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Become a Leader with Valuable Skills in Business Analytics

There's a lot we can learn about the business world by exploring data. With the online MBA's business analytics concentration, you'll learn to analyze, interpret, and utilize data for better decision making in any business setting or industry. By better understanding how business analytics can improve managerial decision-making, you'll be set up for success in a variety of positions.

Certificate available.

Concentration Classes

• MGT 715 Introduction to Business Analytics
• MGT 716 Business Analytics Applications
• MGT 717 Demand and Forecasting
• MGT 789 Data Analysis for Decision Making - Finance and Accounting (optional)

Optimize Decision Making Processes

The Artificial Intelligence Concentration is designed to provide managers with an understanding of how AI impacts management within organizations. USM's courses will help managers identify legal and ethical concerns and considerations related to the use of AI when making managerial decisions, including product design and development. Students will develop insights into how current and future AI trends will impact business strategies and industries.

Certificate Available.

Concentration Classes

• MGT 797 Integration, Networking, and Collaboration
• MGT 730 Legal and Ethical Issues of Artificial Intelligence
• MGT 742 Current and Advanced Topics in AI

Deepen Your Financial Expertise

The online MBA with finance concentration centers around the monetary aspects managers face daily and the ability to properly evaluate assets and assess risk.

Managerial Finance certificate available.

Concentration Classes

Choose from three of the following four concentration courses

• MGT 763 Investment Analysis and Planning for Businesses and Individuals
• MGT 773 Capital Structuring, Sustainability, and Entrepreneurial Finance
• MGT 783 Advanced Topics in Corporate and Personal Financial Management
• MGT 789 Data Analysis for Decision Making - Finance and Accounting

Individualize Your Online MBA Program

The online general management degree concentration is unique because you can direct your elective coursework toward your career goals. In this online MBA concentration, you can study general management essentials, including key concepts in operations management, project management, and information systems.

Certificates available in general management and general business.

Concentration Classes

Choose three of the following:

• MGT 750 Leadership
• MGT 751 Project Management
• MGT 752 Small Business Management
• MGT 731 Management Information Systems
• Many of the other concentrations have classes that are eligible for inclusion in the General Management Concentration. Consult your advisor for specific options and availability.

Become a Leader in Health Care

The Health Care Management Concentration focuses on educating students on the key knowledge areas necessary to sit for the ACHE Board of Governors Examination in Health Care Management.

Health Care Admin certificate available.

Concentration Courses

• HCMGT 720 Health Care Informatics and Technologies
• HCMGT 721 Leadership and Business Operations in Health Care
• HCMGT 722 Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Care
• MGT799 Graduate Internship (Optional)

Become a Leader in Human Resources

The online MBA with human resources concentration at the »¨½·Ö±²¥ gives you the same advanced business training associated with our online MBA program's core courses and an in-depth look into successful HR management practices. Our online MBA program is ideal for department managers, current HR professionals, and anyone seeking an advanced HR management position. 

HR Management certificate available

Concentration Classes

• MGT 753 Conflict Management and Negotiation
• MGT 757 Training and Development
• MGT 774 Organizational Change and Development

The Signature MBA for Leadership and Organizational Health

 The Leadership and Organizational Health MBA concentration is based on Patrick Lencioni's core principles for leading an efficient and successful organization. You'll gain an advanced understanding of how a high-performing organizational culture is established or developed, and the leadership skills vital to driving your own success and that of your team.

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Concentration Classes

The Leadership and Organizational Health MBA features three interactive courses:

• Leadership and Organizational Health
• Strategic Leadership and Team Building
• Strategic Communication and Human Performance Support Systems

The highly interactive courses integrate videos, mock scenarios, the DiSCâ„¢ personal assessment tool, and more, so you'll remain engaged with Lencioni's tactics.

Learn to Lead in Marketing

The online MBA with a concentration in Marketing and Advertising explores the ideology behind effectively motivating team members to take ideas from the drawing board to the market. Through innovative online coursework delivered by experts, you'll gain the knowledge and experience to lead a team in creating and implementing marketing and advertising strategies for various audiences.

Marketing Management certificate available.

Concentration Classes

The following courses must be taken in sequence:

• MGT 747 The Advertising Industry in the 21st Century
• MGT 748 Buyer Behavior and Marketing Research
• MGT 749 Advanced Marketing Strategy and Planning

Keep Business in Motion

The Supply Chain and Strategic Management Concentration focuses on key areas such as risk management, sustainability, performance optimization, and innovation. Students will learn to evaluate supply chain performance, manage cross-functional teams, and drive continuous improvement. The concentration also builds leadership skills needed to manage diverse stakeholders and dynamic organizational change. By aligning operational priorities with corporate objectives, students will be equipped to handle complex business challenges that drive long-term success.

Supply Chain and Strategic Management certificate available.

Concentration Classes

• MGT758 Strategic Foundations for Supply Chain Management:
• MGT759 Operational Excellence and Strategic Decision Making:
• MGT779 Leadership and Strategic Integration in Supply Chains