Essential managerial skills for any industry you choose

For early career professionals from non-business backgrounds, the MS in Management prepares you to gain a thorough understanding of management theory and techniques. With a master’s in Management from DePaul, you’ll learn to successfully lead, manage and implement change in a wide range of organizations.

Focus areas include

• Project management
• Human resources
• Marketing and sales

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Take classes in the heart of Chicago’s business district

Chicago is home to approximately 35 Fortune 500 companies and hundreds of national and local companies, startups and non-profits. You’ll have countless opportunities to network with Chicago companies like Aon, McDonald’s, Walgreens, Motorola and United Airlines.

Application Deadlines

Enrollment Quarter	Domestic Student Deadline	International Student Deadline
Fall	August 15	June 15
Winter	December 1	October 15
Spring	March 1	January 15
Summer	June 1	April 15

Admission Requirements

Submit an online application, essay, résumé and official transcripts.

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Required Courses

You’ll take a total of 13 courses (48 credit hours).

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91%

of Kellstadt graduates were employed, continuing their education or pursuing other goals within six months of graduation.

 

$52k

The median salary for Management graduates was $52,000.

Learn from experts with global points of view

Courses are taught by faculty with experience teaching around the world. Lori Cook, associate professor in the Department of Management & Entrepreneurship, has taught in countries including Bahrain, Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Panama and Taiwan. She brings global perspectives to her operations management and project management courses.

Alumni Network

You’ll be connected to nearly 70,000 DePaul business alumni and fellow program alumni who have gone on to leadership roles at firms such as Aon, Grainger, and Northern Trust. In addition, you’ll have opportunities to network with 122,500 fellow DePaul University alumni who are currently living and working in the Chicago area.

Scholarships

Graduate school is an investment in your future. Kellstadt awarded more than $3 million to incoming students last year. Learn more about scholarship opportunities available to you.

Management (MS) Admission Requirements

• ?Submit an essay explaining your interest in the program and your professional goals.
• Submit a resume that summarizes your work experience and educational background. 
• Submit your official transcripts from all degree-granting institutions you have attended. 
  Please note that not submitting all transcripts where courses have been completed could impact course waivers.?

Letters of recommendation are optional for this program.

International student admission requirements:  Click here.

Deadlines

Students may apply to enroll in any quarter. To ensure that you will be able to enroll in the quarter of your choice, we recommend that you apply by these dates:

Enrollment Quarter	Domestic Student Deadline	International Student Deadline
Fall	August 15	August 15
Winter	December 1	October 1
Spring	March 1	February 1
Summer	June 1	April 1

Learn more about Graduate Admission.

Degree Requirements

?Students in the MS-Management program complete 13 courses (48 credit hours).

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
ACC 500	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING	4
or ACC 502	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING
MGT 500	LEADING EFFECTIVE AND ETHICAL ORGANIZATIONS	4
MGT 504	FUNDAMENTALS OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT	2
MGT 515	SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT	4
MGT 530	LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS	4
MGT 554	MANAGING HUMAN CAPITAL	2
MGT 556	ETHICS AND LEADERSHIP	4
MGT 584	CONSULTING SKILLS	4
MGT 598	PROJECT MANAGEMENT	4
Select 4 (4-credit hour) Kellstadt electives		16

The following four career tracks enable students to pursue a specialization or focus of interest by selecting appropriate classes for electives.

Career Tracks

Management Consulting

This career track aims to deepen knowledge and skills specific to the management consulting profession.  O*NET describes several foundational knowledge bases (Administration and Management, Customer and Personal Service, and Education and Training) and skills (Providing Consultation and Advice to Others, Making Decisions and Solving Problems, and Analyzing Data or Information). The following classes would support students in building these skills and knowledge, and are therefore recommended to compose the career track.

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
MGT 506	DECISION MAKING FOR MANAGERS	4
MGT 525	TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT	4
MGT 535	CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING	4
MGT 589	EXECUTIVE COACHING: LEADERSHIP IN A VOLATILE, UNCERTAIN, CHAOTIC AND AMBIGUOUS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT	4

Managing Personal and Professional Wellness

This Managing Personal and Professional Wellness career track aims to deepen knowledge and specific skills related to creating, reinvigorating, and preserving wellness in an occupational context, including self-regulation (e.g., stress management), the ethical leadership of others (e.g., coaching related to work-life balance), and the intentional development of programs, policies, and culture that supports well-being at work, all of which align with O*NET’s defined work activities of a manager:  guiding, directing, and motivating subordinates; establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships; and the meta-skills of effective executive function to capably complete other important critical work activities.  

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
MGT 589	EXECUTIVE COACHING: LEADERSHIP IN A VOLATILE, UNCERTAIN, CHAOTIC AND AMBIGUOUS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT	4
MGT 798	SPECIAL TOPICS (Preventing & Addressing Organizational Burnout )	4
or MGT 798 SPECIAL TOPICS (STRESS SLEEP AND PERFORMANCE)
MGT 798	SPECIAL TOPICS (The Mindful Leader)	4

Operations Management

This career track aims to deepen knowledge and skills related to strategies and practices in operations management, such as process improvement, service operations, supply chain management, analytics, and negotiation. 

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
MGT 501	STRATEGIC SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT	4
MGT 545	MANAGING SERVICE OPERATIONS	4
MGT 563	NEGOTIATION SKILLS	4
MGT 585	FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS ANALYTICS	4

?Sports Business

This career track aims to deepen knowledge and skills that can be applied to the evolving sports business industry that is growing in size and complexity. These include leadership and coaching, sports sponsorship marketing, sports management and the opportunity to apply these skills working on projects with sports organizations.

Choose any four courses:

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
MGT 519	SPORTS MANAGEMENT	4
MGT 524	LEADERSHIP COACHING IN SPORTS AND ORGANIZATIONS	4
MKT 574	SPORTS SPONSORSHIP MARKETING	4
MGT 514	BEHIND THE SCENES WITH CHICAGO SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS	4
MGT 798	SPECIAL TOPICS (Chicago Cubs Summer Consulting Project (cross-listed with MKT 798))	4
IB 750	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SEMINAR I (The Business of International Sports in London )	4

Sustainable Management

This career track aims to deepen knowledge and skills related to strategies and practices in sustainable management, including developing and implementing sustainable management strategies and practices for managing human, financial, and natural resources in the organization and marketplace. O*NET explicitly asks those holding jobs in sustainability to be well-versed in “Making Decisions and Solving Problems” and “Developing Objectives and Strategies,” while utilizing deep knowledge of sustainability practices, methods, and outcomes for those activities.  The following classes would support students in building these skills and knowledge, and are therefore recommended to compose the career track.

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
MGT 512	DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES (FORMERLY GSB 595)	4
MGT 535	CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING	4
MGT 595	SOCIAL ENTERPRISE	4
FIN 559	SUSTAINABLE VALUE CREATION	4

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