Strategic MBA

Management Concentration Courses

Select four classes from the following.

Graduate Study Abroad
One graduate study-abroad course completed in a business discipline other than the concentration field may be counted toward the concentration.
MGMT 6300 Selected Topics in Management
Cr. 3. (3-0) MGMT 6351
MGMT 6353 Management of Diversity in Organizations
Cr. 3. (3-0) BUS 6351 and MGT 6351
This course provides students with an opportunity to develop the necessary knowledge and skills in the areas of inter-personal, team-building, communication, mentoring, counseling, decision-making and problem solving, conflict management and negotiation; emphasis will be placed on managing a diverse work force and cross-functional teams with a focus on practical applications.
MGMT 6367 International Operations Management
Cr. 3. (3-0) QMSC 6351 and MGMT 6352
This course examines various strategic and operational issues in the design, planning and execution of a firm’s international operations, including acquisition of input resources, location of production facilities and logistics. The course will cover a range of topics from a strategic overview of international operations to detailed operational mechanisms to match global supply with the demand from multinational markets for a firm’s products and services.
MGMT 6371 Contemporary Management Issues
Cr. 3. (3-0) MGMT 6351
Provides an understanding of the complex and dynamic nature of corporate environment in the current global economy in which business and its environment are not clearly separated. Includes discussion of emerging technologies, globalization, future trends, Learning Organization, recruiting and training the knowledge worker, Corporate Universities, mergers, acquisitions, Innovation Dilemma, Information Technology, and strategy transformation.
MGMT 6372 Organizational Theory and Development
Cr. 3. (3-0) MGMT 6351
Theoretical foundations and action strategies of organizational theory and development with emphasis on organizational analysis. Role of the general manager, problems and challenges of corporate managers in complex organizations, strategies in a turbulent environment.
MGMT 6374 Human Resources Management
Cr. 3. (3-0) MGMT 6351
This course encompasses an analysis of the classical and contemporary administrative functions involved in the management of people within organizations. Emphasizes staffing, EEO regulation, compensation policy, performance appraisal, and training and career development within the context of an increasingly diverse, internationalized, and competitive organizational environment.
MGMT 6375 Seminar in Employment Law
Cr. 3. (3-0) MGMT 6351
Exploring the legal environment that pervades the relationship between employers and employees; analysis of the nature and scope of internal rules, regulations, policies and procedures that should be implemented governing the workplace and the conduct of employers and employees; writing and implementing policies; complying with federal and state employment laws, rules, and regulations.
MGMT 6376 Entrepreneurship
Cr. 3. (3-0) MGMT 6351
MGMT 6377 International Management
Cr. 3. (3-0) MGMT 6351
Theoretical and practical rationale for international business activities; delineation of macro-environmental factors and international institutions that affect global business; policy concerns raised by the dynamic international environment; political, legal, and cultural environment; implementation of global strategies for smaller companies and multinationals.
MGMT 6378 Seminar in E-Commerce
Cr. 3. (3-0) MGMT 6351
This course provides an advanced study of e-commerce as a new trend in doing business. A managerial perspective is adopted to show how online business is being conducted and managed, along with its opportunities, limitations, issues, and risks. Includes design and development of business-oriented Internet application using HTML-based tools.
MGMT 6387 Comparative Management
Cr. 3. (3-0) MGMT 6351
This course addresses the dilemmas and opportunities that managers face when interacting in international multi-cultural environments. The course focuses on increasing students’ effectiveness/ability to manage cross-cultural interactions, and in identifying, understanding, and managing the cultural components of organizational and business dynamics.

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School of Business Administration staff advisors assist with developing degree plans and are available to assist students with selecting courses each term. However, under University policy, they are not responsible for checking to see that students have met degree requirements. Students are responsible for meeting the degree requirements specified in their catalog and degree plan.