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Program Requirements
Please note that M.B.A. students who have not earned a B- grade or higher in prior academic coursework in Accounting, Statistics and/or Finance may need to successfully complete online foundation modules in one or more of these key subject areas before they will be allowed to register for M.B.A. courses. Students will be contacted by the M.B.A. office with specific information upon admission.
Students in the combined B.A./M.B.A. or B.S./M.B.A. program may only complete the General M.B.A. requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed Core Courses | ||
| ACCT 561 | Financial Accounting for Managers | 1.5 |
| ACCT 562 | Accounting for Business Managers | 1.5 |
| BCOM 560 | Storytelling with Data | 1.5 |
| ECON 565 | The Global Economy | 1.5 |
| FINC 560 | Accelerated Corporate Finance | 1.5 |
| FINC 561 | Investments: Principles and Practice | 1.5 |
| INFO 561 | Business Statistics | 1.5 |
| INFO 562 | Operations Management Analysis | 1.5 |
| INFO 564 | Supply Chain Management | 1.5 |
| INFO 565 | Strategic Information Systems | 1.5 |
| INFO 566 | Data Mining and Analytics | 1.5 |
| MGMT 562 | Foundations of Teamwork and Leadership | 1.5 |
| MGMT 567 | Advanced Business Strategy | 1.5 |
| MKTG 561 | Strategic Marketing Management | 1.5 |
| MKTG 562 | Data Driven Marketing | 1.5 |
| MKTG 563 | Global Business Impact | 1.5 |
| Flexible Core Courses | ||
| Complete two courses from the following: | 3 | |
| Business Innovation and Entrepreneurial Thinking | ||
| Project Management | ||
| Negotiation in the Workplace | ||
| Business Communications | ||
| Business Essentials | ||
| General Program or Concentration | ||
| Students in the combined B.A./M.B.A. or B.S./M.B.A. program may only complete the General M.B.A. requirements. | ||
| Students in the General MBA Program will complete 6 credits of electives. Students pursuing a concentration will complete 9 credits of concentration coursework. See listings below. | 6-9 | |
| Total Credits | 33-36 | |
General MBA Program Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 510 | Advanced Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| ACCT 512 | Fundamentals of Federal Taxation | 3 |
| ACCT 515 | Ethics in Business, Accounting, and Finance | 3 |
| ACCT 519 | Fair Value Analytics | 3 |
| ACCT 520 | Contemporary Issues in Financial Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 521 | Contemporary Issues in Financial Accounting II | 3 |
| ACCT 523 | Financial Statement Analysis | 3 |
| ACCT 524 | Auditing Concepts and Techniques | 3 |
| ACCT 526 | Fraud Examination | 3 |
| ACCT 527 | Forensic Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 528 | Business Valuation | 3 |
| ACCT 539 | Advanced Audit Analytics | 3 |
| ACCT 540 | International Accounting and Auditing | 3 |
| ACCT 575 | Independent Study in Accounting | 1-3 |
| ACCT 577 | Special Topics in Accounting | 1-3 |
| BSLW 503 | Business Law I | 3 |
| BSLW 506 | Legal Issues in Forensic Accounting | 3 |
| BUGN 570 | Business Consulting Experience | 1-3 |
| BUGN 572 | Co-Op Internship Experience | 1-3 |
| BUGN 574 | Career Management for the MBA Candidate | 1.5 |
| BUGN 577 | Special Topics in Business/General | 1-3 |
| ECON 571 | Globalization and the Developing World | 1.5 |
| ECON 575 | Independent Study in Economics | 1-3 |
| ECON 577 | Special Topics in Economics | 1-3 |
| ENTR 561 | Business Innovation and Entrepreneurial Thinking | 1.5 |
| ENTR 577 | Special Topics in Entrepreneurship | 1-3 |
| FINC 571 | Currency Fundamentals and Currency Hedging | 1.5 |
| FINC 572 | Financial Technology Innovations | 1.5 |
| FINC 573 | Cross Borders Investing and Financing | 1.5 |
| FINC 574 | Advanced Corporate Finance | 1.5 |
| FINC 575 | Independent Study in Finance | 1-3 |
| FINC 577 | Special Topics in Finance | 1-3 |
| FINC 578 | Futures, Forwards, and Swaps | 1.5 |
| FINC 579 | Options Markets | 1.5 |
| FINC 580 | Short Term Financial Management | 1.5 |
