SCHOOL OF  BUSINESS
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM

Dr. Uchenna Elike, Director
110 New School of Business Building

OBJECTIVES

The primary objective of the MBA Program is to prepare men and women for responsible administrative positions in industry, the non-for-profit sector, as well as the public sector. Other objectives include:
To help graduates realize their career and leadership potential.
To prepare graduates for leadership in a business and social environment.
To prepare graduates to fulfill their responsibilities to their companies, their local communities, and the global community.
To prepare graduates for doctoral programs.  

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must meet all requirements for admission to the Graduate Studies as well as specific requirements for admission to the MBA program. Admission to the MBA Program will be based on the following:

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

A minimum of 36 graduate-level credit hours beyond the basic core is required to complete the MBA Program. The Program is divided into three sections: the Basic Core, the Professional Core, and Electives.  The Basic Core of 30 credit hours and is designed to serve as a leveling mechanism for students whose previous programs are not in business or do not provide adequate preparation.  Depending upon their previous academic records, students may be exempted from part or all of the Basic Core courses by the Director of the MBA Program.  The Professional Core is 27 credit hours of mandatory courses, which focus on the internal and organizational business environments, the functional areas, quantitative techniques, and managerial communications. Students also choose nine credit hours of electives.

To complete the MBA degree, students must have a 3.0 GPA or higher for all courses taken at Alabama A&M University as part of the MBA program. They must also have a 3.0 GPA or higher for all courses taken at Alabama A&M University in the MBA Program beyond the Basic Core requirements. Transfer credit is not considered in the GPA for the MBA program.

THE MBA DEGREE

Basic Core
ACC 506          Essentials of Accounting
ECO 500          Survey of Economic Analysis
FIN 507            Essentials of Finance
MBA 501         Math for MBA
MBA 503         Quantitative Business Analysis
MBA 507         Basics of Management and Marketing
MGT 502          Management Information Systems
MGT 504          Production/Operations Management
MGT 508          Legal Environment and Ethics
MGT 509         International Business

Professional Core
ACC 512          Accounting Analysis for Management
ECO 504          Managerial Economics
FIN   511          Financial Management and Policy
MBA 510         Applied Business Statistics
MBA 517        Global Issues in Business
MGT 515          Organizational Behavior
MGT 516          Strategic Management
MKT 514         Management of Marketing Activities
OSM 509         Managerial Communication

ELECTIVES

Students must complete nine credit hours of electives. They may not, however, take both an independent research course and a field experience/co-op course.

Accounting Electives
ACC 571          Tax Issues in Decision-Making
ACC 572          Accounting Information Systems
ACC 573          Accounting Theory
ACC 577          Special Topics in Accounting
ACC 578          Field Experience/Co-op in Accounting
ACC 579          Independent Research in Accounting

Economics Electives
ECO 503          Macroeconomics
ECO 506          Urban Economics
ECO 509          International Economics
ECO 513          Monetary Economics
ECO 517          Econometrics
ECO 526          Production Economics
ECO 571          Field Experience in Economics

Finance Electives
FIN 541            Security Analyses and Portfolio Management
FIN 542            Money and Capital Markets
FIN 543            International Finance
FIN 544           Advanced Financial Theory
FIN 545           Bank Administration
FIN 547            Seminar in Corporate Finance
FIN 548            Special Topics in Finance
FIN 549            Field Experience/Co-op in Finance
FIN 550            Independent Research in Finance

Human Resources Management Electives
MGT 552        Labor Law and Employment
MGT 553        Compensation Management
MGT 554        Training and Development
MGT 564          Human Resource Management
MGT 566          Management and Labor Relations

Logistics Electives
LOG 501          Survey of Logistics
LOG 538          International Marketing and Logistics
LOG 571          Logistics and Supply chain Management
LOG 572          Product Life Cycle Management
LOG 590          Independent Research in Logistics
LOG 599          Logistics Strategies and Policy

Management Electives
MGT 564          Human Resource Management
MGT 565          Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management
MGT 566          Labor and Management Relations
MGT 568          Independent Research in Management
MGT 571         Process Control
MGT 572          Designed Experimentation
MGT 573          Quality Leadership
MGT 587          Field Experience/Co-op in Management

Management Information Systems Electives
MGT 545          Foundation of Database Management
MGT 558         Executive and Decision Support Technologies
MGT 580          Emerging Information Technologies
MGT 585         Strategic Use of Information Technology
MGT 590         Independent Research in MIS
MGT 595         Field Experience in MIS

Marketing Electives
MKT 532         Consumer Behavior
MKT 533         Marketing Communications
MKT 534         Marketing Strategy
MKT 535         Marketing Research
MKT 536         Special Topics in Marketing
MKT 538         International Marketing and Logistics
MKT 549         Independent Research in Marketing
MKT 550         Field Experience/Co-op in Marketing