Bulletin - Course Listing - Master of Business Administration
MBA 500 Business, Society & Leadership (3 graduate hours)
This course fosters a critical examination of and appreciation for the historical, socio-cultural, political, legal, environmental, scientific, and economic evolution of organizations in a global context. Students will develop the tools needed to contextualize the decisions that organizational leaders are called to make and the implications for constituents within and outside of the organization. Students will acquire a sense of the complexity of business ethical situations, the laws regarding corporate governance, and the role of their personal integrity and values.
MBA 510 Financial Management (3 graduate hours)
This course extends the student’s understanding of corporate financial management with an emphasis on investment and financing decisions within organizations. The course combines lectures with cases to develop a solid understanding of the modern theory and practice of financial management.
MBA 520 Economics for Decision-Makers (3 graduate hours)
This course examines economic concepts and fundamental theory and methods that serve as the foundation for managerial decision-making and influence firm outcomes within markets. Primary firm-related topics addressed include consumer theory, analysis and statistical estimation of demand, production and cost analysis, profit maximization under different market models and the resulting effects on strategic behavior and pricing. Current issues surrounding the macroeconomy and the impact of government policy on private market outcomes will also be highlighted.
MBA 530 Current Issues in Accounting (3 graduate hours)
Students will develop knowledge of techniques for utilization of accounting information by managers for business decision-making in support of entity goals and strategies. Course topics include budget development and control, breakeven/target profit analysis, variance analysis, differential analysis, and other management tools for planning and control.
MBA 550 Marketing Management (3 graduate hours)
Marketing is the organizational function that addresses the design and implementation of programs to create, deliver, and sustain value for customers or clients. In this course, students apply universal concepts of marketing to define marketing problems, analyze the marketing environment, evaluate alternative actions, and implement an integrated set of marketing tactics to carry out the organization’s objectives in its target markets. A key focus is the development of analytical skills necessary to manage marketing plans and strategy in the context of both for-profit and non-profit organizations.
MBA 562 Human Resources (3 graduate hours)
This course examines economic concepts related to recruitment, selection, development, and utilization of employees in an organization. The course will include an emphasis on the strategic importance of managing an organization’s human resources in alignment with the organization’s strategic plan.
MBA 570 International Management (3 graduate hours)
Students will understand globalization and its impact on business. Students will explore the corporate social performance of business and the impacts upon societies and organizations. The course will explore the corresponding demands on management systems and individuals through the decision to launch and subsequent preservation of a global venture. Analysis of global issues and application of program concepts and skills to the resolution of these issues is emphasized.
MBA 575 Managerial Data Analytics (3 graduate hours)
This course examines quantitative business analysis. We will learn to use a proper analytic workflow; get real data into an analytical program; transform and wrangle the data into usable form; explore the data visualization and predictive modeling; and communicate results.
MBA 580 Entrepreneurship (3 graduate hours)
Entrepreneurship focuses upon the art, skill, and structure of small business management. Students will examine the process for starting, forming, and financing a new business, creating a business plan, assessment, managing a growing concern, succession planning, growth and profit-reaping strategies.
MBA 599 Strategic Management (3 graduate hours)
Students will understand organizations as an integrated system; the relations between the functional areas; and long-range planning, implementation, and control as means for value creation and competitive advantage. A capstone project requiring integration of program concepts and skills in an applied setting is required. Prerequisite: Students must have completed 12 hours of MBA credit prior to beginning this course.
