MBA with an Emphasis

39-54 credit hours

In addition to earning an MBA, students may choose to customize their degree with an emphasis in a particular area of study. An area of emphasis is intended for students who wish to add an area of in-depth study to the business administration degree.

To earn an emphasis, students must achieve a grade of B (3.0) or better in a minimum of four emphasis area elective courses. A student receiving a grade of C in any emphasis area elective course may select additional courses, as necessary, in order to maintain eligibility to earn the emphasis.

Requirements

To earn a Master of Business Administration with an emphasis, the student must complete the following degree requirements:

Foundation Courses (0-15 credit hours)

See MA and MBA Foundation Courses

Nine core business courses (27 credit hours)

ACCT 51011	Managerial Accounting	3
FIN 52010	Financial Policy	3
INTL 58001	International Business Operations	3
MGMT 56030	Management Practices	3
MGMT 56060	Business Law and Ethics	3
MGMT 56070	Statistics and Quantitative Analysis	3
MIS 54001	Management Information Systems	3
MRKT 55010	Marketing Principles and Issues	3
MGMT 66080	Business Policies and Strategies	3

Note: MGMT 66080 is the capstone course, to be taken in the last term of the student’s program.

For an MBA with an emphasis, four elective courses (12 credit hours), selected from within one business discipline.

Accounting Emphasis - MBA

Entrepreneurial Studies Emphasis - MBA

Finance Emphasis - MBA

Human Resource Management Emphasis - MBA

International Business Emphasis - MBA

Management Emphasis - MBA

Marketing Emphasis - MBA

Supply Chain Management Emphasis - MBA