The Department of Management continues a long-term commitment to excellence in graduate education. The departmental faculty recruited from nationally and internationally recognized universities, represents a wide range of teaching and research expertise. Graduates of the program pursue careers in a broad spectrum of industries. All MBA degree programs are customized to students' personal and professional development goals. Click here for a printable MBA FLEX-SLIS information sheet.
Career Possibilities with an MBA in Business Studies (FLEX-SLIS)
| Actuary | Mergers/Acquisition Managers |
| Auditor | Mutual Funds Manager/Representative |
| Administrative Services Manager Chief Cost Accountant Construction Manager Corporate Labor Relations Executive Customer Affairs Manager Director of Business Development Director of Human Resources Financial Accountant |
Occupational Health and Safety Operations Research Analyst Production and Expediting Manager Purchasing Manager Senior Business Systems Analyst Senior Information Security Analyst Statisticians Strategic Manager |
Professional Organizations
The department recommends that you consider professional certifications in addition to your MBA. Certifications recommendations depend upon your area of interest.
Course Requirements
**All MBA programs consist of 36 hours of graduate-level coursework offered via face-to-face and online formats. 18 hours of background coursework (if applicable) may be required beyond the 36 hour master’s program.
Background Courses* (18 hours)
*Note: Background courses may be required if your undergraduate degree did not prepare you for current master’s level courses. Background courses are assessed on an as needed basis after evaluation of undergraduate transcripts.
| ACCT 5020 (3 hrs) |
Accumulation and Analysis of Accounting Data |
| BCIS 5090 (1.5 hrs) |
Intro. to Business Computer Info. Systems |
| BLAW 5050 (1.5 hrs) |
Legal, Reg., and Ethical Env. Of Business |
| DSCI 5010 (1.5 hrs) |
Statistical Analysis |
| ECON 5000 (3 hrs) |
Economic Concepts |
| FINA 5040 (1.5 hrs) |
Intro. to Finance and Financial Mathematics |
| MATH 1190 (3 hrs) |
Business Calculus |
| MGMT 5070 (1.5 hrs) |
Management Issues |
| MKTG 5000 (1.5 hrs) |
Marketing Concepts |
Core Courses (18 Hours)
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ACCT 5130 |
Accounting for Management |
| DSCI 5180 |
Introduction to Decision Making |
| FINA 5170 |
Financial Management |
| MKTG 5150 |
Marketing Management |
| MGMT 5140 |
Organizational Behavior & Analysis |
| BUSI 5190 |
Administrative Strategy (last semester) |
Concentration Courses (19 hours)
Choose 9 hours (3 courses) from the following list:
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MGMT 5300 |
Entrepreneurship and Venture Management |
| MGMT 5760 |
Strategic Management |
| MGMT 5660 |
International Management |
| MGMT 5120 |
Managing International Design and Change |
| MGMT 5210 |
Human Resource Management Seminar |
Choose 9 hours (3 courses) from the following list:
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SLIS 5020 |
Economics of Information |
| SLIS 5040 |
Information Behavior |
| SLIS 5712 |
Horizon Technologies |
| SLIS 5600 |
Introduction to Information Access & Retrieval |
| SLIS 5615 |
Electronic Databases & Information Services |
| SLIS 5646 |
Information & Access Services in Business |
| SLIS 5647 |
Legal Information Access and Services |
| SLIS 5660 |
Government Information and Access Services |
