Northeastern University D’Amore-McKim School of Business’ Master of Science in Management program enables students to gain the business knowledge and skills they need in today’s digitally driven economy. Students learn how to think, not what to think, as they build the business expertise that employers value.
Build Market-Aligned Core Business Knowledge
Students take one course in each of these four key domains: managing organizations, data-driven management, strategy and growth, and finance and operations. Students without a background in these areas have an opportunity to build foundational skills, and those with previous experience expand their knowledge in higher-level courses.
Personalize Your Degree
Students personalize their coursework to match their interests and professional goals. Students select an in-demand business concentration to focus their learning. In consultation with their advisor, students pick electives from the entire portfolio of graduate-level business courses taught by D’Amore-McKim’s industry-leading faculty. Or, they may choose to take one elective from a diverse list of eligible graduate courses offered from other Northeastern colleges.
Integrate Classroom and Professional Experiences
Students will have opportunities to obtain real-world experiences that help them gain a fresh perspective while using relevant skills. They apply their knowledge to actual business challenges through class projects.
Students may enroll in this 30-semester-hour master’s degree program for full-time and part-time study.
Core Requirements
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
| 3 |
| Managing People and Organizations | |
| Creating an Innovative Organization | |
| A Management Perspective of Human Resource Management | |
| Global Talent Management | |
| Becoming a Global Leader | |
| Managing Ethics in the Workplace and Marketplace | |
| Negotiations | |
| Sustainability and Leadership | |
| Sustainability and the Business Environment | |
| 3 |
| Financial Reporting and Managerial Decision Making 1 | |
| Introduction to Business Analytics | |
| Foundations of Data Analysis for Business | |
| Business Analytics Methods | |
| Information Visuals and Dashboards for Business | |
| Data Mining and Machine Learning for Business | |
| Creating and Sustaining Customer Markets | |
| Marketing Analytics | |
| Supply Chain Analytics | |
| Workforce Metrics and Analytics | |
| 3 |
| Enterprise Growth and Innovation | |
| Competing in Dynamic, Innovation-Driven Markets | |
| Acquisitions, Alliances, and Growth | |
| Managing the Global Enterprise | |
| Market Focused Strategy | |
| Global Supply Chain Strategy | |
| Strategic Decision Making in a Changing Environment | |
| 3 |
| Foundations of Accounting and Finance | |
| Driving Marketing Performance: Measure, Analyze, Profit | |
| Operations and Supply Chain Management | |
| Sourcing and Procurement | |
| Sustainability and Supply Chain Management | |
| Managing Healthcare Supply Chain Operations | |
Concentration Options
Students may complete one of the following concentrations. Courses taken to fulfill concentrations may be used toward the elective section below.
Electives
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
| 18 |
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| Arts and Culture Organizational Leadership | |
| Information Visualization Principles and Practices | |
| Information Design Critique Seminar | |
| Visualization Technologies 1: Fundamentals | |
| Experience Design Studio 1: Principles | |
| Design Systems | |
| Notational Systems for Experience | |
| Prototyping for Experience Design | |
| Information Design Theory and Critical Thinking | |
| Design for Behavior and Experience | |
| Information Design Mapping Strategies | |
| Bioinformatics Programming | |
| Bioinformatics Computational Methods 1 | |
| Bioinformatics Computational Methods 2 | |
| The Biotechnology Enterprise | |
| Foundations in Biotechnology | |
| Scientific Information Management for Biotechnology Managers | |
| Cell Culture Processes for Biopharmaceutical Production | |
| Experimental Design and Biostatistics | |
| Foundations of Artificial Intelligence | |
| Database Management Systems | |
| Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights | |
| Introduction to Data Management and Processing | |
| Applied Econometrics | |
| Iterative Product Prototyping for Engineers | |
| Product Development for Engineers | |
| Game Design and Analysis | |
| Psychology of Play | |
| Biometrics for Design | |
