MBA Electives and Concentrations
MBA Electives
All MBA students are required to complete a minimum of 15 credits of electives. Of these, one course must be an information technology elective, and one must be an international elective. The remaining nine credits may be drawn from MBA open or specified elective courses offered by the School of Business Administration or from approved courses offered by other units of the university. All MBA electives are numbered at the 600 levels, with the exception of those electives offered as part of the Master of Accounting Program.
MBA Concentrations
If an MBA student wants a more structured set of electives, they can take one of the MBA concentrations listed below. A single class may not count toward more than one concentration. Concentration eligibility will vary depending on the student's program requirements.
Master's Project (optional)
A student may also complete an optional Master’s project to fulfill six elective credits. The optional master’s project requires the application of classroom training and extra-classroom study to a practical management problem. It must involve collection and analysis of data in an actual organizational setting as well as cogent recommendations to management for resolving the problem. The master’s project is not designed to be a theoretical master’s ‘‘thesis.’’ However, the student must follow presentation guidelines set forth by Graduate Study and Lifelong Learning on the preparation of a master’s thesis/project. Two copies of the final project must be bound by Graduate Study and Lifelong Learning, with one copy being retained by the sponsoring faculty member and one by the Office of Graduate Business Programs. It should be organized around a management problem which requires input from several functional areas of management. Additional information about the master’s project may be obtained from the Office of Graduate Business Programs.