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 MBA with an emphasis, the student must complete a minimum of four elective courses from one business area with a grade of B or better in each course, plus one additional MBA elective course. Available areas of emphasis are listed below.
Requirements
0-18 credit hours
The following foundational courses may be required for MBA students who have not completed sufficient prior academic coursework or students who have not earned a grade of B or better in courses previously taken from a regionally accredited institution. The foundational courses or their equivalents, if required, must be completed during the students’ first 18 credit hours of the MBA graduate program.
Foundation Coursework
0-6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:
| EPB 50101 | Academic & Professional Writing for Business Students I | 3 |
| EPB 50102 | Academic & Professional Writing for Business Students II | 3 |
Accounting Coursework
0-3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:
Economics Coursework
0-3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:
Management Coursework
0-3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:
Statistics Coursework
0-3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:
Major Coursework
15 credit hours of coursework from the following options:
Quantitative Coursework
3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:
Selected course will not count towards emphases.
Elective Coursework
15 credit hours of coursework:
Students are required to take 15 credit hours of elective MBA courses. To earn an MBA with an emphasis, students must complete a minimum of four elective courses from one business discipline and achieve a grade of B or better in each course, plus one additional MBA elective course.
Notes: (1) Students can only earn credit for one internship as an elective.
(2) MGMT 66080 is the capstone course, to be taken in the last term of the student’s program.
(3) In the event that taking a core course would require a student with an undergraduate degree in business to repeat coursework equivalent to that which the student has already taken, the college dean or the student’s academic advisor may advise the student to select an alternative, higher level elective course (from within the same discipline) to fulfill the core requirement.
(4) Required Core Courses: MBA students who have sufficient undergraduate course work in a discipline may be permitted to substitute an advance course within the stated discipline for a required core course. An example would be substituting ACCT 51030 Advance Cost Management for ACCT 51011 Managerial Accounting. Any substitution must be approved by the department head and/or the dean of the specific discipline.
Business Administration, MBA Emphasis Areas
12 credit hours of coursework in a specific business discipline listed as options in the areas below.
Accounting Emphasis - MBA
Finance Emphasis - MBA
Healthcare Administration - MBA
Human Resource Management Emphasis - MBA
International Business Emphasis - MBA
Leadership Emphasis - MBA
Management Emphasis - MBA
Marketing Emphasis - MBA
Nonprofit Administration Emphasis - MBA
Project Management - MBA
Sport Management Emphasis - MBA
Supply Chain Management Emphasis - MBA