Graduate Study
Management
Program Overview
The master of science in management is a specialized program designed to provide students with the knowledge and problem-solving skills needed to function effectively in a variety of management positions in complex organizations that are impacted by technological change and globalization. Students choose between two tracks: technology management or global management. After taking several courses in research tools, the program culminates with a two course thesis or practicum. Up to date information about courses is avaialbe online at saunders.rit.edu
The program is available on a full-time or part-time basis. Full time students must begin studies in the fall quarter only to complete the program in one year. Part-time students may enter the program in any quarter. The program is available on campus only. The MS Finance graduate program requires 48 quarter credit hours and consists of 12 courses including a thesis or practicum.
RIT's E. Philip Saunders College of Business undergraduate and graduate programs are fully accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB), the premier accrediting organization for business schools. Only about one quarter of the institutions granting business degrees have received this accreditation.
Curriculum Review
Global Management Track
0102-780 Global Business Environments
0102-782 Global Issues and Strategy
Choose two from the following:
0102-760 Managing in a Global Environment
0104-760 Finance in a Global Environment
0105-766 Marketing in a Global Environment
Two courses in research tools
Four breadth-of-field courses*
Two courses in a thesis or practicum
*See graduate adviser before choosing courses
Technology Management Track
0102-742 Introduction to Technology Management
0102-762 Managing New Process and Product Development
Choose two from the following:
0102-741 Managing Organizational Change
0102-761 Managing Research and Innovation
0105-776 Product and Brand Management
0106-744 Project Management
Two courses in research tools
Four breadth-of-field courses:
0102-780 Global Business Environments
Three additional management courses*
Two courses in a thesis or practicum
*See graduate adviser before choosing these courses