Master of Science
Management Degree
Online
Online
Develop your management skills and gain credentials you need to move up in your career.
Fall classes are September - November
Management Degree
Strengthen your management skills in a degree made for aspiring leaders.
The master’s in management program prepares you with the confidence you need to make your vision for business a reality. Built to deliver a 100% online, transformative student learning experience, Bellevue University offers a learning path tailor-made to working professionals. Using a mentoring approach, the online master’s in management program promotes the awareness of oneself and others as leaders, managers, and innovators.
Enhance your career with a specialized management master's degree.
To further align graduate-level management studies with your career objectives, choose a concentration in one of the following areas:
- Entrepreneurship
- Human Resource Management
- Marketing
- Project Management
A graduate degree for entrepreneurs who want practical solutions for growth.
After you complete the core management courses in the program, you can select from concentrations designed to meet your specific career goals. If you want to lead and manage a team, have the drive to run large-scale projects, and are looking for a path to move your career toward a mid-to-advanced level management position, Bellevue University's fully online master of science in management will equip you for your next big step.
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Courses
What You’ll Learn
- Demonstrate advanced communication, emotional intelligence, and presentation skills necessary for professional effectiveness in diverse business settings.
- Develop skills to build strong interpersonal and team relationships through delegation, motivation, collaboration, and coaching to achieve goals.
- Cultivate skills in conflict resolution, influence, and leading organizational change to foster effective and sustainable business relationships.
- Demonstrate business acumen in key management areas including project management, financial management, talent management, and customer-centric decision making.
- Analyze complex business problems using critical thinking, technology, and data management to evaluate and address multifaceted business challenges
- Synthesize program knowledge through planning and designing an action research project to provide practical solutions to contemporary business issues.
Management Degree Courses
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Requirements (36 - 39 credit hours)
Core Requirements
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This course describes the various functional areas within the Human Resources field as well as applicable employment laws. Functional areas addressed include: Talent Management (i.e. Recruitment/Selection and Training/Development), Organizational Behavior, Employee/Labor Relations, Health and Safety and Total Rewards (i.e. Compensation and Benefit Administration). Areas of employment law covered will include: Equal Employment Opportunity, Employment/Labor Relations, Health and Safety and Compensation/Benefits related laws. Human Resource metrics and evaluation will also be introduced in this course. *It is recommended that this course is taken prior to other HR related courses.
This course provides students with a greater understanding of leading and managing highly effective teams. Students will learn to guide collaboration by addressing the common challenges faced by teams. This course will also help students sustain team performance through continuous learning and improvement.
This course focuses on the development of effective communication skills in personal, professional, and organizational contexts. Students will examine communication techniques for building and maintaining relationships, resolving conflicts, and fostering communication. Emphasis will be placed on communication strategies to improve organizational performance and drive innovation.
This course is designed to probe into the interrelation between organizational behavior and holistic management. Students will examine the impact of teamwork, motivation, organizational power, organizational ethics, and strategies to create healthy organizational culture. Key topics include an overview of the field of organizational behavior, understanding and managing both individual behavior and group behavior, and organizational processes.
This course provides a framework for management students to become more proficient in recognizing, understanding, predicting, and controlling the dynamics and outcomes of organizational culture and competitiveness. This course is designed to introduce students to a variety of contemporary leadership theories and provide some suggested methods for developing leadership capacity at the individual and organizational levels. Topics include leadership selection, succession planning, and leadership styles and effectiveness under various market conditions. Effective communication and the role of personality types are also considered.
This course is designed for professional managers to equip students with a foundational understanding of how change impacts individuals and teams. Students will understand how to identify and analyze benefits and barriers to change implementation. This course enables students to navigate and lead the change management and project management processes in their organization. Students will learn to apply the necessary change and project management skills for business managers, including effective communication methods and the creation of project management artifacts and plans to manage stakeholder expectations
This course is specifically designed for non-accounting professional managers and emphasizes the interpretation of accounting information as opposed to the construction of the information. This course is designed to equip students with a foundational understanding of accounting principles and practices, enabling students to confidently navigate and utilize financial information in professional situations. In other words, this course will help students develop the financial acumen needed to make informed business decisions and drive success in their professional endeavors.
