The MBA with a concentration in strategic management provides you the broad exposure to skills necessary for managing an organization. Strategic management involves establishing the major direction, strategies and broad policies that an organization will follow to accomplish its objectives. This knowledge is important for sustainable growth of businesses and the U.S. economy. Career opportunities after you complete the MBA program through the Department of Management are abundant. An MBA with a concentration in strategic management supports growth and development from two perspectives. One, if you have an established career path, the strategic management concentration provides you the opportunity to gain the broader, more general perspective necessary for promotion to leading managerial positions. Or, if you are preparing for the business world, the combination of an undergraduate degree with an MBA concentration in strategic management provides an excellent foundation for additional career opportunities.
Career Possiblitities with a MBA Strategic Management
Business Development Director
Consultant
Licensing Director
R&D Manager
Technology Entrepreneur
International Commodity Trader
Market Analyst or Risk Manager
Public Policy Advisor
Marketing Manager
Chief Executive Officer
Purchasing Manager
Human Resources Manager
Operations Research Analyst
Advertising and Promotions Manager
Market Research Analyst
Management Analyst
Urban Planner
Regional Planner
General Manager
Venture Capitalist
Professional Organizations
Students majoring in Strategic Management have numerous opportunities to participate in professional organizations. Among these are: the Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
Course Requirements
Background Courses* (18 hours)
*NOTE: Background courses may be required if your undergraduate degree did not prepare you for current master level courses. Background courses are assessed on an as needed basis after evaluation of undergraduate transcripts.
| ACCT 5020 (3 hrs.) | Accumulation and Analysis of Acct. 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 (or other calc. course) |
| MGMT 5070 (1.5 hrs.) | Management Issues |
| MKTG 5000 (1.5 hrs.) | Marketing Concepts |
Core Courses (18 hours)
| ACCT 5130 (3 hrs.) | Accounting for Management |
| DSCI 5180 (3 hrs.) | Introduction to Decision Making |
| FINA 5170 (3 hrs.) | Financial Management |
| MKTG 5150 ( 3 hrs.) | Marketing Management |
| MGMT 5140 (3 hrs.) | Organizational Behavior and Analysis |
| BUSI 5190 (3 hrs.) | Administrative Strategy (take in last semester) |
Concentration Courses (15 hours)
Required Courses (9 hours)
* select three of the following:
| MGMT 5230 | Management Seminar |
| MGMT 5300 | Entrepreneurship and Venture Management |
| MGMT 5760 | Strategic Decision Making |
| MGMT 5660 | International Management |
| MGMT 5710 | Management Strategies for Public Issues |
Supporting Courses (6 hours)
* select two of the following, one must be a MGMT course:
| MGMT 5120 | Managing Organizational Design and Change |
| MGMT 5210 | Human Resource Management Seminar |
| MGMT 5240 | Project Management |
| MGMT 5870 | Leadership Research and Development |
| ATTD 5470 | Interpersonal Skills and Development |
| SMHM 5440 | Consumer Theory |
Elective Courses (3 hours)
Three hours of electives outside of the management discipline and approved by the departmental advisor.
Internship
You may complete an internship for three hours of pass/no pass credit, upon completion of three hours in your area of study. Your internship will not count towards your degree and may not be taken your first semester. Please see your departmental advisor for more information.
