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Master of Business Administration - Specializations

As part of their elective courses, students may select courses from a designated list to earn a specialization in one or more of the following areas: Accounting, Business Analytics, Digital Marketing, Financial Management, Global Management, Health Care Management and Leadership, Human Resource Management, Management Information Systems, Management Science (STEM), Project Management, Sport Management, and Supply Chain Management.

Customized Specializations

Because today's corporate setting is dynamic, a student may also propose a customized specialization consisting of nine hours of related elective course work, including special topics courses. Students proposing a customized specialization must obtain approval from a faculty mentor and the chair of the MBA program.

1 Year MBA Online Options:

Students with an interest in earning an MBA within a one year time frame who need the flexibility of an online program are encouraged to apply to the 1 Year Online MBA Program. The curriculum is structured into a series of 30 credit hours, delivered over 6 sessions. This program is 100% online.

Students can choose to specialize in any of the MBA Specialization options, with the exception of Accounting. Accounting electives are not offered in a 100% online format.

Summary of MBA Specializations

Accounting (Available Hybrid)

Required Undergraduate Course Prerequisites:

  • Intermediate Accounting I

  • Intermediate Accounting II

  • Cost Accounting

Required Core Prerequisite

  • MBA 511 (Managerial Accounting)

Required Courses:

  • ACCT 514 Accounting Special Topics

  • ACCT 535 Fund and Non-Profit Accounting

  • ACCT 540 Advanced Accounting

Business Analytics (Available Online)

  • MBA 545 Business Intelligence and Data Analytics

  • MBA 546 Business Analytics 1

  • MBA 548 Analytical Modeling for Decision-Making

Digital Marketing

  • MBA 525 Digital Marketing

  • MBA 526 Social Media Marketing

  • MBA 527 Mobile Marketing

Financial Management (Available Online)

Recommended prerequisite:

  • MBA 505 Financial Management

Required Course:

  • MBA 560 Investments

Choose two from the following:

  • MBA 561 Emerging Financial Markets

  • MBA 562 Global Finance

  • MBA 564 MBA Financial Markets Tour

Global Management (Available Online)

Recommended prerequisite:

  • MBA 509 International Business Management

Required Course:

  • MBA 567 Multinational Management

Choose two from the following:

  • MBA 561 Emerging Financial Markets

  • MBA 562 Global Finance

  • MBA 568 International Business Study Tour

Health Care Management and Leadership (Available Virtual)

  • MBA 575 The Health Care Organization

  • MBA 577 Managing the Health Care Organization

  • MBA 579 Improving the Health Care Organization

Human Resource Management (Available Online)

Recommended prerequisite:

  • MBA 510 Organizational Behavior

Required Course:

  • MBA 550 Fundamentals of Human Resource Mgmt.

Choose two from the following:

  • MBA 551 Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

  • MBA 552 Training and Development

  • MBA 553 Compensation and Benefits

Management Information Systems (Available Online)

  • MBA 513 Management Information Systems

  • MBA 535 Systems Analysis and Design

  • MBA 545 Business Intelligence and Data Analytics

Management Science-STEM (Available Online)

Required Courses:

  • BANA 505 - Applied Statistics for Business

  • BANA 515 - Data Visualization

  • BANA 525 - Predictive Analytics

Choose one from the following:

  • BANA 510 - Data Management

  • BANA 520 - Advanced Business Spreadsheets

  • BANA 530 - Machine Learning for Business

  • BANA 535 - Optimization Methods for Business

  • BANA 540 - Case Studies in Business Analytics

  • BANA 545 - Graduate Internship in Business Analytics

  • BANA 550 - Research in Business Analytics

Project Management (Available Online)

  • MBA 530 Foundations of Project Mgmt.

  • MBA 531 Adaptive/Agile Practices in Project Management

  • MBA 533 Advanced Topics: Pathway to a Project Manager

Sport Management (Available Online)

  • SMG 572 Sport Management

  • SMG 574 Social & Ethical Issues in Sport

  • SMG 580 Sport Marketing & Promotion

Supply Chain Management (Available Online)

  • MBA 570 Supply Chain Management

  • MBA 571 Logistics and Procurement

  • MBA 572 Supply Chain Strategy