MSM Curriculum

What You'll Learn

Beginning in August, you’ll spend an intensive year building a master’s-level foundation across the core disciplines of business while developing the skills to solve complex problems, communicate effectively and lead with confidence.

Throughout the program, you’ll gain experience in finance, accounting, business analytics, strategic communication, marketing, leadership, managerial economics and strategic decision-making, giving you a broad understanding of how organizations operate and make decisions.

You’ll also tailor your experience through a concentration in Technology and Management, Strategic and Financial Leadership, or Nonprofit Management and Leadership, allowing you to develop skills aligned with your interests and career goals.

Beyond the classroom, hands-on coursework and Grow Irish give you opportunities to apply what you’re learning to real business challenges, strengthening your problem-solving, collaboration and leadership skills in real-world settings.

*Curriculum subject to change

MSM Concentrations

Build on your core business knowledge with five to seven courses in a concentration aligned with your interests and career goals. Each concentration provides focused coursework that helps you develop deeper expertise in a specific area of business.

Examples of courses in each concentration include:

• Technology and Management: Data Storytelling, Ethics in AI, Automation and AI in Marketing
• Strategic and Financial Leadership: Ethical Decision Making, Data Storytelling, Driving Impact with Capital Allocation
• Nonprofit Management and Leadership: Nonprofit Management and Leadership, Grant Proposal Writing, Fund Development

Fall Curriculum

Finance Principles

Topics will include value maximization, mathematics of finance, valuation of financial securities, capital investment evaluation, and estimation of required rates of return.

Strategic Communication

Topics will include strategic executive messaging, stakeholder engagement, high-level business communication strategies, and critical thinking for complex organizational objectives.

Accounting Principles

Topics will include financial statement preparation, balance sheet and income statement analysis, cost-volume-profit relationships, and managerial accounting decision-making.

Business Analytics

Topics will include data mining techniques, predictive modeling, statistical analysis for decision-making, and data visualization strategies.

Business Problem Solving

Topics will include problem identification techniques, creative idea generation, consulting data gathering, and effective recommendation presentations.

Bridge to Success

Topics will include lifelong career management, targeted job search strategies, resume writing and interview preparation, and professional networking tactics.

Grow Irish

Real-World Application

Experiential learning is an essential component of your education at Mendoza. Through a variety of hands-on experiences, Grow Irish equips you with the necessary skills to accelerate your career and make an impact on society.

MSM Experiential Learning Opportunities

Spring Curriculum

Marketing Principles

Topics will include the study of markets, institutions and the environment in which business firms operate with attention to the effect these facets, forces and issues have on the firm’s overall marketing strategy.

Leadership and Organizational Behavior

Topics will include motivation theory, group and team dynamics, organizational culture, and effective leadership practices.

Strategic Decision-Making

Topics will include internal and external environmental analysis, strategy formulation frameworks, cross-functional integration, and strategic decision implementation.

Managerial Economics

Topics will include demand and supply analysis, market structure evaluation, cost optimization, and economic strategy to drive optimal managerial decision-making.