Curriculum

MBA Bridge (1 unit): Before beginning the program, all students will be required to complete a 1 unit MBA Bridge program focused on basic skills including business communications and quantitative methods.

The Foundation (0-12 units) - Certificate of Business Foundations: Foundation is a 12 unit multi-disciplinary pre-MBA graduate program designed as a refresher of basic business courses for those with undergraduate business degrees and as an introduction to business disciplines for those holding undergraduate degrees in non-business disciplines. Students with business degrees may petition to waive the Foundation depending upon how recently they have earned their degree and minimum GPA requirements. Students who successfully complete the Foundation will earn a Certificate of Business Foundations.

Foundation Courses

• Foundations of Accounting
• Foundations of Finance
• Foundations of Marketing
• Foundations of Management
• Foundations of Operations Management
• Foundations of Management Information Systems

The Core (17 units) - Core Business Knowledge Certificate: The Core consists of 16 units of advanced graduate courses, as well as a 1 unit Career Planning and Development course. Students who successfully complete the Core will earn a Certificate of Advanced Study in Core Business Knowledge.

Core Business Knowledge Courses

• Statistics for Business Decisions
• Leadership and Ethics
• Research Methods for Business
• Accounting for Managers 
• Marketing Management 
• Corporate Finance 
• Human Resources
• Managing the Sustainable Enterprise
• Career Planning and Development (optional course for certificate)

Specialization (12 units) – Specialization Certificate: This phase is for students who have completed the Foundation and the Core and entails 12 units of advanced study in an option of choice.  Students will earn a Certificate of Advanced Study in Business Intelligence, Hospitality and Tourism Management or International Business.

Business Intelligence Option Courses

• Data Management for Business Intelligence
• Business Analytics
• Business Forecasting
• Data Warehousing
• Data Mining in Action
• Customer-Focused Marketing Intelligence

Hospitality & Tourism Management Option Courses

• Brand Stewardship in the Hospitality Industry
• Employment Practices, Culture & Employee Engagement
• Global Hospitality Leadership
• Hospitality Revenue Management
• Manage Service Marketing
• Real Estate Finance & Hotel Asset Management

*Available only if there is enough demand 

International Business Option Courses

• International Culture and Negotiations
• Business Analytics
• Global Marketing and Sales
• International Finance
• Global Supply Chain Management
• Executive Seminar: Doing Business in selected Country/Region

Supply Chain Management Option Courses 

• Business Analytics 
• Global Supply Chain Management 
• International Culture & Negotiations 
• Sales & Operations Planning 
• Global Procurement & Strategic Sourcing 
• Governance, Risk Management & Compliance  

*Available only if there is enough demand 

Culminating Experience (6 units)
The program ends with a capstone course and a culminating experience. Business Intelligence Option students and Hospitality and Tourism Management Option students will complete a final project.  International Business Option students will participate in an international experience involving travel to a foreign country with a faculty member to participate in company visits and pursue a project.

Business Intelligence Option

• Strategic Management in Global Environment
• Business Intelligence Master's Project

Hospitality & Tourism Management Option

• Strategic Management in Global Environment
• Hospitality & Tourism Management Master's Project

International Business Option

• Strategic Management in Global Environment
• International Experience

Supply Chain Management Option

• Strategic Management in Global Environment
• Supply Chain Management Master's Project