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Master of Business Administration (MBA)

• MBA Curriculum
• Courses
  • Foundation
  • Core
• Electives
  • Accounting Concentration
  • Finance Concentration
  • Health Care Administration Concentration
  • International Business Administration Concentration 
  • Marketing Concentration
  • General Management Concentration
  • Other General Management Electives

The Master of Business Administration degree program is designed to provide the necessary skills and knowledge needed by business leaders today. This includes the ability to analyze problems critically, to communicate clearly and to respond to business challenges with integrity. The Brennan program offers students a global perspective in evaluating issues and an understanding of corporate and personal social responsibility. In addition to the learning that takes place in the classroom, a variety of extra-curricular programs throughout the year offer opportunities to explore issues ranging from corporate governance to social entrepreneurship.

MBA Curriculum

A candidate for the MBA degree will normally need to complete 12 to 18 courses. The total number depends on the candidate’s undergraduate coursework, academic performance and GMAT test score, which may result in the waiver of up to six foundation courses. In addition to course waivers, students who have successfully completed relevant course work at another accredited graduate program may request to have two courses (maximum of six credits) transferred and applied toward degree requirements.

The MBA program offers a choice of six areas of concentration: accounting, finance, general management, health-care administration, international business administration, and marketing. To earn a concentration in any of these areas other than general management, three electives must be completed from the selected area as specified below. For a concentration in general management, electives are chosen at large from all electives offered.

Courses

 

Foundation Courses (6)
GSB 611	Economics for Managers
GSB 612	Financial Accounting
GSB 613	Statistics
GSB 614	Organizational Behavior
GSB 615	Financial Management
GSB 617	Business Law

Courses

 

Core Courses (9)
GSB 621	Economics of the Firm
GSB 622	Management Information Systems
GSB 623	Corporate Social Responsibility
GSB 624	Organizational Analysis and Design
GSB 625	Financial Decision Making
GSB 626	Marketing
GSB 701	Managerial and Cost Accounting
GSB 723	Operations Management
GSB 791	Strategic Management (capstone course)

Electives (3)

Accounting Concentration
GSB 702	Taxation I
GSB 703	Taxation II
GSB 704	Advanced Financial Accounting I*
GSB 705	Advanced Financial Accounting II*
GSB 706	Advanced Accounting
GSB 707	Auditing
*required for concentration

Finance Concentration
GSB 731	Investment Analysis*
GSB 732	Derivatives
GSB 733	International Trade and Financial Markets
GSB 734	Finance in the Health Care Sector
GSB 735	Forecasting
GSB 736	Real Estate Finance
GSB 737	Special Topics in Finance
*required for concentration

Healthcare Administration Concentration
GSB 734	Finance in the Health Care Sector
GSB 741	Health Care Administration*
GSB 742	Health Care Law
GSB 743	Health Care Issues
GSB 751	Human Resources Management
*required for concentration

International Business Administration Concentration
GSB 733	International Trade and Financial Markets
GSB 761	International Business*
GSB 762	Asia in Transition (includes study in Asia)
GSB 763	European Business (includes study in Europe)
GSB 764	Global Marketing Management
GSB 766	South American Business (includes study in South America)
GSB 767	International Residency
*required for concentration

Marketing Concentration
GSB 721	Entrepreneurship
GSB 735	Forecasting
GSB 764	Global Marketing Management
GSB 771	Marketing Research*
GSB 772	New Product Marketing
GSB 773	Consumer Behavior
GSB 774	Marketing Strategy*
GSB 776	Special Topics in Marketing
*required for concentration

Additional Electives for the General Management Concentration:
GSB 722	Entrepreneurial Consulting
GSB 752	Employment Law for Managers
GSB 754	Managerial Communications
GSB 755	Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
GSB 775	Competitive Intelligence
GSB 782	Public and Non-Profit Management
GSB 784	Knowledge Management
GSB 785	Information Policy
GSB 790	Leadership Seminar
GSB 798	Management Practicum