MBA Curriculum and Courses

The Master of Business Administration curriculum is organized into three sections:

Core MBA courses (21 credits)
Core courses are the first courses a student will take and must be completed before moving on to electives. Core courses must be completed sequentially and include:

Ethics for Managers
Marketing Management
Financial Management
Strategic Operations Management
Global Strategic Management
Organizational Research*
Management Capstone*

*New core requirements for MBA entrants starting the program as of July 2015

Electives and Area of Study MBA courses (18 credits)
Electives may be taken in any order, except in certain areas of study where an order is suggested. Students do not have to select an area of study. The area of study will appear on a student’s transcript but not on the actual diploma. MBA elective options include:

Entrepreneurship
Human Resource Management
Project Management
Market Research
Social Media
Investments
Management Communications
Financial Statement Analysis
Negotiations
Designing a Business Case for Sustainability

Area of Study MBA courses are the final courses completed in the degree program. In addition to the MBA courses, students can also use prior learning assessment to complete these requirements. Area of Study MBA courses include: