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| Defense Management Curricula | ||
| The Defense Management Curricula serve US and international officers. The overriding objective of the curricula is to provide students with the analytical skills and critical thinking ability to solve problems and make decisions they confront in both operational and staff jobs. Students may design their own concentrations to meet their organizations' unique staffing and operational needs. International officers in the Resource Planning and Management for International Defense curriculum blend courses from the Graduate School of Business & Public Policy and the National Security Affairs Department into an integrated Defense Resource program of study. | ||
| Defense Business Management Curriculum - 809 | ||
Brief Overview: This interdisciplinary curriculum integrates within the defense context course-work in accounting, economics, mathematics, communications, management theory, and operations/systems analysis. As a result, students develop the analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills not only to understand and critically assess the processes by which management in a defense organization is accomplished, but also to manage and allocate wisely defense resources, evaluate written research, and analyze products of others throughout their careers. In addition, this curriculum permits students to design their own concentration. Students work with their Academic Associate to determine the concentration areas and courses that meet their sponsoring agency needs. Students are free to choose among any of the specific management areas available. For example, a student may elect to specialize in the relevant portion of a functional area, such as financial management, logistics, human resources and organization management, acquisition, or manpower and personnel analysis. Or, the student may choose to follow a general management program, which would include an overall balance of courses from many functional areas. Requirements for Entry: A baccalaureate degree with above-average grades is required. Completion of at least two semesters of college algebra or trigonometry is considered to be the minimum mathematical preparation. An APC of 345 is required for entry. International students should refer to the Admissions section for current TOEFL and entrance requirements. Entry Dates: January and July Program Length: Six Quarters Degree: Requirements for the Master of Business Administration degree are met en route to satisfying the Educational Skills Requirements. Subspecialty: Determined in consultation with the Academic Associate. | ||
| Defense Systems Management - International Curriculum - 818 | ||
Brief Overview: This curriculum is designed for international students. It provides international officers with the core MBA interdisciplinary techniques of quantitative problem-solving methods, management theory, management science, economic analysis, and financial management. These skills enable the officers to manage and allocate This curriculum permits students the opportunity to design their own concentration. Concentration areas and courses are determined after consultation with the Academic Associate. The 818 program allows students to design a program of course work specific to management effectiveness in the host country's military system. The student may elect to specialize in the relevant portion of a functional area, such as financial management, logistics, human resources and organization management, or manpower and personnel analysis. Or, the student may choose to follow a general management program, which would include an overall balance of courses from many functional areas. International students are free to choose any of the specific management curricula available. Requirements for Entry: A baccalaureate degree with above-average grades is required. Completion of at least two semesters of college algebra or trigonometry is considered to be the minimum mathematical preparation. An APC of 345 is required for entry. International students should refer to the Admissions section for current TOEFL and entrance requirements. Entry Dates: January and July Program Length: Six Quarters Degree: Requirements for the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree are met en route to satisfying the Educational Skills Requirements. Subspecialty: Determined in consultation with the Academic Associate. | ||
| Resource Planning and Management - International Curriculum - 820 | ||
Brief Overview: The Resource Planning and Management for International Defense curriculum is an interdisciplinary program designed exclusively for officers and civilian employees in defense agencies of other countries. The program focuses on economic analysis, the management of financial, material, and human resources, domestic and international political institutions, civil-military relations, and the role of international law. The curriculum includes a combination of existing courses within the Graduate School of Business & Public Policy and the Department of National Security Affairs, and courses especially designed for this program. In the majority of courses, international students will study and learn with US students from several other management and national security affairs curricula. Requirements for Entry: A baccalaureate degree with above-average grades is required. Completion of at least two semesters of college algebra or trigonometry is considered to be the minimum mathematical preparation. An APC of 345 is required for entry. International students should refer to the Admissions section for current TOEFL and entrance requirements. Entry Dates: January and July Program Length: Six Quarters Degree: Requirements for the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree are met en route to satisfying the Educational Skills Requirements. | ||
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