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Apr 25, 2024
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2023-2024 Academic Catalog
Strategic, M.B.A.
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 Return to: College of Business
Preamble: The Strategic MBA is a 30 hour MBA program with curriculum emphasis on leadership and strategic decision making.
- Students without sufficient prior coursework may be required to take up to 6 hours of foundation coursework.
- Students may elect to add a concentration, completing the coursework as defined by the selected concentration the required additional hours.
Mission: The mission of the Strategic MBA program is to provide graduates with the knowledge and skills needed to successfully manage organizations in a dynamic environment by offering an integrated curriculum that blends theoretical concepts with practical applications.
Strategic MBA graduates will be able to:
- Analyze business operations and processes;
- Analyze changes in the business environment to develop strategies that respond to emerging opportunities and threats;
- Apply leadership skills to work effectively with individuals and teams in organizational situations; and
- Apply cross-functional approaches to organizational issues.
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Degree Requirements
The following courses are required for attaining the Master of Business Administration degree. Courses are listed in the recommended completion order.
Required Foundation Courses (6 hours) - Not required for students with sufficient prior coursework
Required Core Courses (24 hours)
Required Elective:
Choose an advanced elective, selected from the available concentration offerings. Students choosing a concentration should select their advanced elective from the selected concentration.
Required Capstone Courses (6 hours)
Optional Academic Concentration (6-9 hours)
Choose one of the following:
Accounting:
9 semester hours composed of 3 hours required accounting courses, and 6 semester hours of electives selected from an approved list.
- ACCT 6371 Advanced Auditing
- Two additional graduate Accounting (ACCT) electives.
For students coming from non-accounting undergraduate programs, additional undergraduate prerequisites may be required for enrollment in the concentration courses.
Electives:
6 semester hours selected from the following courses:
Business Analytics
9 semester hours composed of electives selected from the following approved list.
Finance:
9 semester hours composed of electives selected from the following approved list.
Human Resources Management:
9 semester hours composed of electives selected from the following approved list.
Management:
9 semester hours composed of electives selected from the following approved list.
Marketing:
9 semester hours composed of electives selected from the following approved list. May substitute up to 3 hours from the Supply Chain Management listing.
Supply Chain Management:
9 semester hours composed of electives selected from the following approved list.
Total Program Requirements
Foundation Courses* 6 hours
Core Requirements 30 hours
Academic Concentration 9-12 hours OPTIONAL concentration
Total 30-36 hours + foundation
*Students who do not have sufficient background in Statistics/Analytics will be required to take BUSI 6A02 as a foundation course. Students who do not have a sufficient background in Accounting will be required to take ACCT 6A01 as a foundation course. Students who do not have a sufficient background in Economics will be required to take ECON 6A01 as a foundation course.
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