MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

COURSES AVAILABLE THROUGH MMIB DEPARTMENT

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COURSES

AND MANAGEMENT MAJOR AND MINOR

Graduate courses in Management, Marketing, and International Business are taken as part of the requirements in the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program and also may be taken by other graduate students who desire to obtain advanced knowledge in the respective areas.  Management courses may be applied to a major or minor in management, and both management and marketing courses may be applied to a minor in general business. These MBA courses enable students to acquire knowledge and skills to enhance their capabilities for optimizing personal potential within their chosen career paths.

Management Major
While all MBA students obtain knowledge of the fundamentals of management, the management major provides an opportunity to develop more specialized knowledge in one or more areas of management.  This is achieved by completing a total of 18 graduate hours of management courses, including those required of all MBA students.

Management Minor
The objective of the graduate minor in management is to provide students with either general or specialized knowledge of the subject according to individual needs.   This objective is satisfied by completing 9 to 15 hours of management courses numbered 500 and above.

Masters students should be knowledgeable of:

• Theories and insights from the field of management and be able to apply such understanding to organizational settings. This objective is accomplished through the successful completion of MGT 512--Seminar in Management.
• Integrating information from various functional areas into the strategic management model and presenting this information through written and oral reports. This objective is accomplished through the successful completion of MGT 517--Strategic Management.
• The interpretation and application of the concepts and analytical models for integrated problem solving of production systems in both manufacturing and service industries. This objective is accomplished through the successful completion of MGT 571--Operations Management.
• Evaluating and understanding the role of information systems in contemporary organizations from an organizational and technical perspective. Additionally, the student will be able to recognize and interpret information systems’ issues that arise in a rapidly changing technical and business environment. This objective is accomplished through the successful completion of MGT 581--Information Systems in Organizations.
• Basic marketing concepts and techniques essential to the formulation and implementation of effective marketing programs and strategies. This objective is accomplished through the successful completion of MKT 508--Marketing: Theories and Practices.
• The formulation and implementation of marketing programs and strategies. This objective is accomplished through the successful completion of MKT 513--Marketing Management.
• The international dimension of business. Students are expected to possess some appreciation and understanding of the economic, political, historical, geographical, and cultural factors that affect international business opportunities, strategies, policies, and practices. This objective is accomplished through the successful completion of 3 hours from:

MGT 522--Seminar in International Management

MKT 552--International Marketing Management, or

GBU 547--Legal Environment of International Business.

Selected areas of management that deserve specialized study for certain management activities but do not require detailed attention by all MBA students. This objective is fulfilled by successful completion of 9 hours from the following courses:

MGT 522--Seminar in International Management (if not taken as international business course noted above)

MGT 550--Executive Leadership

MGT 570--Management Problems in Employee and Labor Relations

MGT 573--Seminar in Human Resource Management

MGT 575--Advanced Graduate Studies

MGT 576--Advanced Graduate Studies

MGT 580--Quantitative Management Applications

Specialized areas of marketing that deserve specialized study for certain marketing activities but do not require detailed attention by all MBA students. This objective is fulfilled by successful completion of 3 or more hours from the following courses:

MKT 510--Strategic Marketing of Services

MKT 552--International Marketing Management (if not taken as international business course noted above)

MKT 575--Advanced Graduate Studies

MKT 576--Advanced Graduate Studies

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