Students who enrolled in the MBA Program prior to Fall 2017 are required to complete the following courses.
Concentrations
To earn a concentration in accounting, data analytics, finance, healthcare administration, international business, general management, leadership, or marketing, 9 credit-hours must be completed from the selected area as specified below.
Courses
| Foundation Course Requirements (Students may satisfy the foundation requirements with either the 3-credit GSB courses or the new 1-credit courses outlined below) |
| GSB 611/ECON 501 |
Foundations in Economics |
| GSB 612/ACCT 503 |
Foundations in Accounting |
| GSB 613/QUAN 504 |
Foundations in Statistics |
| GSB 614/MGMT 502 |
Foundations in Management |
| GSB 615/FIN 506 |
Foundations in Finance |
| GSB 617/BLAW 505 |
Foundations in Business Law |
| Core Course Requirements (27 credit hours) |
| GSB 621/ECON 603 |
Economics of the Firm |
| GSB 622/MGMT 607 |
Management Information Systems |
| GSB 623/BETH 608 |
Business, Ethics and Society |
| GSB 624/MGMT 602 |
Leading People and Organizations |
| GSB 625/FIN 605 |
Financial Management |
| GSB 626/MKTG 606 |
Marketing Management |
| GSB 701/ACCT 604 |
Accounting for Managers |
| GSB 723/MGMT 609 |
Operations Management for Competitiveness |
| GSB 791/MGMT 699 |
Strategic Management (capstone course) |
Electives (9 credit hours - Select 3)
| Accounting Concentration |
| ACCT 710 |
Cost Management |
| GSB 702/ACCT 711 |
Federal Taxation of Individuals |
| GSB 703/ACCT 712 |
Federal Taxation of Corporations and Partnerships |
| GSB 704/ACCT 713 |
Financial Reporting I* |
| GSB 705/ACCT 714 |
Financial Reporting II* |
| GSB 706/ACCT 715 |
Advanced Accounting |
| GSB 707/ACCT 716 |
Audit and Assurance Services |
| ACCT 717 |
Advanced Auditing |
| ACCT 718 |
Business Law for Accountants |
| ACCT 810 |
International Accounting |
| ACCT 811 |
Government and Non-Profit Accounting |
| ACCT 812 |
Research in Accounting |
| *required for concentration |
| Data Analytics Concentration |
| GSB 735/FIN 725 |
Forecasting and Simulation |
| GSB 771/MKTG 711 |
Marketing Research |
| GSB 786/QUAN 755 |
Predictive Analytics* |
| GSB 787/QUAN 756 |
Data Mining and Data Warehousing |
| LIS 754 |
Systems Analysis and Design* |
| LIS 884 |
Big Data and Competitive Intelligence |
| *required for concentration |
| Finance Concentration |
| GSB 731/FIN 721 |
Investment Analysis* |
| GSB 732/FIN 722 |
Options and Derivatives |
| GSB 733/FIN 720 |
International Financial Management |
| GSB 734/FIN 724 |
Health Care Finance |
| GSB 735/FIN 725 |
Forecasting and Simulation |
| GSB 737/FIN 790 |
Special Topics in Finance |
| *required for concentration |
| Healthcare Administration Concentration |
| GSB 734/FIN 724 |
Health Care Finance |
| GSB 741/HLTC 750 |
Health Care Management* |
| GSB 742/HLTC 751 |
Health Care Law |
| GSB 743/HLTC 752 |
Contemporary Issues in Health Care |
| GSB 751/MGMT 762 |
Strategic Human Resources Management |
| GSB 755/MGMT 761 |
Negotiation |
| *required for concentration |
| International Business Administration Concentration |
| GSB 733/FIN 720 |
International Financial Management |
| GSB 761/INTB 781 |
International Business* |
| GSB 764/MKT 770 |
Global Marketing Management |
| GSB 767/INTB 780 |
International Practicum: Location |
| INTB 790 |
Special Topics in International Business |
| *required for concentration |
| Marketing Concentration |
| GSB 721/ENTR 730 |
Entrepreneurship |
| GSB 735/FIN 725 |
Forecasting |
| GSB 764/MKTG 770 |
Global Marketing Management |
| GSB 771/MKTG 771 |
Marketing Research* |
| GSB 773/MKTG 773 |
Consumer Behavior |
| GSB 774/MKTG 774 |
Marketing Strategy* |
| MKTG 775 |
Brand Management |
| GSB 776/MKTG 790 |
Special Topics in Marketing |
| GSB 786/QUAN 755 |
Predictive Analytics |
| *required for concentration |
| General Management Concentration (a student selecting elective coursework from several areas will earn an MBA with a concentration in General Management) |
| Leadership Concentration |
| MGMT 760 |
Leadership Development* |
| MGMT 761 |
Negotiation |
| MGMT 763 |
Cross-cultural Management and Diversity |
| GSB 755/MGMT 761 |
Strategic Human Resource Management |
| GSB 775/MGMT 790 |
Special Topics in Leadership |
| GSB 778 |
Entrepreneurship |
| GSB 782 |
International Study Experience |
| *required for concentration |