Business Administration, M.B.A.

Foundation Courses

The foundation courses consist of thirty hours of undergraduate-level courses. The foundation courses should be completed with a cumulative grade-point-average of at least 3.0. Some or all of the foundation courses may be waived for students with prior appropriate course work. The following comprise the foundation courses:

• ACCT 2400 Principles of Accounting I
• ACCT 2500 Principles of Accounting II
• ECON 2200 Principles of Macroeconomics
• ECON 2300 Principles of Microeconomics
• DSC 2010 Elementary Statistics or
• DSC 3300 Decision Science
• MATH 2000 Calculus
• MGT 3000 Organization and Management
• MKT 3210 Principles of Marketing
• FIN 3200 Principles of Finance
• ACCT 3100 Legal Environment of Business I

Graduate Management Core

The graduate management core courses, the heart of the MBA program, focus on organizational decision making, behavioral factors impacting decision making, and the environment in which the organization functions. The graduate management core is composed of the following courses:

• ACCT 5510 - Managerial Accounting (3)
• CIS 5520 - Management Information Systems (3)
• DSC 5200 - Managerial Statistics (3)
• DSC 5530 - Productions and Systems Management (3)
• ECON 5540 - Economic Analysis (3)
• FIN 5550 - Financial Policies (3)
• MGT 5560 - Behavioral and Management Theory and Analysis (3)
• MGT 5565 - Management Strategy and Policy Analysis (3) (To be taken in the graduating semester)
• MKT 5570 - Marketing Strategy (3)

Graduate Electives

Except for joint degree students, each student is required to select at least two elective courses. These courses must be approved by the Director of the MBA program.

Summary

In summary, candidates for the Master of Business Administration degree are required to complete foundation courses as specified, complete all graduate management core courses, and complete six hours of graduate electives. However, courses in the JD and in MIS programs substitute for elective courses in the joint MBA/JD and MBA/MIS programs.