| Data-Driven Player Modeling | |
| Introduction to Health Informatics and Health Information Systems | |
| The American Healthcare System | |
| Business of Healthcare Informatics | |
| Creation and Application of Medical Knowledge | |
| Data Mining for Engineering Applications | |
| Computation and Visualization for Analytics | |
| Special Topics in Industrial Engineering | |
| Introduction to Computational Statistics | |
| Information Design and Visual Analytics | |
| Design for Storytelling | |
| Media and Advocacy in Theory and Practice | |
| Topics | |
| Fundamentals of Digital Journalism | |
| Telling Your Story with Data | |
| Environmental Issues in Manufacturing and Product Use | |
| Global Justice | |
| Information Ethics | |
| AI Ethics | |
| Evaluating Healthcare Quality | |
| Economic Perspectives on Health Policy | |
Program Credit/GPA Requirements
30 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Concentration in Accounting Analytics
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
MISM 6200 | Introduction to Business Analytics | 3 |
MISM 6202 | Foundations of Data Analysis for Business | 3 |
MISM 6205 | Data Wrangling for Business | 3 |
| 9 |
| Business Entity Taxation | |
| Auditing in a Big Data Environment | |
| Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Financial Reporting | |
| Corporate Governance, Ethics, and Financial Reporting | |
| Corporations and Shareholders | |
| Partners and Partnerships | |
| Information Visuals and Dashboards for Business | |
Concentration in Analytics
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
MISM 6200 | Introduction to Business Analytics | 3 |
| 9 |
| Foundations of Data Analysis for Business | |
| Data Wrangling for Business | |
| Business Analytics Methods |
| Information Visuals and Dashboards for Business | |
| Data Mining and Machine Learning for Business | |
| Business Information Design, Quality, and Strategy | |
| Business Analytics Capstone | |
| Driving Marketing Performance: Measure, Analyze, Profit | |
| Marketing Analytics | |
| Supply Chain Analytics | |
| Workforce Metrics and Analytics | |
Concentration in Brand Management
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
MKTG 6200 | Creating and Sustaining Customer Markets | 3 |
MKTG 6223 | Brand and Advertising Management | 3 |
| 6 |
| Marketing Research | |
| New Product Development | |
| Managing Customer Engagement in a Service World | |
| Consumer Behavior | |
| Driving Marketing Performance: Measure, Analyze, Profit | |
Concentration in Business Management for Healthcare
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
HINF 5105 | The American Healthcare System | 3 |
HRMG 6220 | Health Organization Management | 3 |
STRT 6220 | Strategic Management for Healthcare Organizations | 3 |
FINA 6220 | Healthcare Finance | 3 |
or SCHM 6223 | Managing Healthcare Supply Chain Operations |
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| Social Enterprise | |
| Healthcare Finance | |
| Introduction to Health Informatics and Health Information Systems | |
| Business of Healthcare Informatics | |
| Creation and Application of Medical Knowledge | |
| Negotiations | |
| Managing Customer Engagement in a Service World | |
| Consumer Behavior | |
| Evaluating Healthcare Quality | |
| Economic Perspectives on Health Policy | |
| Managing Healthcare Supply Chain Operations | |
Concentration in Corporate Finance
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
FINA 6200 | Value Creation through Financial Decision Making | 3 |
FINA 6205 | Financial Strategy | 3 |
| 6 |
| International Financial Management | |
| Investment Banking | |
| Mergers and Acquisitions | |
| Business Turnarounds | |
| Valuation and Value Creation | |
| Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital | |
Concentration in Corporate Innovation
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
| 12 |
| Design Systems | |
| Enterprise Growth and Innovation | |
| Lean Innovation | |
| Competing in Dynamic, Innovation-Driven Markets | |
| Intellectual Property and Other Legal Aspects of Business and Innovation | |
| Acquisitions, Alliances, and Growth | |
| Product Development for Engineers | |
| Creating an Innovative Organization | |
| The Human Side of Innovation | |
| Innovation for Next-Generation Products and Systems | |
| The Technical Entrepreneur as Leader | |
Concentration in Digital Transformation in Healthcare
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
ENTR 6200 | Enterprise Growth and Innovation | 3 |
