Traditional Model

*** We are no longer taking applications for the Master in Management degree. We invite you to consider the Hamline Master of Business Administration (MBA).

The Master in Management program is offered in a traditional format at our St. Paul Campus. The program is tailored to the scheduling needs of working professionals by offering evening classes ad online components. Students select wither full or part-time study.
 

Program Requirements/Curriculum

Students are required to complete 48 academic credits (twelve 4-credit courses) and four Hamline Dialogues. They usually complete the program in 2-4 years; however, seven years is the allowed maximum.
 

Core Course

• Foundations in Management & Leadership (GPA 8001)
• Professional Ethics (GPA 8010)
• Financial Management for Business (GPA 8031)
• Human Resource Management for Business (GPA 8051)
• Business Law (GPA 8063)
• Research Methods (GPA 8070)
• Managerial Communications (GPA 8081)

• Marketing for Managers (GPA 8101)

Elective Courses

Students complete three elective courses. Elective courses may be taken in one of four areas of interest, or concentrations: International Management, Conflict Management, Health Care Management, and Human Resource Management. More on the Concentrations>
 
Alternatively, students may select their elective course from the Master in Public Administration and Master in Nonprofit Management curricula.
 

Final Course

Students may choose from one of two final course options:

• Capstone Skills Development: Business (GPA 8491)
• Masters Thesis (GPA 8495)

Hamline Dialogues Series

Students are required to attend at least four of the Hamline Dialogues over the course of their degree studies.  The Hamline Dialogues Series provides a forum for conversation between distinguished guest speakers, graduate students, faculty, alumni, and the community. Topics discussed are of relevance to all sectors: government, business, and nonprofit. Cross-sector involvement allows for an enriched education and networking opportunities.

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Additional Requirements

• For students with limited financial management training: Completion of an accounting course prior to taking Financial Management for Business (GPA 8031) is highly recommended.
   
• For students with limited business sector experience: Completion of an Internship (GPA 8494).
   
• For international students: Completion of Business Communications (GPA 8307). (To be counted as an elective course.) 

Dual Degree Option

Students in the Master in Management may apply to earn a Dual Degree in Management combined with Law, Public Administration, or Nonprofit Management. 

More on the Dual Degree Option>

Talk to the Program Director     Robert (Bob) Kramarczuk   Program Director     Master in Management   (651) 523-2170   Send E-mail to Robert Kramarczuk    Robert Kramarczuk's Biography           Talk to a Faculty Member     Robert (Rob) Routhieaux   Associate Professor   Master in Management   (651) 523-2642    Send E-mail to Rob Routhieaux   Rob Routhieaux' Biography         Professor Rob Routhieaux was recently   awarded a grant from the Academy of Management ODC Endowment Fund to support his research project entitled "Rebuilding and Maintaining Internal Communication and Morale after Organizational Crisis."