School of Public Policy - George Mason University

The Master of Arts in New Professional Studies: Knowledge Management (KM)

Curriculum and Program Requirements

Master’s degree applicants must have completed either the Chief Information Officer (CIO) Program or Advanced Management Program (AMP) offered by the National Defense University Information Resources Management College (NDU IRMC) or its equivalent. Applicants with one of these certificates will generally be eligible to transfer in 15 hours of graduate credit towards their master's degree.

This joint program consists of 21 credit hours offered through the Knowledge Management program in the School of Public Policy and 15 transfer credit hours earned through the NDU IRMC. At George Mason, students will complete 12 credit hours of core coursework, six hours of electives, and an experiential component worth three credit hours. The complete curriculum includes:

MNPS 700: The New Professionalism: Theory and Practice
MNPS 702: The New Professional as Reflective Practitioner
MNPS 703: Technology and Learning in the New Professions
LRNG 762: Strategic Knowledge Management
Two Elective Courses
Experiential Component (this may include relevant work experience or a supervised internship, subject to the approval of the program director)

The curriculum focuses on the social-organizational aspects of knowledge management. Students undertake a series of projects in their organizations, and their learning is supported by the use of collaborative technology.

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Course Descriptions

Knowledge Management Program Guide