Program Requirements
The M.B.A. Curriculum
Depending on their prior academic work, students can complete the degree requirements within 30 to 48 credit hours of graduate-level courses. Students typically progress through the Foundation, the Core, and the Concentrations as explained below. Applicants who wish to be considered for exemptions from Foundation-level courses will be individually reviewed as part of the application process.
Requirements for the M.B.A.
| Foundation Courses | (18) | |
| GMGT 573 | Financial Accounting Fundamentals | |
| GMGT 576 | Statistics for Managers | |
| GMGT 579 | Organization Structure and Process | |
| GMGT 580 | Economic Foundations and Practice | |
| GMGT 585 | Managerial Finance | |
| GMGT 590 | Operations Management | |
| Core Courses | (18) | |
| GMGT 680 | Marketing Concepts and Strategy | |
| GMGT 681 | Business Strategy and Policy | |
| GMGT 682 | Integrated Advanced Financial and Accounting Analysis | |
| GMGT 683 | Process Management (1.5) | |
| GMGT 684 | Project Management (1.5) | |
| GMGT 685 | The Leadership Experience | |
| Choose one based on your concentration: | GMGT 694 Capstone Project Experience | |
| GMGT 695 Accounting Theory & Research (Accounting concentration only) | ||
| Concentration Courses | (12) | |
| Concentration courses (chosen from below) to equal 12 credits | ||
| Total | (48) | |
Concentrations
Accounting Concentration
| GMGT 646 | International Financial Accounting and Reporting | (3) |
| GMGT 647 | Advanced Topics in Federal Taxation | (3) |
| GMGT 648 | Accounting Information Systems and Computer Auditing | (3) |
| Choose one: | GMGT 638 Managerial Economics | (3) |
| GMGT 649 Commercial Law and Professional Responsibilities | (3) |
General Management Concentration
| GMGT 603* | Management Critical Communication Skills | (3) |
| GMGT 622* | Customer Management Strategies | (1.5) |
| GMGT 623* | Customer Behavior | (1.5) |
| GMGT 624 | Law for Managers | (1.5) |
| GMGT 625 | Conflict Management | (1.5) |
| GMGT 626* | Communication in Teams | (1.5) |
| GMGT 627* | Managerial Communication | (1.5) |
| GMGT 628 | Information Technology Strategy | (1.5) |
| GMGT 637 | Survey Methodology | (1.5) |
| GMGT 639 | Seminar on Globalization | (1.5) |
| GMGT 651 | Nonprofit Management | (1.5) |
| GMGT 688* | Customer Focus and Marketing Strategies | (3) |
*Students planning to take GMGT 622 and 623 in the same semester should register for GMGT 688; students planning to take GMGT 626 and 627 in the same semester should register for GMGT 603.
Health Systems Management Concentration
| GNUR 711 | Advanced Healthcare Delivery Systems | (3) |
| GNUR 723 | Health Policy Implementation for Organizational Development | (3) |
| GNUR 725 | Improving the Health of Populations | (3) |
| GNUR 740 | Advanced Technology in Support of Clinical Management | (3) |
Pharmaceutical Industry Concentration*
| PHAR 3117 | Top 200 Drugs I | (1) |
| PHAR 3218 | Introduction to Diversity | (3) |
| PHAR 3217 | Top 200 Drugs II | (1) |
| PHAR 3135 | Healthcare Delivery | (3) |
| PHAR 3226 | State Pharmacy Law | (2) |
| PHAR 4135 | Communications and Counseling Skills | (3) |
| PHAR 5125 | Ethics in Pharmacy Practice | (3) |
| PHAR 4236 | Population-Based Healthcare | (3) |
| PHAR 5225 | Federal Pharmacy Law | (2) |
| PHAR 5236 | Managing Practice and Personnel | (3) |
Note: (PHAR 4135 or 3226/5225) and (PHAR 4236 or 5236) are required.
*PHAR classes are offered during the day.
Students matriculated in the Doctor of Pharmacy program who have completed at least 90 credit hours of coursework and have a cumulative GPA of 3.0, may take up to 6 credit hours of MBA foundation courses in satisfaction of required Pharmacy electives. Current students will receive a tuition waiver for these initial 6 credit hours. This coursework will become incorporated into a student’s Pharmacy transcript of record. Additional coursework in the foundation may be pursued and students will be billed at the current per credit hour tuition rate for M.B.A. and the coursework will appear on a separate graduate transcript.