Data has massive potential for all businesses when used correctly, from small organizations to tech giants and huge multinationals.?Business leaders and managers must learn how to create a robust, data-driven approach that will harness the power of data to revolutionize business. This course explains how to collect, use, and manage data to improve business decisions and processes. Students will learn to view data as a strategic asset, as well as become familiar with the tools, technology, and strategies needed to analyze data. Prerequisite: MSM 625
This course is a summative experience that emphasizes management competencies to provide value in the workplace. Students will apply the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the program to address a complex problem in their organization. This course focuses on synthesizing and integrating professional effectiveness, relationship management, business acumen, and analytical intelligence. Prerequisite: MSM 600, 606, 609, 615, 619, 625, 629, and BA 603
Concentrations (9-12 credit hours)
A list of MSM Concentrations is found below. Please consult your student coach/advisor when selecting and declaring your concentration in order to ensure you have planned for its specific prerequisites. You are required to declare your concentration during the first term of your MSM program.
MSM program Concentrations include:
Business Analytics Concentration - BAN
Select a minimum of 9 credit hours from the following:
This course is designed to provide a foundation of SAS analytics programming concepts and environments. It provides the tools necessary to write SAS programs to perform data management, analysis, and reporting. Topics include creating and documenting data sets, managing and reshaping data, writing reports, computing statistics on data set variables, and performing effective SAS programming. Hands-on exercises designed to facilitate understanding of all the topics are included. The course also provides the basis for more advanced work in data analytics and advanced programming techniques for data management. This course aligns with the SAS Base Programming certification concepts offered through the SAS Institute, Inc. Prerequisite: None
This course offers an in-depth exploration of all the major topics in the field of data and information management from an applied perspective with an emphasis on data warehouses. The course is designed to provide not only a strong theoretical foundation, but also the technical skills required in analyzing, designing, implementing, managing, and utilizing information repositories. Topics covered include relational database model, data modeling, logical and physical database design, structured query language (SQL) implementation, procedures and triggers, data integration and quality, data warehouses and other relevant techniques for addressing big data issues in organizations today. The strategic roles that data and information play in business operations, customer relationship management, business decision-making, and strategy development are also discussed.
This course provides an analytical toolset to address modern, data-intensive business problems. To be effective in a competitive business environment, a business analytics professional needs to be able to use analytical tools to translate information into decisions and to convert information about past performance into reliable forecasts. Using a case-based approach, the course provides an overview of the key concepts, applications, processes and techniques relevant to business analytics. The course makes use of the leading software products to illustrate the use of business analytics methodologies to enhance business decision-making. Prerequisite: None
As business organizations collect more and more data as a byproduct of their operations, decision-makers are beginning to proactively and systematically analyze these data to improve decision quality. This course focuses on topics relevant to data mining, which is the process that uses a variety of data analysis tools to discover patterns and relationships in data that may be used to make proactive, knowledge-driven decisions. The course provides an in-depth discussion on various techniques of data mining including predictive modeling, pattern recognition, prescriptive analytics, and text mining. Both the theoretical and practical aspects of data mining are discussed in this course. Prerequisite: BAN 600.
Internship Option – CIS 698 provides an opportunity for students to expand their learning by gaining new skills and experiences in the workplace. The CST Program Director and CST Dean approval are required prior to enrolling in the course and any CPT activities must comply with other eligibility requirements.
This course provides an opportunity for students to expand their learning by gaining new skills and experiences in the workplace. Program Director and Dean approval is required prior to enrolling in the course and any CPT activities must comply with other eligibility requirements.
Cybersecurity Concentration
In today's cyber world, professionals need to understand the methods for preventing, detecting, deterring, and responding to real and potential cyber threats and incidents. The Cybersecurity Concentration provides graduate students with an advanced understanding of the technical aspects of information security. Students successfully completing this coursework will attain knowledge and abilities to operate and manage security technologies. Topic areas include security architecture & design, computer forensics, penetration testing, and information warfare. Students entering this concentration are required to have an established technical background and knowledge level.
You must select a minimum of 9 credit hours from the following:
This course is designed as an overview of the investigative methods and tools associated with computer forensics. Topics include: processing crime and incident scenes, digital evidence controls, recovery of information, network forensics, data acquisition, and legal and ethical issues associated with investigations.
