Business Administration, M.B.A.

(Major Code: 05011) (SIMS Code: 221702)

Admission to the Degree Curriculum

Regulations governing admission to the university and to the Fowler College of Business are outlined above and in Admission and Registration .

Advancement to Candidacy

All students must satisfy the general requirements for advancement to candidacy, as described in Requirements for Master’s Degrees .

Specific Requirements for the Master of Business Administration Degree

The student must complete an approved program of 36 to 42 units of graduate coursework. Up to six units of 500-level courses may be included in the program.

Up to nine units of coursework completed at an accredited AACSB institution or with the approval of the director of graduate programs may be accepted for transfer credit.

Students entering the program should be proficient in college-level mathematics including algebra and in the use of spreadsheets.

The Requirements for the Degree are as Follows

Complete the Following Core of Six Courses

(10 units)

B A 640 - Financial Reporting and Analysis Units: 2
B A 641 - Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility Units: 1
B A 642 - Statistical Analysis Units: 2
B A 643 - Managerial Economics Units: 2
B A 644 - Operations and Supply Chain Management Units: 2
B A 645 - Marketing Units: 1

Note

The requirement to complete individual foundations core courses B A 640 , B A 641 , B A 642 , B A 643 , B A 644 , B A 645 may be waived by the director of graduate business programs under special circumstances. Waivers are determined by evaluating prior course content, institution at which courses were taken, grades received, and time since courses were taken.

Complete the Following Professional Core of Seven Courses

(20 units)

B A 670 - Managerial Accounting Units: 3
B A 671 - Legal Environment of Business Units: 2
B A 672 - Managerial Marketing Units: 3
B A 673 - Organizational Behavior and Leadership Units: 3
B A 674 - Financial Management Units: 3
B A 676 - Strategic Thinking Units: 3
B A 649 - Business Analytics Units: 3
also listed as
MIS 649 - Business Analytics Units: 3

Electives

Complete 9-15 units of electives. Not more than 12 units outside the Fowler College of Business and not more than a total of six units in courses 780 (Field Studies in Business), 797 (Research), and 798 (Special Study), will be accepted toward the degree. Courses taken outside of the Fowler College of Business should be related to the M.B.A. program and must be approved by the director of graduate business programs.

Complete a Culminating Experience Course

(1-3 units)

B A 795 - Business Consulting Units: 1-3
B A 796 - Integrative Business Analysis Units: 3
B A 799A - Thesis Units: 3

Specializations

A student may choose to specialize by completing 12 units of elective courses from one of the following specializations:

Specializations	Major Code	SIMS Code
Accountancy	05021	221908
Entrepreneurship	05997	222361
Finance	05041	222117
Health Services Administration	05011	221710
Information Systems	07021	222338
International Business	05131	223651
Management	05061	222561
Marketing	05091	222773
Project Management	05011	221719
Real Estate	05111	222194
Supply Chain Management	05064	222381