Are you studying in the MBA program and interested in specializing? We currently offer a total of 10 specializations. All MBA students are required to complete a total of 8 electives. 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:
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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.
- At least one elective must have an explicitly “international” focus;
this course may also satisfy a distribution requirement
and count toward a specialization.
If you wish to study 1 or more specializations you would need to complete 3-4 of your electives in the area. Below is a list of specializations and the amount of courses required to complete.
- Accounting: 4 courses
- Environmental Management: 3 courses
- Finance: 4 courses
- Fundraising & Nonprofit Management: 3 courses
- Healthcare Management: 3 courses
- Human Resource Management: 3 courses
- Information Systems: 4 courses
- International Management: 4 courses
- Internet Marketing: 4 courses
- Marketing: 4 courses
- Operations Management: 3 courses
Each semester we email the schedule and include which specialization area is met for each course.
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.
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