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Acquisition & Contract Management
Master of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
The online master’s degree in acquisition and contract management at University of Maryland Global Campus can help prepare you for careers in government and commercial organizations across multiple industries. Learn to navigate ongoing demands for the implementation of performance-based contracts and competitive sourcing. The program addresses many challenges faced by government contracting for specialized acquisitions, including contracts for services, research and development, and information technology.
Program Highlights
Required Courses
Take the following courses in the order listed:
Foundation Course
- (6 Credits, DCL 600M)
Core Courses
- (6 Credits, ACM 610)
- (6 Credits, ACM 620)
- (6 Credits, ACM 630)
- (6 Credits, ACM 640)
- (6 Credits, ACM 670)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help prepare you for the FAC-COR and FAC-C certification exams.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
For this program, we recommend that you have basic skills in the areas of computing and information technology. Strong writing skills are also encouraged.
Total Program Credits
36
Transfer Credits
Exactly 6
Format
- All courses available online
Tuition Per Credit
- $534 per credit (in-state)
- $659 per credit (out-of-state)
- $336 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Management: Financial Management
Master's ConcentrationThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
Program Highlights
- Manage finances: Guide and manage your organization's current financial operations (cash, inventory, accounts receivable policy, payables, short term loans, and more).Ìý
- Make decisions: Make long-term financial decisions, such as evaluating capital investments, financing capital requirements, taking a company public, and navigating mergers, acquisitions, and bankruptcy/liquidation.Ìý
- Go global: Incorporate international environments and opportunities into your planning.Ìý
- Analyze investments: Manage costs and risks and evaluate investments using industry software.
- Study financial models: Perform financial analysis and modeling for your organization.Ìý
- Analyze business strategies: Make strategic management decisions to solve operational problems.
Required Courses
This program requires a total of 36 credits.Ìý
Initial Requirement
- (0 Credits, UCSP 615)
This course must be taken within the first 6 credits of study (if required). The UCSP 615 requirement may be waived if you previously earned a graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution. For more information, contact your academic advisor.
Core Courses (Management)
- (3 Credits, MGMT 610)
- (3 Credits, MGMT 615)
- (3 Credits, MGMT 650)
Concentration Courses (Finance)
- (3 Credits, FIN 605)
- (3 Credits, FIN 610)
- (3 Credits, FIN 615)
- (3 Credits, FIN 620)
- (3 Credits, FIN 630)
- (3 Credits, FIN 640)
- (3 Credits, FIN 645)
- (3 Credits, FIN 660)
Capstone Course
- (3 Credits, MGMT 670)
Career Preparation
This online master's program is designed to help you prepare for finance careers in several professional contexts in corporate finance. The skills that you’ll learn in this program are designed to translate to a number of industries, including companies and institutions in the public sector, the private sector, and the non-profit sector. Potential job titles include financial analyst, operations manager, program manager, financial advisor, and relationship banker. ºÚÁÏÉçÇø courses are taught by experienced faculty and address skills and competencies that are highly valued by today’s employers.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
We recommend a recent background in finance or accounting, as well as statistics. Strong writing skills are also encouraged.
Total Program Credits
36
Transfer Credits
Up to 12
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $534 per credit (in-state)
- $659 per credit (out-of-state)
- $336 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Management: Project Management
Master's ConcentrationThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
Program Highlights
- Understand the PM role: Learn how project management complements, supports, and interacts with various business and operational functions.
- Develop skills: Learn how to improve and amplify your effectiveness, sphere-of-influence, and decision-making as a project manager.
- Tailor your approach:Â Adjust your approach and methodology to account for project needs, organizational goals, and key stakeholder priorities.
- Gain PM experience: Gain proficiency in skills, tools, and techniques essential to initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, and closing a project.
- Develop leadership skills: Build, nurture, motivate, and mentor effective project teams who can engage stakeholders, resolve conflicts, and influence success.
- Build an inclusive culture: Foster a culture that values diversity, embraces change, and promotes innovation and creativity.
- Use current PM methods: Become familiar with quantitative methods, modeling/simulation, and other decision-making and project management tools and techniques.
- Harness the power of data: Use data to measure value, create transparency, communicate project status, and forecast the future performance of a project.
Required Courses
This program requires a total of 36 credits.
Initial Requirement
- (0 Credits, UCSP 615)Â
This course must be taken within the first 6 credits of study (if required). The UCSP 615 requirement may be waived if you previously earned a graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution. For more information, contact your academic advisor.
Core Courses (Management)
- (6 Credits, MGMT 630)Â
- (3 Credits, MGMT 640)Â
- (3 Credits, MGMT 650)Â
Concentration Courses (Project Management)
- (3 Credits, PMAN 634)Â
- (3 Credits, PMAN 635)Â
- (3 Credits, PMAN 637)Â
- (3 Credits, PMAN 638)Â
- (3 Credits, PMAN 639)Â
- (3 Credits, PMAN 641)Â
- (3 Credits, PMAN 650)Â
Capstone Course
- (3 Credits, MGMT 670)Â
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help you prepare for in-demand project management careers in a variety of professional contexts, including business, government, or nonprofit organizations. Jobs applicable to this context include project managers, project directors, or supply chain managers. ºÚÁÏÉçÇø courses are taught by experienced faculty and address skills and competencies that are highly valued by today’s employers.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
To be successful in this program, we recommend that students have a strong background in matters of statistics and either finance or accounting. Strong writing skills are also encouraged.
Total Program Credits
36
Transfer Credits
Up to 12
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $534 per credit (in-state)
- $659 per credit (out-of-state)
- $336 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.