Applied Business Management Specialization

Focusing on decision-making and leadership, the Applied Business Management Specialization will teach students the skills needed for an analytic approach to organizational assessment.

Specific online courses in business management include the utilization of accounting, financial, and market analysis to facilitate decision making, change management, and strategic planning.

Graduate students at CSU-Global customize their degree program with a four-course (12 total credit hours) Specialization in an area of particular interest. The Specialization in Applied Business Management helps students advance their career through focused coursework covering management techniques for today’s business environment.

Students in the online Applied Business Management Degree Program Specialization will:

• Understand and apply accounting information for effective decision-making in the strategic planning process.
• Understand the principles and theories of finance to analyze statements and financial information for effective decision-making in competitive environments.
• Analyze and evaluate theories and decision processes of change management in organizations in aspects of technology, market opportunities, core competencies, and skill acquisition.
• Synthesize internal and external factors of strategic management to optimize organizational positioning and competitiveness in today’s dynamic marketplace

New students must first complete the streamlined admission process and be enrolled in a degree program before beginning Specialization coursework. CSU-Global works to make earning your master’s degree affordable and offers low tuition rates with a Tuition Guarantee that locks in your rate for the entirety of your degree. A number of financial aid options are also available.

ACT500 Managerial Accounting: Understand and apply accounting information for effective financial decision making in the strategic planning process.

FIN500 Principles of Finance: Understand the principles and theories of finance to analyze statements and fiscal information for effective decision-making in today’s competitive environment.

MGT510 Strategy Planning: Examine and apply the concepts and theories of strategic planning in present-day organizations. Understand how strategy is developed and the affects of integration through the various disciplines of an organization.

MGT572 Decision Theory within the Global Marketplace: Students are introduced to fundamental and advanced aspects of strategic innovation integration in a dynamic global marketplace. Focused on decision theory, this course analyzes the roles of leaders and managers in organizational decision making, at both the individual and organizational levels using innovation as the platform. It addresses the challenges of idea development and evaluation for commercial feasibility, building a business case, design/development of products and services as well as the requirements and demands of commercialization. Practical problem solving and conflict management skills are practiced through the application of decision-making tools and leadership approaches for leading change in professional settings.