MBA Core Curricula
All students will take the core courses. Some course include 2 credit hours of core and 1 credit hour from your emphasis area. These courses are indicated with a (2/1) following the course name.
BUS 500 - Leadership Skills for Managers (3 Credits)
This course teaches practical skills required for effective management at all levels of an organization, and is designed to increase a learner's understanding of key concepts and procedural guidelines related to organizational management, human resource, and leadership. The purpose is to be equipped to deal effectively with managerial challenges dealing with people.
BUS 505 - Creating Consumer Value (2/1 Credits)
This course presents learners with a comprehensive approach to creating consumer value. This includes marketing and brand management in for-profit firms as well as identifying and meeting consumer needs in non-profit and governmental organizations. Topics include segmentation and targeting of consumers; the positioning levers of product, price, promotion, and distribution; and brand management.
ECON 505 - Managerial Economic s(3 Credits)
This course provides a review of financial reporting standards and statements and analysis of those financial statements. Managerial accounting principles will be explored as well as budgeting, cost allocation, accumulation, cost behavior, and relevant costs; revenues are approached from a managers' perspective.
BUS 510 - Global Business Perspectives (3 Credits)
This course deals with management of organizations that operate, directly and indirectly, in more than one country. While the major focus will be the multi-national corporation, management of smaller firms, which only export, will also be considered. The primary emphasis will be on the special management problems, which are unique to multi-national operations.
BUS 515 - Managerial Statistics (2/1 Credits)
This course introduces the concepts and skilled involved in understanding and analyzing research in a variety of areas. The course provides an overview of basic, general knowledge of various research methodologies. This course also enhances students’ abilities to locate, read, comprehend, and critically analyze research articles and reports.
BUS 520 - Managerial Accounting (2/1 Credits)
This course provides a review of financial reporting standards and statements and analysis of those financial statements. Managerial accounting principles will be explored as well as budgeting, cost allocation, accumulation, cost behavior, and relevant costs; revenues are approached from a managers’ perspective.
BUS 525 - Financial Analysis (2/1 Credits)
Students will embark on studying basic financial principles and enhance that with understanding various valuation concepts and methods. Emphasis is also placed on capital budgeting and long term financing as well as working capital management. The course will blend time-tested finance principles and the latest advancements with the practical perspective of the financial manager.
BUS 540 - Strategy (3 Credits)
In this course, learners examine tools and techniques for competitive analysis, strategic planning, and strategy implementation. Learners gain knowledge of the tools and concepts needed to develop a business strategy including macro environmental scanning, industry and competitive analysis, value chain analysis, SWOT analysis, identification of critical success factors and driving forces, and development of strategic alternatives and recommendations.