Curriculum

NEW! MBA Curriculum – Beginning May 2013

Undergraduate Pre/Co-Requisites:

  • Principles of Accounting                    4. Principles of Marketing
  • Principles of Finance                           5. Principles of Microeconomics
  • Principles of Management                  6. Statistics for Business

MBA Core Courses (24 credit hours):
BUSI 550: Quantitative Methods for Management (pre-requisite of UG Statistics for Business)
BUSI 560: Managerial Economics (pre-requisite of UG Principles of Microeconomics)
BUSI 570: Applied Ethics in Management (no pre-requisite)
BUSI 610: Management Accounting (pre-requisite of UG Principles of Accounting)
BUSI 620: Financial Management & Policy (pre-requisite of UG Principles of Finance)
BUSI XXX: Management Theory & Leadership in Organizations (pre-rec UG Principles of Management)
BUSI XXX: Marketing Management & Research (pre-requisite of UG Principles of Marketing)  
BUSI 700: Business Strategy (capstone – focused case in concentration area)

Health Care Administration Concentration (12 credit hours):
NURS 530: Ethics of Healthcare * Substitutes for BUSI 570 *(typically Spring Semester)
NURS 545: Management of Diverse Human Resources in Health Care (typically Fall Semester)
NURS 546: Financial Management in Complex Health Organizations – (typically Spring Semester)
NURS 570: Advanced Leadership & Health Policy (typically Spring Semester)
BUSI XXX: MBA Elective (Internship, focusing in Health Care Administration recommended)

Customize your own Concentration by strategically choosing four MBA electives    
~ OR ~
Complete a Standard MBA by selecting any four MBA electives

MBA Electives (choose 4 for 12 credits):
BUSI 534: Human Resource Management              BUSI 572: Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
BUSI 535: Management for Non-Profits                  BUSI 575: Legal Environment of Business
BUSI 562: Labor Economics                                   BUSI 595: MBA Internship
BUSI 571: Ethical Issues in Marketing

Waivers for Five-Year MBA Students:

  • ALL will substitute BUSI 700 for BUSI 497 (UG Business Policy & Strategy)
  • Accounting Majors may waive BUSI 610: Management Accounting
  • Management Majors may waive BUSI XXX: Management Theory & Leadership
  • Marketing Majors may waive BUSI XXX: Marketing Management & Research
  • There will be no regular waivers for any minors or majors in Business Administration, International Business, Economics or Sport Business, unless they fulfill the course requirements for the major in Accounting, Management, or Marketing through electives.

Additional Concentrations in Process:

  • NonProfit Management
  • Human Resource Management
  • Labor & Law