University of Central Florida

Program Information

Degree Offered

M.S.M.-Management

Format: Campus

Program Description:

The College of Business Administration offers a Master of Science in Management degree that provides an alternative to the MBA degree for students who desire specialized study and the development of a high level of professional proficiency in a functional area of business. The primary track in the Management program is Human Resources and Change Management and will prepare students to work in organizations in such areas as human resources, strategic planning, organizational effectiveness, staffing, and employee relations.

The MSM program offers an alternative to students who want to pursue graduate study in business, but who also desire a focus on management. The program is designed to appeal to those currently in management positions who want to develop additional expertise, as well as those who seek to move into the management track as a vehicle for career advancement.

The program is based on the belief that successful change involves aligning a firm’s people and process with an ever-changing environment. As a result, the goals of our program are to provide you with the knowledge required to successfully anticipate, plan, and carry out changes. One main component of the program is a focus on developing practices and methods that align human resources activities with organizational strategies. The second component is designed to help you develop skills in recognizing the need for change, the factors that improve a firm’s ability to absorb change, along with effective and appropriate responses to those changes.

Students with a wide variety of backgrounds, including those with degrees in economics, education, hospitality, nursing, psychology, and business, are encouraged to apply to this program. Students without an undergraduate degree in business must take a series of background courses by completing the MBA foundation core.


SPS courses are only open to students in the School Psychology Program.

International Student Requirements:

In order to enroll in graduate classes, students must have obtained a baccalaureate or higher degree, prior to the start of the term for which the student is admitted, from a regionally accredited institution or from a recognized foreign institution. International students are not eligible for nondegree/certificate status unless they hold an eligible visa. International applicants are encouraged to begin the application process early. Also, international applicants should ensure all supporting documents, including those required to issue an I-20, are received by the stated application deadline. Only official documentation is accepted and it is the student's responsibility to submit all documents by the application deadline.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities - Intensive

Institution Sector: Public

Locale: Large Suburb

Size & Settings: 20,000 and above