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MBA Specialization Requirements

​Accountancy

Choose 3 of the following options:

Course Title Credit Hours
ACC 542 Managerial Accounting
 4
ACC 551 Business Taxation 4
ACC 635 Forensic Accounting 4
ACC 615 Applied Statistics for Accountants 4
ACC 636 Internal Auditing, Corporate Governance, and Internal Control 4

Business Analytics

Required course:

Course Title Credit Hours
MGT 585 Fundamentals of Business Analytics 4

Choose 2 of the following options:

Course Title Credit Hours
MGT 586 Data Visualization 4
MGT 588 Database Management Systems 4
MGT 594 Machine Learning for Managers 4

Business Strategy

Required courses:

Course Title Credit Hours
ECO 525 Game Theory and Strategy 4
ECO 526 Business Strategy 4

Choose 1 of the following:

Course Title Credit Hours
ECO 529 Strategy and Antitrust 4
ECO 531 Business Models and Innovation Strategy 4
ECO 535 Behavioral Economics and Decision-Making 4

Custom

Choose any 3 electives offered in the graduate business program.

Entrepreneurship

Required course:

Course Title Credit Hours
MGT 570 Entrepreneurship and New Venture Management
 4

Choose 2 of the following options:

Course Title Credit Hours
MGT 590 Management of Innovation and Technological Change 4
MGT 571 Financing New Ventures 4
MGT 595 Social Entrepreneurship 4
MGT 569 Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship 4

Finance and Real Estate

Required course:

Course Title Credit Hours
FIN 523 Investment Analysis 4

Choose 2 of the following courses:

Course Title Credit Hours
FIN 524 Financial Statement Analysis 4
FIN 530 Real Estate Investment and Finance 4
FIN 553 Advanced Corporate Finance 4
FIN 562 Enterprise Risk Management 4

Management (Human Resources track)

Choose 3 of the following options:

Course Title Credit Hours
MGT 523 Recruitment and Selection 4
MGT 525 Training and Career Development 4
MGT 526 Compensation and Benefits 4
MGT 552 Managing Diversity and Inclusion 4
MGT 591 Fundamentals of People Analytics 4

Management (Supply Chain track)

Required courses​:

Course Title Credit Hours
MGT 501 Strategic Supply Chain Mgmt 4
MGT 507 Global Sourcing and Procurement 4
MGT 511 Transportation and Logistics 4

Marketing

Required course​:

Course Title Credit Hours
MKT 535 Marketing Strategy and Planning 4

Choose 2 of the following options:

Course Title Credit Hours
MKT 534 Analytical Tools for Marketers 4
MKT 537 New Product Development 4
MKT 540 Developing Sustainable Business Models
 4
MKT 541 Brand Management 4
MKT 595 Digital Marketing Analytics and Planning 4
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