This course addresses the issues relating to successful information security management. Topics include access control systems, network and software security, management practices, risk management, protection mechanisms, business continuity planning, and legal and ethical issues. The course allows for analysis of current security management models.
This course is designed as an overview of the fundamental processes associated with waging war in an electronic age. Topics include strategic planning and tactical analysis for target identification, reconnaissance, and tool selection. The intent of this course is to focus on individual, corporate and national forms of warfare.
This course focuses on the architecture and security associated with cloud computing. Emphasis in placed on key drivers which lead to cloud computing adoption and issues associated with cloud computing governance. Additional topics will include infrastructure security, identity and access management, cloud services, data security and storage, and auditing and compliance. Prerequisites: Graduate Standing
This course provides an introduction to the fundamental components of security architecture. Topics include computer organization; hardware, software and firmware components; open and distributed systems; and protection mechanisms. Discussion also includes certification and accreditation; formal security models; and evaluation criteria. Assigned projects include designing a model secure system.
This course provides a technical study of offensive and defensive techniques for protecting cyber assets. Topics include security testing, risk mitigation techniques, and threat response. Discussion also includes penetration testing theory, techniques, and tools; networks, systems, and application vulnerability scanning; risk analysis and response; and intrusion detection and response. Emphasis is placed on identification of system vulnerabilities and threats and techniques for preventing attacks.
Internship Option – CIS 698 provides an opportunity for students to expand their learning by gaining new skills and experiences in the workplace. The CST Program Director and CST Dean approval are required prior to enrolling in the course and any CPT activities must comply with other eligibility requirements.
This course provides an opportunity for students to expand their learning by gaining new skills and experiences in the workplace. Program Director and Dean approval is required prior to enrolling in the course and any CPT activities must comply with other eligibility requirements.
Entrepreneurship Concentration
The Entrepreneurship Concentration is designed to prepare students to design, launch, and grow new business ventures, either stand alone or within an existing corporation, including franchising and outsourcing. High-growth ventures (e.g. technology) as well as socially- oriented ventures are emphasized. Consideration of the international dimensions and sustainability of new ventures are also highlighted.
You will be required to take the following 3 credit hours:
This course is designed to introduce students to the entrepreneurial mindset, including the concepts of innovation and newness. Students evaluate a variety of entrepreneurial activities, including outright ownership, franchising, outsourcing and partnerships. Traits and characteristics of successful entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial teams will be covered along with aligning organizational design with the business goals, strategy and business model, defining key roles, core competency requirements & job specifications, and recruiting and building the team. The final project in this course is the development of a Business Plan for an idea of the student’s choosing. MSM prerequisite: MSM 600.
A minimum of 6 additional credit hours are required from the courses listed below (or 2 of the 4 courses):
This course will deal with the sources of capital for early stage companies and the implications of the decisions a company makes to fund its operations. It also explores issues in the valuation of ventures and how the achievement of milestones can impact that valuation. Venture capital and angel investors are also covered. Lastly, the course will explore accounting and finance techniques to monitor the success of the enterprise. It will provide the skills and techniques to manage the business by the numbers exploring methods successful entrepreneurs use to understand their costs and cost drivers, break- even point and integrating these into an activity-based forecast for their business. MSM prerequisite: MSM 600
This course covers promoting and marketing an entrepreneurial idea from its inception to the marketplace. The course is designed for exploring the unique marketing strategies required to exploit entrepreneurial opportunities. It will also focus on issues surrounding companies with high growth potential, an interest in sustainability and the creativity needed to develop innovative marketing for these environments. MSM prerequisite: MSM 600
This course is centered on the single-person or family business and the issues associated with business transition planning. The course covers development and implementation of strategy for small businesses, and succession planning for the entrepreneur. It also covers valuation issues and timetables for moving profitably out of a business. MSM prerequisite: MSM 600
This course is designed for anyone who is charged with managing the day-to-day operation of a small to medium firm. It covers planning, budgeting, payroll issues, business taxation issues and use of tools and techniques to ensure that small business owners can comply with established laws keep accurate records and produce helpful reports for managerial decision-making. MSM prerequisite: MSM 600
Healthcare Concentration
The Healthcare Concentration provides the non-healthcare professional graduate student with general healthcare knowledge. The intent of this Concentration is to assist personnel, in areas other than patient care, to understand and be familiar with certain healthcare terminology and requirements. This Concentration is recommended if you work in a field related to the healthcare industry. You may take the healthcare electives without pursuing the entire Concentration.
