Strategic MBA - Management Degree Requirements
Between 30 and 51 credit hours of coursework is needed to complete the Strategic MBA+ with a concentration in Management.
The curriculum consists of four (4) foundation courses, seven (7) core courses, two (2) capstone courses, one (1) required elective. The human resources management concentration can be completed by adding on three (3) additional concentration courses. All classes are 3 credit hours. Students who have sufficient academic backgrounds may be eligible to waive the BUSI 6301, QMSC 6351, ACCT 6351, and/or ECON 6351 foundation courses.
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Required Foundation Course (12 hours)
- BUSI 6301 Introduction to Business
- QMSC 6351 Statistics and Research Methods
- ACCT 6351 Financial Reporting and Analysis
- ECON 6351 Economics for Managers
Required Core Courses (21 hours)
- ACCT 6352 Strategic Cost Management
- MGMT 6352 Management Information Systems and Data Analytics
- MGMT 6354 Organizational Leadership and Ethics
- MGMT 6357 Organizational Theory and Development
- FINC 6352 Financial Management
- MKTG 6352 Strategic Marketing Management
- MGMT 6355 Operations Management: Creating Competitive Advantages
Required Elective (3 hours)
Choose 1 from:
- MGMT 6300 Selected Topics in Management
- MGMT 6351 Management and Organizational Behavior
- MGMT 6353 Management of Diversity in Organizations
- MGMT 6355 Operations Management: Creating Competitive Advantages
- MGMT 6356 Human Resources Management
- MGMT 6367 International Operations and Supply Chain Management
- MGMT 6371 Contemporary Management Issues
- MGMT 6372 Organizational Theory and Development
- MGMT 6373 Seminar in Behavioral Decision Making
- MGMT 6375 Seminar in Employment Law
- MGMT 6376 Entrepreneurship
- MGMT 6377 International Management and Leadership
- MGMT 6378 Seminar in e-Commerce
- MGMT 6380 Compensation and Employee Benefits
- MGMT 6381 Staffing and Employee Development
- MGMT 6385 Healthcare Law
- MGMT 6386 Advanced Supply Chain Management
- BUSI 6390 Field Studies/Internship
- BUSI 6391 Study Abroad
Required Capstone Courses (6 hours)^
Optional Management Concentration (9 hours)
A concentration in management provides relevant business expertise within a global perspective, which enables students to manage a diverse workforce and cross-functional teams using real-world applications. 9 semester hours composed of electives selected from the following approved list, excluding above-selected elective.
- MGMT 6300 Selected Topics in Management
- MGMT 6351 Management and Organizational Behavior
- MGMT 6353 Management of Diversity in Organizations
- MGMT 6355 Operations Management: Creating Competitive Advantages
- MGMT 6356 Human Resources Management
- MGMT 6367 International Operations and Supply Chain Management
- MGMT 6371 Contemporary Management Issues
- MGMT 6372 Organizational Theory and Development
- MGMT 6373 Seminar in Behavioral Decision Making
- MGMT 6375 Seminar in Employment Law
- MGMT 6376 Entrepreneurship
- MGMT 6377 International Management and Leadership
- MGMT 6378 Seminar in e-Commerce
- MGMT 6380 Compensation and Employee Benefits
- MGMT 6381 Staffing and Employee Development
- MGMT 6385 Healthcare Law
- MGMT 6386 Advanced Supply Chain Management
- BUSI 6390 Field Studies/Internship
- BUSI 6391 Study Abroad
Total Program Requirements
Required Foundation Courses* 12 hours
Required Core+Capstone+Elective Requirements 30 hours
OPTIONAL Academic Concentration 9-12 hours
^MGMT 6359 and MGMT 6399 is offered in the fall or spring terms only, and requires participation in the case conference event, held during the semester of MGMT 6399 course enrollment. Information regarding the event will be provided in the course.
*Students who have sufficient academic backgrounds may be eligible to waive the BUSI 6301, QMSC 6351, ACCT 6351, and/or ECON 6351 foundation courses, thus reducing total credit hours needed to complete program requirements.
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