MBA Course Offerings
General MBA Core (21 Credits)
- GBA 6080 - Accounting and Managerial Decisions
- GBA 6150 - Organizational Behavior
- GBA 6250 - Operations and Supply Chain Management
- GBA 6450 - Financial Decision Making
- GBA 6520 - Marketing Management Applications
- GBA 6730 - Information Systems Seminar
- GBA 6870 - Strategic Management**
Electives (12 Credits)
Three to four GBA electives are offered each semester.
- GBA 5620 - Strategic Human Resources Management (3)
- GBA 5640 - Creativity and Entrepreneurship (3)
- GBA 5700 - Business Planning (3)
- GBA 5990 - Special Topics for Graduate Students (1-3)
- GBA 6010- Digital Marketing (3)
- GBA 6050 - Data Analytics and Modeling (3)
- GBA 6200 - International Business (3)
- GBA 6330 - Promotional Management (3)
- GBA 6340 - Sales Productivity (3)
- GBA 6350 - Motivation and Market Behavior (3)
- GBA 6360 - Project Management (3)
- GBA 6370 - Export-Import Management (3)
- GBA 6400s- Sustainable Development in Marketing Service Learning (3)
- GBA 6460 - Sustainable Finance (3)
- GBA 6470 - Security Analysis and Portfolio Management (3)
- GBA 6530 - Marketing and Social Innovation (3)
- GBA 6800 - Real Estate Finance and Investment (3)
- GBA 6830 - Business Research Methods (3)
- GBA 6910 - Directed Research (1-3)
- GBA 6920 - Independent Research (1-3)
Additional 4000- or 5000-level business related courses (no more than 9 units of 4000-level courses can be counted toward Master's degree; courses used to fulfill the bachelor's degree requirements cannot be double-counted) with advisor approval.
CPP Elective Policies:
- A maximum of 9 credits (of the 36) may be 4000-level classes.
- GBA 6910 “Directed Study” has a maximum of 6 credits.
- GBA 6920 “Independent Study” has a maximum of 3 credits.
- Internship classes will not count as an elective.
- BUS 4950 will not count as an elective.
Terminal Requirement (1-3 Credits)
Each student chooses one of the following two options
- GBA 6970 - Comprehensive Exam*
- GBA 6950 - Business Research Project*
*GBA 6970 can only be taken after all 24-credit units of the General MBA Core are completed.
**GBA 6870 will be taken during a student's final semester in the program.
***Requires Directors approval and GBA 6830 Business Research Methods as prerequisite.
MBA Preparation Courses
Students without a business background will be strongly encouraged to take preparatory courses in accounting and finance. These courses will be determined by the MBA advisor and do not need to be completed prior to starting the program.
