Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 36

Core Courses - 18 Credits

** Students who elect for concentrations in Construction Project Management or Real Estate will take REST550 Construction Project Management instead of ITS575 Agile Project Management.

• BUA 520 - Managing in the Evolving Workplace (Cr: 3)
  

• BUA 527 - Financial Management and Control (Cr: 3)
  

• BUA 542 - Operations Management (Cr: 3)
  

• BUA 587 - Business Policy and Strategy (Cr: 3)
  

• ITS 570 - Business Intelligence and Data Mining (Cr: 3)
  

• ITS 575 - Agile Project Management (Cr: 3)
  
  OR

• REST 550 - Construction Project Management (Cr: 3)
  

MBA Concentration Requirements

To complete a concentration in the following areas, students must complete four three-credit courses (for a total of 12 credits) in the area of concentration.

Students may have two concentrations. In order to complete a second concentration, courses used to fulfill the requirements of the first concentration may not be used to meet the requirements of the second concentration. Substitution courses may not be used to satisfy concentration requirements. Students completing the requirements of two concentrations must complete eight three-credit courses (for a total of 24 credits) before the masters degree is awarded.

Arts Administration

• AAD 505 - Art Law and Intellectual Property (Cr: 3)
  

• BUA 574 - Field Study I: Consulting Project Seminar (Cr: 3)
  

• BUA 575 - Field Study II: Consulting Project Seminar (Cr: 3)
  

• NPPA 560 - Marketing and Fundraising in Non-Profits (Cr: 3)
  

Entrepreneurship

• BUA 530 - Small Business Management (Cr: 3)
  

• ENTP 513 - Entrepreneurial Enterprise (Cr: 3)
  

• ENTP 526 - Entrepreneurial Marketing (Cr: 3)
  

• ENTP 530 - Entrepreneurial Venture Finance (Cr: 3)
  

Events Management

• HMT 525 - Leadership & Communication in Global Hospitality (Cr: 3)
  

• HMT 530 - Events Management in a Digital World (Cr: 3)
  

• HMT 580 - Revenue Management in the Global Marketplace (Cr: 3)
  

• HMT 590 - Events Risk Management (Cr: 3)
  

General Management

• MGMT 507 - Leadership Principles (Cr: 3)
  

• MGMT 509 - Business Ethics (Cr: 3)
  

• MGMT 527 - Creativity and Innovation (Cr: 3)
  

• MGMT 547 - Managing Innovation and Organizational Change (Cr: 3)
  

Global Hospitality Management

• HMT 525 - Leadership & Communication in Global Hospitality (Cr: 3)
  

• HMT 530 - Events Management in a Digital World (Cr: 3)
  

• HMT 570 - Strategic Marketing in Global Hospitality (Cr: 3)
  

• HMT 580 - Revenue Management in the Global Marketplace (Cr: 3)
  

Global Management

• INBS 550 - International Marketing (Cr: 3)
  

• INBS 560 - International Business Negotiation (Cr: 3)
  

• INBS 570 - International Business Law (Cr: 3)
  

• INBS 580 - Business and Management in BRIC Countries (Cr: 3)
  

Healthcare Management

• HCMT 550 - American Health Policy (Cr: 3)
  

• HCMT 560 - Healthcare Finance (Cr: 3)
  

• HCMT 570 - Health Informatics and Health IT Systems (Cr: 3)
  

• HCMT 580 - Regulation and Strategic Planning (Cr: 3)
  

Human Resources Management

• HRMT 505 - Compensation and Benefits (Cr: 3)
  

• HRMT 511 - Human Resource Laws and Compliance (Cr: 3)
  

• HRMT 517 - Organizational and Individual Development (Cr: 3)
  

• HRMT 522 - Recruitment and Selection (Cr: 3)
  

Non-Profit

• NPPA 550 - Managing the Non-Profit (Cr: 3)
  

• NPPA 560 - Marketing and Fundraising in Non-Profits (Cr: 3)
  

• NPPA 570 - Non-Profit Leadership (Cr: 3)
  

• NPPA 580 - Strategic Planning for Non-Profits (Cr: 3)
  

Public Administration

• BUA 529 - Project Management (Cr: 3)
  

• PADM 550 - Leadership Practices in Public Administration (Cr: 3)
  

• PADM 560 - Managing Financial Resources (Cr: 3)
  

• PADM 580 - Policy Analysis (Cr: 3)
  

Sustainability & Environmental Social Governance

• SUST 560 - Environmental Sustainability & Value Creation (Cr: 3)
  

• SUST 570 - Social Innovation & Design Thinking (Cr: 3)
  

• SUST 580 - Sustainable Investing (Cr: 3)
  

• SUST 590 - Environmental Social Governance Reporting for Sustainability (Cr: 3)
  

MBA Elective Requirement Options

Students must complete two three-credit elective courses (for a total of 6 credits). Students have the option to take any concentration course outside of their concentration designation or from the elective options below.

