Master of Business Administration

MBA 5502 Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance (3)
    A survey of fundamental theories, concepts, principles, and practices in finance, financial accounting, and managerial accounting that provides a foundation for further study in graduate accounting and business courses.   Students must earn a grade of “B” or better in both the course.
MBA 5503 Fundamentals of Economic Analysis and Business Law (3)
    A survey of key concepts in economics and business law that provides a foundation for further study in graduate economics and the MBA curriculum. Students must earn a grade of “B” or better in the course.
MBA 5504 Fundamentals of Management and Marketing (3)
    A survey of key concepts in marketing and management that provides a foundation for further study in graduate marketing and management courses.  Students must earn a grade of “B” or better in the course.
MBA 5505 Fundamentals of Information Systems and Quantitative Methods (3)
    A survey of key concepts in statistics and information systems that provides a foundation for further study in graduate quantitative methods and management information systems.  Students must earn a grade of “B”
MBA 6605 Business and Professional Communication (3)
    Development of skills to assist managers to communicate to both internal and external audiences, to conduct meetings, to negotiate, and to resolve conflict. Emphasis is placed on oral and written presentation skills using state-of-the-art technologies and presentation software.
MBA 6608, Thesis (3)
  6609 Information regarding the thesis program can be obtained from the dean of the College of Business or branch director.
MBA 6610 Business Research Design (3)
    Designed for the student to develop and demonstrate competency in business research methodology and techniques.  This course teaches the MBA student proper research techniques and includes a research proposal. A grade of “B” or better is required. Prerequisite: MBA 5505 or equivalent.
MBA 6611 Business Strategy (3)
    This course is the capstone course in the MBA program.  It integrates the skills and knowledge developed in earlier courses and emphasizes case analysis.  Formulation and implementation of strategies are stressed.  The course includes an end-of-course comprehensive examination.  A grade of “B” or better is required to complete this course successfully.  The course may not be transferred into the MBA program. Prerequisites:  Completion of a minimum of 24 semester hours in the MBA program, with a "B" average or better, including the following courses:  ACT 6691, MBA 6651, MBA 6631, MBA 6661 and MBA 6642; or approval of the department chair.  Students should be in the last term of their program when completing this course.
MBA 6613 Seminar in Business (3)
    Study and analysis of current topics on the leading edge of business. A combination of core material, readings, and research reports on contemporary aspects of business.
MBA 6625, Specialized Study in the Area of Business Administration (1-3)
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6627		 Study of problem or problems using research techniques. Selection of the problem must be approved by the student’s adviser, the instructor under whom the study is to be made, and the appropriate dean or branch director. The study should contribute to the student’s program. Preparation of a scholarly paper is required and may involve an oral defense. Total credit for any combination of enrollments in these courses may not exceed six semester hours. A specialized study may be substituted for a required course only once in a student’s program.  See semester hour limits listed under Course Restrictions in General Regulations section.
MBA 6631 Managerial Finance (3)
    A comprehensive and advanced study of financial analysis, planning, and control techniques for a business entity with emphasis on corporations. Prerequisite: MBA 5502 or equivalent.
MBA 6642 Quantitative Methods for Business (3)
    A blending of topics in business statistics and quantitative modeling applied to business problems. The course is designed to develop students’ ability to apply inferential statistical methods and modeling skills to decision making in business. Topics will include, but not be limited to, probability concepts, hypothesis testing, forecasting, simple and multiple regression, linear programming models, project management, and simulation.  Prerequisite: MBA 5505 or equivalent.
MBA 6651 Managerial Economics (3)
    A study of the decision-making process of business firms in the resource allocation process.  Both the functioning of markets and the decisions of firms in a variety of market structures are considered.  Various theories of the firm are used to study the optimal decision-making rules for business firms under conditions of uncertainty. Prerequisite: MBA 5503, 5505 or equivalents.
MBA 6652 Macroeconomics and Forecasting (3)
    An analysis of the causes of business cycles with the applications of macroeconomic theory and economic forecasting techniques available to the business manager.  Prerequisite: MBA 5503, 5505 or equivalents.
MBA 6661 Strategic Marketing Management (3)
    Application of marketing concepts, principles and procedures for planning, development, implementation and control of marketing programs in profit and non-profit organizations. Emphasis is on the matching of organization resources and strengths with global marketing opportunities, and strategies to overcome environmental threats.  Prerequisite: MBA 5504 or equivalent.
MBA 6671 Organizational Behavior (3)
    Contemporary concepts and theories of organization and the behavior of individuals and groups applied to organizations in the global business environment. Prerequisite: MBA 5504 or equivalent.
MBA 6673 Operations Management  (3)
    An analysis of the conditions under which production and management of goods and services take place in business organizations with attention to the delineation of roles played by management and labor in carrying out production and application of selected quantitative techniques used in production. Prerequisite: MBA 5504, 5505 or equivalents.