You will be required to take the following 12 credit hours:
This course examines the multitude of laws, legal entities and compliance issues associated with administration within healthcare organizations. The complexity of ethical issues, both administrative and biomedical, is discussed in various applied medical settings. Prerequisite: Cohort courses must be taken in order.
Skills learned in this course include:
- Computerized Patient Record System
- Consumer-Driven Health Care
- Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome
- Health Administration
- Health Care Industry
- Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance
- Master Of Health Administration
This course provides students with a foundational view of healthcare delivery systems in the United States. Students discuss the formal structure of healthcare organizations and how costs, access and quality impact the delivery of care. Emphasis is placed on healthcare as a system of care delivery. Prerequisite: Cohort courses must be taken in order.
Skills learned in this course include:
- Health Administration
- Health Care Industry
- Human Resource Management
- Master Of Health Administration
- Medicaid
- Population Health
- Public Health
- Social Determinants Of Health
An introduction to healthcare finance, including management control processes, financial statement analysis, ratio analysis, variance analysis, and capital structure is the focus of this course. A foundational background of the economics of today's healthcare environment is examined.
Skills learned in this course include:
- Financial Accounting
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Analytics
- Financial Calculations
- Financial Data
- Financial Data Analysis
- Financial Forecasting
- Health Administration
- Health Care Industry
- Master Of Health Administration
Human Resource Management Concentration
The Human Resource Management Concentration examines theory and applications in all levels of organizational strategy, culture, and practice. Topic areas include human resource management roles and contributions in business planning and strategy, job value analyses, alternative work systems, recruitment and selection, fair employment practices, performance appraisal and management, compensation design and management, job evaluation systems, career development, health and safety, and employee rights. The topics include the study of specific quantitative and qualitative theories and methods used to collect reliable and valid human resource management data for decision purposes. You may take the human resource management electives without pursuing the entire Concentration.
Select a minimum of 9 credit hours:
This course examines the roles of compensation and benefit management theory and practice within the field of Human Resources. This includes detailed examination of the different components of Total Rewards, including: job evaluation, internal/external equity, base/incentive pay, voluntary/mandated benefits, trends and applicable employment laws. Evaluating the effectiveness of these functions by utilizing applicable Human Resource metrics will also be addressed in this course. *It is recommended that students complete BA 603 prior to taking this course.
This course is designed for students who desire to understand and master the intricacies associated with the recruitment and selection of human resources and practices including: employment branding, legal and regulatory factors affecting selection practices, recruitment strategy, evaluation and practices to ensure equal employment opportunity. Other topics addressed in this course include: training design/delivery/strategy, performance management, employee engagement, and career management. Evaluating the effectiveness of these functions by utilizing applicable Human Resource metrics will also be addressed in this course. *It is recommended that students complete BA 603 prior to taking this course.
This course focuses on the human and structural aspects of organizational management at the individual, group, and organization levels. Students assess, evaluate and apply evidence-based management practices and theory that can lead to tangible organizational performance outcomes, such as increased job satisfaction and organizational commitment, increased revenue and profits, improved motivation and conflict resolution techniques, greater work-life balance, and enhanced leadership effectiveness. Prerequisite: MBA 500 Prerequisites for MSM program only: MSM 500, MSM 510, MSM 520, MSM 610, MSM 620, and MSM 630.
