Curriculum

• Ethical Leadership
• The Economics of Business Decisions
• Financial and Managerial Accounting for MBAs
• Operations Management
• Financial Management
• Human Behavior in Organizations
• Marketing Management
• Capstone: Global Strategic Management

• Student Managed Investment Fund I (required)
• Student Managed Investment Fund II (required)
• Investment Management  (required)

You may choose one of the following electives:

• Multinational Financial Management
• Commercial Bank Management
• Advanced Corporate Finance
• Financial Elements of Derivatives 

* NOTE: The Business Analytics Concentration is available two ways: Online or on-campus.

• Business Intelligence and Analytics (required)
• Decision Modeling and Analysis (required)
• Advanced Business Analytics (required)

You may choose one of the following electives:

• Digitization of Business Processes
• Management of Cybersecurity and Privacy
• Business Project Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Marketing Analysis and Decision-Making 
• Graduate Econometrics
• Advanced Business and Economic Forecasting

Online MBA students may choose any one (1) course from the Digital Marketing concentration.

• Investment Management (required)
• Advanced Corporate Finance (required)

You may choose one of the following electives:

• Financial Institutions and Markets
• Applied Business Finance
• Multinational Financial Management
• Commercial Bank Management 

* NOTE: The Digital Marketing Concentration is only available for the online MBA program.

• Product and Brand Strategy in the Connected World
• Social Media Marketing and Analytics
• Digital Marketing Analytics 

You may choose one of the following electives:

Online MBA students may choose any one (1) course from the Business Analytics concentration.

• Introduction to Energy Systems (required)
• Energy Markets (required)

Select one of the following electives:

• Energy and Environmental Economics
• Energy Systems Planning
• Case Studies in the Energy Industry

Select a different one of these electives:

• Energy and Environmental Economics
• Energy Systems Planning
• Case Studies in the Energy Industry
• Advanced Project Management
• Capital Cost Estimating
• Financial Elements of Derivatives
• Advanced Corporate Finance

• Entrepreneurial Decisions (required)

Select three of the following electives:

• Entrepreneurial Strategy
• Design Thinking and Innovation
• Evaluating Entrepreneurial Opportunities
• Entrepreneurial Organizing
• Entrepreneurship and Uncertainty
• Corporate Entrepreneurship
• Business Models and Business Plans 

• Investment Management (required)
• Commercial Bank Management (required)
• Advanced Corporate Finance (required)

Select one of the following electives:

• Financial Institutions and Markets
• Multinational Financial Management
• Financial Elements of Derivatives 

• Global Business Environment (required)
• International Business Management (required)
• Plus one course involving MBA-approved international study or travel (required)

Select one of the following electives:

• Global Marketing Strategy
• Multinational Financial Management 

Select two (or three) of the following:

• Digitization of Business Processes (required)
• MBAD 6204 – Management of Cybersecurity and Privacy (required)
• MBAD 6207 – Business Project Management (required)

Select two (or one if three required courses are selected) of the following electives:

• Decision Modeling and Analysis
• Business Intelligence and Analytics
• Supply Chain Management

Select three of the following:

• Consumer Behavior and Strategy (required)
• Product and Brand Strategy in the Connected World (required)
• Design Thinking and Innovation (required)

Select one of the following electives:

• Marketing Analysis and Decision-Making
• Social Media Marketing and Analytics
• Business Models and Business Plans

Select four of the following electives:

• Managing People for Competitive Advantage
• Executive Communication
• Negotiation and Conflict Management
• Entrepreneurial Strategy
• Global Business Environment
• International Business Management
• Business Project Management

Select four of the following electives:

• Consumer Behavior and Strategy
• Marketing Analysis and Decision-Making
• Product and Brand Strategy in the Connected World
• Advertising and Promotion Strategy
• Global Marketing Strategy
• Consumer Analytics
• Social Media Marketing and Analytics
• Design Thinking and Innovation
• Marketing of Sports

• Real Estate Finance and Investment (required)
• Real Estate Development (required)

Select two of the following electives:

• Real Estate Capital Markets
• Site Feasibility Analysis
• Applied Real Estate Development
• Advanced Urban and Regional Economics
• International Real Estate Study Tour
• Real Estate Law
• Site Planning
• Financial Analysis of Real Estate Investments
• Construction Management

• Decision Modeling and Analysis (required)
• Supply Chain Management  (required)

Select two of the following electives:

• Business Intelligence and Analytics
• Business Project Management
• Graduate Econometrics

Students may propose a 12 credit hour concentration in a significant area of interest for approval by the Director of the MBA program.  This concentration may include graduate courses from other programs within the University with approval of the MBA Program Director and the related department.

The MBA PLUS Certificate requires completion of 12 or more credit hours of 6000-level courses. The 12-credit hour elective course requirement of the MBA PLUS corresponds to the 12-credit hour concentrations in the MBA program.

It is expected that most students will use their 12 credit hours or more to gain a concentration in a particular functional area of interest.  However, a broader program that draws from a number of areas may be pursued.

Transfer credits are not accepted in the MBA PLUS Certificate program. 

The Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics requires the completion of 12 credit hours of 6000-level courses in business and marketing analytics. Transfer credits are not accepted into the Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics program. 

Core Courses (6 credit hours):

• Business Intelligence and Analytics
• Consumer Analytics

Select two of the following electives (6 credit hours):

• Decision Modeling and Analysis
• Business Project Management
• Advanced Business Analytics
• Enterprise Systems
• Applied Healthcare Business Analytics
• Marketing Analysis and Decision-Making
• Social Media Marketing and Analytics
• Special Topics in Business: Big Data Analytics for Competitive Advantage

The Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation requires completion of 12 credit hours (4 courses) of 6000-level courses in entrepreneurship and innovation. Transfer credit is not accepted into the Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation program. 

Core Courses (6 credit hours):

• Corporate Entrepreneurship
• Business Models and Business Plans

Select two of the following electives (6 credit hours):

• Entrepreneurial Decisions
• Entrepreneurial Strategy
• Product and Brand Strategy in the Connected World
• Design Thinking and Innovation
• Evaluating Entrepreneurial Opportunities
• Entrepreneurial Organizing
• Entrepreneurship and Uncertainty