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MBA CONCENTRATIONS

Accounting Concentration

Required courses:

  • ACTG 502: Financial Accounting I
  • ACTG 506: Management Accounting
  • One additional 500-level ACTG elective.

Approved 500-level ACTG electives for the accounting concentration include:

  • ACTG 503: Financial Accounting
  • ACTG 508: Federal Income Tax I
  • ACTG 509: Business Law I
  • ACTG 516: Financial Statement Analysis
  • ACTG 525: Management and Control of Strategic Performance
  • ACTG 537: Fraud Examination
  • ACTG 565: Advanced Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting
  • ACTG 570: The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
  • ACTG 585: Corporate Valuation and Accounting Information
  • ACTG 590: Case Based Research in Accounting
  • ACTG 593: Accounting Research: Methodology & Communication
  • ACTG 594: Special Topics in Accounting (offerings vary by semester)

If you are interested in taking an ACTG elective not listed above, please consult with an academic adviser to determine whether or not the course would count towards an accounting concentration.

For a complete listing of ACTG courses, please see the Liautaud course list.

Economics Concentration

Required courses:

  • Any three 500-level ECON electives excluding:

    • ECON 501: Microeconomics I
    • ECON 511: Macroeconomics I

Approved 500-level ECON electives for the economics concentration include:

  • ECON 514: International Trade Policy
  • ECON 515: International Monetary Policy
  • ECON 531: Labor Economics I
  • ECON 533: Economic Development and Human Resources
  • ECON 534: Econometrics I
  • ECON 537: Business Research and Forecasting I
  • ECON 555: Health Economics I
  • ECON 571: Urban Real Estate and Land Economics
  • ECON 575: Economic Analysis of Public Expenditures
  • ECON 576: Economics of Taxation

If you are interested in taking an ECON elective not listed above, please consult with an academic adviser to determine whether or not the course would count towards an economics concentration.

For a complete listing of ECON courses, please see the Liautaud course list#econ.

Entrepreneurship Concentration

Technology Ventures Track

Required courses:

  • ENTR 554: Fundamentals of Technology Ventures
  • ENTR 555: Technology Venture Formation I
  • ENTR 556: Technology Venture Formation II

General Entrepreneurship Track

Required courses:

  • ENTR 502: Entrepreneurship
  • Two additional 500-level electives focusing on entrepreneurship.

Approved 500-level electives for the entrepreneurship concentration include:

  • ENTR 559: Entrepreneurial Consulting
  • ENTR 594: Special Topics in Entrepreneurship (varies by semester)
  • MGMT 590: Strategic Management
  • Students who complete one or two courses from the Technology Ventures Track but do not finish the series may use the courses from the Technology Ventures Track towards a general Entrepreneurship concentration as long as they also complete ENTR 502.

If you are interested in taking an elective not listed above, please consult with an academic adviser to determine whether or not the course would count towards an entrepreneurship concentration.

For a complete listing of ENTR courses, please see the Liautaud course list.

Finance Concentration

Required courses:

  • FIN 510: Investments
  • FIN 520: Corporate Finance
  • One additional 500-level FIN elective.

Approved 500-level FIN electives for the finance concentration include:

  • FIN 512: Portfolio Analysis
  • FIN 516: Theory and Structure of Options and Futures Markets
  • FIN 530: Money and Banking
  • FIN 542: International Finance
  • FIN 551: Financial Decision Making I
  • FIN 573: Risk Management
  • FIN 594: Special Topics in Finance (varies by semester)

If you are interested in taking a FIN elective not listed above, please consult with an academic adviser to determine whether or not the course would count towards a finance concentration.

For a complete listing of FIN courses, please see the Liautaudcourse list.

International Business Concentration

Required courses:

  • Any three 500-level electives focusing on international business.

Approved 500-level electives for the international business concentration include:

If you are interested in taking an elective not listed above, please consult with an academic adviser to determine whether or not the course would count towards an international business concentration.

For a complete listing of Liautaud courses, please see the Liautaud course list.

Management Concentration

Required courses:

  • MGMT 590: Strategic Management (capstone — should be taken in final year of program)
  • Two additional 500-level MGMT electives.

Approved 500-level MGMT electives for the management concentration include:

  • MGMT 553: Human Resource Management
  • MGMT 557: International Management
  • MGMT 564: Negotiations
  • MGMT 582: Management of Innovation and Technological Change
  • MGMT 594: Special Topics in Management (varies by semester)

If you are interested in taking a MGMT elective not listed above, please consult with an academic adviser to determine whether or not the course would count towards a management concentration.

For a complete listing of MGMT courses, please see the Liautaud course list.

Management Information Systems Concentration

Required courses:

  • IDS 500: Information Systems in Organizations
  • Two additional 500-level IDS electives focusing on Management Information Systems.

Approved 500-level IDS electives for the management information systems concentration include:

  • IDS 506: Survey of Healthcare and Information Technology
  • IDS 515: Information Systems Strategy and Policy
  • IDS 518: Electronic Marketing
  • IDS 523: Audit and Control of Information Systems
  • IDS 552: Supply Chain Management
  • IDS 572: Data Mining for Business
  • IDS 594: Special Topics in IDS (varies by semester)

If you are interested in taking an IDS elective not listed above, please consult with an academic adviser to determine whether or not the course would count towards a management information systems concentration.

For a complete listing of IDS courses, please see the Liautaud course list.

Marketing Concentration

Required courses:

  • MKTG 560: Marketing Management (capstone — should be taken after two other MKTG electives)
  • Two additional 500-level MKTG electives.

Approved 500-level MKTG electives for the marketing concentration include:

  • MKTG 518: Electronic Marketing
  • MKTG 561: Consumer Behavior
  • MKTG 563: Information for Marketing Decisions
  • MKTG 565: Marketing Communication & Promotion
  • MKTG 571: International Business Operations
  • MKTG 572: International Marketing
  • MKTG 574: Product Planning
  • MKTG 577: Interdisciplinary Product Development I
  • MKTG 578: Interdisciplinary Product Development II
  • MKTG 594: Special Topics in Marketing (varies by semester)

If you are interested in taking a MKTG elective not listed above, please consult with an academic adviser to determine whether or not the course would count towards a marketing concentration.

For a complete listing of MKTG courses, please see the Liautaud course list.

Real Estate Concentration

Required courses:

Choose three from the following courses:

  • ECON 475: Real Estate Markets and Valuation
  • ECON/FIN 472: Real Estate Finance
  • ECON 571: Urban Real Estate and Land Economics
  • ECON 572: Urban Economics
  • MBA 590 Special Topics series with Real Estate focus (varies by semester)

If you are interested in taking an elective not listed above, please consult with an academic adviser to determine whether or not the course would count towards a real estate concentration.

For a complete listing of Liautaud courses, please see the Liautaud course list.

Self-Directed Concentration

The self-directed concentration is for individuals who would like to customize their plan of study to reflect specific professional or academic goals. Students wishing to pursue a self-directed concentration option must work with an academic adviser and have their chosen plan of study approved. Once approved, this concentration can potentially provide a broad range of coursework as well as exposure to different disciplines. Please contact an academic adviser for more information on the self-directed concentration option.

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