Master of Science in Business

Provides a firm foundation in accounting -the language of business –to help understand and use the results in financial reporting and managerial decision-making. The accounting process entails the recording of financially measurable events in the life of a business, reporting of those events to outside stakeholders (investors, creditors, regulators, employees), and analyzing accounting information for individual proposals (e.g. make to buy, profit planning, etc.) Emphasis is placed on interpreting financial data and learning financial statement analysis through real business world situations.

Introduces the U.S. legal system from the perspective of a business leader who must understand how laws affect potential courses of action available to the enterprise. The course provides an overview of the laws pertaining to: corporations, agency, contracts, property, product liability, and personal injury. It will also examines the “higher order thinking skills” successful chief executive’s exhibit in managing their enterprises. Whether it is a large public corporation, a small-to-medium private firm, the enterprise is a complex collection of risks and opportunities that must be managed intelligently.

This course covers leadership theory and the process of leading in both the private and the public sector. Relates the leadership function to organizational development. Students will explore these and many other questions through lectures, discussions and various projects. The course will include Catholic identity, leadership, corporate social responsibility, sustainability, ethical dilemmas, managers vs leaders, and leading through empowerment.

Selling methodologies for Business Development is designed to help students understand the selling and buying process of the complex sales. This course consists of six building blocks of knowledge: 1) Communication 2) Persuasion 3) Sales Process/Cycle 4) Purchasing Cycle 5) Analysis of Complex Sales 6) Closing the Sale. Students review the communication and Persuasion building blocks, followed by the steps needed from planning to closing of the sales cycle. Students are challenged to compare their vision and mission to the potential prospects to be more effectively increasing the ratio of clients/prospects. Factors affecting the purchasing decision as well as the different motivators and interests for purchasing decision making will be analyzed.

Building upon Accounting and Financial Analysis, the course provides a practical understanding of applied financial theory underpinning managerial decision making and enterprise valuation. The course will focus on financing an enterprise or an individual, revenue and expense forecasting (taking into account market structure, regulation, pricing and demand dynamics) and operational/capital budgeting.

This course familiarizes students with the concepts of information and information management in the context of supply chains. The course will introduce foundational topics as well as new trends in the realm of information and supply chain management. Topics include but are not limited to: data, information,information systems, big data, business intelligence, inventory management, quality control, and operations and supply chain disruptions.

Explores managerial policies, strategies, and decisions regarding products/services, pricing, promotions, and distribution. The course will follow the path of an integrated marketing plan from the identification of a business problem through research, idealization, development, execution and finally measurement. Digital marketing will have an heavy emphases . Through every phase of the course students will examine the impact on the human person and society.

The purpose of this course is to provide the student with an in-depth study of concepts relevant to understanding and predicting human behavior in organizations. Topics include personality, motivation, leadership, group processes, decision making, and conflict resolution. Research findings in psychology, sociology, human resources and management are synthesized as they contribute to the understanding of individual and group productivity. Teamwork, leadership and problem solving are emphasized through experiential learning and/or case method. Assignments include written reports and oral presentations.

The goal of this course is to provide students with an overview of critical Human Resource (HR) functions to manage and lead diverse employees in the global context. Topics include expatiate assignments, recruitment/selection, training/development, compensation/benefits, performance management, and employee relations coupled with cross-cultural leadership and motivation in the global era.

Explores managerial policies, strategies, and decisions regarding products/services, pricing, promotions, and distribution. The course will follow the path of an integrated marketing plan from the identification of a business problem through research, idealization, development, execution and finally measurement. Digital marketing will have an heavy emphases . Through every phase of the course students will examine the impact on the human person and society.