Graduation requirements for the MBA degree are listed below. Once a student begins
the program, all program requirements are to be completed within a six-year period
unless an extension is granted by the Else School MBA Council. Students attending
full time generally complete the program in 12 months; attending part time generally
takes 24 months.
Master of Business Administration
Students must have completed the following foundational prerequisites:
- ACCT 580 Survey of Accounting (B- or higher)
- ECON 500 Survey of Economics (B- or higher)
- FINC 562 Survey of Finance (B- or higher)
- MGMT 533 Survey of Management (B- or higher)
- MRKT 521 Survey of Marketing (B- or higher)
- Students must have completed an undergraduate course in Statistics with Regression
- Students must have completed an undergraduate course in College Algebra
Students must complete the following class from the “Principles of Leadership” core
course requirement:
- MGMT 638 Seminar in Leadership (B- or higher)
Students must complete three credits from the “Financial Performance” core course
requirement. Choose from below:
- ACCT 681 Advanced Managerial Accounting (B- or higher)
- ACCT 679 Financial Statement Analysis (B- or higher)
- FINC 662 Financial Management (B- or higher)
- FINC 666 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management (B- or higher)
Students must complete one class from the “Data Analysis for Decision Making” core
course requirement:
- QMGT 679 Analytics (B- or higher)
- ECON 679 Decision Making Under Uncertainty (B- or higher)
- MRKT 626 Marketing Research (B- or higher)
Students must complete one class from the “Navigating a Complex World” core course
requirement. An international travel course (*) may also complete this requirement:
- MRKT 620 Seminar in Marketing Management (B- or higher)
- MRKT 622 Buyer Behavior (B- or higher)
- MRKT 626 Marketing Research (B- or higher)
- ECON 602 Industrial Organizations (B- or higher)
- *EACC 600 Study Abroad Topics in Accounting (B- or higher)
- *EECN 600 Study Abroad Topics in Economics (B- or higher)
- *EFIN 600 Study Abroad Topics in Finance (B- or higher)
- *EMAR 600 Study Abroad Topics in Marketing (B- or higher)
- *EMGT 600 Study Abroad Topics in Management (B- or higher)
- *EMIS 600 Study Abroad Topics in Management Information Systems (B- or higher)
- *EPOL 600 Study Abroad Topics in Business (B- or higher)
Students must complete the following class from the “Business Communications” requirement:
- BUSI 691 Business Communications
Students must complete the capstone requirement:
- BUSI 605 Strategic Management—Concepts and Applications (B- or higher)
Students must complete 12 credit hours, 4 courses, in Electives from the Else School.
MBA Areas of Focus
MBA students have the option of declaring an area of focus/concentration, including
Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing, Quantitative Analysis, or Global Business
Studies. Each focus area is designated as a three-course unit (nine hours) of study
that enables in-depth examination of that area of business management. Focus areas
may appear on the college transcript if the concentration is declared in the Office
of Records. A student is not required to have a focus. A course taken as a core requirement
may also count toward an area of focus; however, one course cannot count toward two
focus areas. Students may petition the MBA council to include a special topics course
a part of a particular focus area.
Optional MBA Focus/Concentration in Economics
Students must complete nine hours in Economics. Choose from the following courses:
- ECON 602 Industrial Organization
- ECON 679 Decision Making Under Uncertainty
- ECON 685 International Economics
- ECON 699 Special Topics in Economics
Optional MBA Focus/Concentration in Finance
Students must complete nine hours in Finance. Choose from the following courses:
- ACCT 679 Financial Statement Analysis
- FINC 662 Financial Management
- FINC 664 Financial Institutions
- FINC 666 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
- FINC 667 Student Managed Fund I
- FINC 668 Student Managed Fund II
- FINC 669 Special Topics in Finance
Optional MBA Focus/Concentration in Management
Students must complete nine hours in Management. Choose from the following courses:
- MGMT 635 Human Resource Management
- MGMT 637 The 48 Laws of Power
- MGMT 638 Seminar in Leadership
- MGMT 699 Special Topics in Management
Optional MBA Focus/Concentration in Marketing
Students must complete nine hours in Marketing. Choose from the following courses:
- MRKT 620 Seminar in Marketing Management
- MRKT 622 Buyer Behavior
- MRKT 626 Marketing Research
- MRKT 699 Special Topics in Marketing
Optional MBA Focus/Concentration in Quantitative Analysis
Students must complete nine hours in Quantitative Analysis. Choose from the following
courses:
- ECON 679 Decision Making Under Uncertainty
- FINC 666 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
- MRKT 626 Marketing Research
- QMGT 679 Analytics
- FINC 667 Student Managed Fund I
- FINC 668 Student Managed Fund II
- QMGT 669 Special Topics in Quantitative Analysis
Optional MBA Focus/Concentration in Global Business Studies
Students must complete nine hours in Global Business Studies. Choose from the following
courses:
- ECON 685 International Economics
- EACC 600 Study Abroad Topics in Accounting
- EECN 600 Study Abroad Topics in Economics
- EFIN 600 Study Abroad Topics in Finance
- EMAR 600 Study Abroad Topics in Marketing
- EMGT 600 Study Abroad Topics in Management
- EMIS 600 Study Abroad Topics in Management Information Systems
- EPOL 600 Study Abroad Topics in Business