Students complete the following 7 required courses in addition to 3 elective courses.
MBA 640 Financial Management and Policies (3cr)
Examines the principles and framework for corporate financial management decisions.
Explores the valuation, investment, and financing of a company and its business activities.
Includes short-term and long-term, financial management policy decisions; maximizing
shareholder wealth; investment strategies, financial strategies; and risk management
strategies. Computer models for financial decision making will be used along with
spreadsheets and statistical software.
MBA 660 Managing and Leading (3cr)
Examines effective and ineffective leadership, exhibited in a variety of organizations
and environments, through historic and modern theory, ethical standards, and legal
standards. Readings, case studies, and exercises are used to apply theory and standards.
Managing issues of motivation, leadership, job satisfaction, team dynamics, and organizational
restructuring are addressed.
MBA 650 Competing in Global Economies and Markets (3cr)
Addresses the impact of national and global economic developments on the business
environment. The determinants of national income, inflation, interest rates, unemployment
rates, business cycles, exchange rates, and foreign investment are discussed, with
particular attention to the increasingly important linkages between the U.S. and global
economies. The course also examines the effects of U.S. and foreign government policies
with respect to taxation, public expenditures, money supply, capital markets, and
foreign trade and investment on the economic environment of business.
MBA 680 Marketing Strategies (3cr)
An examination of the marketing management decision process, with particular emphasis
on market opportunity analysis, strategy development, product planning, pricing, distribution,
promotional strategy, and the integration of marketing mix variables with segmentation
and targeting decisions.
MBA 662 Sustainability and Social Responsibility (3cr)
Sustainable business development is designed to create a livable future that will
provide balance between economic growth, long-term environmental protection, and social
equity. The course examines methods of achieving organizational objectives while positively
impacting the physical and social environments in which organizations operate.
MBA 661 Decisions in Operations and Project Management (3cr)
Develops an understanding of a portfolio of techniques for operations and project
management and their selection and use in appropriate situations. Examines the alternative
theoretical perspectives that inform management thinking in this field.
MBA 690 Strategic Management of Organizations (capstone) (3cr)
Introduces the concept of strategic management through case analyses involving the
basic direction and goals of an organization; the social, political, technological,
economic, and global environment; the industry and market structure; and the organization's
strengths and weaknesses. The emphasis is on the development and successful implementation
of strategy in different types of firms. This course serves as the capstone course
for the MBA.
