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MS in Contract Management (MSCM) - Welcome
The Master of Science in Contract Management (MSCM) Degree is designed to provide civilians in the Department of Defense (DOD) and other Federal Government agencies an advanced education in the concepts, methodologies and analytical techniques necessary for successful management of acquisition and contracting within complex organizations. The curriculum focuses on problem-solving and decision-making within the acquisition environment utilizing case studies, teaming exercises, hands-on applications, active participation and other similar activities. Lecture and laboratory tasks require the application of critical thinking to problem-solving within actual situations.
This degree program is not offered to individuals outside of the federal government.
The curriculum is designed to provide federal civilian employees with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to manage and lead effectively in hardware systems buying offices, field contracting offices, contract administration offices and contracting policy offices. The MSCM program meets all of the Defense Acquisition workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) for education and training requirements.
The MSCM program is eight quarters in duration and delivered via Video-Teleconferencing (VTC).
The curriculum satisfies the mandatory Defense Acquisition University (DAU) contracting course requirements of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) through Level III.
Call for Applications: MSCM Upcoming Fall AY09
September 2008 - September 2010 .
NPS will also accept up to 12 quarter hours (eight semester hours) of transfer credit for graduate courses taken at an accredited college/university which have been evaluated as satisfying one or more of the graduate courses in the MSCM curriculum. Courses must have been taken within the last three years. Click here for quarter details
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