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Nov 23, 2024
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2020-2021 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Management of Innovation, Sustainability and Technology, M.M.
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mist.ucmerced.edu
Contact: Anita Bhappu, MM Program Chair, abhappu@ucmerced.edu
The Master of Management (MM) 12-month program offered by MIST faculty will provide students with fluency in managerial thinking and practice, enhancing their readiness to fit and succeed in an organization within the private or public sector. The MM curriculum is designed for recent graduates looking to complement their undergraduate degree with real-world management knowledge and skills and draws on concepts from business, engineering, natural and social sciences, computing, and data analytics. Particular focus is paid to management problems associated with the San Joaquin Valley. In consultation with regional employers, this program is designed around relevant case studies and integrative team projects that foster valuable discussion, oral presentation, professional writing, and leadership skills for solving complex problems about sustaining our environment, society, and economy. Along these lines, the curriculum will highlight the challenges of finding solutions that simultaneously balance corporate profitability and stewardship of natural resources.
Prospective applicants must hold the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree from a four-year accredited college or university.
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Master’s Program Requirements
The principal requirements for a MM degree are completion with a letter grade of B or better of: a) nine semester courses involving teamwork and experiential learning and b) one capstone course that requires students to work over the summer in an internship, permanent position, entrepreneurial, venture, or sponsored project. To apply for the MIST MM program, applicants must follow the application procedure of the UC Merced Graduate Division.
Master’s Program Learning Outcomes
- Apply traditional functional concepts and theories from business, including marketing, management, operations, strategy, accounting, and finance, in complex organizational, managerial, and technical situations.
- Identify and use appropriate analytical, quantitative, and data-oriented techniques to evaluate case studies for strategic planning and decision-making in complex organizational, managerial, and technical situations.
- Communicate effectively with experts and non-experts in business, community, and government settings, preparing and delivering clear, concise, persuasive, and professional presentations.
- Apply principles and practices of effective conflict and diversity management in and outside of a team context in order to lead change in both legacy organizations and new startups.
- Understand the structure of organizations and apply ethical and legal requirements to global management activities in complex organizational situations, including applications for policy and risk management.
- Synthesize theory and practice from a wide array of disciplines, leveraging real-world team settings to design innovative solutions that tackle strategic, organizational, and technical challenges. Gain practical experience coupling natural and environmental systems with private and public sector resource management.
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