It is not required to have a business undergraduate degree to pursue a Master in Business Administration (MBA). All candidates must take the 6 Managerial component courses, 2 Informational Analysis Component courses, and 2 electives. Those without appropriate background course credit will be required to take the pre-requisite in each non-fulfilled area. Minimum program length for the General MBA is 30 semester hours; maximum program length is 48 hours.
Master of Business Administration in Business Administration - Option II Non-Thesis
Generally, for students who have completed the following body of knowledge at the undergraduate level, the 30-hour format is appropriate.
Undergraduate Background Requirements: ACCT 221 Principles of Acct I, ACCT 222 Principles of Accounting II, ECO 2301 GLB/US-Prin Macro Economics, ECO 2302 Principles of Micro Economics, FIN 304 Introduction to Business Finance, BA 302 Business and Eco Statistics, MGT 305 GLB/Principles of Management , MGT 307 GLB/Operations Management and MKT 306 Marketing.
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| ACCT 501 | Accounting for Managers | 3 |
| ECO 501 | Economics for Decision Makers | 3 |
| FIN 501 | Finance for Decision Makers | 3 |
| ECO 502 | Quantitative Analysis for Managers | 3 |
| MGT 501 | Operations and Organizations | 3 |
| MKT 501 | Marketing Environment | 3 |
| ACCT 525 | Adv Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ECO 562 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
| or ECO 576 | Macroeconomics for Managers |
| FIN 504 | Financial Management | 3 |
| MGT 585 | Management & Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MKT 521 | GLB/Marketing Management | 3 |
| MGT 527 | GLB/Strategic Management | 3 |
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| ECO 578 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| ECO 595 | Applied Business Research | 3 |
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| Total Hours | 30 |
Minor Areas of Concentration
At least 12 advanced hours must be completed in an academic field (Accounting, Economics, Finance, Financial Planning, International Business, Marketing, Corporate Management & Entrepreneurship) to meet the requirements for a minor concentration area. The details of each particular minor are shown below.
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| ACCT 525 | Adv Managerial Accounting | 3 |
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| ECO 562 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
| ECO 576 | Macroeconomics for Managers | 3 |
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| FIN 504 | Financial Management | 3 |
| FIN 510 | Investment Seminar | 3 |
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| FIN 530 | Fundamentals of Financial Planning | 3 |
| FIN 533 | Applied Financial & Economic Forecasting | 3 |
| FIN 520 | Advanced Entrepreneurial Finance & Venture Capital | 3 |
| FIN 550 | Portfolio Management in Excel | 3 |
| FIN 571 | International Business Finance | 3 |
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| FIN 504 | Financial Management | 3 |
| FIN 510 | Investment Seminar | 3 |
| FIN 530 | Fundamentals of Financial Planning | 3 |
| FIN 536 | Advanced Retirement Planning & Employee Benefits | 3 |
| or FIN 534 | Advanced Risk, Insurance, and Estate Planning |
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| ECO 528 | International Economic Problems | 3 |
| FIN 571 | International Business Finance | 3 |
| MGT 590 | GLB/Global Competitiveness | 3 |
| MGT 597 | SPECIAL TOPICS | 1-4 |
| MKT 586 | GLB/International Marketing | 3 |
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| MKT 521 | GLB/Marketing Management | 3 |
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| MGT 550 | Corporate Governance & Sustainability | 3 |
| MGT 555 | Project Management | 3 |
| MGT 567 | Managing Groups & Teams | 3 |
| MGT 583 | Seminar in Leadership | 3 |
| MGT 586 | Managing at the Edge | 3 |
| MGT 587 | Executive Development | 3 |
| MGT 590 | GLB/Global Competitiveness | 3 |
| MGT 592 | Current Issues in HRM | 3 |
| MGT 594 | Transforming Organizations | 3 |
| MGT 597 | SPECIAL TOPICS (with advisor approval) | 1-4 |
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| MGT 530 | The Entrepreneur | 3 |
| MGT 555 | Project Management | 3 |
| MGT 570 | New Venture Management | 3 |
| FIN 520 | Advanced Entrepreneurial Finance & Venture Capital | 3 |
| MKT 573 | Internet Marketing | 3 |
| BUSA 516 | Mobile Business | 3 |
| MGT 597 | SPECIAL TOPICS (with advisor approval) | 1-4 |