Business Administration, MBA

CIP Code: 52.0201

The MBA now offers optional concentrations. There are prerequisites that must be met in order to take the concentration courses. Two of three classes in the student’s concentration will serve to take the place of the required elective courses in the 36 hour MBA degree.

Required Core

ACCT 503 - Managerial Accounting Semester Hours: Three
BCIS 403/503 - Management Applications of Information Technology Semester Hours: Three ^†
BUSN 503 - Executive Communications and Business Literacy Semester Hours: Three *
BUSN 513 - Legal and Ethical Environment of Business Semester Hours: Three
BUSN 523 - Financial Management Semester Hours: Three
BUSN 533 - International Business Semester Hours: Three
ECON 503 - Business Economics Semester Hours: Three
MGPS 403/503 - Organizational Behavior and Leadership Semester Hours: Three ^†
MRKT 503 - Current Issues in Marketing Semester Hours: Three

Total: 27 Hours

Electives

MGMT 513 - Leading Change in Organizations Semester Hours: Three
MGMT 523 - Managerial Decision Making Semester Hours: Three
MGMT 533 - Human Resources Management Semester Hours: Three
BUIB 573 - MBA Internship in Business Administration Semester Hours: Three

Total: 6 Hours

Strategic Management and Implementation Course

Students must earn a grade of B or better in this course to fulfill graduation requirements.

BUSN 583 - Strategic Management and Implementation Semester Hours: Three

Total: 3 Hours

Concentrations

Student must complete all 9 hours in order to finish the concentration area in the MBA Business Administration program. Students are not required to complete a concentration in order to finish the degree program.

Accounting Concentration

ACCT 533 - Financial Reporting and Analysis Semester Hours: Three
ACCT 553 - Advanced Tax Accounting Semester Hours: Three
ACCT 573 - Accounting Research Semester Hours: Three

Total: 9 hours

Project Management

MGMT 543 - Integration Management Semester Hours: Three
MGMT 553 - Microsoft Project Semester Hours: Three
MGMT 563 - Project Management Semester Hours: Three

Total: 9 hours

Note

*Students must enroll in BUSN 503 during their first term and is a prerequisite for all other courses in the program. Students may be concurrently enrolled in BUSN 503 and one other course; this course may not be BUSN 583 . BUSN 503 is only offered as an online course.

†Must be completed at the 500-level to be applicable toward the Master of Business Administration program.

MBU enrollment tops 5,600 students

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Business Administration, MBA

Required Core

Total: 27 Hours

Electives

Total: 6 Hours

Strategic Management and Implementation Course

Total: 3 Hours

Concentrations

Accounting Concentration

Total: 9 hours

Project Management

Total: 9 hours

Note

Total: 36-39 Hours