{"id":44933,"date":"2026-01-05T18:35:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T23:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/?page_id=44933"},"modified":"2026-04-30T15:50:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T19:50:48","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/academics\/graduate\/m-s-in-management-msm\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">M.S. in Management<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"M.S. in Management (MSM)\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-m-s-in-management-msm\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-44948\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-44948\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/academics\/graduate\/m-s-in-management-msm\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-44954\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-44954\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/academics\/graduate\/m-s-in-management-msm\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-44953\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-44953\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/academics\/graduate\/m-s-in-management-msm\/admission-and-fees\/\">Admission and Fees<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-45930\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-45930\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/academics\/graduate\/m-s-in-management-msm\/faculty\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>M.S.&nbsp;in Management, Strategic Leadership<\/strong>&nbsp;pathway program includes 30 credits. MSM, Strategic Leadership students take:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>BUS501 Mathematical Models for Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MBA507 Critical Business Skills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BUS579 International Business Management or participate in a Global<br>Immersion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BUS502 Leadership<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BUS506 Operations and Project Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BUS509 Law and Ethics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Students who have not taken managerial economics, financial accounting, and statistics will be given the opportunity to engage in coursework in advance of matriculation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Specializations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You may specialize in Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence, FinTech, Marketing, Sports Management. Elective substitutions may be made with the permission of the director of the College of Business and approval of the Graduate School. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Course requirements unique to each specialization:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>12 credits in Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence, including MBA500 Statistical Methods for Management instead of BUS501 Mathematical Models for Management.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/academics\/graduate\/m-s-in-management-msm\/business-analytics-and-artificial-intelligence-specialization\/\" title=\"\">Specialization requirements<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>FinTech<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>12 credits in Financial Technologies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/academics\/graduate\/m-s-in-management-msm\/fintech-specialization\/\" title=\"\">Specialization requirements<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Marketing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>12 credits in advanced Marketing courses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/academics\/graduate\/m-s-in-management-msm\/marketing-specialization\/\" title=\"\">Specialization requirements<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sports Management<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>12 credits in Sports Management courses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/academics\/graduate\/m-s-in-management-msm\/sports-management-specialization\/\" title=\"\">Specialization requirements<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Program&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Learning Outcomes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Goal 1: Students will graduate with industry-ready managerial skills.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apply core concepts of business and managerial disciplines to analyze, initiate and implement managerial actions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Demonstrate the ability to develop pertinent and logically structured arguments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Demonstrate the ability to apply analytic techniques relevant to specific business problems and diverse business contexts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evaluate the ethical implications of managerial decisions in diverse business contexts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Respond to feedback in a way that demonstrates emotional intelligence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Goal 2: Students will understand how to integrate interdisciplinary business tools and techniques.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Analyze and solve a business problem involving two or more functional areas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assess firm capabilities and deficiencies from internal and external perspectives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analyze the global implications of multi-national decisions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Demonstrate a critical awareness of complex, incomplete or contradictory information.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work effectively with others to complete interdisciplinary projects or other work.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/academics\/graduate\/rfi-graduate\/\" title=\"\">request information<\/a>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>M.S. in Management Curriculum The&nbsp;M.S.&nbsp;in Management, Strategic Leadership&nbsp;pathway program includes 30 credits. MSM, Strategic Leadership students take: Students who have not taken managerial economics, financial accounting, and statistics will be given the opportunity to engage in coursework in advance of matriculation. Specializations You may specialize in Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence, FinTech, Marketing, Sports Management. 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