Curriculum

Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Corporate (general), Non-Profit Management and Healthcare Management Concentrations

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Core Curriculum

The core curriculum in the Husson University Master of Business Administration Program consists of seven required courses. Five additional courses selected from a range of electives make up the thirty-six credits required for completion of the program. Students with a strong background in one or more of the required course areas may, with approval, substitute an elective for the course(s) in question.

In addition to the required courses listed below, students will take an additional 15 credit hours of graduate-level electives.

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The core curriculum is as follows:

Course Number
Course Name
Credit Hours
BA 600
Research Methods in Business and Education
3 CR.HR.
BA 601
Managerial Economics
3 CR.HR.
BA 602
Managerial Accounting
3 CR.HR.
BA 605
Management Communications
3 CR.HR.
BA 625
Global Strategic Management
3 CR.HR.

Plus one of the three functional management courses:

Course Number
Course Name
Credit Hours
BA 620
Financial Management
3 CR.HR.
BA 621
Marketing Management
3 CR.HR.
BA 622
Production Management
3 CR.HR.

And one of the two courses on the environment of business:

Course Number
Course Name
Credit Hours
BA 643
Strategic Change Management
3 CR.HR.
BA 644
Business Law
3 CR.HR.

Course Sequencing

For purposes of sequencing, the required core courses and the general management electives in the Master of Business Administration curriculum have been clustered in three categories. Category I courses constitute a first-level platform in the curriculum and must be completed (unless waived) within the first eighteen credit hours and prior to enrollment in any Category II courses. Category II contains selected functional and advanced subject area courses which require the foundation provided by Category I courses. The third category contains all those general management courses which are open to enrollment at any point in a student's program of study. Some Category III courses do have specific prerequisites. Please note: Each student is limited to a maximum of nine (9) total credit hours from BA 790, BA 791, BA 793 and BA 798.

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Category I

Course Number
Course Name
Credit Hours
BA 600
Research Methods in Business and Education
3 CR.HR.
BA 601
Managerial Economics
3 CR.HR.
BA 602
Managerial Accounting
3 CR.HR.

Category II

Course Number
Course Name
Credit Hours
BA 620
Financial Management
3 CR.HR.
BA 621
Marketing Management
3 CR.HR.
BA 622
Production Management
3 CR.HR.
BA 625
Global Strategic Management
3 CR.HR.
BA 626
Accounting in Planning, Budgeting and Control
3 CR.HR.
BA 627
Investment Analysis
3 CR.HR.
BA 628
New Venture Planning and Management
3 CR.HR.

Category III

Course Number
Course Name
Credit Hours
BA 605
Management Communications
3 CR.HR.
BA 641
Human Resource Management
3 CR.HR.
BA 642
Leadership in Business and Professions
3 CR.HR.
BA 643
Strategic Change Management
3 CR.HR.
BA 644
Business Law
3 CR.HR.
BA 646
Current Issues in Business
3 CR.HR.
BA 710
Law and Ethics for Non-Profit Organizations
3 CR.HR.

Health Care Management

Students who wish to focus their course work in health care management are expected to complete the Master of Business Administration core curriculum, take four of the industry specific courses listed below, and complete other elective courses sufficient to satisfy the thirty-six credit hour requirement.

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The Health Care Management Courses Are:

Course Number
Course Name
Credit Hours
BA 700
Health Care Management
3 CR.HR.
BA 701
Legal Environment of Health Care Management
3 CR.HR.
BA 702
Health Care Economics
3 CR.HR.
BA 703
Financial Management in Health Care Organizations
3 CR.HR.

Non-Profit Management

Students interested in studying management in the nonprofit sector will complete the core courses in the of Business Administration curriculum and take a set of electives which address roles, functions, and responsibilities particularly relevant to non-profit organizations.

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Four Recommended Electives Are:

Course Number
Course Name
Credit Hours
BA 710
Law and Ethics for Non-Profit Organizations
3 CR.HR.
BA 711
Non-Profit Management and Leadership
3 CR.HR.
BA 712
Strategic Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations
3 CR.HR.
BA 713
Fundraising
3 CR.HR.