Executive MBA Information Session
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MBA Concentrations
- Accounting
- Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- Financial Management
- International Business
- Investment Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Organization Management
- Production and Operations Management
| Accounting Concentration (9 credit hours) | ||
| Required Courses | Credits | |
| ACCT 790 | Seminar in Accounting | 3.0 |
| Plus two of the following | Credits | |
| ACCT 620 | Asset Valuation and Income Determination | 3.0 |
| ACCT 621 | Liability and Equity Valuation | 3.0 |
| ACCT 622 | Advanced Financial Accounting | 3.0 |
| ACCT 631 | Advanced Managerial Accounting | 3.0 |
| ACCT 640 | Auditing Theory and Philosophy | 3.0 |
| ACCT 650 | Accounting Information Systems | 3.0 |
Other M.S. accounting courses are available,
with permission of the student's adviser. Students with undergraduate
degrees in accounting will choose two of the following courses for their concentration: ACCT 623, ACCT 631 or ACCT 650.
Business Electives:
Students are encouraged to take 6 credits of business courses (accounting courses are acceptable) that will benefit career goals.
Business Electives:
Students are encouraged to take 6 credits of business courses (accounting courses are acceptable) that will benefit career goals.
| Economics Concentration (9 credit hours) | ||
| Required Courses | Credits | |
| ECON 614 | Macroeconomics | 3.0 |
| Plus two of the following: | Credits | |
| ECON 616 | Public Finance | 3.0 |
| ECON 630 | International Economics | 3.0 |
| ECON 650 | Game Theory | 3.0 |
| ECON 661 | Health Economics | 3.0 |
|
ECON 662 |
Economic Analysis of Health Systems | 3.0 |
| INTB 632 | Economic Analysis of Multinational Corps. | 3.0 |
| INTB 790 | Seminar in Economics | 3.0 |
| Entrepreneurship Concentration (9 credit hours) | ||
| Required Courses | Credits | |
| MGMT 652 | New Venture Planning | 3.0 |
| Plus two of the following: | Credits | |
| MGMT 650 | Corporate Venturing | 3.0 |
| MGMT 653 | Practicum in Entrepreneurship | 3.0 |
| BLAW 646 | Legal Issues in New Ventures | 3.0 |
| FIN 635 | Entrepreneurial Finance | 3.0 |
|
MKTG 638 |
New Product Development | 3.0 |
| Financial Management Concentration (9 credit hours) | ||
| Required Courses | Credits | |
| FIN 602 | Advanced Financial Management | 3.0 |
| FIN 790 | Seminar is Finance | 3.0 |
| Plus one of the following: | Credits | |
| FIN 635 | Entrepreneurial Finance | 3.0 |
| FIN 640 | Mergers and Acquisitions | 3.0 |
| FIN 642 | Business Conditions and Forecasting | 3.0 |
| FIN 648 | International Financial Management | 3.0 |
Note: students can not pursue dual concentrations in Financial Management and
Investment Management.
| International Business Concentration (9 credit hours) | ||
| Choose three of the following: | Credits | |
| ECON 630 | International Economics | 3.0 |
| INTB 620 | International Business Management | 3.0 |
| INTB 790 | International Business Seminar | 3.0 |
| INTB 632 | Economic Analysis of Multinational Corps. | 3.0 |
| ECON 790 | Seminar in Economics | 3.0 |
| FIN 648 | International Financial Management | 3.0 |
| MKTG 630 | International Marketing | 3.0 |
| Investment Management Concentration (9 credit hours) | ||
| Required Courses | Credits | |
| FIN 624 | Risk Management | 3.0 |
| FIN 626 | Investment Management | 3.0 |
| Plus one of the following: | Credits | |
| FIN 622 | Financial Institutions and Markets | 3.0 |
| FIN 642 | Business Conditions and Forecasting | 3.0 |
| FIN 649 | Comparative Financial Analysis | 3.0 |
| FIN 650 | Financial Derivatives | 3.0 |
| FIN 794 | Seminar in Investments | 3.0 |
Note: students can not pursue dual concentrations in Financial Management and Investment Management.
| Management Information Systems Concentration
(9 credit hours) |
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| Choose three of the following: | Credits | |
| MIS 620 | Telecommunications and Networking | 3.0 |
| MIS 624 | e-Commerce Systems I | 3.0 |
| MIS 628 | e-Commerce Systems II | 3.0 |
| MIS 632 | Database Analysis and Design | 3.0 |
| MIS 636 | Decision Processes in MIS | 3.0 |
| MIS 640 | Java Programming | 3.0 |
| MIS 698 | Special Topics in MIS | 3.0 |
Students also can take either MIS 611 (Introduction to MIS) or MIS 641 (MIS Policy and Strategy) if they did not take that course to fulfill the requirement for the Technology Management Sequence.
It is also recommended that all students pursuing an MIS concentration take MGMT 655 (Knowledge Management in a Global Economy) as an elective.
It is also recommended that all students pursuing an MIS concentration take MGMT 655 (Knowledge Management in a Global Economy) as an elective.
| Marketing Concentration (9 credit hours) | ||
| Required Course | Credits | |
| MKTG 652 | Marketing Information: Management & Research | 3.0 |
| Plus two of the following: | Credits | |
| MKTG 622 | Buyer Behavior | 3.0 |
| MKTG 624 | Channels of Distribution Management | 3.0 |
| MKTG 628 | Logistics and Supply Chain Management | 3.0 |
| MKTG 630 | International Marketing | 3.0 |
|
MKTG 632 |
Sales Management | 3.0 |
| MKTG 634 | Integrated Marketing Communications Management | 3.0 |
| MKTG 636 | Business to Business Marketing | 3.0 |
| MKTG 638 | New Product Planning, Strategy and Development | 3.0 |
| MKTG 646 | Services Marketing | 3.0 |
| MKTG 650 | Marketing Management: Cases and Problems | 3.0 |
| MKTG 790 | Seminar in Marketing | 3.0 |
It also is recommended that all students pursuing a Marketing concentration take MKTG 790 (Seminar in Marketing) as an elective.
| Organizational Management Concentration
(9 credit hours) |
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| Choose three of the following: | Credits | |
| MGMT 640 | Strategic Human Resource Management | 3.0 |
| MGMT 650 | Corporate Venturing: Entrepreneurs in Organizations | 3.0 |
| MGMT 655 | Knowledge Management in a Global Economy | 3.0 |
| MGMT 685 | Implementing Strategies Using Project Teams | 3.0 |
It is also recommended that all students pursuing an Organization Management concentration take the remaining (fourth) course from the concentration area as an elective.
| Production and Operations Management Concentration
(12 credit hours) |
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| Choose at least three of the following: | Credits | |
| POM 620 | Management of Manufacturing Firms | 3.0 |
| POM 622 | Materials Management | 3.0 |
| POM 624 | Management of Service Firms | 3.0 |
| POM 625 | Advanced Supply Chain Management | 3.0 |
| Plus one of the following: | Credits | |
| OPR 620 | Operations Research I | 3.0 |
| OPR 622 | Operations Research II | 3.0 |
| STAT 924 | Advanced Quality Control | 3.0 |
| STAT 636 | Experimental Design | 3.0 |
The remaining POM course also may be used to fulfill the requirement, i.e., taking all four of the above POM courses will be sufficient to earn the concentration.
