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A Curriculum on the Cutting Edge
The Evening MBA program provides the academic foundation to your career. Its curriculum strives to deliver time-tested business skills, principles and knowledge that managers need to function successfully in their organizations. This content is also infused with current issues and theoretical developments to take you to the cutting edge of managerial practice. This combination of the basics and emerging knowledge means that, not only is your MBA immediately relevant to you in your work, it informs you throughout your career.
The curriculum can be viewed in two parts:
Some courses meet for an entire semester, while others are offered as shorter modules. The international trip takes place during the winter break of the second year for approximately 10 days.
The curriculum is subject to change.
| Year 1 |
| Fall Semester |
|
Financial Accounting (3 cr.) |
| Winter Break |
| Risk Management (2 cr.) |
| Spring Semester |
| Managing Behavior in Organizations (3 cr.) Economics for Managers (3 cr.) |
| Summer Session (8 weeks) |
| Data Analysis and Decision Making (3 cr.) |
| Year 2 |
| Fall Semester |
|
Introduction to Financial Management
(3 cr.) Marketing Management (3 cr.) |
| Winter Break |
| International Trip (3 cr.) |
| Spring Semester |
| Business Strategy (3 cr.) Operations Management (3 cr.) |
| Summer Session (8 weeks) |
| Managerial Accounting (3 cr.) |
| Year 3 | |
| Fall Semester | |
| Advanced Marketing Topics (3 cr.) Advanced Finance Topics (3 cr.) |
|
| Winter Break | |
| Advanced Management Topics (3 cr.) | |
| Spring Semester | |
|
Advanced
Management Topics (3 cr.) Advanced Operations Management Topics (3 cr.) |
Core Curriculum Course Descriptions
Financial Accounting (ACCT IS 700) Principles, concepts and procedures of financial accounting essential to the proper preparation, understanding and interpretation of accounting information.
Managerial Communication (GEN BUS 700) Focuses on strategic aspects of communication goals for managers and practice in skills needed to carry out writing and speaking objectives.
Marketing Management (MARKETING 700) The institutional, behavioral, and functional foundations of marketing, and the management of the marketing mix.
Economics for Managers (OTM 732)
This course develops and applies economic principles to examine the affect
of firm, industry, domestic and global market conditions on both day-to-day
managerial decision making and long-term strategic planning.
Managerial Accounting (ACCT IS 710) Interpretation and use of accounting data for management planning, decision making and control. Consideration of cost-volume-profit relationships, relevant costs, variable (direct) costing, activity-based costing, transfer pricing and performance evaluation of segments of the firm.
Data Analysis & Decision Making (OTM 705)
Students will advance their analytical and decision making skills by
developing practical spreadsheet models to evaluate business situations.
Fundamental topics in probability, statistics, and constrained optimization
will be introduced and used as modeling tools via active learning exercises.
Introduction to Financial Management (FINANCE 700) Introduction to financial management of firms and investment decision making; both theory and practice are emphasized. Topics covered include the financial environment and securities markets, financial statements and analysis, working capital management and capital budgeting, cost of capital, dividend policy, asset valuation, investments, decision making under uncertainty and selected topics such as mergers, options, futures.
Managing Behavior in Organizations (MHR 704)
Examines the effective management of behavior in organizations. Focuses on
the application of theories of leadership and work motivation. Includes
critical conceptual and analytical assessment of these theories. Emphasizes
the management of work performance, managerial skill building, and enabling
followers.
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Operations Management (OTM 700) Management of the operations function in manufacturing and service organizations. Emphasizes the coordination of resources to improve cost, quality, and customer service. Topics include materials, capacity, and project management, operations strategy, forecasting, and process design.
Business Strategy (MHR 723) Integrative approach to strategic management, including strategy formulation/implementation at business unit, corporate levels. Cases, discussion, lecture, simulation are used to communicate concepts. Emphasizes development of unique tools for analysis of companies and industries, application of knowledge to business problems.