Skills learned in this course include:
- Change Management
- Communications
- Decision Making
- Emotional Intelligence
- Employee Satisfaction
- Performance Management
- Positive Reinforcement
- Problem Solving
- Social Perceptiveness
- Socialization
This course examines how the design and context of organizations influence the functions within them. Students will become familiar with the historical background and theory related processes and strategies for studying organizational characteristics and environmental conditions that impact the formation, growth, survival and decline of organizations. Students will learn how size, structure, technology, life cycle, globalism, and organizational culture affect a firm’s ability to address problems through change and development. MSM prerequisite: MSM 600
Skills learned in this course include:
- Global, internal and external forces
- Knowledge Management
- Organizational Change Management
- Organizational Culture
- Organizational design principles and criteria
- Organizational Effectiveness
- Organizational Ethics
- Organizational growth and decline forces
- Organizational Innovation & Intrapreneurship
- Organizational structural and process problems
Information Security Management Concentration
In today's cyber world, professionals need to understand the methods for preventing, detecting, deterring, and responding to real and potential cyber threats and incidents. The Information Security Management Concentration provides graduate students with an advanced understanding of security philosophies, concepts, applications, and management principles. The Concentration focuses on the practice of protecting information assets from physical, logical, and human threats. Topic areas include physical and operational security, human factors in security, risk management, compliance and governance of information systems, and business continuity. Prior study is not required to pursue the Information Security Management Concentration.
A minimum of 9 credit hours are required for this Concentration.
This course addresses the issues relating to successful information security management. Topics include access control systems, network and software security, management practices, risk management, protection mechanisms, business continuity planning, and legal and ethical issues. The course allows for analysis of current security management models.
This course presents an examination of effective security methodologies based on comprehensive assessment of threats and implementation of a layered system of physical and electronic protection. Threat identification, countermeasures, and prevention are explored.
This course provides an exploration of the human aspects of Cybersecurity. Topics include human behavior and interaction, motivation and influence, and social engineering. Emphasis on the human element of cyber incidents in relation to protecting information and technology assets.
This course provides an exploration of how organizations manage risks to information technology assets. Discussion includes the application of methodologies and models for managing such risks. Topics also include recognition of security threats and vulnerabilities and the analysis of associated risks. A systematic approach for acquiring and analyzing information to support decision-making in the protection of assets and the allocation of security resources is presented.
This course explores the concepts of governance and how it applies to information systems. Discussion includes the importance of compliance with laws, regulations, policies, and procedures as a means of minimizing risk through mandated security and control measures. Through this course, students also gain an understanding of Information Technology (IT) Auditing processes and principles.
This course provides the student with an opportunity to identify the processes associated with business continuity planning and disaster recovery. Business continuity topics such as project scope and planning, assessing risk, developing policy and procedures, conducting business impact analyses, recovery strategies, recovery plan development, and implementation are explored. Disaster recovery will be discussed in terms of recovery plan development, implementation, and restoration.
Internship Option – CIS 698 provides an opportunity for students to expand their learning by gaining new skills and experiences in the workplace. The CST Program Director and CST Dean approval are required prior to enrolling in the course and any CPT activities must comply with other eligibility requirements.
This course provides an opportunity for students to expand their learning by gaining new skills and experiences in the workplace. Program Director and Dean approval is required prior to enrolling in the course and any CPT activities must comply with other eligibility requirements.
International Management Concentration
The International Management Concentration provides you with key topics, theories, and applications that managers and professionals understand and use in pursuing international business goals and activities. If you are interested in pursuing this Concentration, you should contact a major professor in the MBA area for assistance. You may take any of the international management electives without pursuing the entire Concentration.
You must select a minimum of 9 credit hours from the following:
This course will focus on international financial tools, applications, and concepts. Topics covered include fundamental international financial relationships and their application to firms and individuals, international transactions, tax issues, and multinational corporations. It will cover many essential elements of transacting in an international market place. It also will address the fundamental risks inherent in international business and the use of financial securities to hedge these risks. Prerequisite: MBA 520 and MBA 624 or MSF 624; MSM prerequisite: MSM 600
This course is to introduce International Consumer Behavior, with emphasis on developing a customer focus and competitive advantage by using consumer behavior analysis. The goal is to understand what effects stemming from internal and external influences affect the consumer decision-making process in the global economy. Identifying customer behaviors leads to designing products/services to meet their needs and wants consistent with the different consumer characteristics found throughout the global marketplace. Prerequisite: MBA 500; MSM prerequisite: MSM 600
This course is an examination of the basic categories of regulations and laws to develop the framework within which organizations operate in the global economy. The international framework will be contrasted with the one constraining domestic operations. Knowledge and skills in making ethical, strategic decisions within this framework will be developed through readings, assignments, and projects. Ethical and moral analysis will examine issues in human rights, environmental considerations, investment, and social responsibility considerations. Prerequisite MBA 500; MSM prerequisite: MSM 600
Marketing Concentration
The Marketing Concentration is designed to provide you with the opportunity to explore global topics in the marketing field. If you are interested in pursuing this Concentration, you should contact a major professor in the MBA area for assistance. You may take any of the marketing electives without pursuing the entire Concentration. MBA 635 Marketing & Media Strategy is a prerequisite to all Marketing Concentration courses.
