The Master of Science in Management is a highly customizable, multidisciplinary program combining core, business fundamentals courses with business and non-business areas of concentration via existing graduate certificate programs. Students complete core coursework with a graduate certificate program, resulting in a highly, flexible master’s program aligned with professional interests and career ambitions. The program has part-time and full-time options, appealing to recent graduates, as well as mid- and late-career professionals.
Admissions
Full eligibility and admission requirements can be viewed on the Costello College of Business website.
Policies
For policies governing all graduate degrees, see AP.6 Graduate Policies.
All students registering for Costello College of Business graduate courses must have graduate standing. Non-degree student status is not available.
Graduate level courses offered by the Costello College of Business cannot be audited.
Degree Requirements
Total credits: 33
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GBUS 601 | Statistics for Management | 0 |
| GBUS 613 | Financial Reporting and Decision Making | 3 |
| GBUS 623 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| GBUS 638 | Operations Management | 3 |
| GBUS 643 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| GBUS 653 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| GBUS 662 | Management of Information Technology | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| CCB Graduate Certificate, or Graduate Certificate from another Mason department (see list below) | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 33 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Elective Credits for Students with 12 - 14 Credit Certificates 1 | ||
| GBUS 692 | Professional Development Experience | 1-3 |
| GBUS 795 | Global Business Perspectives | 3 |
| MBA 716 | International Business Strategy | 3 |
| MBA 717 | International Finance | 3 |
| MBA 718 | International Marketing | 3 |
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Students using a 12-14 credit graduate certificate to fulfill the Electives requirement (above) will need to select from the list of courses here to meet the 15 credit minimum.
Certificate Options for MSM Students
Information Security Management Graduate Certificate (12 Credits)
Business Analytics Graduate Certificate (12 credits)
Business Fundamentals Government Contract Management Concentration (15 credits) *
Human Capital and Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate (15 credits)
Responsible Artificial Intelligence Graduate Certificate (14 credits)
Conflict Analysis and Resolution Graduate Certificate (15 credits)
Sports Management Graduate Certificate (15 credits)
Environmental and Sustainability Management Graduate Certificate (12 credits) **
Public Management Graduate Certificate (15 credits)
Nonprofit Management Graduate Certificate (15 credits)
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Students in the MS in Management degree pursuing this certificate will need an additional three credits in order to fulfill the minimum requirements for the degree.
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Students in the MS in Management degree should select non-GBUS core course for this certificate's second elective.
Bachelor's Degree (any)/Management, Accelerated MS
Overview
The BAM pathway will provide the opportunity for prospective undergraduate students to further their education by offering a specialized accelerated program that allows them to pair fundamental business management skills with interdisciplinary coursework tailored to the student’s career interests.
Undergraduates may be admitted to a Bachelor's/Accelerated Master's program (BAM) and obtain a BS/BA in a chosen major and an MS in Management (MSM) in an accelerated time frame after satisfactory completion of a minimum of 141 credits.
See AP.6.7 Bachelor's/Accelerated Master's degrees for policies related to this program.
Students in an accelerated degree program must fulfill all university requirements for the Master's degree. For policies governing all graduate degrees, see AP.6 Graduate Policies.
BAM-MS Management Pathway Admission Requirements
Applicants to all graduate programs at George Mason University must meet the admission standards and application requirements for graduate study as specified in Graduate Admissions Policies and Bachelor's/Accelerated Master's Degree Policies. For information specific to this Accelerated Master's program, see the Costello College of Business website.
Students will be considered for admission into the BAM pathway after completion of a minimum of 60 credits, and additional unit-specific criteria. Full admission requirements can be viewed at the Costello College of Business website.
Students who are accepted into the BAM pathway will be allowed to register for graduate level courses after successful completion of a minimum of 75 undergraduate credits and all course-specific pre-requisites.
Accelerated Master's Admission Requirements
Students in the BAM pathway will be admitted to the MS in Management program if they have met the unit-specific criteria found here and as verified on the Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s Transition form.
BAM-MSM Pathway Courses
To maintain the integrity and quality of both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs, undergraduate students interested in taking graduate courses choose from the following:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Standing courses (up to 12 credits; grade of B- or better required): | ||
| Financial Reporting and Decision Making | ||
| Marketing Management | ||
| Operations Management | ||
| Managerial Finance | ||
| Organizational Behavior | ||
| Management of Information Technology | ||
For more detailed information on coursework and timeline requirements, see AP.6.7 Bachelor's/Accelerated Master's Degree policies.