Electives

Students take a minimum of four three-credit elective classes, or as many as necessary to complete the M.S.A. degree requirements of 37-43 credits. It is recommended, but not required, that nine credits be taken in one of the areas of specialization (listed below).

  • It is recommended, but not required, that nine credits be taken in a specialization area with an additional three credits completed outside the selected specialization area. The specialization areas represent a concentration and will not appear on the student's degree.
     
  • Up to six transfer credits from another accredited graduate institution with a "B" grade or better and not older than five years old may be used as elective credits. Students must complete a Transfer of Credit form and submit to the M.S.A. Program Office, Box 38, Saint Michael's College, One Winooski Park, Colchester, VT 05439.
     
  • Students may take up to six elective credits in the other Saint Michael's graduate programs: Education, Clinical Psychology, Teaching English as a Second Language or Theology.
     
  • A total of three one-credit electives (600 course number series) may be taken to equal one three-credit course. Unless a student chooses the Nonprofit Management area of specialization, no more than three one-credit electives may be taken for the degree.

SPECIALIZATION AREAS 
(Courses are three credits each unless otherwise listed)

Organizational Behavior/Management

GSA 517 Implementing Teams in the Workplace
GSA 521 Change and Innovation in Organizations
GSA 522 Power and Politics in Organizations
GSA 525 The Future of Management
GSA 526 Entrepreneurship
GSA 527 Legal Issues in Administration
GSA 528 Executive Decision Making
GSA 529 Managing Conflict in Organizations
GSA 540 Total Quality Management
GSA 542 Business and Nonprofit Organizations: A Comparative Analysis
GSA 546 Comparative Management and International Business
GSA 598 Thesis Seminar

Planning and Control

GSA 532 Computers for Managers: The Information Toolbox
GSA 533 Strategic Management
GSA 534 Financial Management II
GSA 535 Production and Operations Management
GSA 536 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
GSA 537 Planning and Control Systems
GSA 538 Systems Thinking: A Management Perspective
GSA 540 Total Quality Management  
GSA 617 Preparing a Small Business Plan (1 credit)

Human Resource Management

GSA 527 Legal Issues in Administration
GSA 530 Training for the Trainer
GSA 551 Human Resource Management
GSA 552 Labor Management Relations
GSA 554 Professional Effectiveness
GSA 556 Total Compensation 
GSA 633 Multiculturalism in the Workplace (1 credit)
GSA 650 Mediation and Negotiation (1 credit)

International Management

GSA 546 Comparative Management and International Business
GSA 559 International Finance
GSA 561 International Marketing
* GSL courses with Director's approval

Marketing

GSA 561 International Marketing
GSA 562 Sales and Sales Management
GSA 563 Sales Promotion and Advertising
GSA 564 New Product Development
GSA 626 Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations (1 credit)

Management Information Systems

GSA 532 Computers for Managers: The Information Toolbox
GSA 541 Managing Information Systems
GSA 550 Digital Futures
GSA 582 Advanced Uses of the Internet
GSA 586 Multimedia Technology

Nonprofit Management

GSA 517 Implementing Teams in the Workplace
GSA 540 Total Quality Management
GSA 542 Business and Nonprofit Organizations: A Comparative Analysis
GSA 551 Human Resource Management
GSA 605 The Nonprofit Organization (1 credit)
GSA 606 Volunteer Management (1 credit)
GSA 607 Issues in Nonprofit Management Seminar (1 credit)
GSA 609 Financial Management Issues for Nonprofits (1 credit)
GSA 626 Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations (1 credit)
GSA 628 Strategic Planning for Nonprofits (1 credit)
GSA 629 Public Policy and the Nonprofit Sector (1 credit)
GSA 640 The Nonprofit Board (1 credit)
GSA 641 Team Development (1 credit)
GSA 681 Resource Planning and Grant Writing (1 credit)

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For questions, please contact:

Dr. Robert Letovsky, Director
Jeanmarie Hall Room 149
Box 273
802.654.2477
rletovsky@smcvt.edu

Dr. Paul Olsen, Associate Director
Jeanmarie Hall 169C
Box 38
802.654.2661
polsen@smcvt.edu