Management Requirements
Requirements listed below are from the current year catalog. Your requirements are subject to the catalog that was in effect at the time you were admitted. Note that not all courses listed are available in the online format. Your academic advisor can help guide you in planning your courses.
Master of Science in Management
The M.S. in Management program has a 30-credit curriculum, wherein students will complete a 24-credit core (including a 3-credit Capstone course) and 6 credits of electives from one of four emphases to satisfy degree requirements.
All courses listed are three credits unless otherwise stated.
Graduate credits in which a grade lower than a "C-" has been earned will not be counted toward the degree; however, these lower grades will be reflected in the student's grade point average.
Curriculum
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses | 24 | |
ACCTING 7210 | Applied Accounting | |
or ACCTING 7000 | Managerial Accounting | |
BUSADMIN 5530 | Organizational Behavior | |
BUSADMIN 6630 | Marketing Management | |
BUSADMIN 6840 | Strategic Management | |
BUSADMIN 7200 | Leading in a Global Environment | |
ISCM 7100 | International Supply Chain Management | |
OCL 7330 | Organizational Change Leadership: Theory and Practice | |
BUSADMIN 7840 | Capstone in Management | |
| Elective credits chosen from one of four emphases | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
Areas of Emphasis
Advanced Management Emphasis
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Choose 6 credits of electives from the following: | ||
BUSADMIN 7010 | Business Analytics | |
OCL 7410 | Intercultural Change Leadership | |
PHLSPHY 7530 | Business Ethics | |
| Total Credits: | 6 | |
Strategic Human Resources Emphasis
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Choose 6 credits of electives from the following: | ||
BUSADMIN 5500 | Talent Development | |
OCL 7700 | Strategic Human Resources | |
OCL 7710 | Current Issues in Human Resources | |
| Total Credits | 6 | |
Strategic Marketing Emphasis
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Choose 6 credits of electives from the following: | ||
BUSADMIN 5740 | Consumer Behavior | |
BUSADMIN 7150 | eMarketing Applications | |
ISCM 7700 | Customer Relationship Management | |
| Total Credits | 6 | |
Strategic Sourcing Emphasis
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Choose 6 credits of electives from the following: | ||
BUSADMIN 6160 | Purchasing Management | |
ISCM 7520 | Warehousing and Distribution Management | |
ISCM 7610 | Outsourcing | |
| Total Credits | 6 | |
Any new elective courses will apply for all catalog years unless otherwise stated.
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To earn your master’s degree, you must meet the following requirements:
- All students must complete a minimum of 30 graduate credits.
- Graduate students must maintain a 3.00 grade point average.
- At least 21 credits must be earned in graduate courses that are not cross-listed with undergraduate courses, and of those 21 credits, at least 15 credits must be earned at the 7000-level. These credits must be included in the student’s program planning form.
- Courses in the 5000-6990 levels are open to graduate students for graduate credit, provided they have not previously taken the courses at the undergraduate level.
- No more than 12 credits can be transferred into a master’s degree program.
- Credits from other University of Wisconsin-Platteville graduate degree programs may be applied to a second graduate degree at UW-Platteville, please refer to the transfer credit policies for more details.
- Graduate students are allowed seven years from the date of admission into a master’s program to complete degree requirements.
- Graduate credits in which a grade lower than a C- has been earned will not be counted toward a degree; however, these lower grades will be reflected in the student’s grade point average. All credits attempted within a given program will be counted toward the GPA, even if credits for a particular course will not be counted toward program completion requirements.
Note: Programs may have stricter requirements
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Graduate students who are inactive (non-registration) for one academic year after admission without successfully completing a course will be discontinued from their graduate program. Graduate students who have successfully completed a course (C- or better) may have one academic year of inactivity (non-registration) before they are discontinued from their graduate program. Students may reapply for admission to the same or another graduate program. After being readmitted, credits earned previously at UW-Platteville may only be applied to the student’s graduate program upon approval of the coordinator of the graduate program and the Provost Designee.
Requirements may be subject to change without notice.