Program Guide and Curriculum

The program guide can be downloaded in a PDF format.

MBA Curriculum:

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

Pre-requisite

Foundation Courses (waivable based on undergraduate coursework)

ACFI 500

Foundations of Financial and Managerial Accounting

3

None

ACFI 501

Foundations of Corporate Finance

3

ACFI 500  and ECON 501

ECON 500

Foundations of Economics

3

None

ECON 501

Foundations of Business and Economic Statistics

3

None

MGMT 507

Foundations of Marketing

3

None

MGMT 508

Foundations of Information Systems

3

None

MGMT 509

Foundations of Management

3

None

Function Courses (required)

ACFI 550

Accounting for Managerial Decision Making

1.5

ACFI 500 or equivalent

ECON 550

Managerial Economics

1.5

ECON 500 and ECON 501 or equivalents

MGMT 550

Communications for Managers

1.5

MGMT 509 or equivalent

MGMT  555

Marketing Management

1.5

MGMT 507 or equivalent

MGMT 556

Operations Management

1.5

MGMT 509 and ECON 501 or equivalents

ACFI  551

Financial Management

1.5

ACFI 501 or equivalent

MGMT  570

Organizational Behavior

1.5

MGMT 509 or equivalent

MGMT  575

Managing Human Capital

1.5

MGMT 509 or equivalent

Integration Courses (required)

ACFI 593

Financial Statement Analysis

3

ACFI 501 or ACFI 385

MGMT 530

Global Business Issues

1.5

MGMT 555 ,556, 570 and 575

MGMT 580

Business Research Methods

1.5

MGMT 555,556, 570 and 575

MGMT 598

Leadership, Ethics and Corporate Accountability

3

MGMT 555,556, 570 and 575

MGMT 595

Strategic Management

3

MGMT 598 and ACFI 593

Subtotal # Core Credits Required

24

 

Elective #1*

 

3

 

Elective #2

 

3

 

Elective #3

 

3

 

Subtotal # Elective Credits Required

9

 

 

Curriculum Summary

Minimum number of courses required for the degree

16

 

Minimum credit hours required for the degree

33

 


 

* Electives will be selected from a pool of approved graduate-level courses offered by Bridgewater State University or transferred in from an accredited university.  Although typically these classes will be offered through the College of Business, with the approval of the graduate coordinator and the sponsoring department, these classes may be from other departments and focus on topics supporting the student’s career aspirations (e.g. MPA courses). 


 

Last Modified: May 2, 2012