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Graduate Management Certificates

A Graduate Certificate can be obtained in Healthcare Administration, Organization Development, or Human Resource Management. In addition, certificate programs in Finance and Marketing are currently being developed. Each certificate requires students to complete four (4) graduate courses. Required and optional courses for each certificate are outlined below.

Organization Development Certificate:
Students must complete MGT 6420 Organizational Behavior, MGT 6430 Organization Development, and two courses from the following options: MGT 6201 Seminar in Process Consultation, MGT 6208 Seminar in Organization Development, MGT 6207 Crisis Management or MGT 6202 Leadership.

Human Resource Certificate:
Students must complete MGT 6420 Organizational Behavior, MGT 6445 Human Resource Management, MGT 6206 Compensation, and one course from the following options: MGT 6203 Labor Relations, MGT 6209 Managing Diversity, MGT 6207 Crisis Management, or MGT 6455 Strategic Management.

Healthcare Administration Certificate:
Students must complete MGT 6351 Health Care Administration, MGT 6352 Performance Improvement in Health Care Organizations, MGT 6355 Health Care Finance and one course from the following options; MGT 6455 Strategic Management or MGT 6207 Crisis Management.

Course Descriptions
MGT 6201: Seminar in Process Consultation
3 credits
Designed as a graduate seminar in process consultation, building on the content of previous Organizational Behavior and Organization Development courses. The emphasis is on the dynamics of the helping relationship and facilitative role of the change agent in organization change. The course examines theory, reflective learning and process observation, and applied examples through discussion, guest speakers, and case application. [MGT 6420 and MGT 6430 prerequisite].

MGT 6202: Leadership
3 credits
Includes a review of major theories of leadership, both classical and contemporary. Students have an opportunity to assess their own styles of leadership.

MGT 6203: Labor Relations
3 credits
Prepares students to function in a modern collective bargaining environment. Course investigates the historic content in which contemporary labor relations issues arose and explores why those issues are relevant today. Course emphasizes both labor relations theory and practice.

MGT 6206: Compensation
3 credits
Provides students with an understanding of the role of compensation and staffing administration in organizations. The course utilizes the total compensation model as a methodology to support strategic planning objectives, managing and implementing change and other organizational development processes.

MGT 6207: Crisis Management.
3 credits
Provides an introduction to crisis management in organizations. It examines the types of crises encountered, potential impact on the organization and its stakeholders, and strategies for prevention, management and recovery. Current events and cases will be presented to explore the ethical, legal, and human implications of these crises.

MGT 6208: Seminar in Organization Development
3 credits
Prepares students to construct new knowledge by integrating theories drawn from the discipline of organization development (or planned change). The focus will be on organizational culture and how to manage change and renewal for individuals and institutions. Students will both learn and contribute to the learning of others. The course will be conducted in a seminar format, and each student will be expected to become conversant with a significant academic work (usually a book) by an OD theorist(s) and then share that mastery with classmates. Prerequisites: MGT 6420 and MGT 6430

MGT 6209: Managing Diversity
3 credits
Introduces students to the challenges and opportunities associated with managing diversity in the workplace. Specifically, the class will explore the dynamics of race, ethnicity, culture, nationality, age, class, sexual orientation, physical ability, and other individual differences. An examination and analysis of issues such as discrimination, affirmative action, culture differences, and multiculturalism also will be covered. Students will learn human resource development strategies that have been tied to effective implementation of organizational diversity plans. This course will challenge students, personally and professionally, to think creatively about diversity and diversity planning in order to nurture respectful workplaces and improve performance within organizations.

MGT 6351: Health Care Administration
3 credits
Provides an orientation to the current healthcare business environment and service delivery systems. The course presents students with a broad-based perspective of key environmental factors influencing current and future trends in healthcare. This approach helps students develop a context for synthesis, discussion and analysis of contemporary issues and trends.

MGT 6352: Performance Improvement in Health Care Organizations
3 credits
Examines the concept of performance management and its application to the health care industry. With health care under extreme pressure from both purchasers and regulatory agencies to improve its performance, many experts predict that only the best managed health care organizations will survive.

MGT 6355: Health Care Finance
3 credits
Covers the financial issues related to healthcare organizations. Topics include: reimbursement analysis, understanding the nature of costs, service line profitability analysis, and preparation of operating and capital budgets. The class will learn how to analyze financial statements.

MGT 6420 / NSG 8420: Organizational Behavior
3 credits
Explores the behavior of people within organizations in terms of the factors that most influence it. Those include factors related to individuals, groups, and the larger organization system. The course utilizes an experiential learning process that helps students understand their strengths and weaknesses as learners. This course is normally the entry point for students who join the MA in Management Program.

MGT 6430: Organization Development
3 credits
Explores how organizations learn to better utilize their internal resources for the purpose of improving their services and/or products. Also known as "Planned Change," Organization Development exposes students to a variety of theoretical models explaining how and why organizations change, and provides opportunities for students to develop and practice the skills necessary for change management.

MGT 6445: Human Resource Management
3 credits
Explores how decisions about human resources (HR) contribute to an organization's overall effectiveness. Integrates HR activities with the organization's strategic planning objectives. Students study both traditional and contemporary HR issues from a practitioner's perspective.

MGT 6455: Strategic Management
3 credits
Introduces students to the theory and practice of strategic management, including its phases of planning, implementation and evaluation. Serves as a capstone course in the Master of Arts in Management Program that requires the integration of information and skills derived from previous coursework. The drivers of organizational change, dynamic nature of strategic thinking, and "big picture" systems perspective for implementation are emphasized over merely long-term planning. Prerequisite: Completion of the majority of core courses to include MGT 6440 and MGT 6450 or approval of instructor.

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