Master of Arts [M.A] [Management] From Naval Postgraduate School

This new program provides the DoN with leaders and managers in the new business defense environment that are trained and skilled in financial management and capable of using accurate, timely and relevant financial management information and analysis to support DoN decision makers.

The Graduate School of Business & Public Policy is a distinctive academic institution uniquely positioned to help improve defense business practices and administration. GSBPP robust research program supports graduate education by informing faculty members about recent developments in their academic fields, as well as recent defense and national security sector applications. Our instruction prepares the next generation of defense sector leaders to analyze and think critically so that they can effectively manage organizations, resources, people, and programs in complex, sometimes life-threatening environments.

Current graduate students include U.S. and allied military officers, defense sector civilians from all service branches, and Federal Government contractors. After graduating from GSBPP, alumni fill jobs managing the business of defense, setting defense policy, and providing defense sector administration. We prepare our students through a variety of resident and distributed learning programs in several different graduate degree programs. All of our instructional programs are designed with a strong national security orientation and strike a delicate balance between business management and public policy/public administration.

The Master of Arts in Management is specifically designed to meet the needs of the Unrestricted Line Officer (URL) community, including Aviators, Surface Warfare Officers (SWO), and especially Submariners. The eighteen-month program will be a hybrid including six months of distance learning (DL) courses and twelve months of full-time residential courses. Students will take a selection of the MBA core courses, such as Organizational Effectiveness, Economics of Global Defense Environment and Operations Management, as well as specific financial management specialty courses such as Defense Financial Management Practice. Upon completing a final capstone project, students will be awarded a Master of Arts in Management.

Additionally, students will satisfy their Navy Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) - Phase 1 requirements by taking four Naval war college courses, including Strategy & War, Systems Acquisition, and Theatre Security Decision Making.