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The Graduate degree in geography is designed to provide students with a broad range of academic and professional options. Our program prepares students for either professional opportunities in applied geography and planning, Ph.D. work in geography and planning, or opportunities teaching geography at all educational levels including college.
Program Highlights
You have four options within the Geography MA program:
Thesis: requires 30 credit hours to complete
Non-Thesis General: requires 36 credit hours to complete
Non-Thesis Planning: requires 36 credit hours to complete
Graduate Minor: requires 9-12 credit hours
You can complete the Graduate Certificate program in Boone or Asheville by taking 18 hours of coursework.
The department generally holds a number of Graduate assistantships for full time MA students helping faculty in duties ranging from research, labs, or classes.

This program prepares persons for a school principalship at all levels of public schools. Such a program leads to initial licensure as a school administrator in North Carolina. The purpose of the program is to prepare entry-level leaders in the governance and administration of the public schools. The focus is essentially directed towards site-based administration.
Program Highlights
You will need to complete 42 credit hours to complete the School Administration program
You will need a North Carolina “A” license or its equivalent from another state
You will need to have completed 3 years successful teaching experience

The Master of Public Administration degree is a terminal professional degree, which means that graduates receive in-depth training in the problems facing public sector managers. Like an MBA, law or medical degree, a terminal professional degree is designed to give graduates the necessary skills, knowledge base and training needed to allow them to act with minimal supervision while achieving significant results in leadership roles. Courses dealing with personnel issues, budgeting and fiscal management, leadership and organizational climate, evaluating the effectiveness of public services, research techniques, and an in-depth study of the major ideas, problems and concepts in public administration form the common core of the curriculum required of all MPA students.
Program Highlights
To finish the program, you will need to complete 42 credit hours and you can expect to do this within two years.
Internship: you will complete at least one internship involving full-time service with an experienced mentor-manager in order to gain invaluable on-the-job experience.
Most classes are offered in the evening to accommodate graduate students who are employed full-time in nearby communities.

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54-60 semester hours of the following depending on credit value of internship:
AG 210 CS 152 HE 159
AG 211 ES 213 HE 253 (spring only)
BS 201 ES 214 HE 362 (fall only)
BS 202 MS 151 HE 397
BS 305
One case study: BS 442, BS 457, or BS 492 HE 402 (spring only)
BS 311(spring only) or
BS 357 (fall only)
SY 275 (spring even numbered years)
or BS 331 (fall only)

The sporting industry is a vast field with numerous opportunities. The field of sports management has exploded over the past two decades. This has created much demand and great career opportunities in the world of sports. Aquinas, recognizing this demand, developed the Business Administration/Sport Management major in 1996 with Ernie Romine as the founder. This major provides students with the knowledge and background of a business degree and the field specific knowledge needed for success in the careers tracks of sport, athletics, and fitness. In addition, students can gain hands on experience though internships and the Sport Management Club.
The city of Grand Rapids itself provides many professional teams that provide students with internship opportunities. The Grand Rapids Griffins, West Michigan Whitecaps, and Grand Rapids Flight are just a few of the organizations where Aquinas students have completed internships. Opportunities are also available in the field of sports broadcasting, sports information, college athletics and high school administration to name just a few. This is a growing major with great potential for any student interested in sports and business.

MG 641 Managerial Presentation Skills
MG 642 Graduate Writing Seminar
MG 646 Group Dynamics
MG 648 Leadership
MG 649 Organization Development
MG 650 Managerial Training and Development
MG 652 Information Systems for Management
MG 662 Fund Development and Grantsmanship
MG 670 Production and Operations Management
MG 671 Industrial Ecology
MG 672 Sustainable Business Management
MG 673 Building Social Capital
MG 675 Human Resource Management
MG 676 Ethnomanagement: Focus on Diversity
MG 680 Finance for Non-Financial Managers
MG 682 Investing for Managers
MG 684 Managing the Not-For-Profit
MG 685 Sales and Promotion Management
MG 686 Marketing for Non-Profit Organizations
MG 687 International Marketing
MG 689 Consumer Behavior
MG 690 Marketing Strategy
MG 691 Customer Service and Logistics
MG 693 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
MG 694 Managing 21st Century Organizations
MG 696 Topical Issues in Management
MG 697 Internship
MG 699 Independent Project/Independent Study
MG 580 Accounting for Management
MG 500 The Economic Environment
MG 510 Research Methods, Design, and Analysis*
MG 520 Organizational Behavior: Focus on the Individual*
MG 530 Marketing Management
MG 540 Organizational Theory and Design
MG 570 Ethics and Social Responsibility of Management
Select one from the following four:
MG 639 Interpersonal Communication
MG 640 Communication in Organizations
MG 641 Managerial Presentation Skills
MG 646 Group Dynamics
MG 695 Strategic Management and Policy-Making**
*Unless waived, MG 510 should be taken within the first 9 credits, and MG 520 within the first 6 credits.
**MG 695 is the capstone course and is to be taken within the last 6 credits of the program

