Introduction

The MS Program in Management is designed to prepare students for quality research and analysis in the field of Management. A sound theoretical basis is provided in the general area of Management and in one of the specialization areas of Operations Management, and Strategy. This is complemented with developing research skills in qualitative and quantitative methodologies. The program is aimed at challenging students intellectually and enabling them to make contributions towards the knowledge and practice of Management discipline.

The Program prepares students for a career in Academia or in industry as research analysts. This is done by developing understanding of the current knowledge base in Management and by developing skillset to extend this knowledge base.

Universities worldwide, require a Master level degree for entry into their PhD programs. MS degree should facilitate admission in any reputable university for a PhD.

Further, Graduates from the MS Management program will be sought after by organizations looking for specialists in a particular field of Management (such as Operations and Supply Chain Management) who can do in-depth analysis to solve practical problems of these organizations.

Program Learning Goals

Experiential learning and lifelong learning mindset

The core courses in the MS Management program introduces students to various management and organization theories, research methodologies and topics in strategy, and operations management. Students then choose their thesis or project and apply the relevant research tools to analyze an issue in their selected area.

Inculcating lifelong learning mindset, students also get a chance to work as research assistants on various faculty-led research and consultancy projects. They are also encouraged to participate in conferences and seminars with faculty mentoring.

Positive societal impact

Ethics is infused in various courses in the form of explicit topics or part of pedagogy, to discuss the ethical implications such as in the course Philosophy of Management and Organization. Students are also encouraged to choose a topic for their MS thesis/ project which can bring positive societal change.

 

Use of technology and innovative pedagogy

The MS-Management program incorporates various application soft wares in student learning including SPSS, Stata, AMOS, NVIVO. Courses in Business Analytics make use of programming languages such as Python and R and other visualization tools such as Tableau. Apart from this, workshops, and trainings on new software are organized for graduate students to support in their research endeavors.