MGSC 6281 | Service Innovation and Management | 3 |
HINF 5101 | Introduction to Health Informatics and Health Information Systems | 3 |
HINF 6404 | Patient Engagement Informatics and Analytics | 3 |
| 6 |
| Healthcare Finance | |
| The American Healthcare System | |
| Health Organization Management | |
| Information Visuals and Dashboards for Business | |
| Data Mining and Machine Learning for Business | |
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MISM 6200 | Introduction to Business Analytics | 3 |
MGMT 6213 | Managing Ethics in the Workplace and Marketplace | 2 |
SCHM 6223 | Managing Healthcare Supply Chain Operations | 3 |
STRT 6220 | Strategic Management for Healthcare Organizations | 3 |
Concentration in Entrepreneurship
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
| 12 |
| Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital | |
| Iterative Product Prototyping for Engineers | |
| Managing Operations in Early Stage Ventures | |
| Business Planning for New Ventures | |
| Social Enterprise | |
| Business Model Design and Innovation | |
| Financing Ventures from Early Stage to Exit | |
| Family Business Leadership and Governance | |
| Platform Innovation | |
| New Product Development | |
| Emerging and Disruptive Technologies | |
| Entrepreneurial Marketing and Selling | |
| Lean Design and Development | |
| Managing a Technology-Based Business | |
Concentration in International Business
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
INTB 6200 | Managing the Global Enterprise | 3 |
| 9 |
| Cultural Aspects of International Business | |
| Becoming a Global Leader | |
| International Field Study | |
| Digitization of International Business | |
Concentration in Investments
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
FINA 6200 | Value Creation through Financial Decision Making | 3 |
FINA 6203 | Investment Analysis | 3 |
| 6 |
| Financial Risk Management | |
| Fixed Income Securities and Risk | |
| Investment Banking | |
| Real Estate Finance and Investment | |
| Portfolio Management | |
Concentration in Leading People and Organizations
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
HRMG 6200 | Managing People and Organizations | 3 |
| 9 |
| Creating an Innovative Organization | |
| Great Companies | |
| Health Organization Management | |
| Global Talent Management | |
| Negotiations | |
| Workforce Metrics and Analytics | |
Concentration in Marketing
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
MKTG 6200 | Creating and Sustaining Customer Markets | 3 |
| 9 |
| Marketing Research | |
| International Marketing | |
| New Product Development | |
| Market Focused Strategy | |
| Managing Customer Engagement in a Service World | |
| Digital Marketing | |
| Brand and Advertising Management | |
| B2B and Strategic Sales | |
| Consumer Behavior | |
| Driving Marketing Performance: Measure, Analyze, Profit | |
| Marketing Analytics | |
Concentration in Marketing Analytics
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
MKTG 6200 | Creating and Sustaining Customer Markets | 3 |
MKTG 6234 | Marketing Analytics | 3 |
| 6 |
| Marketing Research | |
| Market Focused Strategy | |
| Digital Marketing | |
| Driving Marketing Performance: Measure, Analyze, Profit | |
Concentration in Operations and Supply Chain Management
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
SCHM 6201 | Operations and Supply Chain Management | 3 |
SCHM 6213 | Global Supply Chain Strategy | 3 |
| 6 |
| Logistics and Transportation Management | |
| Sourcing and Procurement | |
| Supply Chain Analytics | |
| Sustainability and Supply Chain Management | |
| Managing Healthcare Supply Chain Operations | |
| Demand Planning and Forecasting | |
Concentration in Public Health
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
PHTH 5120 | Race, Ethnicity, and Health in the United States | 3 |
PHTH 5214 | Environmental Health | 3 |
PHTH 5212 | Public Health Administration and Policy | 3 |
PHTH 6208 | Urban Community Health Assessment | 3 |
Concentration in Sustainability and Business
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
MECN 6200 | Global Competition and Market Dominance | 3 |
| 9 |
| Social Enterprise | |
| Global Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation | |
| Creating Sustainable Competitive Advantage through Global Innovation | |
| Sustainability and the Economics of Markets | |
| Sustainability and Leadership | |
| Sustainability and the Business Environment | |
| Sustainability and Supply Chain Management | |