The request to eliminate the Economics Concentration in the MBA program

Date: March 5, 2013
To: Belk College of Business
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: February 5, 2013
Approved by: Graduate Council
Implementation Date: Summer 2013

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II. Concentration and Elective Component (12 credit hours)

Students complete twelve hours of elective courses specified for a concentration. Students may enroll in electives as soon as they complete the prerequisites for each course. MBAD 6890 (Directed Individual Study) and MBAD 7090 (Special Topics in Business) may be included in a concentration with permission of the MBA Director and the related department.

Concentration and elective requirements:

Applied Investments Management

Required courses:

  • MBAD 5158 Student Managed Investment Fund I (3)
  • MBAD 5159 Student Managed Investment Fund II (3)
  • MBAD 6153 Investment Management (3)
  • MBAD 6157 Advanced Corporate Finance (3)

Business Analytics

Required Courses:

  • MBAD 6201 Data and Knowledge Management (3)
  • MBAD 6122 Decision Modeling and Analysis via Spreadsheets (3)
  • MBAD 6207 Business Project Management (3)

Plus one of the following courses:

  • MBAD 6202 Business Information Systems: Analysis, Design, and Management (3)
  • MBAD 6203 Information Systems Economics, Strategy, and Policy (3)
  • MBAD 6204 Business Data Communications (3)
  • MBAD 6208 Supply Chain Management (3)
  • MBAD 6172 Marketing Research (3)
  • MBAD 6177 Pricing and Positioning Strategy (3)
  • MBAD 7090 Special Topics in Business: Advanced Analytics (3)
  • ECON 6112 Graduate Econometrics (3)
  • ECON 6218 Business and Economic Forecasting (3)

Business Finance

Required courses:

  • MBAD 6153 Investment Management (3)
  • MBAD 6157 Advanced Corporate Finance (3)

Plus two of the following courses:

  • MBAD 6151 Financial Institutions and Markets (3)
  • MBAD 6154 Applied Business Finance (3)
  • MBAD 6155 Multinational Finance (3)

Economics

Prerequisite: Approval of the Department of Economics is required before enrolling in 6000-level ECON courses or the Economics Concentration.

Required courses:

  • ECON 6112 Graduate Econometrics (3)
  • ECON 6218 Advanced Business & Economic Forecasting (3)
  • Plus two additional 6000-level ECON courses (6)

Financial Institutions/Commercial Banking

Required courses:

  • MBAD 6153 Investment Management (3)
  • MBAD 6156 Commercial Bank Management (3)
  • MBAD 6157 Advanced Corporate Finance (3)

Plus one of the following courses:

  • MBAD 6151 Financial Institutions and Markets (3)
  • MBAD 6155 Multinational Finance (3)

Global Business

Required courses:

  • MBAD 6193 Global Business Environment (3)
  • MBAD 6197 Managing Multinational Enterprise (3)
  • Plus one course involving MBA-approved international study or travel (3)

And one of the following courses:

  • MBAD 6155 Multinational Finance (3)
  • MBAD 6174 Global Marketing (3)

Information and Technology Management

Required courses:

  • MBAD 6201 Data and Knowledge Management in Business (3)
  • MBAD 6202 Business Info Systems Development (3)

Plus two of the following courses:

  • MBAD 6203 Information Systems Economics, Strategy, and Policy (3)
  • MBAD 6204 Business Data Communications (3)
  • MBAD 6122 Decision Modeling and Analysis via Spreadsheets (3)
  • MBAD 6207 Business Project Management (3)

Management

Choose four of the required courses:

  • MBAD 6162 Leadership in Organizations (3)
  • MBAD 6163 Human Resource Management (3)
  • MBAD 6164 Executive Communication (3)
  • MBAD 6165 Negotiation and Conflict Management (3)
  • MBAD 6166 Ethics and Global Capitalism (3)
  • MBAD 6191 Entrepreneurship (3)
  • MBAD 6192 Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility (3)
  • MBAD 6193 Global Business Environment (3)
  • MBAD 6197 Managing Multinational Enterprise (3)
  • MBAD 6207 Business Project Management

Marketing

Choose four of the required courses:

  • MBAD 6172 Marketing Research (3)
  • MBAD 6173 Promotional Strategy (3)
  • MBAD 6174 Global Marketing (3)
  • MBAD 6176 Consumer Behavior (3)
  • MBAD 6371 Marketing of Sports (3)
  • MBAD 6361 Management of Motorsports (1.5) and MBAD 6362 Management of Professional Team Sports (1.5)

Real Estate Finance and Development

Required courses:

  • MBAD 6158 Real Estate Finance & Investment (3)
  • MBAD 6159 Real Estate Development (3)

Plus two of the following courses:

  • MBAD 6160 Real Estate Capital Markets (3)
  • MBAD 6258 Site Feasibility Analysis (3)
  • MBAD 6259 Applied Real Estate Development (3)

Sports Marketing and Management

Required Courses:

  • MBAD 6310 Sports Economics (3)
  • MBAD 6361 Management of Motorsports (1.5)
  • MBAD 6362 Management of Professional Team Sports (1.5)
  • MBAD 6371 Marketing of Sports (3)

Plus one of the following courses:

  • MBAD 6163 Human Resource Management (3)
  • MBAD 6165 Negotiation and Conflict Management (3)
  • MBAD 6172 Marketing Research (3)
  • MBAD 6191 Entrepreneurship (3)
  • MBAD 6890 Directed Individual Study (3)*

*This is an optional Directed Individual Study internship. Students have the option to participate in an internship as a directed individual study with a sports-related organization. If this option is selected, students pursuing the Sports Marketing and Management Concentration will be responsible for identifying their own internship and having it approved by the MBA Director. Once approved, students may receive three credit hours for the successful completion of the internship.

Supply Chain Management

Required courses:

  • MBAD 6122 Decision Modeling and Analysis via Spreadsheets (3)
  • MBAD 6142 Quality & Manufacturing Management (3)
  • MBAD 6208 Supply Chain Management (3)

Plus one of the following courses:

  • MBAD 6207 Business Project Management (3)
  • Elective approved by the MBA Director (3)

Student Structured Concentration

Students may propose a 12-semester hour concentration in a significant area of interest for approval by the Director of the MBA program. This concentration may include graduate courses from other programs within the University with approval of the related department.