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Master of Science Degree:

Available at:

Naval Support Activity Mid-South, Millington, Tennessee
  901-872-2280 or ua-nsam@uark.edu
Little Rock Air Force Base, Jacksonville, Arkansas
  501-988-2522 or uafgrad@centurytel.net
Hurlburt Field, Florida
  850-884-3844 or msomhff@uark.edu
UofA Main Campus, Fayetteville, Arkansas
  479-575-4491 or omgtfay@uark.edu
Camden/Blytheville, Arkansas
  479-575-7015 or omgt@uark.edu
Remote Locations
  479-575-5192 or omgtrem@uark.edu

What this program provides: Practical knowledge in areas such as project planning, quality management, economic decision-making, supply chain management, operations research, safety management, inventory techniques and human behavior analysis.

Benefits of this knowledge: Development of skills needed for successfully managing work processes, projects, and people to effectively meet operational goals in production, service, non-profit, and military settings.

Highlights of the program structure:  

  • Evening and online classes geared toward working students
  • Faculty with extensive management and academic experience
  • Accelerated terms of 8 weeks each
    • August - October
    • October - December
    • January - March
    • March - May
    • May - July
  • Select any 6 courses in the curriculum to supplement the four required graduate courses
  • Degree can be completed in as little as one year 
  • Advanced math background not required
  • Enter from any undergraduate major
  • Tuition assistance and VA benefits available
  • No out-of-state tuition fees  

Focus Area options available:

  • Business Management
  • Human Resource Management
  • Industrial Management
  • Safety and Health Care Management

Format of Instruction

Graduate Resident Centers: Courses are offered in eight-week terms consisting of two class periods per week of 150 minutes each, exclusive of breaks.  The University normally schedules five terms per calendar year.  A student may take up to two courses each term.  Under this schedule a student may satisfy requirements for the degree in five terms, or approximately one year.

Term I        August - October
Term II      October - December
Term III     January - March
Term IV     March - May
Term V      May - July