MBA in Business Administration Curriculum and Schedule
 

MBA in Business Administration Curriculum
For Students Admitted Between Spring 2002 - Fall 2006

 A series of Prerequisite, Core, and Skills courses is required to give all MBA students a common body
of knowledge.  Students may be exempt from up to 15 credits of Core and Skills courses, depending
on previous background verified by evaluation of transcripts, course syllabi, and exemption exam. 
All entering students are required to take MGMT 501.


Skills Courses - MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE MOVING TO LEVEL 2  

For  Penn State Great Valley prerequisites, please click on the course number in the column on the left.  
Do NOT use the course descriptions listed in the schedules to determine prerequisite requirements. 
For a complete list of MBA and certificate program prerequisites, click here.
 
Course #		  
Course Name		  
Schedule		  
Schedule
 B A 517  Communication Skills for Management Summer 2008 Fall 2008
 MSIS 510 /BUSAD 501  Statistical Analysis for Managerial Decision Making Summer 2008 Fall 2008


Level 1 Core Courses - MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE MOVING TO LEVEL 2

For  Penn State Great Valley prerequisites, please click on the course number in the column on the left.  
Do NOT use the course descriptions listed in the schedules to determine prerequisite requirements. 
For a complete list of MBA and certificate program prerequisites, click here.
 
Course #		  
Course Name
Schedule 
Schedule 
 MGMT 501  Behavioral Science in Business Summer 2008  Fall 2008
 ACCTG 512  Financial Accounting Theory and Reporting Problems Summer 2008 Fall 2008
 BUSAD 523  Prices and Markets Summer 2008 Fall 2008


Level 2  Core Courses - All courses shown above should be completed before starting Level 2 courses.

For  Penn State Great Valley prerequisites, please click on the course number in the column on the left.  
Do NOT use the course descriptions listed in the schedules to determine prerequisite requirements. 
For a complete list of MBA and certificate program prerequisites, click here.

Course # 
Course Name 
Schedule 
Schedule 
 FIN 531  Financial Management Summer 2008  Fall 2008
 OPMGT 510  Operations Management Summer 2008 Fall 2008
 MKTG 500  Marketing Management Summer 2008 Fall 2008
 

Advanced Courses

For  Penn State Great Valley prerequisites, please click on the course number in the column on the left.  
Do NOT use the course descriptions listed in the schedules to determine prerequisite requirements. 
For a complete list of MBA and certificate program prerequisites, click here.

     The 3 following courses are REQUIRED.
 
Course #		  
Course Name		  
Schedule		  
Schedule
 BUSAD 551  Business Stakeholder Relations Summer 2008  Fall 2008
 M I S 531/BUSAD 537  Management Information Systems Summer 2008 Fall 2008
 ACCTG 524   Managerial Accounting  Summer 2008 Fall 2008
    

Managing & Leading People Elective

     Choose ONE of the following.
 BUSAD 555  Full-Range Leadership Development N/A Fall 2008
 BUSAD 556  Diversity Leadership Summer 2008 Fall 2008
 BUSAD 545

Negotiation Strategies

 Summer 2008  Fall 2008
 MGMT 523

Organizational Change: Theory and Practice

 N/A Fall 2008
 MGMT 541

Human Resources Management

 Summer 2008 N/A
  
Managing Technology & Innovation Elective

     Choose ONE of the following.

BUSAD 511

New Ventures I

 Summer 2008  Fall 2008
BUSAD 558 Knowledge Management N/A N/A

BUSAD 576

Ethical Issues in Information Technology  

 N/A Fall 2008

MGMT 573

Corporate Innovative Strategies

 Summer 2008  Fall 2008

M I S 538

Decision Support Systems

  N/A N/A

BUSAD 577
(formerly M I S 539)

Management of Information Technology

 N/A N/A


Completing your degree  

The following 5 courses are REQUIRED.

Elective

 Choose from the list of electives, or petition your faculty adviser for a different elective.

Elective 

 Choose from the list of electives, or petition your faculty adviser for a different elective.
Elective

Choose from the list of electives, or petition your faculty adviser for a different elective.

Elective

Choose from the list of electives, or petition your faculty adviser for a different elective.

MGMT 571

Strategic Management (Capstone Course)

 Summer 2008  Fall 2008

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