You must select a minimum of 9 credit hours from the following:
This course explores digital marketing strategies and tactics. Through the course, students will learn how to construct a digital strategy and relevant campaigns that align with broader business goals. We’ll learn how to leverage key digital marketing tactics and discuss the evolving nature of this space. Students will gain deeper knowledge of buyer personas, customer journeys, the digital commerce funnel, UX, effective website design, conversion rate optimization, paid media, organic social, email marketing, marketing analytics, and how generative AI fits into the landscape. The course focuses on both business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) markets. Prerequisite: BA 252 Principles of Marketing; MSM Prerequisite: MSM 600
This course is to introduce International Consumer Behavior, with emphasis on developing a customer focus and competitive advantage by using consumer behavior analysis. The goal is to understand what effects stemming from internal and external influences affect the consumer decision-making process in the global economy. Identifying customer behaviors leads to designing products/services to meet their needs and wants consistent with the different consumer characteristics found throughout the global marketplace. Prerequisite: MBA 500; MSM prerequisite: MSM 600
This course examines development, structure, and implementation of an effective and profitable sales force across substantially different environmental conditions. Strategies involving various markets, sales person characteristics, sales program design, and quantitative measurements are emphasized. Prerequisite: MBA 500; MSM prerequisite: MSM 600
In a rapidly changing and connected marketplace, effective brand management has become a pivotal component of a thriving organization. This course provides an essential framework for building new brands, revitalizing existing brands and managing brand experiences in a challenging and complex consumer environment. Incorporating foundational marketing principles with real-world practical experience, this course covers central branding concepts and theories as well as strategies and techniques that appeal to consumers. This course will focus on branding as a cornerstone element of marketing strategy. Students will get a blend of hands-on experience and practical work, managing both established and emerging brands in a contemporary marketplace. Prerequisite: MBA 500: MSM prerequisite: MSM 600 .
MBA 664 examines the marketing research process of gathering, analyzing and using information that contributes to effective marketing decisions. Course emphasis includes exploratory, descriptive and causal research, data collection methods, and reporting/presenting marketing research reports. Prerequisite: MBA 500; MSM prerequisite: MSM 600
Professional Communication Concentration
The Professional Communication concentration provides graduate students with an advanced understanding of communication challenges in contemporary organizations, enabling them to confidently assess communication issues and implement innovative solutions.
You will be required to take the following 6 credit hours:
This course is an overview of foundations for professional success in business and professional communication. Emphasis is placed on applying communication and management theories to practices in contemporary organizations, implementing optimal interpersonal communication strategies, and deploying advantageous group communication strategies. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing
In this course, students develop the knowledge and communication skills necessary to thrive in an intercultural world. The course addresses the importance of intercultural communication; the relationships among culture, communication, and identity; and common cultural patterns. Emphasis is placed on the roles of language and nonverbal communication and the development of intercultural communication skills. Students will research and discuss best practices for professional behavioral expectations and for confronting problems and misconceptions whether conducting business locally or globally.
A minimum of 3 additional credit hours are required from the courses listed below (or 1 of the 2 courses):
This course examines organizational communication and leadership from distinct perspectives, including symbolic, political, structural, and human resources. The course also focuses on designing, implementing, and assessing interventions for improving leadership communication in organizations. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing
This course is a study of the causes and resolution of conflict. Emphasis is placed on the theory and practice of negotiation as a primary means of resolving conflict. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing
Project Management Concentration
You must select a minimum of 9 credit hours from the courses listed below:
This course addresses the complex and unique issues related to effectively managing projects in an Information Technology context. Focus is placed on processes, teams, technology, and global project management. The course is grounded on the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) principles. Students will prepare project management deliverables based on actual problems provided within various business sectors and industries. The course provides students with an understanding of the problems inherent in managing integration, scope, schedule, cost, quality, human resources, communications, risk, procurement, and stakeholders.
