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Faulkner University\u2019s Harris College of Business and\u00a0the\u00a0Khadanga\u00a0School\u00a0of\u00a0Executive Education is experiencing significant growth in its Master of Science in Management with Emphasis\u00a0(MSM-E)\u00a0program as it looks to expand its…","datePublished":"2026-02-05","dateModified":"2026-02-05","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/author\/rburylo\/#Person","name":"Rebecca Burylo","url":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/author\/rburylo\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/37a0c97fbd1eda89e38697defcaf0573?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/37a0c97fbd1eda89e38697defcaf0573?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Faulkner University","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Official-Horizontal-480x128.png","url":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Official-Horizontal-480x128.png","width":480,"height":128}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Q1A4921-1-scaled.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Q1A4921-1-scaled.jpg","height":1707,"width":2560},"url":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/news\/faulkners-msm-e-program-expands-global-reach\/","about":["Business","Graduate","Highlights","News"],"wordCount":506,"articleBody":"MSM-E students participate in a residency session at the Montgomery campus in December.Faulkner University\u2019s Harris College of Business and\u00a0the\u00a0Khadanga\u00a0School\u00a0of\u00a0Executive Education is experiencing significant growth in its Master of Science in Management with Emphasis\u00a0(MSM-E)\u00a0program as it looks to expand its international presence.\u00a0The program, which currently has\u00a0nearly 150\u00a0students, is attracting international interest thanks to opportunities for work experience in the United States, a year of optional practice training (OPT), plus\u00a0two-year\u00a0STEM\u00a0extensions after graduation. Faulkner, to further\u00a0grow\u00a0the program,\u00a0has\u00a0entered into\u00a0an exclusive collaboration with\u00a0UniversityHub, an international service partner based in Hyderabad, India.\u00a0UniversityHub, which began working with Faulkner in 2022, has broadened its recruitment efforts beyond India to include Brazil and other parts of South America. The program has already drawn international students living in the U.S., alumni from Faulkner\u2019s undergraduate programs, and American professionals seeking an edge in the competitive STEM fields.\u00a0Faulkner\u2019s MSM-E program, under the\u00a0leadership of program director Colton Kasarjian,\u00a0offers concentrations in business analytics, information technology, data\u00a0science\u00a0and artificial intelligence. The five-semester program requires 30 hours of coursework and includes both residency and online components.\u00a0\u201cWe offer four areas in STEM that are in high demand globally, with prices that are very competitive,\u201d Kasarjian said. \u201cOur students gain work experience in the U.S., which is a great advantage for them. Not only that, but our program is extremely flexible\u00a0allowing\u00a0our students to live anywhere in the country.\u201d\u00a0The residency-based program requires students to attend two on-ground sessions split between Faulkner\u2019s main campus in Montgomery, Alabama, and Atlanta, Georgia. Each three-day residency includes lectures,\u00a0seminars\u00a0and classwork on core management skills. The\u00a0remainder\u00a0of the coursework is delivered online and customized to the student\u2019s chosen concentration.\u00a0From the first day of enrollment, international students are eligible for work\u00a0in the United States\u00a0through curricular practical training\u00a0(CPT). After graduation\u00a0from the master\u2019s program,\u00a0students\u00a0qualify for\u00a0a year of employment in the United States under OPT and after that, they can apply for a 2-year STEM extension that would allow them two extra years of employment in STEM-related fields.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cFor students who are citizens of another country, the opportunity to learn, work and train in the United States is very desirable and a very marketable opportunity for them as they return to their countries and advance their careers,\u201d said Justin Bond, dean of the Harris College of Business and the Khadanga School of Executive Education. \u201cBecause our MSM programs combine IT and business together, our students are broadening their marketability and widening their opportunities to progress in their corporations.\u201d Apply now and learn more about Faulkner\u2019s MSM program and its four emphasis areas\u00a0below.\u00a0\u00a0Information Technology – https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/online\/online-masters-degrees\/master-of-science-in-management-science-information-technology-emphasis\/ Business Analytics – https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/online\/online-masters-degrees\/master-of-science-in-management-science-business-analytics-emphasis\/ Data Science – https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/online\/online-masters-degrees\/master-of-science-in-management-data-science\/ Artificial Intelligence –\u00a0https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/online\/online-masters-degrees\/master-of-science-in-management-ai-emphasis\/\u00a0"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/news\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Faulkner\u2019s MSM-E Program Expands Global Reach\u00a0","item":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/news\/faulkners-msm-e-program-expands-global-reach\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]