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Master of Management/Public Administration
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Description
The Master of Management/Public Administration program is designed to enhance the management skills students need to function effectively within an organization. Students learn to synthesize business concepts and practices presented in this program to develop solutions for specific managerial situations found within the organizational environment. Areas of focus include development of human capital, implementation of organizational initiatives, managing conflict, fostering creativity, innovation through organizational design, and managing in a cross-cultural environment.
The Master of Management program at University of Phoenix utilizes problem-based learning where students refine their problem-solving skills along with their communication, creativity, information-utilization, and critical-thinking skills. They are assessed on the basis of their use of the problem-solving process (which employs a general rubric) as well as their communication and critical-thinking skills during their presentations. Learning teams will apply the principles of benchmarking throughout the program to research the most creative solutions to a problem. This will enrich the alternatives that learners consider in evaluating possible solutions to the problems.
In the MM/PA specialization, students will create complex business problem solving scenarios drawing upon skills and competencies mastered during the program. Students will gain experience in distilling a situation into a well-defined business problem to exploit management-based opportunities for an organization of their choice. They will apply business tools and concepts to analyze a variety of alternative solutions, and will receive feedback on the choices they make. They will defend their solutions and recommend a course of action and performance-based evaluation metrics for the business problem.
The MM/PA consists of 45 credit hours and includes three proficiency courses (MMPBL/501, MMPBL/502, MMPBL/503) which may be satisfied using undergraduate course work. Students may also waive an additional nine credits using graduate courses and may qualify for a 27-credit hour residency.
| Course # | Course Title | Credits | Prerequisite(s) | |
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| MMPBL/500 | Foundations of Problem-Based Learning | 3 | |
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| MMPBL/501 | Forces Influencing Business in the 21st Century | 3 | |
| MMPBL/502 | Managing the Business Enterprise | 3 | |
| MMPBL/503 | Introduction to Finance and Accounting | 3 | |
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| MMPBL/520 | Transformational Leadership | 3 | MMPBL/500 |
| MMPBL/530 | Human Capital Development | 3 | MMPBL/500 |
| MMPBL/510 | Implementing Organizational Initiatives | 3 | MMPBL/500, MMPBL/501, MMPBL/502, MMPBL/503 |
| MMPBL/540 | Conflict Management | 3 | MMPBL/500, MMPBL/510 |
| MMPBL/550 | Creativity, Innovation, and Organizational Development | 3 | MMPBL/500, MMPBL/510 |
| MMPBL/560 | Managing in a Cross-Cultural Environment | 3 | MMPBL/500, MMPBL/510 |
| MMPBL/570 | Corporate Governance | 3 | MMPBL/500, MMPBL/510 |
| MMPBL/580 | Marketing Management | 3 | MMPBL/500, MMPBL/510 |
| MMPBL/590 | Strategies for Competitive Advantage | 3 | All previous 12 courses in the preferred sequence |
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| MMPA/591 | Public Administration Seminar in Problem Solving | 3 | All previous 13 courses (MMPBL/500-MMPBL/590) in the preferred sequence |
| MMPA/592 | Public Administration Seminar in Decision Outcomes | 3 | All previous 14 courses (MMPBL/500-MMPBL/590) in the preferred sequence |
| Total Credits | | 45 | |
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