Politics, Economics, and Business, MAPEB

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Academic Program

The Master of Arts in Politics, Economics and Business (MAPEB) is a unique transdisciplinary degree program (48 units required) that provides a cutting-edge perspective on local and international concerns. At Claremont, we are in the enviable position of having a strong level of cooperation and synergy between the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management and the School of Politics and Economics. This collaboration enables our students to successfully engage in multi-disciplinary study. While surrounding business schools and universities largely focus on each of these disciplines in isolation, at CGU we have found that studying the interrelations between fields is crucial to broader understanding and future opportunities.

In this innovative degree program that draws expertise from politics, business, and economics, students gain a blend of analytical skill, practical experience, and technical training useful in many environments. Politics responds to and shapes the environment in which business operates and provides useful information about the processes and impacts of decisions. Knowledge of the fundamentals of economics and business provides the student with a comparative advantage when competing for key employment opportunities in the private, public, and research environments. The analytical tools we provide in economics and statistics are increasingly fundamental to success in a variety of positions in business, government, and non-profit organizations.

The Curriculum

Twelve courses totaling 48 units are required for the M.A.P.E.B. The program can be completed in four (4) semesters of full-time coursework, or on a part-time basis.

Core Course Requirements (20 units):

SPE 471: Strategic Modeling for Politics, Economics, & Business Decisions – 4 units
ECON 313: Microeconomics or SPE 324 Economics of Mgmt & Organization (both 4 units)
MGT 326: Financial Accounting – 4 units
MGT 335: Corporate Finance – 4 units OR
MGT 328: Budgeting and Finance for Non Profits – 4 Units
MGT 340: Strategy – 4 units

Research Tools (8 units)

MGT 306: Quantitative Methods – 4 units
PP 481: Quantitative Research Methods – 4 units
PP482: Advanced Quant. Research Methods – 4 units
PP487 Applied Data Analysis – 4 units

Track1: Risk Management (20 units)

Econ337: Behavioral Finance & Risk Management – 4 units
SPE 315: Game Theory - 4 units OR
MGT 307: Game Theory – 2 units (plus 2 unit elective)
MGT 383: Economics of Strategy – 4 units
SPE 320: Foundations of Complex Adaptive Systems – 4 units
SPE448: Seminar in Computational & Agent Based Modeling – 4 units
MGT 358: Negotiations & Conflict Resolutions- 4 units

PLUS 2 Unit Internship and 1 Elective for 20 unit total in Track

Track2: Financial Policy (20 units)

Econ 350: Global Money and Finance – 4 units OR
Econ336: Financial Economics – 4 units
Econ 337: Behavioral Finance and Risk Management – 4 units OR
MGT 373: Financial Strategy and Policy – 4 units
MGT 402: Asset Management Practicum - 4 units * Faculty approval necessary
SPE 324: Economics of Management and Organization – 4 units OR
ECON 347: International Trade and Policy – 4 units

PLUS 2-Unit Internship optional, OR 1 Elective for 20 unit total

Track3: Leadership (20 units)

MGT 336: Corporate Governance – 2 units
MGT 362: Revitalization – 4 units
MGT 345: Organizational Behavior – 4units*
PP411: International Political Economy – 4 units OR
SPE 476: The Global Economy – 4 units
SPE 324 Economics of Management & Organization – 4 units (if NOT taken in Core)
PLUS 2-Unit Internship for 20 unit total

*OR Any other Drucker MGT classes with the listing of Leadership (L). Please request the list from Drucker MBA academic advisor

Track4: Public Policy (20 units)

PP 330: Public Policy Process – 4 units
PP 338: Policy Design - 4 units (plus one of the following sub-concentrations)
SPE 349: Energy Environment Policy – 4 units
Econ272: Environmental Economics – 4 units *Faculty approval necessary OR

EDUC 525: Politics of Inequality – 4 units
EDUC 337: Issues in Contemporary Education - 4 units OR

PP345 Urban Politics : Public Private Contracting – 4 units
PP346 Economic & Community Development - 4 units
MGT300 CEO Forum

Plus one Elective for 20 unit total

Track5: Non Profit & Sustainable Development (20 units)

PP 330: Public Policy Process – 4 units
PP 338: Policy Design - 4 units
PP346 Community & Economic Development - 4 units
MGT 517 Non-Profit Management and Administration – 4 units
MGT 334 Finance and Accounting for Non-Profits – 4 units
MGT 330 Sustainable Business – 4 units
MGT 353 The Non-Profit Leader – 4 units
MGT 374 Topics in Sustainability – 4 units

Plus one Elective for 20 unit total