The Master of Business Administration consists of a business core, a capstone course, and two options to complete the degree: Custom Trak (36 credits) and Specialization Trak (44 credits).
Students with GMAT scores lower than required need to successfully complete Foundation coursework. Students with no prior coursework in business need to fulfill Prerequisites. Prerequisite requirements can be fulfilled with prior learning (with grades B or better), competency testing, or classes at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Foundation and Prerequisite courses are pre-MBA courses.
1. Foundation Courses
Foundation courses are required when students need additional quantitative and writing skills before starting the MBA program. Credits earned do not count towards the MBA total. Students meeting minimum GMAT levels are not required to take Foundation courses.
| MBA501 Business Statistics & Quantitative Thinking |
3 cr. |
| MBA502 Writing Fundamentals |
3 cr. |
2. Prerequisites
Prerequisite courses are required when students have not had previous course work in the subject area. Credits earned do not count towards the MBA total. Those who completed equivalent work with a "B" or better as undergraduate or graduate students or who successfully test out of prerequisite level knowledge will not be required to take Prerequisite courses.
| MBA503 Principles of Economics |
3 cr. |
| MBA504 Accounting Concepts and Methods |
3 cr. |
| MBA510 Managerial Finance |
3 cr. |
| MBA520 Marketing Principles |
2 cr. |
3. MBA Core Courses (required of all students)
| MBA600 Quantitative Decision Making |
2 cr. |
| MBA604 Managerial Economics in a Global Environment |
2 cr. |
| MBA605 Ethics and Responsibility |
2 cr. |
| MBA606 Business Law |
2 cr. |
| MBA607 Global Leadership and Management |
2 cr. |
| MBA608 Marketing Distribution/Logistics and Global Supply Chain Management |
2 cr. |
| MBA609 International Operations Management |
2 cr. |
| MBA610 Organizations and Human Behavior |
2 cr. |
| MBA611 Business Analysis: The Case Method |
2 cr. |
In addition to the above, MBA students must choose one of the following courses.
| MBA601 Intercultural Acumen |
3 cr. |
| MBA602 Political Economy of Business |
3 cr. |
| MBA603 Business and Internationalization |
3 cr. |
4. Specialization Courses
Custom Trak students choose a minimum of 12 credits from any of the following and must include MBA669 - Strategic Management. Specialization students must choose a minimum of 20 credits from the same discipline area (marketing or finance), including required courses. Required courses are indicated with an "*".
Marketing
| MBA620* International Marketing |
2 cr. |
| MBA621 Marketing Research |
3 cr. |
| MBA622 Selling and Sales Management |
2 cr. |
| MBA623 Advertising and Promotions |
3 cr. |
| MBA624 Buyer Behavior |
2 cr. |
| MBA625 Global Brand Management |
2 cr. |
| MBA626 Marketing Communications |
2 cr. |
| MBA627 Pricing Strategy |
2 cr. |
| MBA628 Persuasion |
2 cr. |
| MBA629 E-commerce and Internet |
2 cr. |
| MBA630 Database and Micromarketing |
2 cr. |
| MBA639* Strategic Marketing Management |
3 cr. |
Finance
| MBA Managerial Accounting |
3 cr. |
| MBA641 Forensic Accounting |
3 cr. |
| MBA642 International Finance |
2 cr. |
| MBA643* Corporate Finance |
3 cr. |
| MBA644 Financial Markets and Instruments |
3 cr. |
| MBA645 Financial Engineering: Risk and Derivatives |
3 cr. |
| MBA646 Due Diligence and Valuation |
2 cr. |
| MBA647 Portfolio Management |
2 cr. |
| MBA648 Security Analysis |
2 cr. |
| MBA649 Entrepreneur Finance |
2 cr. |
| MBA650 Project Finance |
3 cr. |
| MBA651* Strategic Financial Management |
3 cr. |
Other Electives
| MBA653 New Venture Strategy |
2 cr. |
| MBA660 Entrepreneurship |
2 cr. |
| MBA661 Opportunity Identification and Assessment |
2 cr. |
| MBA662 International New Ventures |
2 cr. |
| MBA664 Trade Management |
2 cr. |
| MBA665 Intercultural Negotiations and Conflict Resolution |
2 cr. |
| MBA666 Economics of Emergence, Growth And Development |
3 cr. |
| MBA667 Global Strategy: Products and Firms |
3 cr. |
| MBA668 Knowledge Management |
3 cr. |
| MBA669* (for Custom Trak) Strategic Management |
3 cr. |
5. Capstone
| MBA750 Capstone Field Study |
3 cr. |
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