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Master of Science in Administrative Studies

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Concentration Requirements
Innovation & Technology

A total of 48 credits are required.

The Innovation & Technology concentration focuses on the unique aspects of technological and innovative firms ranging from startups to large multinational companies. Students are prepared to be effective managers in a wide variety of roles (from marketing to product development to project management to human resources) in high-tech and biotech companies, as well as in more traditional environments such as consumer electronics and manufacturing, retail, health care, and financial services. The Innovation & Technology concentration focuses on the challenges of rapidly changing markets and industries, high research and development costs, international competition, and highly mobile professional employees.

Concentration Core
6 courses/24 credit hours:
MET FI 657 Financial Concepts
MET FI MET AD 667 Technology Transfer, Innovation, and
   National Economic Development
MET AD 735 Marketing in Technology-Based Industries
MET AD 740 Planning and Operating New Ventures
MET AD 741 The Innovation Process: Developing New Products
   and Services
MET AD 742 Program and Project Management

Concentration Electives
Select 5 courses/20 credit hours:
MET AD 600 Economic Development and Tourism Management
MET AD 682 Risk Assessment and Security Management
MET AD 725 Negotiations and Organizational Conflict Resolution
MET AD 743 Managing Professionals in Innovative Organizations
MET AD 745 Competitive Strategies for Dynamic Environments
MET AD 747 Issues in Service: Quality, Delivery, and Productivity
MET AD 748 Business Strategy and Commercialization in Biotech
   and Medical Companies
MET AD 760 Going International: Importing and Exporting
   Operations
MET AD 764 Multinational Tactics, Strategies, and Positioning
MET AD 765 Management in a Changing Environment
MET AD 773 International Business Simulation
MET AD 775 Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
MET CS 782 IT Strategy and Management
MET FI 720 Legal Issues in the Financial Industry
MET FI 744 Venture Capital and Financing Innovation
MET MG 721 International Business Law
MET MG 850 Business Law
MET MK 856 Market and Economic Research and Analysis
MET TM 648 Introduction to Electronic Commerce, Systems, and
   Web Design
MET TM 740 Marketing, Database, and Enterprise/Customer
   Relation Management
MET TM 750 Supply Chain Management
MET UA 521 Environmental Law

Free Elective
Select 1 graduate level course/4 credit hours.

Students are encouraged to use the graduate-level free elective to broaden their understanding of business innovation and technology. This coursework may be selected from other Administrative Sciences offerings or Metropolitan College departments as well as from Boston University’s other Schools and Colleges.

Note: Some computer science courses may have prerequisites.

View course descriptions for Administrative Studies.

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