Academics
The Milano Graduate School offers the Master of Science (MS) in urban policy analysis and management, nonprofit management, health services management and policy, human resources management (MS) as well as a doctoral program in public and urban policy, and a joint degree in law (JD/MS) with Cardozo Law School. Other programs include dual BA/MS degrees with Lang College, internship programs, which are required for full-time students enrolled in the urban policy program and are encouraged for others, and a cooperative program with Regents College.
Forty-two total credits are required to complete the MS in urban policy and analysis, including 15 elective credits. Required courses for the MS in urban policy and analysis include:
- Economic Analysis
- Policy Analysis
- Quantitative Methods
- Management and Organizational Behavior
- Political Economy of the City
- Public Finance and Fiscal Management
- Laboratory in Issue Analysis
- Managerial Decision Making
- Advanced Seminar in Urban Analysis and Management
Required courses for the MS in human resources management include:
- Economic Analysis
- Policy Analysis
- Quantitative Methods
- Management and Organizational Behavior
- The Functions of Human Resources Management
- Financial Impact of Human Resources Management Strategies
- Human Resources Strategic Planning
- Organization Assessment and Diagnosis
- Advanced Seminar in Human Resources Management
Required courses for the MS in nonprofit management include:
- Economic Analysis
- Policy Analysis
- Quantitative Methods
- Management and Organizational Behavior
- Fund-raising and Development
- Theory and Practice of Nonprofit Management
- Financial Management in Nonprofit Organizations
- Laboratory in Issue Analysis
or Managerial Decision Making - Advanced Seminar in Nonprofit Management
Required courses for the MS in health services management and policy include:
- Economic Analysis
- Policy Analysis
- Quantitative Methods
- Management and Organizational Behavior
- Introduction to the U.S. Health Care System
- Health Care in the Community
- The Economics of Health Care
- Health Care Financial Management
- Advanced Seminar in Health Services Management
Required courses for the MS in organizational change management include:
- Economic Analysis
- Management and Organizational Behavior
- Policy Analysis
- Models for Organizational Change and Development
- Organizational Assessment and Diagnosis
- Group Processes, Facilitation, and Intervention
- Organizational Change Interventions: Theory, Design, and Implementation
- Managing the Consultant/Client Relationship
- Advanced Seminar in Organizational Change Management
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements.
Business students may take relevant nonbusiness courses in other departments. The maximum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time is 3 years; part time, 5 years.
There are 24 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 96% hold a doctorate; there are 75 part-time faculty, of whom 70% hold a doctorate. Average number of courses faculty teach is 5; average business class size is 20.