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College of Management and Human Potential - Master's Programs:
MS in Management

This program is not currently accepting new students. Current students must complete their programs of study in accordance with Walden’s Time-to-Degree Completion policies.

Walden’s MS in Management program focuses on helping learners gain the managerial skills necessary to thrive in a rapidly changing world. Building on the fundamentals of quality management—sound, ethical decision making and solid communication—the program features a curriculum relevant to the real world and designed to enhance the learner’s effectiveness as a manager within a wide range of organizations. Learners have the option to add three courses to the end of the program, allowing them to expand and deepen their core management knowledge through specialized study.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this program, students will be able to:

  1. Assess strategies managers use to achieve organizational goals. 
  2. Effectively utilize communication strategies appropriate to intended audience.
  3. Evaluate strategies managers use to create positive work environments.
  4. Appropriately synthesize a variety of relevant information to make sound managerial decisions.
  5. Utilize effective self-reflections skills in order to create professional and personal development plans.
  6. Appraise methods managers use to facilitate effective collaboration in support of organizational goals.
  7. Assess how managerial skills and knowledge enable individuals to act as agents of positive social change.

Degree Requirements

  • 30 total semester credits
  • Core courses (30 semester credits)
  • Optional specializations (9 additional semester credits)

Curriculum

Core Courses (30 semester credits)

  • Students may take this as a non-degree course.
  • Students may take this as a non-degree course.
  • Students may take this as a non-degree course.
  • Students may take this as a non-degree course.
  • Students may take this as a non-degree course.
  • Students may take this as a non-degree course.
  • Students may take this as a non-degree course.
  • Students may take this as a non-degree course.

Specialization Courses (9 semester credits)

These courses are dependent upon the particular specialization. Please see the course list on each specialization page.

Course Sequence

The recommended course sequence is as follows:

Semester Course Credits
Semester 1

MGMT 6101 - Managing First Things First

 3 semester credits

MGMT 6000 - Dynamic Leadership

 3 semester credits
Semester 2

MGMT 6010 - Managing People and Promoting Collaboration

 3 semester credits

MGMT 6115 - Communication for Leaders and Managers

 3 semester credits
Semester 3

MGMT 6140 - Initiating and Managing Change

 3 semester credits

MGMT 6175 - Managing, Mediating, and Resolving Conflict

 3 semester credits
Semester 4

MGMT 6135 - Harnessing the Power of Data and Information

 3 semester credits

MGMT 6110 - Critical Thinking for Effective Management

 3 semester credits
Semester 5

MGMT 6170 - Budgeting and Resource Allocation

 3 semester credits

MGMT 6905 - Capstone: Integrating Management Theory and Practice for Individual Action

 3 semester credits
Semester 6 Specialization Course 1 3 semester credits
Specialization Course 2 3 semester credits
Semester 7 Specialization Course 3 3 semester credits