Master of Business Administration graduate courses

Prerequisite courses

MBA500 Survey of economics (3 semester hours)
Introduction to the economic analysis of consumers, individual firms and their market interaction, as well as analysis of key aggregate variables, including inflation and unemployment. Credit not applicable toward graduation requirement in fields of economics, management or related majors. Course content duplicates ECN 101 or its equivalent.

MBA501 Survey of accounting systems (3 semester hours)
Introduction to the basic assumptions, principles and techniques that form the basis for contemporary accounting practices. Credit not applicable toward any graduation requirement in accounting, economics, management or related majors. Course content duplicates ACC 201 and 202 or equivalent.

MBA502 Survey of finance (3 semester hours)
Development and use of basic financial information for management analysis, decision-making, planning and control, along with exploration of contemporary financial institutions and U.S. monetary system. Credit not applicable toward any graduation requirement in fields of economics, management or related majors. Course content duplicates BA 300 and BA 311.

MBA503 Survey of management and marketing (3 semester hours)
Analysis of the organizational activities of planning, production and control, as well as mutual interaction of people and organizations. Organizational marketing activities also are covered. Credit not applicable toward any graduation requirement in management or related fields. Course content duplicates BA 335 and BA 330 or equivalent.

MBA504 Quantitative methods for management (3 semester hours)
Introduction to applied topics in algebraic functions, sets, statistics and linear programming used in management and related fields. Credit not applicable toward graduation requirement in management, mathematics or related fields. course duplicates MTH 201, BA 302 or equivalent.

Core courses

MBA601 Organizational theory and behavior (3 semester hours)
An analysis of historical and contemporary organizations and an examination of models for understanding human behavior within a complex social environment.
Prerequisite: MBA 503 or equivalent.

MBA602 Financial planning and control (3 semester hours)
Analysis of operational financial policies. Intensive, critical investigation of evaluation process and resulting impact on firm investment, financing and dividend policies. Contemporary theory and controversies of financial policy and structure.
Prerequisites: MBA 500, 502 and 504 or equivalents.

MBA603 Accounting for managerial decision-making (3 semester hours)
Study and application of accounting concepts and techniques used by management for planning and controlling organizational activities. Equivalent to MEM 603. Prerequisites: MBA 500, 501, 502, and 504 or equivalents.

MBA605 Advanced quantitative methods for management (3 semester hours)
Concepts of statistical decision theory, sampling, forecasting, linear programming and other stochastic and deterministic models applied to managerial problems. Prerequisite: MBA 504 or equivalent.

MBA606 Marketing concepts and theory (3 semester hours)
Provides an understanding of societal, managerial and strategic underpinning of marketing theory and practice. A study of the basic concepts and tools necessary in analysis of markets and marketing opportunities, as well as designing tactical marketing strategies. Prerequisite: MBA 503 or equivalent.

MBA610 Seminar in research methods (3 semester hours)
Selection of research projects, design of experimental procedures, observation methods, analysis of data and reporting of findings. Seminar will culminate in the design and initiation of a research project or thesis that will be completed in MBA 611 or MBA 612.
Prerequisite MBA 605.

MBA611 Research project (3 semester hours)
Student is expected to research a topic of interest approved by his or her faculty sponsor. The project is designed not as original research, but instead as a survey of literature with respect to the topic selected. Quantitative analysis will be encouraged, but not required. A student selecting the research project alternative will be required to take one additional elective course. Candidate may select MBA 611 upon completion of MBA 610 during any term.

MBA612 Graduate thesis (6 semester hours)
Student will develop a proposition to be maintained against argument. The result will be a monograph embodying original research. The student will begin with an idea, develop a hypothesis, create a research design, create a survey instrument if necessary, carry out research design, analyze data, state a conclusion and document the process and conclusions. An oral defense is required. Candidate may select MBA 612 upon completion of MBA 610 during any term.

MBA613 Accounting internship (3 semester hours)
The internship is designed to be a cooperative learning experience between student, faculty and employer. Employer performance evaluations are required. The student is required to give oral presentations and written reports on the internship and have prior approval from faculty and the internship director.

