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MBA Core Requirements

Course Requirements for the MBA Program

The MBA program requires completion of sixteen courses (60 quarter hours)1.  In addition to the eleven core course (40 quarter hours) requirements below, students must select five courses/electives (20 quarter hours) to specialize in a business area of their choice.  

Core Course Requirements

Course Title Quarter Hours
ACC 502FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING4
ECO 502ANALYSIS OF BUSINESS CONDITIONS2
ECO 555MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS4
FIN 555FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT4
GSB 519BUSINESS ANALYTICS TOOLS (FORMERLY GSB420)4
GSB 599STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT CAPSTONE4
MGT 500LEADING EFFECTIVE AND ETHICAL ORGANIZATIONS4
MGT 504FUNDAMENTALS OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT2
MGT 555HUMAN CAPITAL STRATEGY AND SCIENCE4
MKT 555MARKETING MANAGEMENT4
GSB 525BUSINESS INNOVATION & DESIGN (FORMERLY MGT 573)4
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KGSB may waive MBA Core Course Requirements up to 8 credit hours if a student's undergraduate major was in the same discipline as these core courses and the student earned grades of "C" or better.

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