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Master of Business Administration

 Pictured | P.N. Saksena, Ph.D. | Georgia State University, 1997 | Professor of Accounting


About the Master of Business Administration

The Leighton School Master of Business Administration is faster, shorter, and better than ever, making it even more attractive for busy, ambitious working professionals.


Program Requirements­­ (37.5 cr.)

All courses are 1.5 credit hours unless otherwise stated

  • 37.5 credits does not include the optional concentration
  • As a condition of graduation, each student must pass a comprehensive exam by ETS during their final year of study.

Foundation Courses (10.5 cr.)
  • BUSB-A 501 Financial Accounting for Managers
  • BUSB-B 501 Communication Skills for Managers (not eligible for Fast-Track waiver or for exemption by passing a placement examination)
  • BUSB-B 504 Team Management (not eligible for Fast-Track waiver or for exemption by passing a placement examination)
  • BUSB-D 501 Management of Marketing
  • BUSB-D 502 Financial Management
  • BUSB-D 505 Business Analytics I
  • BUSB-D 506 Business Analytics II

Core Courses (27 cr.)
  • BUSB-A 502 Managerial Economics (3 cr.)
  • BUSB-A 504 Information Technology for Managers
  • BUSB-B 503 Leadership and Change (3 cr.)
  • BUSB-B 520 Design Thinking for Managers
  • BUSB-B 521 Evidence Based Management
  • BUSB-C 502 Legal/Ethical Environment of Business (3 cr.)
  • BUSB-D 503 Operations Management
  • BUSB-F 503 Decision Making Tools in Accounting (3 cr.)
  • BUSB-F 542 Strategic Financial Management (3 cr.)
  • BUSB-M 544 Managing Advertising and Sales Promotion (3 cr.)
  • Capstone Experience
  • BUSB-E 510 Business Policy OR
  • BUSB-F 514 Investment Management OR
  • BUSB-M 512 Marketing Strategy

Optional Concentrations
Finance
  • BUSB-F 514 Investment Management (3 cr.)
  • BUSB-F 517 Financial Markets and Institutions (3 cr.)
  • BUSB-F 530 International Finance (3 cr.)

Marketing
  • BUSB-M 503 Applied Marketing Research (3 cr.)
  • BUSB-M 512 Marketing Strategies (3 cr.)
  • BUSB-M 594 Global Marketing Management (3 cr.)

Academic Bulletins

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2017-2018 Campus Bulletin
2016-2017 Campus Bulletin
2015-2016 Campus Bulletin
2014-2015 Campus Bulletin

Please be aware that the PDF is formatted from the webpages; some pages may be out of order.