Business Curriculum Prior to Spring 2002

MBA in Business Administration Curriculum
For Students Admitted Prior to Spring 2002

Please Note

Click on the course abbreviation and number to view the description for that course.
Regarding the tables under each of the three option headings: the shaded Options Tables indicate a choice in course selection. Courses in the white Option Tables are required for all students enrolled in that option.

First Year Courses - REQUIRED FOR ALL MANAGEMENT STUDENTS
(Admitted prior to Spring 2002)

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
M I S 531/BUSAD 537	Management Information Systems		Fall 2008
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
ACCTG 511/ACCTG 512	Financial and Managerial Accounting	Summer 2008	Fall 2008

Second and Third Year Courses

Business Administration
New Ventures
Health Care Administration

Second Year Courses - MBA IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION STUDENTS

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
BUSAD 523	Prices and Markets	Summer 2008	Fall 2008
FIN 531	Financial Management	Summer 2008	Fall 2008
MKTG 500	Marketing Management	Summer 2008	Fall 2008
BUSAD 551	Business Environment	Summer 2008	Fall 2008
Elective	Choose from the list of electives, or petition your faculty adviser for a different elective.

Third Year Courses - MBA IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION STUDENTS

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
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	Summer 2008	Fall 2008

Second Year Courses - MBA IN NEW VENTURES & ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES STUDENTS

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.
Required
Course #	Course Name		Schedule	Schedule
BUSAD 523	Prices and Markets		Summer 2008	Fall 2008
FIN 531	Financial Management		Summer 2008	Fall 2008
MKTG 500	Marketing Management		Summer 2008	Fall 2008
BUSAD 551	Business Stakeholder Relations		Summer 2008	Fall 2008

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.
Choose one of the following
Course #	Course Name	Schedule	Schedule
BA 578	Entrepreneurship	N/A	N/A
BUSAD 511	New Ventures I	Summer 2008	Fall 2008

Third Year Courses - MBA IN NEW VENTURES & ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES STUDENTS

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.
Choose two of the following (must include one BUSAD class)
Course #	Course Name	Schedule	Schedule
BUSAD 515	Acquiring the Existing Enterprise	Summer 2008	N/A
BUSAD 517	Entrepreneurial Field Studies	N/A	N/A
BUSAD 522	New Ventures II	N/A	Fall 2008
BUSAD 575	High Tech Venture Development	N/A	Fall 2008
FIN 532	Financial Decision Processes	N/A	Fall 2008
MGMT 523	Organizational Change	N/A	Fall 2008
MGMT 541	Human Resources Management	Summer 2008	N/A
MKTG 513	Market Research	N/A	N/A
MKTG 516	Product Development and Management	N/A	N/A

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.
Required
Course #	Course Name	Schedule	Schedule
Open Elective	Choose from the list of electives, or petition your faculty adviser for a different elective.
BUSAD 581	Venture Strategy, Planning and Development	N/A	N/A

Second Year Courses - MBA IN HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION STUDENTS

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.
Required
Course #	Course Name	Schedule	Schedule
BUSAD 530	Biotechnology and Health Industry Overview (Replaces H P A 520)	N/A	Fall 2008
BUSAD 534	Ethical Dimensions of Management in the Biotechnology and Health Industry (Replaces H P A 524)	N/A	Fall 2008
MKTG 500	Marketing Management	Summer 2008	Fall 2008

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.
Choose one of the following
Course #	Course Name	Schedule	Schedule
H P A 535	Financial Management in Health Institutions	N/A	N/A
FIN 531	Financial Management	Summer 2008	Fall 2008

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.
Choose one of the following Health Care electives
Course #	Course Name	Schedule	Schedule
H P A 550	Health Care Marketing (Replaces H P A 597)	N/A	N/A
H P A 555	Information Systems in Health Services Organizations	N/A	N/A
H P A 536	Health Law	N/A	Fall 2008

Third Year Courses - MBA IN HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION STUDENTS

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.
Required
Course #	Course Name	Schedule	Schedule
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.
BUSAD 583	Future of the Biotechnology and Health Industry (Replaces H P A 556)	N/A	N/A


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