Fifth Year MBA

Total Prerequisites Requirements - 18 Credits

Depending on many variables, all or some prerequisite courses may be waived. Please contact the Associate Dean of Graduate Business programs to determine individual prerequisite courses needed for admission. A Pre-MBA Minor is available under the Undergraduate Business Program as an option for these prerequisites.

Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 36

Core Courses Requirements- 24 credit

• BUA 510 - Accounting from a Manager's Perspective (Cr: 3)
  

• BUA 542 - Operations Management (Cr: 3)
  

• BUA 520 - Managing in the Evolving Workplace (Cr: 3)
  

• BUA 561 - Managing in the Global Business Environment (Cr: 3)
  

• ITS 553 - Technology and Innovation (Cr: 3)
  

• ITS 570 - Business Intelligence and Data Mining (Cr: 3)
  

• BUA 587 - Business Policy and Strategy (Cr: 3)
  

• ITS 575 - Agile Project Management (Cr: 3)
  
  OR

• REST 550 - Construction Project Management (Cr: 3)
  
  (Core Requirement for students completing the Real Estate or Construction Project Management Specialization)

• HMT 530 - Events Management in a Digital World (Cr: 3)
  
  (Core Requirement for students completing the Arts Administration Specialization)

MBA Elective Requirement Options - 12 Credits

Students must choose four electives. Students will have the option of following specialized courses in focus areas of their choice, or the option to pursue 1-2 internship/field study/self-directed courses as part of their electives through courses BUA574/BUA575, as well as two others of their choosing. Students will have an option of selecting across the specialized areas for self-driven elective selections.

• BUA 574 - Field Study I: Consulting Project Seminar (Cr: 3)
  

• BUA 575 - Field Study II: Consulting Project Seminar (Cr: 3)
  

Arts Administration Electives

• AAD 505 - Art Law and Intellectual Property (Cr: 3)
  

• BUA 574 - Field Study I: Consulting Project Seminar (Cr: 3)
  

• BUA 575 - Field Study II: Consulting Project Seminar (Cr: 3)
  

• NPPA 560 - Marketing and Fundraising in Non-Profits (Cr: 3)
  

Construction Project Management Electives

• IDI 542 - Building Systems & Integrated Design (Cr: 3)
  

• IA 506 - Emerging Materials and Systems (Cr: 3)
  

• PMGT 528 - Scheduling Tools and Techniques (Cr: 3)
  

• PMGT 550 - Construction Estimating (Cr: 3)
  

Finance Electives

• FNCE 521 - Financial Reporting and Analysis (Cr: 3)
  

• FNCE 560 - Evaluating Capital Investments (Cr: 3)
  

• FNCE 580 - Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (Cr: 3)
  

• FNCE 590 - Personal Financial Planning (Cr: 3)
  

Entrepreneurship Electives

• BUA 530 - Small Business Management (Cr: 3)
  

• ENTP 526 - Entrepreneurial Marketing (Cr: 3)
  

• ENTP 530 - Entrepreneurial Venture Finance (Cr: 3)
  

• BUA 575 - Field Study II: Consulting Project Seminar (Cr: 3)
  

Operations Management Electives

• ITS 560 - Computer Security and Cyber Forensics (Cr: 3)
  

• OPMT 560 - Lean Thinking and 6 Sigma (Cr: 3)
  

• OPMT 570 - Analytics for Logistics and Distribution Management (Cr: 3)
  

• OPMT 580 - Global Supply Chain Management (Cr: 3)
  

Project Management Electives

• BUA 529 - Project Management (Cr: 3)
  

• OPMT 560 - Lean Thinking and 6 Sigma (Cr: 3)
  

• PMGT 512 - Business Analysis Techniques Used in Project and Program Management (Cr: 3)
  

• PMGT 528 - Scheduling Tools and Techniques (Cr: 3)
  

Marketing Electives

• MKTG 522 - Branding and Advertising (Cr: 3)
  

• MKTG 525 - Advanced Data Analytics and Visualization (Cr: 3)
  

• MKTG 531 - Sales Management (Cr: 3)
  

• MKTG 553 - Digital Marketing (Cr: 3)
  

Real Estate Electives

• REST 560 - Real Estate and Investment Valuation Analysis (Cr: 3)
  

• REST 570 - Real Estate Leasing and Transactions (Cr: 3)
  

• REST 580 - Real Estate Finance and Capital Markets (Cr: 3)
  

• REST 590 - Real Estate Property Management (Cr: 3)
  

Sustainability & Environmental Social Governance

• SUST 560 - Environmental Sustainability & Value Creation (Cr: 3)
  

• SUST 570 - Social Innovation & Design Thinking (Cr: 3)
  

• SUST 580 - Sustainable Investing (Cr: 3)
  

• SUST 590 - Environmental Social Governance Reporting for Sustainability (Cr: 3)
  

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the program, the student will be able to:

• Articulate leadership theory for professional application in the professional world
• Apply market research, company evaluations, analysis of situations, and recommendations for solutions to business case analysis projects and/or papers.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills to articulate current management trends, including cross-cultural and global awareness
• Demonstrate knowledge of accounting processes, key financial statements and financial analysis to determine key management decisions quantitatively
• Demonstrate knowledge of key aspects of the MBA program, finance, accounting, management and leadership knowledge, research, writing and presentation skills

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