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CIUDAD Y LITERATURA
The purpose of the dual Master of Science in management (MSM) and the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees is to provide students with a path to pursue both breadth and depth study and to achieve two academic master’s degrees from UMUC for 54 to 57 credits. There is shared curriculum content between the core of the Master of Science in management and the Master of Business Admin- istration (24 credits).
(After completion of the Executive Master of Science in management, 18 additional credits are required for the Executive dual degree. See page 177 for more details.)
All requirements for both degrees must be completed within 7 years. All MBA work must be completed within 5 years. Additional information on the combined degree program can be found at www.umuc.edu/gsmt/mbamsm.html.
Degree Program
Students in the dual MSM/MBA program can chose to first complete the MSM and then take additional credits to earn the MBA or complete the MBA and then take additional credits to earn the MSM.
Required Library Research Skills Course
To ensure students are well prepared to take advantage of modern library and information resources, the Graduate School has developed a 100-percent online, noncredit library research course. All students must successfully complete UCSP 610 Library Skills for the Information Age within their first 6 credits of study.
Admission Requirements
The Graduate School does not require the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) or the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) for admission to this program. A student may be admitted in one of four classifications: degree seeking, provisional, certificate, or decision pending. The decision-pending classification is temporary while
students await final approval of admission. Admission requirements for each classification are explained below.
Degree Status
Degree status is granted to students who meet or exceed the following criteria: a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university or college; an overall undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, submission of the official transcript from the bachelor’s-degree-granting institution, and a personal statement. The UMUC Graduate School reserves the right to request additional transcripts.
Note: Applicants educated in countries other than the United States and who are non-native speakers of English should refer to the section entitled International Applicants (page 33) for information about the TOEFL and TWE examinations and evaluation of international education.
Provisional Status
Provisional status for the MBA may be granted to students who fall slightly below the minimum grade-point require- ment for degree status. Once admitted to this category, students are given an opportunity to demonstrate, by performance, their ability to succeed in graduate studies. Those who achieve a 3.0 GPA during completion of 6 MBA credits and who meet all entrance requirements are moved automatically to degree status. No courses may be repeated while a student is in provisional status. The minimum
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admission requirements for provisional status are a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university or college, an undergraduate GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale in the student’s major area of study, submission of the official transcript from the bachelor’s-degree-granting institution, and a personal statement.
The UMUC Graduate School reserves the right to request additional transcripts.
Decision-Pending Status
The decision-pending classification is short term and is meant for students who have not completed the admission process described above. Students may enroll in one of the following graduate courses before UMUC has received the official college transcript from the bachelor’s-degree-granting institution: ADMN 601, ADMN 625, or ADMN 635. Students must receive an admission decision prior to subsequent enrollments. The UMUC Graduate School reserves the right to request additional transcripts. MBA students in decision-pending status can register for AMBA 600 MBA Fundamentals and/or UCSP 610E Library Skills.
Locations
Classes in the MSM program usually meet in the evening, once a week during the fall and the spring semesters and twice a week during the summer session. (Students in online courses are expected to access their classes several times each week.) Core courses are scheduled at the following nine locations throughout the Maryland and Washington, D.C. area: Annapolis, downtown Baltimore, California,
Catonsville, College Park, Leonardtown/Patuxent, Rockville/Shady Grove, Waldorf, and downtown Washing- ton, D.C. Specialty track courses may require attendance at selected sites because of enrollment requirements established by UMUC. Students should check the current graduate Schedule of Classes to determine when courses will be offered at specific locations. MBA classes are offered in both an online and face-to-face format.
Program Structure from MSM to MSM/MBA
Students first complete the entire MSM degree program (36–39 credits) and meet all requirements for graduation. (An MSM degree will be granted upon completion of the MSM program at time of graduation application.) These MSM “alumni” can then earn an MBA degree (second actual degree document) by completing 18 credits of MBA work.
These credits are as follows:
■ Seminar IV (AMBA/OMBA 604D)—Technology and Operations Management
and
■ Seminar VI (AMBA/OMBA 606D)—Organizations and the External Environments
then
■ Seminar III (AMBA/OMBA 603D)—The Marketing of New Ideas
or
■ Seminar V (AMBA/OMBA 605D)—The Economics of Management Decisions
Selection of Seminar III versus Seminar V must be approved by the Graduate School program director for the MSM program. Alumni of the marketing track must complete Seminar V; alumni of the finance track must complete Seminar III.
Program Structure from MBA to MSM/MBA
Students first complete the entire MBA degree program (43 credits) and meet all requirements for graduation. (An MBA degree will be granted upon completion of the MBA program at time of graduation application.) MBA students who elect the dual degree program will complete three MSM track credits as part of Seminar VII of the MBA. MBA “alumni” can then earn an MSM degree (second actual degree document) by completing 12 additional credits of an MSM track; therefore, a total of 15 credits in an MSM track will be required. MBA students who also want the MSM degree must declare the dual MSM/MBA before the beginning of Seminar VII of the MBA.
Additional Requirements
All students are required to complete AMBA/OMBA 604D and AMBA/OMBA 606D. Students with a marketing MSM are required to take AMBA/OMBA 605D, and students with a financial management MSM are required to take AMBA/OMBA 603D. All other students have the option of selecting either AMBA/OMBA 603D or AMBA/ OMBA 605D.
Core Courses
AMBA/OMBA 603 6 credits
The Marketing of New Ideas
Note: For a full description of this course, see page 48.
AMBA/OMBA 604 6 credits
Technology and Operations Management
Note: For a full description of this course, see page 48.
AMBA/OMBA 605 6 credits
The Economics of Management Decisions
Note: For a full description of this course, see page 48.
AMBA/OMBA 606 6 credits
Organizations and the External Environment