Master of Business Administration / Curriculum

Master of Business Administration Curriculum

The MBA program consists of 33 semester hours of coursework: eight core courses and three electives. For some students, additional foundation courses (3 to 12 credit hours) may be required, depending on transcript review.

Course Descriptions

MBA Concentrations & Certificates

Human Resources Management Concentration

Entrepreneurship and Family Business Concentration

Innovative Management Concentration

Project Management Concentration

Business Foundations Certificate

Entrepreneurship and Family Business Certificate

Admitted students must complete necessary Foundations or equivalents as determined by the Director. Enrollment in up to six hours of select 600-level courses is permitted concurrent with or prior to the student’s enrollment in a 500-level course with approval of the Director. All foundations or equivalents must be completed with a grade of C or better.

Up to six hours of 600-level transfer credit may be applied to a graduate degree program at Meredith subject to approval by the Program Director (up to nine hours of transfer credit may be applied if the student has completed the Entrepreneurship and Family Business Certificate at Meredith College). All transfer courses must carry a grade of B or better and be taken at an AACSB-accredited institution. All requests for transfer courses are subject to approval from the Program Director. Transfer course(s) must fall within the six-year limit for program completion.

Courses for the Certificate Program(s) must be completed within a 12-month time period.

For MBA students, the following policies shall apply to required foundations courses:

The grade point average for foundations courses will be calculated and reported separately from 600-level courses.
The C grade policy regarding academic warning, probation, and expulsion is not applicable to foundations courses.
Foundations course hours are not subject to the rule regarding the six-hour limit of C grades applied toward the degree.

The School of Business offers a 5-year accelerated MBA. Any undergraduate student wishing to complete the 4 + 1 accelerated program needs to be admitted to Meredith College. General guidelines and eligibility for this program would be a 3.5 or greater GPA at Meredith. Please see a member of the MBA team for full details and eligibility requirements.

Required Major CoursesMBA Core Curriculum (24 credits)
MBA - 610: Leadership and Global Communication (3 cr.)
MBA - 630: Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
MBA - 635: Management Information Systems (3 cr.)
MBA - 640: Organizational Behaviour and Ethics (3 cr.)
MBA - 650: Managerial Finance (3 cr.)
MBA - 670: Marketing Strategy (3 cr.)
MBA - 680: Operations and Supply Chain Management (3 cr.)
MBA - 699: Integrated Strategic Management (3 cr.)

General MBA Electives (choose 9 credits):
MBA - 615: Developing Human Capital (3 cr.)
MBA - 616: Ethical and Legal Employment Issues (3 cr.)
MBA - 617: Managing Reward Systems (3 cr.)
MBA - 625: Entrepreneurship Bootcamp (1 cr.)
MBA - 626: Business Planning and Design (3 cr.)
MBA - 627: Entrepreneurial Financing and Strategy (3 cr.)
MBA - 628: Managing a Growing Venture (3 cr.)
MBA - 643: Leading in Global Business Settings (3 cr.)
MBA - 644: Business Consulting (3 cr.)
MBA - 645: Strategies for Effective Negotiation (3 cr.)
MBA - 646: Law and Ethics for Managers (3 cr.)
MBA - 648: Project Management Essentials (3 cr.)
MBA - 649: Advanced Project Management (3 cr.)
MBA - 685: Business Internship (3 cr.)
MBA - 695: Special Topics in Business (3 cr.)

Required Courses for ConcentrationsConcentration - Entrepreneurship and Family Business
MBA - 626: Business Planning and Design (3 cr.)
MBA - 627: Entrepreneurial Financing and Strategy (3 cr.)
MBA - 628: Managing a Growing Venture (3 cr.)

Concentration - Human Resource Management
MBA - 615: Developing Human Capital (3 cr.)
MBA - 616: Ethical and Legal Employment Issues (3 cr.)
MBA - 617: Managing Reward Systems (3 cr.)

Concentration - Innovation Management
MBA - 626: Business Planning and Design (3 cr.)
MBA - 645: Strategies for Effective Negotiation (3 cr.)
MBA - 648: Project Management Essentials (3 cr.)

Concentration - Project Management
MBA - 645: Strategies for Effective Negotiation (3 cr.)
MBA - 648: Project Management Essentials (3 cr.)
MBA - 649: Advanced Project Management (3 cr.)

Portfolio and Exit Exam: While the student portfolio in MBA and exit examinations do not generate hours of credit, the successful completion of both the Student Portfolio and passing the Exit Examination are required in order to complete the MBA.

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