Curriculum

The full-time MBA program is a lock-step curriculum model. You will enter as a cohort group during the fall semester and graduate at the conclusion of the following fall semester.

In this curriculum model, you will take a set of 10 core courses and select 3 elective courses to fulfill your individual interests or the requirements of a specific concentration. This includes an international experience in the spring semester.  

Additionally, if you have less than two years of full-time work experience, you will also be required to complete a summer internship between the second and third academic semesters.

Fall Semester 1

BUSI 7110 

Financial Analysis

Integrated course combining financial accounting and corporate finance (3 credit hours).

BUSI 7120 

Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions

Integrated course in statistical methods and management science (3 credit hours).

BUSI 7130

Strategic Analysis & the Competitive Environment

Business strategy and the external environment in a global context (3 credit hours).

BUSI 7150 

Operations Excellence through Supply Chain and Quality

An examination of the strategic roles of supply chain and quality management in the creation of outstanding product and service operations (3 credit hours).

BUSI 7160

Advanced Professional Development

One-hour course focusing on career readiness, professional development, and leadership (1 credit hour).

Also during this semester: Destination HCOB (On-Campus Orientation)

Spring Semester 1

BUSI 7210

Strategic Marketing Management

Departmental approval. Covers key aspects of marketing, including product, pricing, distribution, and promotion strategies. Emphasis is placed on marketing analysis and strategy development. (3 credit hours).

BUSI 7220

Information Technology for Competitive Advantage

Examines the strategic role IT plays in influencing competitive advantage (3 credit hours).

BUSI 7230

Cost Analysis & Systems

Integrates production and cost theory from economics with managerial and cost accounting theory and systems  (3 credit hours).

BUSI 7160

Advanced Professional Development

One-hour course focusing on career readiness, professional development, and leadership (1 credit hour).

ELECTIVE 1

An approved elective of your choosing (3 credit hours).

 
Summer Semester 1

BUSI 7920

MBA Internship

Approved internship. Internship is recommended for all students, but required for students with less than 2 years of full-time work experience (0-3 credit hours).

Fall Semester 2

BUSI 7140

Organizational Leadership, Ethics, & Change

Covers individual and group behavior and assessment in organizations,effective team building, and leading organizations through change (3 credit hours).

BUSI 7310

Integrated Business Project & Case Analysis

Final Capstone course that integrates knowledge gained from previous classes and applies that knowledge to address actual business problems (3 credit hours).

BUSI 7160

Advanced Professional Development

One-hour course focusing on career readiness, professional development, and leadership (1 credit hour).

ELECTIVE 2



An approved elective of your choosing (3 credit hours).

ELECTIVE 3



An approved elective of your choosing (3 credit hours).

Also during this semester: Graduation!

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