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2014-2015

Business Administration (M.B.A.)

The MBA degree requires 36 semester hours of credit. The degree will consist of three sections: General Knowledge, Required Core, and an area of emphasis (track).

Mentoring Experience Minimum of 6, 8-Week Sessions (0 hours)
Master of Business Administration (36 hours)
BUSAD 5000 Mentoring Experience 0 hours
General Knowledge  
ACCT 5010 Accounting for Decision Making 3 hours
ECON 5030 Managerial Economics 3 hours
BUSAD 5040 Managerial Finance 3 hours
BUSAD 5110 Marketing Management 3 hours
BUSAD 5020 Statistics 3 hours

*Students may waive specific general knowledge classes if it is determined they have sufficient academic background in the area. Waiver of general knowledge courses will be determined on a case-by-case basis based on transcript review and work experience. The first six credit hours (two courses) waived will count toward the 36-hour MBA requirement. Students must take a minimum of 30 graduate credits to earn an MBA. Additional general knowledge classes waived must be replaced by additional credit hours from other MBA courses.

Core Courses 9 hours
BUSAD 5260 Organizational Behavior 3 hours
BUSAD 5330 Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibilty 3 hours
BUSAD 5500 Business Strategy 3 hours

BUSAD 5500 Business Strategy is a capstone course taken in the final 12 hours of the program.

Select one of the following Tracks 12 hours
Select one of the following tracks
Classic  
BUSAD 5120 Decision Sciences 3 hours
BUSAD 5220 Risk Management 3 hours
BUSAD 5300 International Business 3 hours
ACCT 5510 Financial Reporting and Analysis 3 hours
   
Leadership  
BUSAD 5250 Leadership 3 hours
BUSAD 5350 Social Entrepreneurship 3 hours
BUSAD 5430 Innovation 3 hours
BUSAD 5450 Executive Leadership 3 hours
   
Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship***  
BUSAD 5350 Social Entrepreneurship 3 hours
BUSAD 5430 Innovation 3 hours
BUSAD-5470*  
BUSAD-5480*  
   
Heath Care  
BUSAD 5100 Transcultural Health Care 3 hours
BUSAD 5200 Critical Issues in Health Care 3 hours
BUSAD 5400 Health Care Leadership and Management I 3 hours
BUSAD 5410 Economic Policy in the Health Care System 3 hours
BUSAD 5420 Finance and Accounting in the Health Care System 3 hours
   
Accounting  
ACCT 5410 Corporate Federal Taxation** 3 hours
ACCT 5420 Auditing** 3 hours
ACCT 5430 Advanced Accounting** 3 hours
ACCT 5510 Financial Reporting and Analysis 3 hours
ACCT 5550 Accounting Seminar 3 hours
   
Design your own  
Select 12 credit hours from any of the above MBA tracks. 12 hours


*These courses are currently being developed.
** These courses are dual enrolled with undergraduates, a research project or paper will be due in addition to regular undergraduate requirements.
*** Students selecting the Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship track will have the option to take BUSAD-5600* in lieu of BUSAD 5500 Business Strategy, the capstone for the MBA.