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The Antioch University McGregor's Master
of Arts (M.A.) in Management Program attracts students who
want to enhance their lives and career alternatives by developing
leadership skills requisite in today's challenging work environment.
Graduate Management students build upon their life and work
experiences and learn to integrate theory and practice to affect
positively their careers, their lives, and their communities.
Students enter the Graduate Management Program at various phases
of their careers in corporate, industrial, government, and
not-for-profit organizations. Many have at least five-years
work experience in one or more organizations. Many of our students
are functional or technical experts in their organizations
who desire to understand more about applications of dynamic
managerial skills to broaden their career options. Some have
backgrounds in fields other than business or management, but
have succeeded primarily because of their capacity to work
synergistically with colleagues and enjoy the kinds of skills
necessary to good managers-planning, organizing, directing,
problem-solving and leading.
Antioch University McGregor values diversity.
In our Graduate Management classes, we seek students with a
rich diversity of cultural, educational, and experiential backgrounds.
We welcome qualified students of all ages who demonstrate the
potential and motivation to complete the two-year program.
Program Objectives
The Program is congruent with the values
and mission of the University and also is responsive to the
needs of regional businesses and professional standards. The
Master of Arts in Management Program prepares graduates for
careers in a global community by developing their capacities
to adapt to and influence societal change. The Program challenges
students to address issues of access and diversity in organizations.
While students become knowledgeable about social, political,
and economic issues that affect the future of business (advancements
in technology, Third World development, post-cold war implications,
and cultural diversity), they also become competent in the
traditional areas of management (accounting, finance, marketing,
economics, and production). Most significantly, students develop
highly effective interpersonal and teamwork skills.
Program Design
The Master of Arts degree in Management
requires successful completion of a minimum of 64-quarter credit
hours over a two-year period. Students begin the program in
the fall. There are two cohorts in session during the academic
year. There are no summer sessions for any of the cohorts.
Entering as a cohort class of approximately 25, Graduate
Management students are divided further into permanent study
group teams. The teams remain together for the duration of
the program and are incorporated into the class structure.
Students are enrolled in two intensive five-week modules during
active enrollment quarters. There are four modules per quarter,
24 during the two-year program. These modules provide tools
and techniques for resolving managerial issues. Students also
participate in Professional Development Seminars. These seminars,
which meet for two days (Saturday and Sunday) at the midpoint
of each quarter, have as their primary focus an examination
of personal and professional issues involved in being a manager
and leader. Professional development is initiated at the first
Critical Skills Seminar when the study group teams are introduced.
During this seminar students begin their study of group dynamics
and use their own group to discover more about themselves and
how they interact. Study groups allocate work assignments and
learn how to build consensus in a group environment. The study
groups become a laboratory for building effective teams, which
is the central focus of the Professional Development Seminars.
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