MBA in New Ventures Curriculum & Schedule, 2007 & later
 


MBA IN NEW VENTURES AND ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM
For Students Admitted Spring 2007 or Later

A series of Prerequisite, Core, and Skills courses is required to give all MBA students a common body of knowledge.  You 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. 

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.

Pre-Program Requirements

Course #

Course Name

Schedule

Schedule

B A 517

Communication Skills for Management

Summer 2008

 Fall 2008

BUSAD 501

Statistical Analysis for Managerial Decision Making

 Summer 2008 Fall 2008

Core Courses

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

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

BUSAD 551

Business Stakeholder Relations

 Summer 2008 Fall 2008

BUSAD 537

 Management Information Systems    Summer 2008 Fall 2008

ACCTG 524

Managerial Accounting 

 Summer 2008 Fall 2008

BUSAD 511

New Ventures I

 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 (Can apply as only one elective)

N/A

 Fall 2008

MGMT 541

 Human Resources Management   (Can apply as only one elective) Summer 2008 N/A

Managing Technology & Innovation courses
Choose one of the following 
BUSAD 558 Knowledge Management N/A N/A

BUSAD 576

Ethical Issues in Information Technology

 N/A Fall 2008

MGMT 573

Corporate Innovative Strategies  (Can apply as only one elective)

 Summer 2008 Fall 2008

M I S 538

Decision Support Systems

 N/A N/A

BUSAD 577
(formerly MIS 539)

Management of Information Technology

 N/A N/A


NV & ES Electives
Choose two of the following  (Must Include one BUSAD Course)

BUSAD 515

Acquiring the Existing Enterprise

 Summer 2008 N/A
BUSAD 519 Developing Creative High Performance Organizations Summer 2008 Fall 2008

BUSAD 522

New Ventures II

 N/A Fall 2008

BUSAD 575

High Tech Venture Development

N/A

 Fall 2008

BUSAD 497/597

Special Topics in New Ventures

 See Adviser Fall 2008

FIN 532

Financial Decision Processes

N/A

 Fall 2008
LEAD 582 Social Entrepreneurship and Community Leadership N/A Fall 2008

MGMT 523

Organizational Change  (Can apply as only one elective)

 N/A Fall 2008

MGMT 541

Human Resources Management  (Can apply as only one elective)

 Summer 2008 N/A
MGMT 573 Corporate Innovative Strategies  (Can apply as only one elective) Summer 2008 Fall 2008

MKTG 513

Market Research

 N/A N/A

MKTG 516

 Product Development and Management    N/A N/A

Capstone Course
Choose one of the following

BUSAD 581
OR
MGMT 571

Venture Strategy, Planning and Development              
OR
Strategic Management

N/A
OR
Summer 2008

 N/A
OR
Fall 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 



 

 


 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

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