College of Business Administration
: MBA Curriculum

MBA Foundation Courses
The Foundation Courses (18 credits) consist of introductory graduate level business courses. They are designed to prepare students for the MBA Core Courses and must be completed before moving on to the 6000 level. The 5000 level courses can be waived for students who earned a C or better in equivalent undergraduate courses.

• BUAD 5100/ACCT 5000-Financial and Managerial Accounting
• BUAD 5300/BANS 5210-Economics for Business Decisions
• BUAD 5200/FINA 5310-Managerial Finance
• BUAD 5500/MKTG 5410-Marketing Systems
• BUAD 5400/OPMT 5510-Applied Business Statistics
• BUAD 5600/OPMT 5520-Analysis of Manufacturing and Service Systems

MBA Core Courses
The Core Courses (24 credits) consist of in-depth courses covering the many facets of business, along with a comprehensive course in strategic management. BUAD 6900, Strategic Management Capstone, is designed to tie all the aspects of the program together in your final semester, and features guest speakers, case studies and simulations.

• BUAD 6100 - Accounting for Decision Making
• BUAD 6200 - Financial Systems
• BUAD 6300 - Strategic Marketing and Analysis
• BUAD 6400 - Results-Based Management
• BUAD 6500 - International Business
• BUAD 6600 - Supply Chain Management
• BUAD 6800 - Information Technology and E-Business
• BUAD 6900 - Strategic Management Capstone

Students who successfully completed 3 or more classes in a functional area at an AACSB-accredited university are eligible to replace the core class in that area with any MBA elective. For example, a student who majored in Finance and minored in Marketing as an undergraduate at a AACSB-accredited school would be eligible to replace BUAD 6200 and 6300. This option allows students with an academic background in business to customize their degree to a greater extent, but this does not decrease the number of credit hours needed to graduate. All MBA students must complete a minimum of 11 classes (33 credit hours) at the 6000-level.

MBA Electives
All MBA students must complete a minimum of 3 electives (9 credit hours) at the 6000 level. You can select any combination of electives and earn your MBA in General Administration, or you can specialize in an area by taking the required electives outlined for that particular area of specialization. MBA students can currently pursue the following specializations:

• General Administration
• Finance
• Human Resource Management
• Information Systems
• International Business
• Leadership
• Marketing
• Operations Management
• Entrepreneurship and Technology Commercialization

It is possible to have up to two specializations denoted on your official transcript.