Approved by: Graduate Council
Implementation Date: Fall 2013
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II. Concentration and Elective Component (12 credit hours)
Students complete twelve hours of elective courses specified for a concentration. Students may enroll in electives as soon as they complete the prerequisites for each course. MBAD 6890 (Directed Individual Study) and MBAD 7090 (Special Topics in Business) may be included in a concentration with permission of the MBA Director and the related department.
Concentration and elective requirements:
Applied Investments Management
Required courses:
MBAD 5158 Student Managed Investment Fund I (3)
MBAD 5159 Student Managed Investment Fund II (3)
MBAD 6153 Investment Management (3)
MBAD 6157 Advanced Corporate Finance (3)
Business Analytics
Required Courses:
MBAD 6201 Data and Knowledge Management (3)
MBAD 6122 Decision Modeling and Analysis via Spreadsheets (3)
MBAD 6207 Business Project Management (3)
Plus one of the following courses:
MBAD 6202 Business Information Systems: Analysis, Design, and Management (3)
MBAD 6203 Information Systems Economics, Strategy, and Policy (3)
MBAD 6204 Business Data Communications (3)
MBAD 6208 Supply Chain Management (3)
MBAD 6172 Marketing Research (3)
MBAD 6177 Pricing and Positioning Strategy (3)
MBAD 7090 Special Topics in Business: Advanced Analytics (3)
ECON 6112 Graduate Econometrics (3)
ECON 6218 Business and Economic Forecasting (3)
Business Finance
Required courses:
MBAD 6153 Investment Management (3)
MBAD 6157 Advanced Corporate Finance (3)
Plus two of the following courses:
MBAD 6151 Financial Institutions and Markets (3)
MBAD 6154 Applied Business Finance (3)
MBAD 6155 Multinational Finance (3)
Energy
Required courses:
EMGT 5961 Introduction to Energy Systems (3)
MBAD 6962 Energy Markets (3)
Plus two of the following with at least one of the courses selected from: ECON 5181, EMGT 5963 or EMGT 5964.
ECON 5181 Energy and Environmental Economics (3)
MBAD 6157 Advanced Corporate Finance (3)
FINN 6210 Derivatives 1: Financial Elements of Derivatives (3)
EMGT 5963 Energy Systems Planning (3)
EMGT 5964 Case Studies in Energy Systems (3)
EMGT 6901 Advanced Project Management (3)
EMGT 6930 Capital Cost Estimating (3)
Financial Institutions/Commercial Banking
Required courses:
MBAD 6153 Investment Management (3)
MBAD 6156 Commercial Bank Management (3)
MBAD 6157 Advanced Corporate Finance (3)
Plus one of the following courses:
MBAD 6151 Financial Institutions and Markets (3)
MBAD 6155 Multinational Finance (3)
Global Business
Required courses:
MBAD 6193 Global Business Environment (3)
MBAD 6197 Managing Multinational Enterprise (3)
Plus one course involving MBA-approved international study or travel (3)
And one of the following courses:
MBAD 6155 Multinational Finance (3)
MBAD 6174 Global Marketing (3)
Information and Technology Management
Required courses:
MBAD 6201 Data and Knowledge Management in Business (3)
MBAD 6202 Business Info Systems Development (3)
Plus two of the following courses:
MBAD 6203 Information Systems Economics, Strategy, and Policy (3)
MBAD 6204 Business Data Communications (3)
MBAD 6122 Decision Modeling and Analysis via Spreadsheets (3)
MBAD 6207 Business Project Management (3)
Management
Choose four of the required courses:
MBAD 6162 Leadership in Organizations (3)
MBAD 6163 Human Resource Management (3)
MBAD 6164 Executive Communication (3)
MBAD 6165 Negotiation and Conflict Management (3)
MBAD 6166 Ethics and Global Capitalism (3)
MBAD 6191 Entrepreneurship (3)
MBAD 6192 Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility (3)
MBAD 6193 Global Business Environment (3)
MBAD 6197 Managing Multinational Enterprise (3)
MBAD 6207 Business Project Management
Marketing
Choose four of the required courses:
MBAD 6172 Marketing Research (3)
MBAD 6173 Promotional Strategy (3)
MBAD 6174 Global Marketing (3)
MBAD 6176 Consumer Behavior (3)
MBAD 6371 Marketing of Sports (3)
MBAD 6361 Management of Motorsports (1.5) and MBAD 6362 Management of Professional Team Sports (1.5)
Real Estate Finance and Development
Required courses:
MBAD 6158 Real Estate Finance & Investment (3)
MBAD 6159 Real Estate Development (3)
Plus two of the following courses:
MBAD 6160 Real Estate Capital Markets (3)
MBAD 6258 Site Feasibility Analysis (3)
MBAD 6259 Applied Real Estate Development (3)
Supply Chain Management
Required courses:
MBAD 6122 Decision Modeling and Analysis via Spreadsheets (3)
MBAD 6142 Quality & Manufacturing Management (3)
MBAD 6208 Supply Chain Management (3)
Plus one of the following courses:
MBAD 6207 Business Project Management (3)
Elective approved by the MBA Director (3)
Student Structured Concentration
Students may propose a 12-semester hour concentration in a significant area of interest for approval by the Director of the MBA program. This concentration may include graduate courses from other programs within the University with approval of the related department.
MBAD 6962-Energy Markets (3) Cross-listed as EMGT 5962 Prerequisite: Basic math and economics or consent of instructor. SEGR 4961/EMGT 5961 Introduction to Energy Systems or ECON 5181 Energy and Environmental Economics. Co-requisite: If students have not completed SEGR 4961/EMGT 5961 Introduction to Energy Systems or ECON 5181 Energy and Environmental Economics, they should enroll in one of these courses concurrently with this one.. Energy and power systems in regulated and competitive environments and implications on business decisions for firms in these industries. Topics include: mechanism of energy markets; comparative market systems; determination of prices under different market structures; gas, oil, coal, and electricity market architecture; electricity market design; dispatch and new build decisions; smart grid and renewable energy in electricity markets; risk and risk management in energy including demand and price volatility and use of financial derivatives; and the impact of financial market trends and current and proposed policies on the energy industry.
EMGT 5962 - Energy Markets. (3) Cross-listed as MBAD 6962 Prerequisite: Basic math and economics or consent of instructor. SEGR 4961/EMGT 5961 Introduction to Energy Systems or ECON 5181 Energy and Environmental Economics. Co-requisite: If students have not completed SEGR 4961/EMGT 5961 Introduction to Energy Systems or ECON 5181 Energy and Environmental Economics, they should enroll in one of these courses concurrently with this one.. Energy and power systems in regulated and competitive environments and implications on business decisions for firms in these industries. Topics include: mechanism of energy markets; comparative market systems; determination of prices under different market structures; gas, oil, coal, and electricity market architecture; electricity market design; dispatch and new build decisions; smart grid and renewable energy in electricity markets; risk and risk management in energy including demand and price volatility and use of financial derivatives; and the impact of financial market trends and current and proposed policies on the energy industry.