MBA650 Strategy and policy analysis (3 semester hours)
Integrative course in business policy and strategy analysis; developing objectives and plans for achievement; measuring and controlling organizational activities.

MBA 662 Tax research (MBA Accounting)
This course provides students with working knowledge of tax research methods to derive solutions to routine, and complex tax problems. Topic areas include: primary sources of federal tax law, using secondary sources as research tools and independently researching and communicating tax issues within the business environment. Course will utilize current electronic research techniques.

MBA 664 Financial statement analysis for decision making and valuation (MBA Accounting)
This course includes analysis of the balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement, and note disclosures for foreign and domestic companies. The course emphasizes management decision making and business valuation techniques. Case studies and projects related to actual company financial statements will be utilized.

Elective courses

MBA620 Financial institutions and markets (3 semester hours)
Analysis of central role of money, finance and financial institutions in capitalistic economic systems. The relationship between financial institutions and economic growth and instability are covered through study of the development of the banking industry, central banking and financial sophistication. Prerequisite: MBA 602

MBA621 Microcomputer applications for management (3 semester hours)
Analysis of microcomputer use in business, including information systems, modeling, decision-support systems, text editing, presentation graphics and telecommunications. Advanced work with higher-level business software packages is included.

MBA622 Marketing management (3 semester hours)
An examination of marketing system, its operations and mechanism for coordinating these operations. Market research, advertising and consumer psychology to assist marketing manager in major marketing decisions will be explored. Emphasis on development of integrated marketing program. Prerequisite: MBA 606.

MBA623 Management information and control systems (3 semester hours)
Evaluation of organizational information needs and the ability of computer technology to meet those needs in an economical way. Emphasis is on identification, specification and installation of appropriate computer technology and the subsequent need for direction, control and overall management of the information function.

MBA624 Human resource management (3 semester hours)
Analysis and discussion of problems/opportunities administering personnel systems and policies. Coverage includes retention, recruitment, employment, appraisal, training and compensation. Prerequisite: MBA 601.

MBA625 International management (3 semester hours)
Discussion and analysis of the scope of international business within a framework that identifies the specific role of the multinational corporation and provides an orientation into every aspect of the functional intricacies of these firms. Prerequisites: MBA 601 and MBA 602.

MBA626 Consumer behavior (3 semester hours)
Studies purchase decisions for individual consumers and industrial buyers. Examines various models of purchasing behavior while exploring motivations, influences, roles played and situational factors influencing the purchase of products and services.

MBA627 Managerial communications (3 semester hours)
An examination of current theories of interpersonal and organizational communications. Special emphasis is placed on identifying barriers to effective communication and developing a prescription to solve those problems. Prerequisite: MBA 601.

MBA628 Investment analysis and portfolio management (3 semester hours)
Comprehensive coverage of descriptive and quantitative areas of portfolio analysis design/management. Prerequisites: MBA 602, 603, 605.

MBA630 Entrepreneurship (3 semester hours)
The course will provide framework for understanding human and organizational issues underlying creative and entrepreneurial success. Major topics covered include managing creativity, the entrepreneur, managing the evolving organization, and entrepreneurship and creativity in the established firm.

MBA631 Operations management (3 semester hours)
This course is an intensive study of strategies employed in the design and operation of all processes required for the production of goods and delivery of services. Since operations management spans almost all the real value-added activities of an organization, this course looks at a breadth of topics including product and process design, facility, layout, job design, customer order fulfillment, production scheduling, material requirements planning and supply chain, inventory and quality management. Quantitative decision-modeling techniques also are explored for planning, scheduling, control and analysis of operations.

MBA661 Commercial law (3 semester hours)
Advanced law course including topics in contracts, bankruptcy, uniform commercial code, property, business organizations, and government regulations. Prerequisite: Completion of undergraduate business law course.

MBA663 Accounting measurement and disclosure (3 semester hours)
Comprehensive accounting and auditing research course, including recent pronouncements concerning generally accepted accounting principles and generally accepted accounting standards. Emphases will be on electronic research techniques and the theoretical structure of accounting and auditing. Prerequisite: Undergraduate accounting and auditing.

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