The MS in Business Leadership program provides students with a solid foundation in business fundamentals and leadership while allowing them to customize their degree by selecting emphasis areas based on their professional interests and career goals.

The program consists of seven required Seidman business courses focused on business fundamentals and business leadership (19 credits total) and the completion of two areas of emphasis to complete the degree requirements (16 credits).

Required Courses:

• BUS 501 Self-Management for Leaders (2 credits)
• BUS 503 Leading and Empowering Teams (3 credits)
• BUS 505 Implementing Principles of Strategic Leadership (3 credits)
• BUS 506 Business Fundamentals: Accounting and Finance (3 credits)
• BUS 507 Business Fundamentals: Economics and Marketing (3 credits)
• BUS 531 Legal Environment in Business (2 credits)
• BUS 693 Strategic Summit Project-Capstone (3 credits)

 

Emphasis Area: Business Process (8 credits) 

• BUS 610 Management Information Systems and Organizational Processes (3 credits)
• BUS 611 Business Communications (2 credits)
• BUS 661 Operational Alignment for Leaders (3 credits)

 

Emphasis Area: Sales (8 credits)

• MKT 653 Strategic Negotiations and Value Chain (3 credits)
• MKT 654 Consultative Professional Selling (3 credits)
• MKT 655 Advanced Consultative Selling (2 credits)

 

Total Credits: 35

 

*For information on individual courses visit the GVSU Course Catalog 

 

Responsible Conduct of Research Training (RCR)

All GVSU graduate students are also required to complete online modules on Responsible Conduct of Research Training (RCR). Complete the Training HERE. Seidman graduate students are required to complete the following (3) modules: Data Management, Plagiarism, & CITI Conflict of Interest.