MBA
Degree Requirements
Students must satisfactorily complete 18 courses,
or 54 semester credits, to receive the MBA degree,
and must satisfy the math requirement through waiver
or coursework. These credits may be earned by successfully
completing graduate courses at U Mass Boston, by the
transfer of up to six graduate credits from another
university, or by waiver granted for prior undergraduate
or graduate coursework.
Core Classes (10):
AF 601 Managerial
Economics (prerequisite for AF 620)
AF 610 Accounting
for Managers (prerequisite for AF
620 and ACC. electives)
AF 620 Financial
Management (prerequisite for FIN.
electives)
MGT 650 Organizational
Analysis and Skills (required
in the first semester)
MGT 660 Business and its Environment
MGT 689 Strategic
Management (capstone course taken
in the final semester)
MKT 670 Marketing
Management (prerequisite for MKT.
electives)
MS 630 Managerial
Statistics (prerequisite for MS 635)
MS 635 Operations
Management (prerequisite for OPS
electives)
MS 640 Computer and
Information Systems (prerequisite
for MIS electives)
Students must also meet the Mathematics requirement
through waiver or successful completion of MS
600,
Mathematical Analysis for Managers. Elective Classes (8):
Students must complete 8 elective courses, some of
which may be devoted to an MBA
specialization.
Some courses can be applied to more than one specialization.
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Electives must also be “distributed”,
with at least one class in at least 4 different
functional areas, chosen from the areas below:
Accounting (ACC)
Communications (COM)
Finance (FIN)
Information Systems (MIS)
Management (MGT)
Marketing (MKT)
Operations (OPS)
Courses devoted to a specialization also count
toward a functional area. Some courses can be counted
toward more than one MBA functional area, but a
single course can only be used to satisfy one functional
area.
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At least one elective must have an explicitly “international” focus;
this course may also satisfy a distribution requirement
and count toward a specialization.
Some of the frequently offered electives that
meet the international requirement are:
AF 603 Massachusetts in the Global Economy
AF 615 International Accounting
AF 622 Global Portfolio Investment Management
AF 626 International Financial Management
MGT 665 International and Comparative Management
MGT 675 Managing in the Global Economy
MGT 677 International Perspectives on Business and Government
MGT 681 Global Industry and Competitive Analysis
MKT 674 International Marketing
MKT 679 Export Development and Foreign Sourcing
Courses numbered “697” are “Special
Topics” courses, offered for the first time,
and may satisfy specialization, functional area,
and international course requirements. Please check
with the Graduate Program Office for details.
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