Degree Requirements for the
Fourth-Year Bridge Strategic MBA Program

The Fourth-Year Bridge Strategic MBA Program is an academic program designed to meet the needs of international students whose baccalaureate degrees were completed in three years (the equivalent of fewer than 120 semester credit hours) rather than four years. Students in the Fourth-Year Bridge Strategic MBA Program are required to meet all University Admission requirements as well as the School of Business Administration MBA general requirements. Bridge students will not be allowed to enroll in MBA core and elective courses until they have satisfactorily completed the Fourth-Year Bridge. The only exception to this rule will be that a student with a UHV GPA of 3.0 or higher may file a Course Credit Petition to complete the final hours for the Bridge and begin the regular MBA courses simultaneously. The petition form is available in the Office of Admissions and Records, or on the web at www.uhv.edu/oar under Forms.

The following courses are required for completing the Fourth-Year Bridge Strategic MBA Program (students should refer to individual course descriptions for information on course prerequisites):

FOURTH-YEAR BRIDGE REQUIREMENTS (30 HOURS)
ENG 3430 Professional Writing
HUM 4322 Ethics
MGT 3312 Legal Environment of Business
9 upper-division hours selected from approved electives listed at http://www.uhv.edu/bus/bmba/bridgecourses.asp
12 hours selected by advisement

REQUIRED SPECIFIC BUSINESS COURSES (36 HOURS)
Requirement (Prerequisite*)
ECO 6351 Economics for Managers
MGT 6351 Management and Organizational Behavior
QMS 6351 Statistics and Research Methods (Business calculus)
BUS 6351 Business and Society
ACC 6351 Financial Reporting and Analysis
MGT 6352 Management Information Systems (basic computer literacy)
ACC 6352 Strategic Cost Management (ACC 6351)
MGT 6355 Operations Management: Creating Competitive Advantages (QMS 6351)
FIN 6352 Financial Management (ACC 6351, ECO 6351, and QMS 6351)
MKT 6352 Strategic Marketing Management
MGT 6354 Leadership and Organizational Change (BUS 6351 and MGT 6351)
MGT 6359 Seminar in Strategic Management (Completion of all MBA Core Courses; MGT 6354 may be taken concurrently)
* Students should refer to individual course descriptions for additional information on course prerequisites.

General Business: Bridge Strategic M.B.A. students may choose to complete 12 hours of graduate business electives without designating a concentration. One study abroad course may be completed in Management, Marketing, Finance, Economics, or Accounting.

Accounting: Bridge Strategic M.B.A. students may choose to complete one of the two options to achieve a concentration in Accounting:

• Four accounting electives or
• Three accounting electives plus one finance, economics, or study abroad elective (Study abroad course may be completed in Management, Marketing, Finance, or Economics.)

Finance: Bridge Strategic M.B.A. students may choose to complete one of the two options to achieve a concentration in Finance:

• Four accounting electives or
• Three finance electives plus one accounting, economics, or study abroad elective (Study abroad course may be completed in Management, Marketing, Finance, or Economics.)

Management: Bridge Strategic M.B.A. students may choose 4 of 8 electives listed to complete a concentration in Management:

• MGT 6353 Management of Diversity in Organizations
• MGT 6367 International Operations Management
• MGT 6371 Contemporary Management Issues
• MGT 6372 Organizational Theory and Development
• MGT 6374 Human Resource Management
• MGT 6377 International Management
• MGT 6378 Seminar in e-Commerce
• MGT 6387 Comparative Management
• MGT 6300 Selected Topics in Management (may be repeated up to twice, provided subject matter is different)
• Study Abroad (May be completed in Management, marketing, Finance, Economics, or Accounting.) Limit one, if outside of concentration area.

Marketing: Bridge Strategic M.B.A. students may choose 4 of 7 electives listed to complete a concentration in Marketing:

• MKT 6371 Seminar in Consumer Behavior
• MKT 6372 Marketing Research
• MKT 6373 Seminar in Business to Business Marketing
• MKT 6374 Seminar in Services Marketing
• MKT 6375 Seminar in Integrated Marketing Communication
• MKT 6376 Seminar in Advertising
• MKT 6377 International Marketing
• MKT 6378 Seminar in E-Marketing
• MKT 6300 Selected Topics in Marketing (may be repeated up to twice, provided subject matter is different)
• Study Abroad (May be completed in Management, Marketing, Finance, Economics, or Accounting.) Limit one, if outside of concentration area

International Business: Strategic M.B.A. students may choose 4 of 6 electives listed to complete a concentration in International Business:

• ACC 6377 International Accounting
• ECO 6367 Global Economics
• FIN 6367 International Finance
• MGT 6367 International Operations Management
• MGT 6377 International Management
• MKT 6377 International Marketing
• MGT 6300 Selected Topics in Management (Must be designated as an international elective)
• Study Abroad (May be completed in Management, Marketing, Finance, Economics, or Accounting.) Limit one, if outside of concentration area

Entrepreneurship: Bridge Strategic M.B.A. students may choose 4 of 7 electives listed to complete a concentration in Entrepreneurship:

• EDE 6350 Introduction to Economic Development and Entrepreneurship
• EDE 6351 Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship and innovation
• EDE 6352 Developing the Business Plan
• EDE 6353 Nurturing and Growing the Fledgling Venture
• EDE 6354 Growing the Successful Venture
• EDE 6355 Economic Development and Entrepreneurial Finance
• Study Abroad (May be completed in Management, Marketing, Finance, Economics, or Accounting.) Limit one, if outside of concentration area

Economic Development: Bridge Strategic M.B.A. students may choose 4 of 6 electives listed to complete a concentration in Economic Development:

• EDE 6350 Introduction to Economic Development and Entrepreneurship
• EDE 6355 Economic Development and Entrepreneurial Finance
• EDE 6356 Methods in Economic Development
• EDE 6358 Theory and Practice of Regional Economic Development
• EDE 6387 The Practice of Local Economic Development
• Study Abroad (May be completed in Management, Marketing, Finance, Economics, or Accounting.) Limit one, if outside of concentration area

TOTAL FOURTH-YEAR BRIDGE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
FOURTH-YEAR BRIDGE REQUIREMENTS	31 hours
CORE REQUIREMENTS	36 hours
ACADEMIC CONCENTRATION	12 hours
TOTAL	79 hours

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Please refer to the General Requirements for MBA students in the previous section on MBA Degree Requirements.