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MBA Program: Management Specializations
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Students have the opportunity to pursue either a general management program or complete a specialization as part of the MBA program. Specializations are an option, not a requirement, and all students receive the same MBA regardless of whether they complete a specialization. Students should consider their career goals and professional development in deciding whether to complete a specialization. As a reminder, students must complete a series of electives outside of their specializations and meet the following requirements:

  1. 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.

  2. At least one elective must have an explicitly “international” focus; this course may also satisfy a distribution requirement and count toward a specialization.

Periodically, courses may be offered on an experimental basis (designated by a "697" course number). These courses may be eligible for credit toward a specialization and will always count toward elective functional area credit. If a course is not listed on this website, contact the Graduate Program Office in order to determine specialization and/or functional area distribution. Independent study and transfer credits will also count toward specialization and functional area electives. Again, students should contact the Graduate Program Office in order to have these credits assessed and credited appropriately.


 
     
 
SPECIALIZATION No. of Courses Required No. of Credits Required
Accounting 4 Courses (12 credits)
Environmental Management 3 Courses (9 credits)
Finance 4 Courses (12 credits)
Healthcare Management 3 Courses (9 credits)
Human Resource Management 3 Courses (9 credits)
Information Systems 4 Courses (12 credits)
International Management 4 Courses (12 credits)
Internet Marketing 4 Courses (12 credits)
Marketing
4 Courses (12 credits)
Operations Management 3 Courses (9 credits)


 
 
ACCOUNTING
(requires four of the following classes)
Class Title
AF 611 Corporate Financial Reporting
AF 612 Cost Accounting
AF 613 Federal Tax Planning
AF 614 Financial and Managerial Auditing
AF 615 International Accounting
AF 616 Financial Statement Analysis/Advanced Accounting
AF 617
Management Accounting and Control
AF 618 Accounting Information Systems
AF 691 Financial Accounting Theory and Analysis

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(requires three of the following courses)

Class Title
MGT 671 Introduction to Environmental Management
MGT 678 Environmental Management: Implementation Issues
(and one of the following courses below)
MGT 696 Independent Study in Environmental Management
MGT 698 Practicum in Environmental Management

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FINANCE
(requires four of the following classes)
Class Title
AF 603 Massachusetts in the Global Economy
AF 611 Corporate Financial Reporting
AF 616 Financial Statement Analysis/Advanced Accounting
AF 621 Advanced Corporate Finance
AF 622 Global Portfolio Investment Management
AF 623 Financial Modeling
AF 624 Managing Mutual Funds
AF 625 Derivative Securities
AF 626
International Financial Management
AF 627 Health System Financial Management
AF 628 Portfolio Analysis and Investment Management
AF 629 Managing Financial Institutions
MS 655 Knowledge Management

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HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT
(requires three of the following classes)
Class Title
AF 627 Healthcare Financial Management
MGT 680 Management of Healthcare Organizations
MGT 681 Health Systems and Public Policy
MGT 697 Special Topics

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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
(requires three of the following classes)
Class Title
MGT 651 Personnel Management and Human Resource Planning
MGT 652 Labor Management
MGT 653 Organizational Diagnosis and Change
MGT 683 Leadership and Management in the 21st Century

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INFORMATION SYSTEMS
(requires four of the following classes)
Class Title
MS 645 System Analysis and Design
MS 646 Database Management Systems
MS 647 Information Technology for Quality/Competitive Management
MS 649 Computer Networks for Management
MS 650 Object Oriented Information Systems
MS 651 Project Management
MS 654 Supply Chain Management
MS 655 Knowledge Management

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INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT
(requires four of the following classes)
Class Title
AF 603 Massachusetts in the Global Economy
AF 615 International Accounting
AF 622 Global Portfolio Investment Management
AF 626 International Financial Management
(take at least one of the MBA AF courses listed above)
MGT 665 International and Comparative Management
MGT 675 Managing in the Global Economy
MGT 677 International Perspectives on Business and Government
MGT 685 Global Industry and Competitive Analysis
(take at least one of the MBAMGT courses listed above)
MKT 674 International Marketing
MKT 679 Export Development and Foreign Sourcing
(take at least one of the MBAMKT courses listed above)

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INTERNET MARKETING
(requires four of the following classes)
Class Title
MKT 673 Marketing Communications
MKT 675 Business to Business E-Commerce
MKT 676 Computer Assisted Market Analysis and Planning
MKT 677 Internet Marketing
(you must take at least two of the MBAMKT courses listed above)
MGT 667 Entrepreneurship
MS 646 Database Management Systems
MS 651 Project Management
MS 654 Supply Chain Management
MS 655 Knowledge Management

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MARKETING
(requires four of the following classes)
Class Title
MKT 672 Services Marketing
MKT 673 Marketing Communications
MKT 674 International Marketing
MKT 675 Business to Business E-Commerce
MKT 676 Computer Assisted Market Analysis and Planning
MKT 677 Internet Marketing
MKT 679
Export Development and Foreign Sourcing
MS 654 Supply Chain Management
MS 655 Knowledge Management

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OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(take all three of the following classes)
Class Title
MS 636 Forecasting
MS 638 Management Decision Models
MS 639 Quality Management and Control
MS 654 Supply Chain Management
MS 655 Knowledge Management

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