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Full-Time Day MBA Courses

Search full course descriptions More academic detail - MBA Program home page Core Courses 27 credits (first year unless noted) MBA 802: Financial Accounting MBA 804: Applied Data Analysis for Managers MBA 808: Leadership and Teamwork MBA 812: Managerial Accounting Strategies MBA 814: Applied Economics MBA 816: Business Presentations MBA 820: Marketing Management MBA 821: Supply Chain Management MBA 822: Financial Management MBA 823: Information Technology Management MBA 824: Managing The Workforce Professional Development (Speaker) Series MBA 806: Ethics and the Legal Environment (2nd year) MBA 850: Strategic Management (2nd year) Finance 12-18 credits FI 844: Corporate Financial Strategies FI 845: Financial Modeling FI 851: Introduction to Investments * FI 852: Financial Markets and Strategies FI 853: Debt and Money Markets FI 857: Securities Analysis FI 860: International Financial Management FI 862: Advanced Managerial Finance FI 863: Corporate Restructuring FI 878: Bank Management FI 891: Professional Speaker Series FI 891: Venture Capital FI 891: Professional Speaker Series FI 891: Advanced Securities Analysis Human Resources 12-18 credits MGT 810: Human Resource Management * MGT 813: Human Resource Training LIR 811: Training and Development LIR 825: Compensation & Benefits Systems LIR 827: High Performance Work Systems LIR 860: Negotiation and Conflict Resolution LIR 891: Staffing LIR 891: Globalization and Diversity LIR 891: Business Partners Marketing 12-18 credits MSC 491: Entrepreurship MSC 807: Customer Driven Strategies MSC 811: Brand Strategy MSC 862: Developing Global Markets MSC 806: Marketing Analysis MSC 808: Market Development and Leadership MSC 810: Product and Service Innovation MSC 856: Entrepreneurship and Business Development MSC 858: Advanced Entrepreneurship MSC 890: Brand Decisions MSC 890: Marketing Speakers Series Marketing students are encouraged to take courses in the Advertising through the College of Communication Arts and Sciences. Supply Chain Management 12-18 credits MSC 491: Entrepreneurship MSC 825: Supply Management Tools * MSC 826: Manufacturing Design and Analysis * MSC 827: Supply Chain Logistics * MSC 833: Decision Support Models MSC 842: Total Quality Management MSC 843: Environment Conscious Manufacturing MSC 852: Procurement and Sourcing Strategy * MSC 853: Operations Strategy * MSC 854: Integrated Logistics Systems * MSC 855: Supply Chain Management Technology and Application * MSC 856: Entrepreneurship and Business Development MSC 858: Advanced Entrepreneurship MSC 860: International Business * required course for grouping.

Other Master Degree Program Curricula

• Weekend MBA - candidates graduate in December and complete a 17-month, 45-credit lockstep program. Curriculum Details.
• Executive MBA - candidates graduate in May and complete a 21-month, 45-credit lockstep program. Curriculum Details.
• MS Supply Chain - candidates graduate in December and complete either a 19-month or 31-month, 36-credit lockstep program. 19-Month Details or 31-Month Details.

• Twenty-seven credits are comprised of core courses directed at teaching skills in all the primary business functions and giving a solid grounding in strategic management at the firm level.
• Twelve to eighteen credits are studied in a primary area of concentration: Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, or Supply Chain Management.
• Twelve credits or more are studied in electives or another concentration, also including: Corporate Accounting, Information Technology Management, International Business, Hospitality Business, Leadership and Change Management, or Strategic Management.

In addition The Broad School offers some unique opportunities for MBAs to hone their management skills:

Financial Analysis Laboratory Visit SIF and FAL websites.
As part of the Broad School's Financial Analysis Laboratory (FAL) and Security Analysis class, students manage a new $2M Student Investment Fund (SIF). Students monitor and research current portfolio holdings, develop new investment ideas, and recommend individual securities for purchase or sale. Students focus on small and middle capitalization companies with an emphasis on value stocks. The class produces a semi-annual fund report, detailing fund holdings and investment performance.

IBM On-demand Supply Chain Lab More information.
using the IBM On-demand Supply Chain Lab, Broad School MBAs study, simulate and test the key relationships in an end to end supply chain, focusing on the dynamic flow of information and the resulting interdependencies between them.

Case Competition Lab
The Broad School has developed an advantage in national case competitions due to an increased emphasis on case method. As another outlet for applying their business skill to real-world situations, the case lab also benefits recruiters by providing candidates that analyze business situations quickly, determine and source the necessary information, and provide feasible solutions in a short period.

• Champions – Howard University Minority MBA Supply Chain Case Competition, 2006
• Champions – National Black MBA Case Competition, 2004
• Champions – Big Ten MBA Case Competition, 2004
• Second Place - Big Ten Case Competition, 2007
• Second Place – 9th Annual FedEx Freight International Graduate Logistics Case Competition, 2006
• Second Place – Big Ten / Pac-10 MBA Case Competition, 2005
• Second Place – National Black MBA Case Competition, 2005
• Third Place – National Net Impact Case Competition, 2007
• Third Place – 9th Annual International Graduate Logistics Case Competition, 2005

Foreign Study
The Broad School prepares candidates for business challenges both here and abroad through classes in cultural business awareness as well as by hands-on experience.

• A Joint Degree Program is offered with Thunderbird - American Graduate School of International Management. Joint international study programs are offered with universities on three continents.
• Candidates have undertaken internships in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Mexico, and Thailand.
• Summer Study Trips include travel to Austria, Hungary, Ireland, Mexico, Thailand, and Turkey, analyzing trends in those emerging markets.