A minimum of thirty-nine (39) semester hours or thirteen (13) courses comprise the Master of Management degree program. Of the thirteen courses, nine (9) courses are required and four (4) courses are electives. A required course may be waived if the student’s undergraduate or previous graduate preparation (current within the last five (5) years) and/or current professional experience is determined to be the equivalent of that course. If a required course is waived, the student must select an additional elective course to replace the waived course. The four (4) elective courses may be selected according to student interest to complete the minimum 39 semester hours of graduate credit. All courses are three (3) semester credits each, with the exception of MG 699 which has variable credit hours.
Concentrations
Concentrations are available for students who wish to focus their elective courses in specific areas of management. Concentrations are offered in Sustainable Business, Communication, International Management and Marketing Management Organization Development. Completion of a concentration is noted on the student’s transcript.
Sustainable Business Concentration
The Sustainable Business concentration is designed to provide managers with a foundation in integrative sustainable business strategies that focus on improving the natural and social environments while providing increased financial returns. Known as the triple bottom line, students will examine best practices that enhance social, environmental and economic equity. This concentration will help students become aware of opportunities for positive changes in organizational practices and communication with stockholders. Concentration requirements are:
MG 671 Industrial Ecology
MG 672 Sustainable Business Management
MG 673 Building Social Capital
1 Sustainable Business Electives
Communication Concentration
The Communication concentration provides an excellent opportunity for graduate students to focus intensively on the theories, principles and skills required for effective organizational communication. Appropriate for members of organizations who wish to further develop their communication effectiveness, this concentration presents both the communication knowledge and skills required in interpersonal, small group, organizational and public presentation contexts. The concentration requirements together with the strongly recommended course sequence are:
MG 639 Interpersonal Communication (1)
MG 640 Communication in Organizations (4)
MG 641 Managerial Presentation Skills (2)
MG 646 Group Dynamics (3)
Marketing Management Concentration
The Marketing Management concentration provides graduate students with an opportunity for a focused study of the theories and practice of marketing. Students completing the concentration will develop a more comprehensive knowledge of marketing dynamics, including both the legal and ethical aspects together with their applications to organizational planning and strategic management. This concentration is appropriate for students planning a career in marketing, for both general managers and entrepreneurs preparing for marketing responsibilities, and for marketing practitioners who wish to strengthen their professional skills. Concentration requirements are:
MG 530 Marketing Management (an earned grade of B or better)
MG 685 Sales and Promotion Management
MG 689 Consumer Behavior
MG 690 Marketing Strategy
One elective selected from the following:
MG 686 Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations
MG 687 International Marketing
MG 691 Customer Service and Logistics
International Management Concentration
The International Management concentration is designed to provide managers with the background necessary to both understand and operate within the developing international environment of modern organizations. Success will depend upon understanding the effects of intense international competition in domestic markets, opportunities presented in overseas markets, the effects of currency fluctuations and international capital movements together with the problems and opportunities presented by the different languages and cultures. Concentration requirements are:
MG 624 International Management and Economic Systems
MG 625 International Trade
MG 626 International Business: The Cultural Dimension
MG 687 International Marketing
Organization Development Concentration
The Organization Development (O.D.) concentration is designed to help managers devise the programs necessary to make their organizations more effective and open to planned change. The electives for the concentration and, in particular, the required courses MG 540 Organizational Theory and Design and MG 560 Career Management and Human Development give the student a perspective on O.D. interventions appropriate for different levels: the individual, the small groups or teams, and the entire organization. Students will develop problem-solving skills, communication skills, planning skills, a change-oriented perspective, and an understanding of the O.D. process of assessment, diagnosis, and intervention. This concentration will help students develop the means to become change
agents within their own organizations. Concentration requirements are:
MG 646 Group Dynamics
MG 648 Leadership
MG 649 Organization Development
MG 675 Human Resource Management