Degree requirements
The MBA program requires a total of 36 credit hours for the degree.
Classes consist of nine core courses (27 credit hours) and three elective
courses (nine credit hours). Students pursuing the accounting and finance
concentration must take three specific accounting and finance courses (nine
credit hours) in place of electives. Additional program information is
available in the
graduate studies catalog.
MBA 500 courses listed below are for applicants without an undergraduate
background in these areas. They do not count toward the awarding of the MBA
degree.
However, prospective MBA students must have completed either these
courses or their equivalent undergraduate courses prior to taking the core
courses for which these courses are prerequisites.
| MBA 500 |
Survey of economics |
| MBA 501 |
Survey of accounting |
| MBA 502 |
Survey of finance |
| MBA 503 |
Survey or management and marketing |
| MBA 504 |
Quantitative methods for management |
All students must take the nine core courses below.
| Class |
Name |
Pre reqs. |
| MBA 601 |
Organizational theory and behavior |
*503 |
| MBA 602 |
Financial planning and control |
*500, 502, 504 |
| MBA 603 |
Accounting for managerial and decision making |
*500, 501, 02, 504 |
| MBA 605 |
Business analytics |
*504 |
| MBA 620 |
Financial institutions and markets |
602 |
| MBA 622 |
Marketing management |
|
| MBA 624 |
Human resource management |
601 |
| MBA 650** |
Strategy and policy analysis |
|
| MBA 661 |
Commercial law |
|
* MBA 500-level prerequisites are only required if they are
stipulated as a condition of admission to the MBA program. MBA
500-level courses are provided for applicants without a sufficient
background in these areas. They do not count toward the MBA degree.
However, prospective MBA students must have completed either these
courses or their equivalent undergraduate courses prior to taking
the core courses for which these courses are prerequisites.
** MBA 650 is the program capstone course. Students will not be allowed
to enroll in the course until the latter half of the program.
Finance and accounting concentration students must choose the three
highlighted courses. All other students can choose any three courses
(highlighted or non-highlighted)
| Course |
Name |
Pre reqs. |
| MBA 623 |
Management information and control systems |
|
| MBA 625 |
International management |
601,602 |
| MBA 626 |
Consumer behavior |
|
| MBA 627 |
Managerial communications |
601 |
| MBA 628 |
Investment analysis and portfolio
management |
602, 603, 605 |
| MBA 630 |
Entrepreneurship |
|
| MBA 631 |
Operations management |
|
| MBA 695 |
Risk management |
|
| MBA 663 |
Accounting measurement and
disclosure |
BA accounting |
| MBA 664 |
Financial statement analysis for
decision making and valuation |
BA accounting |