| FINC 581 | Financial Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions | 1.5 |
| FINC 588 | Advanced Investments | 1.5 |
| FINC 595 | Student Managed Fund | 1-3 |
| HSET 574 | Sport Marketing | 1.5 |
| HSET 581 | Hospitality Management | 1.5 |
| INBS 575 | Independent Study in International Business | 3 |
| INBS 577 | Special Topics in International Business | 1-3 |
| INBS 581 | International Marketing Management | 1.5 |
| INFO 570 | Data Wrangling and Analysis | 3 |
| INFO 571 | Discovering and Leveraging Emerging Technologies | 1.5 |
| INFO 572 | Business Requirements Analysis | 1.5 |
| INFO 573 | Practicum in E-Commerce | 1.5 |
| INFO 574 | Database Systems and Management | 3 |
| INFO 575 | Independent Study in Information Systems for Business | 1-3 |
| INFO 576 | Enterprise Systems Management | 1.5 |
| INFO 577 | Special Topics in Information Systems for Business | 1-3 |
| INFO 578 | Systems Development Life Cycle Management | 1.5 |
| INFO 579 | Agile Systems Development Management | 1.5 |
| INFO 582 | Optimization Methods | 3 |
| INFO 583 | Data Mining for Business | 3 |
| INFO 584 | Data Visualization | 3 |
| INFO 585 | Advanced Data Mining for Business | 3 |
| MGMT 566 | Negotiation in the Workplace | 1.5 |
| MGMT 569 | Business Communications | 1.5 |
| MGMT 570 | Strategic Human Resource Management | 1.5 |
| MGMT 571 | Leadership | 1.5 |
| MGMT 574 | Business Leader Perspectives | 1.5 |
| MGMT 575 | Independent Study in Management | 1-3 |
| MGMT 576 | Advanced Project Management | 1.5 |
| MGMT 577 | Special Topics in Management | 1-3 |
| MGMT 578 | International Strategic Management | 1.5 |
| MGMT 582 | Contemporary Developments in Project Management | 1.5 |
| MGMT 583 | Managing Global Workforce | 1.5 |
| MGMT 584 | Talent Mangement | 1.5 |
| MGMT 585 | Human Resource Analytics | 1.5 |
| MGMT 586 | Contemporary Themes in Human Resource Management | 1.5 |
| MGMT 587 | Risk Analysis and Management | 1.5 |
| MKTG 571 | Marketing Metrics | 1.5 |
| MKTG 572 | Strategic Brand Management | 1.5 |
| MKTG 573 | Social and Mobile Media: Fundamentals and Analytics | 1.5 |
| MKTG 575 | Independent Study in Marketing | 1-3 |
| MKTG 576 | Delivering Service Excellence | 1.5 |
| MKTG 577 | Special Topics in Marketing | 1-3 |
| MKTG 578 | Pharmaceutical Marketing and Health Care Services | 1.5 |
| MKTG 580 | Digital Customer Experience Management | 1.5 |
| MKTG 581 | Integrated Marketing Communication: Crisis Management | 1.5 |
| MKTG 582 | Integrated Digital Advertising Planning across Multiscreen, Hyper‐targeted Media | 1.5 |
| MKTG 583 | Omni-Channel Retailing | 1.5 |
| MKTG 585 | Digital Marketing Strategy and RODMI (Return on Digital Marketing Investment) | 1.5 |
| MKTG 586 | Sales Management | 1.5 |
| MKTG 587 | New Product Development | 1.5 |
| REAL 570 | Real Estate Finance and Securitization | 1.5 |
| REAL 571 | Real Estate Development Legal and Regulatory Issues | 1.5 |
| REAL 572 | Commercial Real Estate Investment | 3 |
| REAL 573 | Real Estate Development | 3 |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This plan is provided as an outline for students to complete their degree requirements within two years. This plan is a recommendation only and students should meet with their Graduate Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree.
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| MBA Core course | 1.5 | MBA Core course | 1.5 | MBA Core course | 1.5 |
| MBA Core course | 1.5 | MBA Core course | 1.5 | MBA Core course | 1.5 |
| MBA Core course | 1.5 | MBA Core course | 1.5 | MBA Core course | 1.5 |
| Flexible Core course | 1.5 | MBA Core course | 1.5 | MBA Core course | 1.5 |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| MBA Core course | 1.5 | MBA Core course | 1.5 | Elective course | 1.5 |
| MBA Core course | 1.5 | MBA Core course | 1.5 | Elective course | 1.5 |
| MBA Core course | 1.5 | Elective course | 1.5 | ||
| Flexible Core course | 1.5 | Elective course | 1.5 | ||
| 6 | 6 | 3 | |||
| Total Credits 33 | |||||