M.B.A. Foundation Courses (10 hours)

Any M.B.A. candidate who has not successfully achieved a thorough preparation in the basic disciplines of business through completion of the four foundation areas listed below (or their equivalents) with a grade of “C” or better from a regionally accredited institution within the last 7 years. These courses may be taken for credit or the student may attempt a waiver exam for BA 510, BA 511, or BA 512 if coursework was completed prior to 7 years ago.

IMPORTANT: A student may take no more than 9 graduate credit hours in the M.B.A. program prior to completion of the foundation course requirement.

• BA 506 - Business Academic Research
• BA 510 - Accounting Survey
• BA 511 - Survey of Economics and Statistics
• BA 512 - Introduction to Finance

M.B.A. Core Curriculum (24 hours)

The M.B.A. curriculum focuses on the key management, economics, financial, marketing, accounting and leadership principles needed in an advanced program of study in business. Students taking core classes can expect a strong emphasis of theoretical methods combined with pragmatic techniques.

• BA 642 - Ethics and Communication Across Cultures
• BA 670 - Integrated Business Operations
• MK 715 - Marketing Management
• AC 721 - Managerial Accounting
• MG 729 - Management and Organizational Behavior
• BA 731 - Corporate Finance
• BA 743 - Managerial Economics
• BA 799 - Strategic Management and Policy

International Business Concentration (15 hours)

• ♦  Graduate Elective  Credits / Units: 3

• BA 780 - International Business Experience
• MK 782 - International Marketing
• MG 785 - International Organizational Behavior
• BA 787 - International Trade and Finance

• ♦ The elective should be 600 level or higher and have a prefix of BA/HR/MG/MK/OL or PM.

Total

Total Semester Hours Required for Degree:  39