Graduate Certificate in Strategic Management Curriculum

Required Courses

• Competitive & Business Strategy

Competitive & Business Strategy

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Learn concepts and methods that integrate previous training in functional areas of management. You will understand the total firm perspective and ways top managers create and sustain competitive advantage in today's challenging global marketplace.

Skills: Strategic Thinking, Communication, Decision Making, Analysis, Conflict Resolution, Adaptability, Change Management, Critical Thinking

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• Strategic Analysis

Strategic Analysis

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Perform a supervised analysis of your employing organization, by interviewing the CEO or other visible leader. Then assess the correspondence between the leader's vision and concepts presented in the program. *MGT 802 must be completed in the last semester.

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Electives

Complete Any Three of the Following Courses

• Corporate Strategy

Corporate Strategy

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Discover the management strategy behind multi-business firms, conglomerates, and business groups. Topics will focus on mergers and acquisitions, firm scope, strategic alliances, corporate governance, and strategic leadership.

Skills: Strategic Thinking, Communication, Decision Making, Analysis, Conflict Resolution, Adaptability, Global Mindset, Change Management, Critical Thinking 

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• Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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Managing innovation and launching a new business.

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• Leading A Strategy Change

Leading A Strategy Change

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Analyze issues related to the role of leadership in the change process, with an emphasis on the need for and execution of change in strategy.

Skills: Leadership, Strategic Thinking, People Management, Communication, Culture/Cross-Culture, Adaptability, Emotional Intelligence, Change Management

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• Strategic Control

Strategic Control

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Design of strategic management control systems and use of managerial accounting data to support strategy implementation, performance monitoring, and change.

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• Strategic Decision Making

Strategic Decision Making

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Develop and refine your strategic decision-making skills as an individual and in working with a management team. Learn key decision-making concepts and processes necessary for developing and implementing long-term strategies that create a competitive advantage for your organization. Understand factors that impact individual and group decision-making processes as well as tools and techniques to improve strategic decision making. Learn how to avoid common decision-making errors and blunders that lead to failure in the competitive marketplace. This course is essential for executives leading the strategic decision-making processes as well as managers who participate in the process and want to impact the strategic direction of their organization.

 

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