click to view our transfer credit policy
- The acceptance of transfer credit is at the discretion of Maryville University
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Accreditation and rankings
Why Maryville Online?
We’ve been progressively challenging the norms of higher education for nearly 150 years. We started as one of the first universities to educate women. Today, we continue to push the boundaries and prepare students like you for a digital world. At Maryville, we understand what it takes to step beyond your comfort zone.
Maryville University is a nationally ranked private college recognized for comprehensive and innovative education focused on student learning, outcomes, and success — both online and on campus. We’re located just 22 miles from downtown St. Louis.
Enhance your skills. Broaden your career.
Top 7 skills you can develop:
- Professional and organizational ethics
- Conflict management
- Interpersonal management
- Project management
- Foundations of leadership
- Human resource management
- Managerial accounting foundations
Top 5 careers you can pursue:
- Advertising Manager
- Health Services Manager
- Public Relations Manager
- Computer and Information Systems Manager
- Training and Development Manager
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