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Curriculum Summary
| Core MBA Curriculum | 24 units |
| Elective Courses | 6 units |
| Culminating Experience: MBA Consulting Project | 3 units |
| MBA Program Total | 33 units |
ECON 500 SURVEY OF ECONOMICS
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing.
ACCT 501 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Prerequisite: Admission to a David Nazarian College of Business and Economics graduate program or consent of instructor.
FIN 502 MANAGERIAL FINANCE
Prerequisite: ACCT 501.
SOM 591 BUSINESS ANALYTICS FOUNDATION
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing.
Core Courses (24 units)
600 - Level Courses
GBUS 600 ANALYSIS OF CONTEMPORARY ORGANIZATIONS (must be taken in the first semester)
ECON 600 ECONOMICS OF STRATEGY
Prerequisite: Economics 500 or equivalent.
GBUS 607 DATA MINING & ANALYTICS
Prerequisite: SOM 591 or equivalent.
MGT 620 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
Prerequisite: GBUS 600 (may be taken concurrently with MGT 620).
FIN 635 CORPORATE FINANCE
Prerequisite: FIN 502 or equivalent.
MKT 640 MARKETING MANAGEMENT
Prerequisite: ECON 500, SOM 591, and GBUS 600.
SOM 686 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Prerequisite: SOM 591.
MGT 693 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
Prerequisite: Last semester of course work for MBA students or advisor’s consent.
Culminating Experience (3 units) and Electives (6 units)
Prerequisite: All MBA core courses and MGT 693 completed or concurrent enrollment, classified status or applied for classified status.
ELECTIVES (6 UNITS)
BLAW 653 GRADUATE SEMINAR IN NEGOTIATIONS
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing
GBUS 640 ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Prerequisites: GBUS 600 and graduate standing.
GBUS 690A-Z SELECTED TOPICS FOR GRADUATE BUSINESS INSIGHTS
Prerequisites: GBUS 600 and two graduate business core classes (minimum).
MKT 644 MARKETING RESEARCH SEMINAR
Prerequisite: MKT 640
MKT 647 MARKETING RESEARCH SEMINAR
Prerequisite: MKT 640; SOM 591 or equivalent.
MGT 630 HR STRATEGIES
Prerequisite: GBUS 600
MGT 635 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Prerequisite: MGT 620
FIN 636 SEMINAR IN INVESTMENT ANALYSIS
Prerequisite: FIN 502
FIN 639 SEMINAR IN FINANCIAL PROBLEMS
Prerequisite: FIN 635
*For non-business undergraduates, an additional 15 units of coursework may be required in Foundation Courses. These courses may be waived if the student has completed equivalent coursework with grades of “C“ or better at a regionally accredited university.
*Foundation Courses (15 units)
500 - Level Courses
Undergraduate course equivalents can be found here