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Master of Science in Management and Organization (MS), University of Colorado Denver Business School, CU Denver

Business School, University of Colorado Denver
 

MS in Management

Career choices for management graduates

Aid your career in management by by becoming a more effective leader and communicator with knowledge of business organizational structures, though the MS in Management and Organization.

Management positions often require strong problem solving skills, and the ability to work under pressure and with different levels of personnel.

Expect to start out supervising a work group in the area of your technical expertise and progress from there. Since managers are found in virtually every organization and business, there are endless possibilities for employment.

What were once considered 'nontraditional" careers are becoming much more common in a service economy where people are less dependent on the hiring and career paths in Fortune 500 companies.

You may find the MS Management prepares you to be a consultant to companies undergoing a wide variety of organizational change initiatives.

Consider one of the Specializations in the MS in Management degree and hone your skills for a more specialized area.

Business Strategy

Whatever career you are pursuing, you'll advance up the managerial ranks more quickly when you understand the strategic implications of what you do and what is happening in your industry.

Change and Innovation

Identifying business opportunities and being able to design and implement initiatives that take advantage of them are key to every managerial career.

Communication Management

Communications Management positions can be within a company, for public relations firms, media outlets, and such.

You may develop corporate communication strategies, design both internal and external communications directives, and manage the flow of information, including online communication.

Enterprise Technology Management

Software services and tech services employment were up in 2006 for the third year in a row, increasing by 88,500 jobs and 66,300 jobs, respectively. Technology occupations are projected to grow the fastest for the next 10 years. These job types account for 6 of the 12 fastest growing occupations nationwide. By 2010 a half a million jobs are projected to go unfilled in the US. Read more at NewsFactor.com

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Entrepreneurs are taking ideas and turn them into reality. You make your own job.

As your working on your graduate degree through the University of Colorado Denver Business School, look into the Bard center for opportunities in our incubator, finding venture capital and getting mentors.

Global Management

To be successful in the international business arena it is of key importance to develop an awareness of the issues connected with operating businesses within different economies, different political systems, and different cultures. International business majors tend to be open-minded, flexible, curious, adaptable, independent, and thrive on challenges.

Many U.S. businesses have gone global in the past decade, with growth continuing at a steady pace. Future opportunities will be endless.

Leadership

Identifying business opportunities and being able to design and implement initiatives that take advantage of them are key to every managerial career.

Managing Human Resources

When you work in a HR department you may be involved with

  • recruitment
  • hiring
  • employee training and development
  • benefits administration
  • personnel policy development
  • employee assistance programs

Every organization that employs workers will have some type of HR staff. A recent trend is for HR functions to be performed by contract workers—most often in areas related to recruitment. Experience in a variety of HR areas is a prerequisite to becoming an HR manager.

Managing for Sustainability

Your degree will give you the skills to work within the business world, while working towards a better one. Managers focused on sustainability examine the role of business in fostering the long-term health and viability of communities, the environment and the company. Sustainability is a growing area of business and knowledgeable professionals are needed.

Quantitative Decision Methods

The ability to use mathematical models to enhance decision-making capabilities in the workplace aids your career developkment.

Sports and Entertainment Management

The sports management and entertainment management industries are diverse. Careers may include working in human resource management, contract negotiation, garnering sponsorships and naming rights, real estate, and communications management. The sports industry in the Denver area is the sixth largest in the country. Professionalization of the industry requires new pipelines of well-trained management talent.

Strategic Management

Whatever career you are pursuing, you'll advance up the managerial ranks more quickly when you understand the strategic implications of what you do and what is happening in your industry.

The Graduate Career Connections (GCC) office assists Business School graduate students by developing partnerships with local employers. The office facilitates introductions and provides personalized support in the job search process.

Designed to supplement existing services available through the UC Denver Experiential Learning Center and the Career Center, GCC takes professional connections to the next level. It is a resource for networking students with strategic employers in the business community. Due to its relationships, GCC is constantly aware of new-to-the-market job openings and can help connect students to internships, part-time and full-time career opportunities.

Benefits of working with GCC:

  • Increase visibility and improve networking connections within various industries via GCC relationships
  • Research career choices by connecting directly with executives working in specific careers or industries
  • Opportunity to shadow an executive for a day to learn about a career or a job from someone in that role
  • Introduction to influential executives as part of the Leadership Cafe speaker series

    Students own their job search. GCC is available to assist with the process by providing coaching and resources for a more focused, effective search.

    Contact the office today to find out more about how GCC can help you take your search or experience to the next level.

You probably are looking at a business degree to launch a new career, increase the chances to move up in your current career, or to start your own business.

To assist students in moving forward on a career path, the University of Colorado Denver Business School partners with the UC Denver Career Center to offer many services. Together we offer tools, seminars, and personalized help that will make your career search easier and more successful.

The Career Center offers:

  • Career counseling to help define career coals, refine networking techniques, target potential employers and evaluate and negotiate employment offers
  • Career assessment programs to guide future career plans
  • Résumé and cover letter writing assistance and review
  • Interview coaching and mock interview sessions
  • Job boards available exclusively to UC Denver students and alumni
  • Internships

The UC Denver Career Center offers individual career counseling to students, alumni, faculty and staff. To make an appointment for personalized support, call 303-556-2250 or stop by Tivoli 259. Services are free to current students and alumni within one year of graduation. Fees are assessed for alumni beyond one year of graduation, as well as for faculty and staff.

Drop-in times for résumé reviews are Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on a first come, first served basis. Sessions last no more than 15 minutes. You are allowed unlimited walk-in visits as a student. Alumni who graduated more than 1 year ago, faculty, staff and prospective students are allowed one free walk-in visit.