Master of Science in
Management
The online Master of Science in Management aligns with industry demands to focus on addressing organizational challenges and resilience.
About the Master of Science in Management
The Master of Science in Management (MSM) at Embry-Riddle's Worldwide Campus is designed to help professionals transition into management roles or advance their careers. The program focuses on an applied approach to learning management skills and concepts.
Developed with industry partners, research experts and with feedback from previous students, the MSM degree includes a focus on high-reliability organizations (HRO), offers core management-specific courses and a variety of certificate programs. The Master of Science in Management emphasizes operations management, communication and applied strategic management more than a traditional MBA. The practical, hands-on courses are designed for working professionals, allowing them to apply what they learn directly to their work.
Why You Should Study this Degree
A degree in management prepares you to organize resources and coordinate people to achieve organizational goals. A career in management may be for you if you:
- Are organized and detailed
- Enjoy working in teams
- Have a passion for motivating and guiding others
- Like making complex decisions
Student Learning Outcomes
You will have the opportunity to complete the following while pursuing your MSM:
- Apply advanced management concepts, particularly in organizational behavior, decision making and strategy.
- Apply strategic thinking, planning and action to managerial decision making and organizational problems.
- Build a managerial toolkit with applicable skills focused on quantitative thinking, communication and global competence.
- Explore complex managerial thinking.
- Demonstrate the ability to define and solve complex organizational issues.
Management Career Opportunities
Careers and Employers
Embry-Riddle MSM degree graduates often promote in the workforce with a placement rate of 100% within a year of graduation, with industry leaders such as:
- Andromeda Systems Inc.
- The Boeing Company
- Bombardier
- General Motors
- Lockheed Martin
Master of Science in Management graduates often secure roles as:
- Assistant and Directors of Operations
- Directors of Human Resources
- Program Managers
- Systems & Operations Managers
Management Salary Information
Pursuing an online master's degree in management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University provides graduate students with competitive salaries averaging $85,100 annually, as of 2022.
DETAILS
About Management at the Worldwide & Online Campus
Managers need strong analytical skills and the ability to assess all aspects of an organizational problem to generate solutions. Graduates of the Master of Science in Management are prepared to act and excel in various industries such as aviation, healthcare and business.
The Worldwide College of Business offers a unique MSM degree curriculum with a focus on managing high reliability organizations (HRO). The program, taught by experienced faculty, challenges students to enhance their critical thinking skills. Whether learning online or in person, students will develop the ability to analyze problems and implement effective solutions.
Management Information
- Credits: 30-36
- Online or In-Person: Fully online, EagleVision Virtual Classroom, or see if a Worldwide location is close to you
Professional Accreditation
The Master of Science in Management is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
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Students will:
- Adapt to the vast array of global differences including corporate and international cultures and geopolitical differences from which to manage within multinational enterprises and virtual teams.
- Apply quantitative thinking and analysis to demonstrate data-driven managerial decision making using different types of organizational data.
- Define and solve complex organizational problems by managing projects and human resources using both critical thinking and managerial best practices.
- Demonstrate advanced management concepts and skills in organizational behavior, decision making and action strategy, and organizational process including managerial excellence.
- Executive quality reports that are both informative and persuasive using the best available data from which decisions can be made including visualizations.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Core/Major
| High Reliability Organization | ||
| HROM 510 | Enterprise Risk Management | 3 |
| HROM 520 | Organizational Resilience | 3 |
| HROM 530 | Modeling and Decision-Making | 3 |
| Total Credits | 9 | |
| Business Core | ||
| MGMT 510 | Management and the Organization | 3 |
| MGMT 550 | Managerial Communications | 3 |
| MGMT 610 | Business Process Management | 3 |
| MGMT 680 | Strategic Action | 3 |
| PMGT 549 | Applied Project Management | 1.5 |
| HRMD 549 | Personnel Management | 1.5 |
| Total Credits | 15 | |
Certificate
| Certificate Options: (Choose from list) | 12 | |
| Total Degree Requirement (With Certification) | 36 | |
- Business Intelligence and Analytics
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Information Systems Security
- International Business
- Leadership
- Marketing
- Project Management
-OR-
Non-Certificate Option
| Non-Certificate Option: | 6 | |
| 6 credit hours of non-duplicated COB or other ERAU college graduate courses of student’s choice. For courses outside of the COB or transfer credit, Department Chair approval is required. | ||
| Total Degree Requirements (Non-Certificate) | 30 | |
Plan of Study (MSM)
Year One
| Term 1 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| HROM 510 | Enterprise Risk Management | 3 |
| Credits Subtotal | 3.0 | |
| Term 2 | ||
| HROM 520 | Organizational Resilience | 3 |
| Credits Subtotal | 3.0 | |
| Term 3 | ||
| HROM 530 | Modeling and Decision-Making | 3 |
| Credits Subtotal | 3.0 | |
| Term 4 | ||
| MGMT 510 | Management and the Organization | 3 |
| Credits Subtotal | 3.0 | |
| Term 5 | ||
| PMGT 549 | Applied Project Management | 1.5 |
| HRMD 549 | Personnel Management | 1.5 |
| Credits Subtotal | 3.0 | |
| Credits Total: | 15.0 | |
Year Two
| Term 1 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| MGMT 550 | Managerial Communications | 3 |
| Credits Subtotal | 3.0 | |
| Term 2 | ||
| MGMT 610 | Business Process Management | 3 |
| Credits Subtotal | 3.0 | |
| Term 3 | ||
| MGMT 680 | Strategic Action | 3 |
| Credits Subtotal | 3.0 | |
| Term 4 | ||
| Elective/Certificate | 3 | |
| Credits Subtotal | 3.0 | |
| Term 5 | ||
| Elective/Certificate | 3 | |
| Credits Subtotal | 3.0 | |
| Credits Total: | 15.0 | |
| Total Degree Requirements | 30 | |
Fast Track Plan of Study (MSM)
Year One
| Term 1 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| MGMT 510 | Management and the Organization | 3 |
| HROM 510 | Enterprise Risk Management | 3 |
| Credits Subtotal | 6.0 | |
| Term 2 | ||
| PMGT 549 | Applied Project Management | 1.5 |
| HRMD 549 | Personnel Management | 1.5 |
| HROM 520 | Organizational Resilience | 3 |
| Credits Subtotal | 6.0 | |
| Term 3 | ||
| MGMT 550 | Managerial Communications | 3 |
| HROM 530 | Modeling and Decision-Making | 3 |
| Credits Subtotal | 6.0 | |
| Term 4 | ||
| MGMT 610 | Business Process Management | 3 |
| Elective/Certificate | 3 | |
| Credits Subtotal | 6.0 | |
| Term 5 | ||
| MGMT 680 | Strategic Action | 3 |
| Elective/Certificate | 3 | |
| Credits Subtotal | 6.0 | |
| Credits Total: | 30.0 | |
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