Dual MS-MBA in Network & Communication Management & Services
The dual MS-MBA degree is designed for students that seek to have a deep technical knowledge in Dual MS in Network & Comm Mgt & Services (NCMS) as well as strong management skills and qualifications. A technical Master of Science degree coupled with an MBA provides a great mixture of education and creates a well-rounded employee. This joint degree will give NCMS students strong business management skills to complement their NCMS degree, accelerating their growth into management positions and opening a more diverse selection of career choices. Students will earn two separate master's degree in this dual degree program.
This dual program offers an exceptional combination of management skills with deep and practical knowledge of the technical aspects of network and communication management and services. The MBA program is particularly suited for Network professionals, as it incorporates a unique blend of courses on management skills, technology and networking skills, and human skills.
Students in this program benefit from close interaction with an internationally recognized faculty body with diverse educational and professional backgrounds in both programs within the School of Business, from the hybrid format of many classes, summer classes, and networking opportunities with alumni from both programs.
Dual MS-MBA in Network and Communication Management and ServicesDegree Requirements
Students are required to take the following courses:
Core Courses
| FIN 515 | Financial Decision Making | 3 |
| MGT 609 | Project Management Fundamentals | 3 |
| MGT 689 | Organizational Behavior and Design | 3 |
| TM 601 | Principles of Applied Telecommunications Technology | 3 |
| TM 605 | Probability for Telecommunications Managers | 3 |
| TM 610 | Business Information Networks | 3 |
| TM 612 | Regulation and Policy in the Telecommunications Industry | 3 |
| TM 615 | Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing | 3 |
| TM 630 | Broadband Networking: Services and Technology | 3 |
| MGT 612 | Leader Development | 3 |
| MGT 699 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| MGT 635 | Managerial Judgment and Decision-Making | 3 |
| MGT 641 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| MGT 663 | Discovering and Exploiting Entrepreneurial Opportunities | 3 |
| MGT 808 | Fundamentals of Consulting | 0 |
| MGT 809 | Industry Capstone Experience | 3 |
| FIN 523 | Financial Management | 3 |
| MGT 506 | Economics for Managers | 3 |