The master of science (MS) in science management and leadership is designed for professional scientists and engineers who are advancing in their careers in management and leadership roles. The program aims to provide these professionals with competencies in project management, leadership, regulatory and quality affairs, intellectual property, business law, finance, marketing, communications, and ethics. The program will provide a mentoring system and networking experiences. The program requires 36 credits with a core of 27 credits and an additional 9 elective credits.

pon completion of the program, students should: * • Compose and present written and verbal information clearly and effectively to a variety of audiences. * • Formulate the role of ethical standards in business and leadership. * • Demonstrate the ability to work on teams, resolve conflict, and lead to achieve common goals. * • Formulate the role of marketing, finance, and budgeting in the process of product development for science-based business operations. * • Formulate the role of business law and intellectual property in science-based business operations. * • Construct and evaluate project plans in accordance with regulatory and quality affairs standards for science-based business operations. * • Construct and evaluate project plans in accordance with the Project Management Institute’s project management content GAC accreditation standard C.1.2.