KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT - M.S. at Kent State University

The Master of Science degree in Knowledge Management prepares professionals to serve as leaders in all types of organizations who can assess and evaluate organizations on knowledge management principles, including culture, learning, communities and maturity. Graduates will be able to build strategy for effective knowledge management for organizations.

The skills and tools required to manage a knowledge organization build upon, but are different from, those required to manage an industrial-era organization. These new skills and tools are found in the emerging domain of knowledge management. Knowledge management organizations of all types, in all sectors of the economy, face a growing need for knowledge management professionals. In fact, knowledge organizations are created and sustained by knowledge management professionals working side-by-side with corporate executives, business and subject matter experts. A knowledge organization works smarter at the organizational, the community and the individual level because knowledge management professionals envision and strategically manage the organization's knowledge, design knowledge architectures and build technologies that enable the organization to work smarter. and facilitate knowledge management on a daily basis.

Students in the program learn principles, values, assessment and best practices from their instructors and fellow students, many of whom are also professionals working in knowledge management. Through courses and internships, students are provided real-world, practical experience.