The Core of the MBA Program is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary for successful careers in business and nonprofit organizations. The core of the MBA program consists of 7 courses (21 hours) as follows:
Core Curriculum Courses (21 hours)
ACC 502: Managerial Accounting ECO 502: Managerial Economics FIN 530: Corporate Finance MGT 560: Organizational Behavior MGT 590: Strategic Management MIS 510: Management Information Systems MKT 520: Strategic Marketing Management
Electives (9 hours)
Three (3) elective courses (9 hours) allow students to explore their individual preferences and develop additional competencies appropriate to their interests. The students have the flexibility to take all 3 elective courses in one area for a specialization in the area or select individual elective courses from different areas without any specialization.
The specialization areas include: accounting, finance, management, marketing, and aquaculture (in collaboration with the Division of Aquaculture).
The electives in the business area are as follows: Accounting (4 courses)
ACC 503: Auditing
ACC 510: Accounting for Governmental and Nonprofit Entities
ACC 563: Advanced Income Tax
ACC 597: Contemporary Topics in Accounting
Finance (3 courses)
FIN 540: Financial Institutions FIN 550: Investment Analysis FIN 575: Behavioral Finance
Management (4 courses)
MGT 533: Strategic Human Resource Management
MGT 555: Operations Management
MGT 565: Entrepreneurship
MGT 601: Contemporary Topics in Management
Management Information Systems (1 course; can be repeated for different topics) MIS 597: Contemporary Topics in MIS
Marketing (4 courses)
MKT 510: Marketing Communications
MKT 530: Marketing Research
MKT 540: Consumer Behavior