Curriculum & Courses

The MSM degree program consists of a 32-credit hour curriculum. There is no thesis requirement.

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Modules

The Graduate programs in the College of Business Administration are structured in a modular format, consisting of four (4) eight-week periods (two during spring and 2 during fall term) plus one summer (A or B) six (6) week term. Students take a limited number of courses each module, allowing more intense concentration on the subject matter at hand. Two graduate business modules are contained in one UF semester.

Program of Study

Spring (January) Start (pdf)
Summer B (June) Start (pdf)
Summer B (June) Start 2009 (pdf)

Required Classes

The curriculum is comprised of twelve required classes (22 credits) that provide students with an understanding of business fundamentals with a special emphasis on their applications in managerial decision making. There are prerequisites within the MSM program however there are no prerequisite courses needed before the start of the program. Effective for the group starting in Summer B 2009, the course Organizational Behavior will move to the Summer B term and Global Strategic Management will move to the spring term's second module. See the above curriculum listing for more details. Descriptions of the required (core) courses are listed below.

Electives

The curriculum allows for five or six elective classes ( total of 10 credits.)

Students can choose electives from a variety of subject areas such as Entrepreneurship, International Business, Human Resource Management, Supply Chain Management, Economics, and Hospitality Management. Available elective courses will be designated by the program administration and announced prior to the start of each term. Electives may also have prerequisites that must be met.

Degree

Upon completion of the required curriculum, students are awarded the Master of Science Degree, with a major in Management.

Core Course Descriptions

ACG 5005	Financial Accounting: Introduction for prospective managers. Primary emphasis on financial reporting and analysis.
ACG 5075	Managerial Accounting: (prerequisite ACG 5005) Introduction for prospective managers. Primary emphasis on management control systems.
QMB 5304	Introduction to Managerial Statistics: Basic concepts and methods of probability and statistics, stressing applications in analyzing and solving business problems.
ECP 5702	Managerial Economics: Synthesis and application of microeconomic theory and related business administration principles to managerial decision making through a problem solving operation.
MAN 5246	Organizational Behavior: (prerequisite QMB 5304 or undergraduate statistics) Behavior of individuals, groups, and organizations. Understanding organizations, how they work, and the people in them. Concepts presented in relation to core managerial competencies.
FIN 5437	Finance I : Asset Valuation, Risk, and Return: (prerequisite ACG 5005, ACG 5075) Analysis of business financing and investing decisions. Selected financial tools and concepts. Risk analysis and capital budgeting.
MAR 5806	Marketing Management: (prerequisite ACG 5005, ACG 5075, QMB 5304) Concepts and techniques for resolving marketing management problems through case method.
MAN 5502	Production & Operations Management: (prerequisite QMB 5304) Introduction to Production and Operations Management, which focuses on design and control of productive systems within organizations.
GEB 5214	Professional Writing: Written structure of memoranda, executive summaries, mission statements, marketing and SWOT analyses, product and management structure descriptions, marketing and business plans. Conventions and psychological principles governing reader preferences and assumptions. (1 credit)
GEB 5215	Professional Communication: Balance between descriptive information and application of organizational communication theories and techniques for business and professional speaking. (1 credit)
MAN 6636	Global Strategic Management Strategic issues facing global and multinational organizations.
BUL 5811	Managers and the Legal Environment: (prerequisite ACG 5005, ACG 5075, QMB 5304) Law governing relationships with corporation and between corporation and social, political, and ethical environment. Business and the Constitution, litigation and dispute resolution, agency and forms of business organization, state and federal regulation of corporations and securities.