MBA

Foundation Courses. Foundation courses are required when students need additional work in statistics and/or writing, as determined by a score below 50th percentile in the respective section of the GMAT. Students meeting minimum GMAT levels are not required to take Foundation courses. The Writing Lab will be required of students by instructors in the writing Foundation class if additional work, beyond the Foundation class is required.

Management Writing & Resources (3 cr)
Statistics (3 cr)

The MBA Essentials. Essential courses are required when students have not had previous course work in the subject area. Students who completed equivalent work with a "B" or better as undergraduates may not be required to take Essentials. Fulfillment is required for graduation. Essentials courses must be taken at the graduate level.

Economic Issues (3 cr)
Financial Accounting (3 cr)
Marketing Management (3 cr)

Personal Effectiveness & Professional Development. MBA students have the opportunity to stretch their skills in key areas of personal and professional performance through self-assessment activities, completing a one-credit seminar on leadership, personal effectiveness and professional development, and receiving support in achieving career goals through a CSS mentorship program with business executives and community leaders.

MBA Core Courses (required of all students)

Financial Management (3 cr)
Management Communications & Cultural Competence (3 cr)
Managerial Accounting (3 cr)
Managerial Economics in a Global Environment (3 cr)
Business Law (3 cr)
Global Leadership and Ethics (3 cr)
Managerial Applications of Technology (3 cr)
Organizational Behavior (3 cr)
Human Resource Management or Global Operations Management (3 cr)
Global Supply Chain Management (3 cr)
Strategic Management (3 cr)

Electives are listed by discipline area. Students can choose 9 credits from a single area or design their own concentration from existing courses and approval of their faculty advisor.

Health Care
Health Care Administration (3 cr)
Performance Improvement in Health Care Organizations (3 cr)
Health Care Finance (3 cr)

Organization Development
Organization Development (3 cr)
Seminar in Process Consultation (3 cr)
Seminar in Organization Development (3 cr)
E. Schein Seminar (in residence at Cape Cod)

Marketing
International Marketing Management (3 cr)
Marketing Research (3 cr)
Strategic Marketing Management (3 cr)

Finance
International Finance (3 cr)
Corporate Finance (3 cr)
Strategic Financial Management (3 cr)

IT Leadership
IT Strategy & Governance (3 cr)
Transforming the Organization (3 cr)
IT Project Management (3 cr)
Managing Technical Teams (3 cr)
Knowledge Management (3 cr)
Enterprise Systems (3 cr)

Capstone
Students choose to do their capstone as a Capstone Abroad (4 cr), a faculty-directed research project with an international or multi-cultural focus (4 cr) or a traditional academic thesis (6 cr). Students choosing the faculty-directed research project or thesis are required to take Continuing Enrollment: Final Research Project each semester until they complete their capstone paper.