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Graduate Bulletin - Academic Programs and Courses

MBA Core and Breadth Requirements

The core and breadth requirements provide all students with a common body of knowledge and a comprehensive introduction to the academic disciplines underlying graduate business education (finance, behavior science, and quantitative analysis). Conceptual approaches to business are integrated into a broad overview of the functional areas of business management. No waivers are granted for required core and breadth courses.

However, students who have completed 15 semester hours in a core/breadth area within seven years prior to enrolling in the MBA program can petition the Zicklin Office of Graduate Student Services to substitute an advanced-level course in the same area for the core requirement.

Course Title Credits Prerequisites
ACC 9110 Financial Accounting* 3  
or
   
ACC 9112 Financial Accounting: Intensive* 3 none
ACC 9115 Managerial Accounting** 2 ACC 9110
BUS 9100 The Societal and Governmental Environment of Business 3 None
BUS 9551 Business Communication I 0 none
and
   
BUS 9552 Business Communication II: Communicating Quantitative and Technical Information 0 BUS 9551
or
   
BUS 9553 Business Communication II: Leadership Communication: Writing and Speaking with Authority 0 BUS 9551
or
   
BUS 9554 Business Communication II: Enhanced Oral and Written Communication 0 BUS 9551
CIS 9000 Information Systems for Managers 3 ACC 9110 or
ECO 9708
(pre- or corequisite)
ECO 9708 Microeconomics for Managers 2 None
ECO 9709 Macroeconomics 2 None
FIN 9770 Financial Decision Making 3 ACC 9110; STA 9708
MGT 9300 Management: A Behavioral Approach 3 None
MGT 9700 Introduction to Operations Management 3 STA 9708
MKT 9703 Marketing Management 3 None
STA 9708 Applied Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions 3 None
BUS 9200 Business Policy 3 Completion of 42 credits, including all core/breadth requirements


*Accountancy majors take ACC 9112 in place of ACC 9110.

**Accountancy majors take ACC 9811 (4 credits) in place of ACC 9115.


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