Data, Economics, and Design of Policy Concentration

The Data, Economics, and Design of Policy concentration helps you develop the competencies and theoretical knowledge needed to tackle some of the most pressing challenges facing developing countries and the poor. You’ll learn microeconomics, development economics, and probability and statistics while engaging with cutting-edge research.

Students can fulfill this concentration by completing the fully online MITx MicroMasters® program in Data, Economics, and Design of Policy, a series of graduate-level courses taught by top MIT professors designed to advance your career and supplement Bethel’s core courses. Once a student is awarded the MITx MicroMasters Program Certificate in Data, Economics, and Design of Policy, Bethel will accept it as 12 credits toward the MBA. MicroMasters courses are not eligible for financial aid.

Total credits

42

Finish in as few as

18-24 months

Courses

• Managerial Accounting (BUSN615)

  Examination of key managerial accounting concepts and their applications in modern organizations. Exploration of best practices and emerging trends in accounting with a focus on managerial decisions. Research of topics and cases may include ethics, environmental accounting, long-term versus short-term profitability, constraint management, technology, cost structures, and controls.

  3 credits

• Marketing Management (BUSN645)

  Evaluation of market research and effectiveness of various marketing strategies. Analysis of emerging trends that influence marketing strategy decisions. Integration of the impact of globalization on international marketing practices. Distinguish between ethical and unethical marketing practices. Application of marketing concepts in light of a personal faith and the Christian worldview.

  3 credits

• Business Strategy (BUSN680)

  Analysis of the fundamental elements of organizational strategy. Evaluation of the influences on an organization's strategy and the ability of an organization to achieve its strategy given its characteristics. Integration of ethical thinking and personal faith principles with strategy. Analysis of issues impacting strategic planning in organizations.

  3 credits

• MBA Portfolio Deliverable (BUSN789)

  Synthesis of key learnings from the MBA program, including a reconsideration of earlier work, leadership theories and growth concepts, and the development of a professional portfolio.

  0 credits

• Managerial Economics (ECON635)

  Application of economic analysis in formulating managerial decisions, drawing upon concepts of demand, production, costs, pricing strategies, profit and competition. Analysis of the broad macroeconomic forces that influence the business environment. Analysis of opportunities and risks in a global economic environment.

  3 credits

• Engaging Your Potential (LEAD607)

  Orientation to Bethel University Graduate School, the MBA and MA Strategic Leadership programs, and the career coaching process.

  0 credits

• Leadership Theory & Personal Agency (LEAD611)

  Analysis of leadership theory and research as it applies to individuals and organizations. Evaluation of personal leadership capacities and identification of specific areas of growth in capacity and resilience. Analysis of the relationship between personal faith and leadership service

  3 credits

• Organizational Diagnostics and Health (LEAD641)

  Examination of organizational health and the key systems necessary to build and sustain it. Assessment of one’s leadership characteristics and personal approach to organizational health and change. Use of research, theory, and faith and their roles in organizational effectiveness.

  3 credits

• Leadership Formation and Strategic Talent Management (LEAD651)

  Creation of a personal leadership philosophy grounded in understanding of the importance of developing others. Recognition of one’s ability to both coach and to be coached. Understanding of foundational leadership processes, practices and strategies in effective talent management. Demonstration and recognition of the importance of culture, nondiscriminatory inclusion, and personal faith while providing recommendations to increase effectiveness.

  3 credits

• Data Analytics for Leaders: Making Ethical Decisions (LEAD661)

  Exploration of data analytics relevant to the business setting. Analysis of methods to visualize and explain quantitative data. Synthesis of appropriate strategies to make ethical and effective data driven managerial decisions.

  3 credits

• Strategic Communication for Leaders (LEAD671)

  Application of the theories of persuasion in communication contexts including public speaking, business writing, and interpersonal responses. Analysis of both ethical and persuasive communication skills during interpersonal interactions. Evaluation of the interactions between technology and communication. Demonstration of public speaking with the use of professional presentation software.

  3 credits

• Integrative Team Capstone (LEAD795)

  Culmination of leadership courses as students continue in graduate work. Foundation for a collaborative project that synthesizes scholarship and practice around the development of a real-life business/leadership project. Exploration of interconnections within business and connections with other aspects of life.

  3 credits

Course information for the Data, Economics, and Design of Policy MicroMasters program concentration can be found on the MITx website.