Core Curriculum

The Full-Time MBA program consists of 48 credits designed to help students become effective leaders and managers. During their first year, students move throughout the curriculum in a cohort and are exposed to core courses that allow them to explore the various functional areas of global business. During their first year cohort experience, students will take classes such as accounting, marketing, finance, communications and ethics. This first year will provide students with the foundation necessary to pursue their individual interests during their second year of study.

All students take 21 months to complete the entire Full-Time MBA program.

Full-Time MBA Core Required Courses

BUS 601 - Professional Development (0 credits)
Professional development course designed to focus on and improve the soft skills of MBA students. Students will learn from guest speakers, intensive workshops and hands on experience. Prerequisites: none
BUS 621 - Statistical Tools for the MBA (1.5 credits)
Statistical tools for the MBA. Corequisites: BUS 622
BUS 622 - Economics of Strategy (1.5 credits)
Microeconomic principles that provide structure to solve managerial problems, and to suggest strategies for success. Evaluation of the microeconomic competitive economic environment in which organizations operate. Corequisites: BUS 621
BUS 623 - Marketing Management (3 credits)
Concepts and issues in marketing within the global environment of business. Ethical dimensions and social responsibilities; market research; consumer segmentation and positioning; strategic marketing planning.
BUS 624 - Accounting for Decision Making (3 credits)
Accounting tools for business professional focusing on the role of accounting information in capital markets, managerial decision making and corporate governance. Prerequisites: Pre: ACC201, or successful completion of Trueman, B. (2004) MBA Primer – Financial Accounting: Thomson South-Western, available online at www.mbaprimer.com or completing a 12 contact-hour tutorial.
BUS 625 - Leadership and Communication (1.5 credits)
Introduction to personal leadership development with emphasis on communication skill building and leading organizational change. Prerequisites: none Corequisites: BUS 626
BUS 626 - Organizational Behavior (1.5 credits)
Contributions made by sociology, psychology and related behavioral sciences to the understanding and prediction of human behavior in organizations. Prerequisites: none Corequisites: BUS 625
BUS 627 - Business, Government & External Environment (1.5 credits)
Important issues related to the external environment of business. This includes but is not limited to international trade and finance, regulatory environment, social impacts of business. Corequisites: BUS 628
BUS 628 - Ethics (1.5 credits)
This course assists students in developing an awareness of major ethical issues which affect business decisions, and encourages a socially responsible consideration of those issues and being able to express their views. Corequisites: BUS 627
BUS 629 - Managerial Finance (3 credits)
Financial management theories and tools for business professionals; asset management; capital budgeting; capital structure and dividend policies. Prerequisites: BUS621, 622, and 624 or concurrent.
BUS 630 - Managing Information Technology for Strategic Advantage (1.5 credits)
Theory, practices, techniques for managing information technology resources for innovation and for strategic advantage in global business environment. Emphasis on Asia/Pacific. Prerequisites: BUS 621, 622 Corequisites: BUS 631
BUS 631 - Operation and Supply Chain Management (1.5 credits)
Theory, practices, techniques for managing operations and supply chains for global integration of firms and organizations. Emphasis on Asia/Pacific. Prerequisites: BUS 621, 622 Corequisites: BUS 630
BUS 632 - Business Policy & Strategy (3 credits)
Integration of learning through analysis of comprehensive business problems, resolution of policy issues, and the study of competitive strategies in the international setting. Prerequisites: BUS601, BUS621, BUS622, BUS623, BUS624, BUS625, BUS626, BUS627, BUS628, BUS629, BUS630, BUS631
BUS 696 - MBA Consulting Practicum (3 credits)
Final MBA requirement for those candidates not writing a thesis. Candidates will form consulting groups of 3-5 members and complete an audit of an existing organization. Prerequisites: BUS632