• ACCT 521 - Financial Reporting and Analysis (Cr: 3)
  

• ACCT 550 - Taxation (Cr: 3)
  

• ACCT 560 - Managerial Cost Accounting (Cr: 3)
  

• ACCT 570 - Intermediate Accounting (Cr: 3)
  

• BUA 510 - Accounting from a Manager's Perspective (Cr: 3)
  

• BUA 515 - Managerial Finance and Decision Making (Cr: 3)
  

• BUA 529 - Project Management (Cr: 3)
  

• BUA 535 - Managerial Economics (Cr: 3)
  

• BUA 543 - Leadership in Information Technology (Cr: 3)
  

• BUA 560 - Marketing and Customer Value Management (Cr: 3)
  

• BUA 561 - Managing in the Global Business Environment (Cr: 3)
  

• BUA 574 - Field Study I: Consulting Project Seminar (Cr: 3)
  
  (Must have Director Approval and a minimum of 18 credits taken to be considered)

• BUA 581 - Managing Information Systems (Cr: 3)
  

• BUA 585 - Human Resources in Transition (Cr: 3)
  

• ENTP 503 - Family Business (Cr: 3)
  

• FNCE 521 - Financial Reporting and Analysis (Cr: 3)
  

• FNCE 560 - Evaluating Capital Investments (Cr: 3)
  

• FNCE 570 - Financial Markets and Institutions (Cr: 3)
  

• FNCE 580 - Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (Cr: 3)
  

• FNCE 590 - Personal Financial Planning (Cr: 3)
  

• HCMT 530 - Healthcare: Across the Continuum and Trending Topics (Cr: 3)
  

• IA 506 - Emerging Materials and Systems (Cr: 3)
  

• IDI 542 - Building Systems & Integrated Design (Cr: 3)
  

• ITS 518 - Information Systems Strategy (Cr: 3)
  

• ITS 544 - Database Management (Cr: 3)
  

• ITS 553 - Technology and Innovation (Cr: 3)
  

• ITS 555 - Global Sourcing and IT Resources (Cr: 3)
  

• ITS 560 - Computer Security and Cyber Forensics (Cr: 3)
  

• MAR 550 - Ocean Sciences (Cr: 3)
  

• MAR 560 - Maritime Regulatory Environment (Cr: 3)
  

• MAR 580 - Waterfront Planning (Cr: 3)
  

• MGMT 505 - Engineering Management (Cr: 3)
  

• MHI 550 - Health & Medical Information Systems Overview (Cr: 3)
  

• MHI 560 - Health & Medical Information Systems Planning and Financial Management (Cr: 3)
  

• MAR 570 - Port and Shipping Operation (Cr: 3)
  

• MHI 580 - Policies and Trends in Healthcare Informatics (Cr: 3)
  

• MHI 590 - Security, Ethics, Privacy & Compliance for Health & Medical Information (Cr: 3)
  

• MKTG 518 - Customer Relationship Management (Cr: 3)
  

• MKTG 524 - Marketing and Product Management (Cr: 3)
  

• MKTG 531 - Sales Management (Cr: 3)
  

• OPMT 560 - Lean Thinking and 6 Sigma (Cr: 3)
  

• OPMT 550 - High Performance Service Management (Cr: 3)
  

• OPMT 570 - Analytics for Logistics and Distribution Management (Cr: 3)
  

• OPMT 580 - Global Supply Chain Management (Cr: 3)
  

• PMGT 523 - Negotiation and Conflict (Cr: 3)
  

• PMGT 525 - Program Management (Cr: 3)
  

• PMGT 528 - Scheduling Tools and Techniques (Cr: 3)
  

• PMGT 550 - Construction Estimating (Cr: 3)
  

• PMGT 512 - Business Analysis Techniques Used in Project and Program Management (Cr: 3)
  

• REST 560 - Real Estate and Investment Valuation Analysis (Cr: 3)
  

• REST 570 - Real Estate Leasing and Transactions (Cr: 3)
  

• REST 580 - Real Estate Finance and Capital Markets (Cr: 3)
  

• REST 590 - Real Estate Property Management (Cr: 3)
  

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the program, the student will be able to:

• Articulate leadership theory for professional application in the professional world
• Apply market research, company evaluations, analysis of situations, and recommendations for solutions to business case analysis projects and/or papers.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills to articulate current management trends, including cross-cultural and global awareness
• Demonstrate knowledge of accounting processes, financial statements and financial analysis to determine critical management decisions quantitatively
• Demonstrate knowledge of key aspects of the MBA program, finance, accounting, management and leadership knowledge, research, writing and presentation skills

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