This course is designed to teach the importance of risk management in projects and provide information about the tools needed to effectively assess and monitor risks throughout the project lifecycle. Emphasis is placed on managing risks associated with project changes and risks associated with information technology projects. Topics covered include recurring issues that lead to failure in IT projects, methods for addressing recurring issues, and assessing risk impact. Prerequisite: CIS 433 or CIS 633 or acceptance into the Master of Project Management (MPM) degree program.
This course explores communication and leadership techniques in order to equip project managers with the skills they need to deal effectively with issues relating to resources, stakeholders, global teams, and changing technology. Topics covered will include learning how to manage conflict, creating a positive team environment, running effective meetings, and managing successful projects. Prerequisite: CIS 433 or CIS 633 or acceptance into the Master of Project Management (MPM) degree program.
This course provides a comprehensive overview of relevant topics in the area of global project management. Topics include characteristics of global and virtual workplaces, challenges and issues in global project management, methods and tools for effective global project management, and managing virtual teams. Students will engage in a virtual group project in order to experience key aspects of project management in a way that simulates real project management in a global organization. Prerequisite: CIS 433 or CIS 633 or acceptance into the Masters in Project Management Program (MPM)
This course is designed to explain the process of gathering requirements with emphasis on the successful management of requirements and its relationship to project success. Topics covered include requirements gathering techniques, identifying success criteria, and common reasons for project failure. Prerequisite: CIS 433 or CIS 633 or acceptance into the Master of Project Management (MPM) degree program.
Sport Management Concentration
You must select a minimum of 9 credit hours from the courses listed below:
This course explores challenges and emerging trends shaping the sport industry, including technological advancements, changing consumer behaviors, and evolving regulatory landscapes through a management perspective. Through critical analysis and strategic leadership, students will create plans for navigating growth and innovation within sport organizations. Cross-listed with SM 430
This course explores the legal landscape surrounding the sport industry, focusing on concepts such as liability, contract law, intellectual property law, and labor law from a management perspective. By integrating legal knowledge with strategic decision-making, students can refine their risk management skills, navigate legal challenges, and lead in an informed and proactive way.
This course explores advanced leadership techniques tailored for the sport industry, focusing on implementing innovative leadership strategies that drive performance and enhance organizational culture. Through the analysis of real-world case studies, students will have the opportunity to enhance their leadership skills associated with decision-making, change management, communication, and conflict resolution. Further development of professional networks and mentoring relationships within the sport sector will also be included.
This course provides insights on leveraging data for strategic decision-making in the sport industry. Students will gain skills in collecting, analyzing, and predicting data using industry-standard tools and software, including data visualization platforms and predictive analytics models. These skills will enhance students' ability to make informed decisions that drive success in sport management and operations.
This course explores the strategic development process and the leadership of strategic initiatives within sport organizations. With a focus on stakeholder engagement, innovative growth opportunities, and data-driven decision-making, students will create strategic plans and initiatives to enhance sport organizations.
Supply Chain Management Concentration
Companies of all types are interested in individuals who have solid business skills, decision-making capabilities, and a good understanding of the latest information technology developments. They are looking for leaders who have the confidence and capability to bring new ideas in the search for greater organization efficiency. As part of the MBA program, you can complete the Supply Chain Management Concentration. This Concentration involves the integration of business processes across organizations, from material sources and suppliers through manufacturing and processing to the final customer. The Concentration provides you with an understanding of the role that the supply chain provides in enterprise competitiveness and overall strategy. The Concentration helps prepare you for careers with manufacturers, distributors, logistics service providers, and consulting firms. The curriculum provides the required theoretical/conceptual bases and analytical methods for making sound operational and strategic business decisions. You may take the supply chain management electives without pursuing the entire Concentration.
