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MBA Degree Requirements Summary

A minimum of 48 semester hours at the graduate level is required for all MBA students. There are two categories of course work: core courses and electives.

Core Courses (30 semester hours)

A total of ten courses comprise the MBA core curriculum.  Core courses are presented in modules to facilitate the student's acquisition of cross-functional knowledge.  These modules and courses are taken in the order shown.

• Module 1:
  • ACCT 6331: Financial Accounting
  • FINA 6387: Managerial Analysis
• Module 2:
  • DISC 6360: Statistical Methods for Business
  • FINA 6335: Managerial Finance
• Module 3:
  • GENB 6350: Business Law and Ethics*
  • DISC 6341: Information Systems
• Module 4:
  • MANA 6332: Organizational Behavior and Management
  • MARK 6361 Marketing Administration
• Module 5:
  • DISC 6301: Production and Operations Management
  • MANA 6383: Strategic Management (Capstone Course)

* GENB 6350 is only required as a core course for students who started the MBA program from
Fall 2005 forward.

Electives (18 semester hours)

MBA candidates must take a minimum of six 6000- and 7000-level business elective courses to complete the degree. Two graduate-level electives outside the Bauer College of Business (only at the U.of H. Central Campus) may be counted toward the degree subject to prior approval from the MBA Program Office.

Electives can be chosen from the following areas:

• Accounting (ACCT)
• Entrepreneurship (ENTR)
• Finance (FINA)
• General Business (GENB)
• International Business (INTB)
• Management (MANA)
• Management Information Systems (under DISC)
• Marketing (MARK)
• Operations Management (under DISC)
• Taxation (under ACCT)

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