CUNY - College of Staten Island Business Department

Master of Science in Business Management (MS)

Program Coordinator: Professor Eugene Garaventa
Building 3N, Room 202
Telephone: (718) 982-2963

Email: eugene.garaventa@csi.cuny.edu

The College of Staten Island offers a program leading to the degree of Master of Science in Business Management. Designed for a broad spectrum of students with undergraduate degrees in business and related fields, it is focused on strategic management and accounting skills with required courses in major decision-making areas. Students will study advanced analytical methods and theory and acquire experience with new technology.

The Master's degree program in Business Management at CSI is unique in CUNY. It specializes in management decision making and is thus appropriate for both accounting and non-accounting student populations. Objectives of the Master's degree program in Business Management include:

Graduates with a background in accounting will acquire the credentials to sit for the CPA examination.

Graduates will learn the analytical methods currently used to assess businesses and non-profit organizations, planning and implementation processes, and control methods.

Graduates will update and hone their skills in decision making, analysis, and technology.

Graduates will understand current theories and issues of business ethics, ethical dilemmas, and the role of ethics in decision making.

Graduates will be familiar with the global marketplace and its implications for business.

Business Management Admission Requirements

Students may apply for admission to the program for the fall or spring semesters. A graduate Management Steering Committee comprised of the coordinator of the program and deputy area coordinators from accounting, finance, information systems, international business, management, and marketing will determine admissions using the following criteria:

Successful applicants must have a Baccalaureate degree in Business or related fields such as corporate communications or Economics (Group 1) or an Accounting degree from CSI (Group 2) and a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. CSI Business faculty will evaluate the records of students with accounting degrees from accredited institutions other than CSI. Potential students may apply after taking proficiency courses.

They must take the GMAT examination. Students with degrees in corporate communications may choose to take the GRE examination.

Letter of intent and personal statement.

They must supply two letters of recommendation (from instructors or employers. One letter, whenever possible, should come from a current or former employer.

The Admission Committee may request an interview.

Those with baccalaureate degrees from non-English-speaking universities must also take the TOEFL examination and achieve a score of 600 on the paper-based version or 250 on the computer-based version.

Group 2:

Students in Group 2 are required to have an undergraduate degree in accounting from CSI. CSI faculty will evaluate the records of students with accounting degrees from accredited institutions institutions other than CSI.

All applicants must demonstrate proficiency in business fundamentals by having completed the following undergraduate coursework before starting the MS:

2 courses in accounting**

1 course in communications (may be a communications course or a business course with a strong emphasis on business presentations)

1 course in computer fundamentals (i.e. MS Windows, Office, Internet skills)

2 courses in economics (microeconomics and macroeconomics)

2 courses in quantitative methods (minimum of pre-calculus and statistics)

1 course in management

1 course in marketing

Students may substitute a passing score on the CLEP examination for any of the proficiency requirements.

Students must complete an essay as part of the enrollment application.

**CSI offers a graduate proficiency accounting course (ACC 600)

Degree requirements on the Master of Science in Business Management (MS)