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MPM Full Time Track (Pittsburgh)

As an experienced professional seeking to advance or change careers, you already possess unique expertise and specialized educational needs. The MPM program capitalizes on your expertise and meets those needs by offering specialized training in management and related fields.

Our program, developed by a world-renown faculty, is designed to promote your personal and professional development by providing skills, analytical techniques and strength in communication. We also foster an environment of collaboration and open communication with our students.

If you’re interested in a more accelerated path, and pursue the degree full-time, the curriculum can be completed in as little as 12 months. International and U.S. candidates applying to the full-time track can only begin the program in the fall semester (August start). Full-time students may elect to complete the program in 21 months (4 semesters with a summer break) if they wish. Students who take at least 36 units (3 semester-length courses) per semester are considered full-time MPM students.

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MPM Program Objectives

  • Learn state-of-the-art management tools.
  • Apply analytic techniques for more efficient organizational planning and coordination.
  • Gain insight into human behavior in organizations and developing effective leadership skills.
  • Assess opportunities and techniques for improving productivity.
  • Communicate more effectively in formal and informal meetings with colleagues, clients, supervisors and employees.
  • Understand the political, social, technological and economic processes that shape public policy.

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MPM Required Curriculum

  • Organizational Management: Theory and Practice
  • Data Analysis for Managers
  • Information Systems for Managers
  • Economic Principles of Policy Analysis
  • Financial Analysis for Managers
  • Professional Writing
  • Professional Speaking

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