You must select a minimum of 9 credit hours from the following:
This course examines classical and contemporary issues in managing supply chains in domestic and global environments. The capabilities that a supply chain must have to support a firm’s business strategy are studied. Students learn to analyze and assess the strategic role of the supply chain and the fundamental issues in managing them. Methodologies for designing and planning a supply chain are introduced and methods to apply them in supply chain activities are learned. Prerequisite: MBA 500 or MSCM 500; MAQC Prerequisite: MBA 500 and MBA 624; MSM prerequisite: MSM 600
With the business environment constantly changing, new strategies and topics in supply chain management emerge continuously. This course is devoted to bring such topics to the foreground. It examines the emerging issues by evaluating their immediate and long-term impact on traditional supply chain management theories as well as other business disciplines and practices. Contemporary readings and guest speakers supplement traditional academic literature and textbooks as the topics are fluid and very dynamic. Prerequisite: MBA 670
This course examines the importance of various technology-driven practices which affect the performance of supply chains, such as timely information sharing, reducing lead times, and reducing inventory levels, are examined. Software and products used in managing supply chains, such as Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), are introduced. The advantages and disadvantages of each are analyzed, and students learn how they benefit the enterprise and how to propose choices for various industries. Prerequisite: MBA 670
The course provides students with a thorough overview of the Logistics Management concepts and their interface with other functional areas. Students will learn about activities involved in moving and storing materials and information through the supply chain. Course activities include developing and integrating models of procurement, transportation, warehousing, materials handling and information storage. Problem solving projects and assignments require basic knowledge of Excel and Access. Prerequisite: MBA 624 and MBA 670, MAQC Prerequisite: MBA 520 and MBA 624
University Accreditation
Bellevue University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org).
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This program is considered a non-licensure degree/certificate program and is not intended for those seeking licensure or the practice of licensed profession. This program may be relevant to multiple occupations that do not require licensure and was not designed to meet educational requirements for any specific professional license or certification.
*Consult with an admissions counselor to determine your eligible credits, as well as to verify minimum graduation requirements for this degree. Transfer credits must be from a regionally accredited college or university. Bellevue University makes no promises to prospective students regarding the acceptance of credit awarded by examination, credit for prior learning, or credit for transfer until an evaluation has been conducted.
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Tuition & Financial Aid
Graduate degrees can be more affordable than you think.
Earning a degree is an investment in yourself. We want to help you make sure it’s a wise one.
2024 / 2025 Academic Year
$660 In-Class or Online Cost Per Credit
(Additional fees may apply to individual courses within your major requirements)
2025 / 2026 Academic Year
$680 In-Class or Online Cost Per Credit
(Additional fees may apply to individual courses within your major requirements)
Curious about financial aid? We’ve got the answers.
As a graduate student, you may be eligible for up to $20,500 per year in unsubsidized Direct Student Loans.
And, students often apply for graduate program scholarships through Bellevue University or tuition reimbursement through their employers. Talk to us and we’ll help you explore your options.
Get more for your tuition in the innovative master’s in management program.
Admissions
Start on the path to your master’s. No GRE or GMAT required.
We believe in reducing roadblocks to education. That’s why our admissions requirements focus only on what matters—helping hardworking students access the education they deserve.
For admission to Bellevue University, applicants must:
- Possess a bachelor’s or master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university, or a U.S. equivalent degree from a nationally or internationally accredited college or university.
- Have maintained a GPA of 2.5 or better from the most recent 60 credits of coursework earned toward the bachelor’s degree or have maintained a GPA of 3.0 or better in previous graduate level coursework earned toward the graduate degree.
If you haven’t already, take a moment to request information about your masters program and get in touch with our admissions team. We’ll help make sure you have what you need and answer your questions.
When you’re ready to apply, start your application online. You’ll then:
- Submit your deposit to Bellevue University. (You can do this at any point in the process.)
- Submit your transcripts from past institutions and any other required documentation.
- Complete the FAFSA and see what grants and loans you’re eligible for.
If you are an international student, please see the following specific information: International Student Master Admissions.
You'll just need to create an account and complete a pre-application to Bellevue University through Guild. Once you receive confirmation that your pre-application to Bellevue University has been approved, you'll need to complete the required steps to get fully accepted and registered. These include:
- Submitting transcripts from past institutions
- Submitting related documentation
Ready to get started?
Reach out to admissions.
- Get your questions answered about the Management Degree
- Understand your financial aid and scholarship options
- Map out a schedule that fits with your priorities
