Brief Overview: This curriculum provides officers with the fundamental interdisciplinary techniques of quantitative problem-solving methods, behavioral and management science, economic analysis, and financial management. The curriculum educates students to evaluate others' research and analysis and to develop in them sound management and leadership skills. 

This curriculum is an interdisciplinary program that integrates mathematics, accounting, economics, behavioral science, management theory, operations/systems analysis, and a subspecialty into an understanding of the process by which the defense mission is accomplished. This curriculum is also structured to give students the opportunity to design their own program of study. Concentration areas and courses are determined after consultation with the Academic Associate.

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 Science in Management (MSM) degree are met en route to satisfying the Educational Skills Requirements.

Subspecialty: US Marine Corps officers completing this curriculum fulfill the requirements for MOS 9652.

Curriculum Sponsor: Programs and Resources, Headquarters Marine Corps

Academic Associate: Donald E. Summers

Program Officer: CDR Jefferson E. McCollum, SC, USN