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Hedge Funds

SCH-MGMT

This course will cover major topics on hedge funds, including the industry overview, legal and fee structures, fund characteristics, hedge fund investment strategies, performance analysis, unique risk measures for hedge funds, asset allocation, funds of hedge funds, and the relation between traditional and alternative asset classes. There will be three real world cases related to hedge fund investment strategies and major blowups. The objective of this course is to provide students with cutting-edge knowledge on hedge funds and relevant investment skills.

Course Details

Spring 2025

This class is non-credit
Course Notes
U+ class; $85/term reg. fee + $1,400/credit. Refunds differ from Univ. day classes; see www.umass.edu/universityplus/resources/refund-policy.

Leadership and Organizational Behavior

SCH-MGMT

Provides an overview of different perspectives and approaches to leadership practice and related organizational behavior topics. Relying on a participative multi-learning approach, the course goes beyond traditional leadership practices to examine empowering leadership approaches for addressing contemporary organizational behavior challenges such as leading teams. The overall objective is to increase students' understanding of and ability to apply contemporary leadership and organizational behavior knowledge in work situations.

Course Details

Spring 2025

This class is non-credit
Course Notes
U+ class; $85/term reg. fee + $925/credit. Refunds differ from Univ. day classes; see www.umass.edu/universityplus/resources/refund-policy. Open to MSBA Students.

Leadership and Organizational Behavior

SCH-MGMT

Provides an overview of different perspectives and approaches to leadership practice and related organizational behavior topics. Relying on a participative multi-learning approach, the course goes beyond traditional leadership practices to examine empowering leadership approaches for addressing contemporary organizational behavior challenges such as leading teams. The overall objective is to increase students' understanding of and ability to apply contemporary leadership and organizational behavior knowledge in work situations.

Course Details

Spring 2025

This class is non-credit
Course Notes
U+ class; $85/term reg. fee + $925/credit. Refunds differ from Univ. day classes; see www.umass.edu/universityplus/resources/refund-policy. Open to Online MBA students.

Leadership and Organizational Behavior

SCH-MGMT

Provides an overview of different perspectives and approaches to leadership practice and related organizational behavior topics. Relying on a participative multi-learning approach, the course goes beyond traditional leadership practices to examine empowering leadership approaches for addressing contemporary organizational behavior challenges such as leading teams. The overall objective is to increase students' understanding of and ability to apply contemporary leadership and organizational behavior knowledge in work situations.

Course Details

Spring 2025

This class is non-credit
Course Notes
U+ class; $85/term reg. fee + $925/credit. Refunds differ from Univ. day classes; see www.umass.edu/universityplus/resources/refund-policy. Open to Online MBA Students.

Leadership and Organizational Behavior

SCH-MGMT

Provides an overview of different perspectives and approaches to leadership practice and related organizational behavior topics. Relying on a participative multi-learning approach, the course goes beyond traditional leadership practices to examine empowering leadership approaches for addressing contemporary organizational behavior challenges such as leading teams. The overall objective is to increase students' understanding of and ability to apply contemporary leadership and organizational behavior knowledge in work situations.

Course Details

Spring 2025

This class is non-credit
Course Notes
U+ class; $85/term reg. fee + $925/credit. Refunds differ from Univ. day classes; see www.umass.edu/universityplus/resources/refund-policy. Open to Online MBA Students.

Leadership and Organizational Behavior

SCH-MGMT

Provides an overview of different perspectives and approaches to leadership practice and related organizational behavior topics. Relying on a participative multi-learning approach, the course goes beyond traditional leadership practices to examine empowering leadership approaches for addressing contemporary organizational behavior challenges such as leading teams. The overall objective is to increase students' understanding of and ability to apply contemporary leadership and organizational behavior knowledge in work situations.

Course Details

Spring 2025

This class is non-credit
Course Notes
U+ class; $85/term reg. fee + $925/credit. Refunds differ from Univ. day classes; see www.umass.edu/universityplus/resources/refund-policy. Open to Online MBA and Engineering Management Students,

Data Science for Finance

SCH-MGMT

This course combines three perspectives essential to financial decision-making: inferential thinking, computational thinking, and real-world relevance. Financial decisions are increasingly data-driven, and require more than inferential thinking. Computational thinking and real-world problems are also needed for finance professionals to function effectively. Students will utilize all three perspectives to make better financial decisions.

Course Details

Spring 2025

This class is non-credit
Course Notes
U+ class; $85/term reg. fee + $1,400/credit. Refunds differ from Univ. day classes; see www.umass.edu/universityplus/resources/refund-policy.

Corporate Real Estate

SCH-MGMT

Commercial properties occupied by a business for its operations across office, industrial, logistics, and data centers. This course will provide an overview of the practice and execution of Corporate Real Estate including strategic planning, transaction management, capital markets, construction project management, facilities management and lease administration. Topics will include occupancy planning and trends, co-working, site selection, outsource partners, financing, own vs. lease decisions, sustainability and LEED, and portfolio management.

Course Details

Spring 2025

This class is non-credit
Course Notes
U+ class; $85/term reg. fee + $925/credit. Refunds differ from Univ. day classes; see www.umass.edu/universityplus/resources/refund-policy. Open to Online MBA Students.

Fixed Income Securities

SCH-MGMT

This course is designed to provide students with the key building blocks necessary for a career in fixed income investment management, with applications to real estate and banking. Students will learn how to select, evaluate and manage fixed income investments. This course makes extensive use of case studies to afford students the opportunity to apply the theory and lessons learned in the text and class, to real world situations.

Course Details

Spring 2025

This class is non-credit
Course Notes
U+ class; $85/term reg. fee + $1,400/credit. Refunds differ from Univ. day classes; see www.umass.edu/universityplus/resources/refund-policy.

The Practice of Real Estate - Capstone

SCH-MGMT

This course will provide an overview of the practice of Commercial Real Estate from a financial investment perspective, including strategic planning, transaction management, valuation, capital markets, sustainability, construction project management, development, building systems, property management, legal issues, and developing a disruptive leadership mindset. Real estate asset types to which these topics will be applied include multi-family, office, industrial, logistics, retail, eCommerce, and data centers. Course methods will include real-world case studies with a capstone Case Competition.

Course Details

Spring 2025

This class is non-credit
Course Notes
U+ class; $85/term reg. fee + $1,400/credit. Refunds differ from Univ. day classes; see www.umass.edu/universityplus/resources/refund-policy.
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