Master of Business Administration - Sports Business Concentration
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BUS 7015 | The Creative Organization (3 Credits)
Course covers methods for stimulating creativity and innovation, why context matters, and processes for making effective decisions with a focus on sustainabile competitive advantage. Topics include practice in creative problem solving through in-class exercises and the creation of a plan to move the students' own organizations to the next level of creativity. Cross-listed with BUS 5715.
BUS 7018 | Corporate Strategy (3 Credits)
Course focuses on the strategic, organizational, and leadership challenges faced by multi-business organizations. Topics include vision formulation, resource allocation strategies, and the development and evaluation of synergistic effects using care studies.
BUS 7900 | Social, Political, Cultural, and Legal Influences on Business (3 Credits)
Examination of social, legal, political and cultural forces affecting organizations in both domestic and global environments. Emphasis on identification and development of strategies for dealing with threats and opportunities arising from the relationship between organizations and their operating environments.
BUS 7902 | Managing in a Global Environment (3 Credits)
Course provides requisite knowledge and skill sets for managing multinational corporations dealing with different cultures and leading a diverse global work force. Topics examine include negotiation, strategic policy making, and best practices in global management. Prerequisite: BUS 7900 Social, Cultural, Legal and Political Influences on Business or permission of Program Director.
Master of Business Administration Courses
Module I
BUS 7000 | Organizational Behavior and Theory (3 Credits)
Examines human behavior as it impacts the work organization. Includes theoretical foundations of motivation, group dynamics, leadership, decision-making, satifaction and performance. Cross-listed with HRC 7611 and BUS 5700.
BUS 7200 | Value Systems and Professional Ethics (3 Credits)
Study of personal and corporate value systems and decision making. Investigation of personal beliefs, purposes and attitudes, and their effects on self and others. Examines the ethical dimensions of organizational structures and practices. Cross-listed with HRF 7001 and BUS 5720.
Concentration Course #1
Module II
BUS 7450 | Strategic Marketing (3 Credits)
Covers the identification and selection of marketing opportunities, target markets and design, and implementation and evaluation of marketing programs. Cross-listed with BUS 5745.
BUS 7500 | Managerial Economics (3 Credits)
Application of economic theory to managerial decision-making. Emphasis on both quantitative and qualitative application of microeconomic principles to business analysis. Prerequisite: Students are expected to have completed undergraduate coursework in fundamentals of economics.
BUS 7600 | Managerial Finance (3 Credits)
Application of the theories and tools used in financial decision making. Topics include present value and capital budgeting, financial analysis and forecasting, market efficiency and capital structure. Prerequisite: Students are expected to have completed undergraduate coursework in the fundamentals of account and economics.
BUS 7700 | Management of Information Systems (3 Credits)
Examines the use of computer information systems in business organizations with emphasis on how information technology supports business functions and aids managerial decision-making. Explores current trends and emerging technologies. Cross-listed with BUS 5770. Note: If in the Population Health / Health Care Concentration, replace this course with BUS 7813 Healthcare Management Informatics.
BUS 7800 | Management Accounting (3 Credits)
Explore use and application of accounting information for planningm control and decision making. Topics include: cost analysis and allocation, budgeting and behavioral aspects of accounting systems. Prerequisite: Students are expected to have completed undergraduate coursework in accounting fundamentals.
Concentration Course #2
Module III
BUS 8500 | Graduate Seminar: Business Policies and Strategies (3 Credits)
Capstone course in which participants develop a major case study of business administration issues, programs and policies in a current organization. Draws from and utilizes concepts, theories and skills developed in previous courses. Prerequisite: Completion of all core courses in the MBA program or approval of advisor.
Concentration Course #3
Concentration Course #4
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