Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Michael Magro, MBA Program Director
Halpin-Harrison Hall, Room 211; (540) 535-3537; mmagro@su.edu

The entire MBA program with foundation courses consists of 48 credit hours. For students with the appropriate undergraduate preparation, the foundational courses may be waived. The remaining 36 credits are required. The waiving of foundation courses is determined by the Graduate Admissions Committee of the Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business. Students can ask to place out of a foundation course by providing evidence of successful completion (grade of “C” or better) of appropriate undergraduate coursework in the subject area within the previous 10 years or passing a placement exam. Requests to take a placement exam are made to the director of the MBA program.

Foundation Requirements

ACCT 501 Foundations of Accounting Credit(s): 3
(May be waived if the student has completed the equivalent of Principles of Accounting I and II)
FIN 502 Foundations of Finance Credit(s): 1.5
(May be waived if the student has completed the equivalent of Introduction to Finance)
ECN 501 Foundations of Economics Credit(s): 3
(May be waived if the student has completed the equivalent of Principles of Macroeconomics and Principles of Microeconomics)
MKT 502 Foundations of Marketing Credit(s): 1.5
(May be waived if the student has completed Introduction to Marketing)
QM 502 Business Statistics Credit(s): 1.5
(May be waived if the student has completed the equivalent of Statistics and Data Analysis)
QM 504 Business Analytics Credit(s): 1.5
(May be waived if the student has completed the equivalent of Quantitative Methods)

Total: 12 credits

Core Curriculum

ACCT 511 Accounting for Decision Making and Control Credit(s): 3
FIN 517 Financial Management Credit(s): 3
ECN 512 Business Forecasting Credit(s): 1.5
ECN 514 Essentials of International Economics Credit(s): 1.5
MGT 513 Organizational Structure and Behavior Credit(s): 3
MGT 535 Human Resource Management, Employment Law and Ethics Credit(s): 3
MIS 514 Decision Sciences and MIS Credit(s): 3
MKT 511 Marketing Management and Strategy Credit(s): 3
SCM 530 Operations and Supply Chain Management Credit(s): 3
MGT 611 Integrative Management Credit(s): 3

Restricted Electives

Choose one of the following:

BAFI 515 International Financial Management Credit(s): 3
BUS 511 International Business Credit(s): 3
BUS 517 Seminar in International Business Credit(s): 3
BUS 519 Topics in International Business Credit(s): 3
ECN 521 Topics in Global Economy Credit(s): 3
MGT 519 International Human Resources Management Credit(s): 3
MGT 537 International Management Credit(s): 3
MKT 513 International Market Planning Seminar Credit(s): 3
MKT 515 International Marketing Credit(s): 3
Practice related course in a joint professional or graduate degree program Credit(s): 3

Unrestricted Electives

Graduate level business courses or courses in a joint professional or graduate degree program Credit(s): 6

Unrestricted electives may be taken in all functional areas of graduate study offered by the Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business. Students may request to take other graduate courses offered within the university; however, permission of the director of the MBA program is required to take elective coursework outside of the business school.

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