Master of Business Administration
Degree Requirements
The University’s general degree
requirements are discussed here.
The MBA degree is obtained by
completing a 53-hour program beyond prerequisite courses consisting of 29 hours
of core courses and 24 hours of elective courses. At the option of the student,
a concentration may be developed by taking a set of electives related to an
area of interest. Students may obtain further information about these
concentrations from the Naveen Jindal School of Management Advising Office. Students must
maintain a 3.0 grade point average in both core courses and in aggregate
courses to qualify for the MBA degree.
There are three different programs
for students interested in the MBA. We offer a daytime, full-time, cohort MBA
program, a professional evening MBA program, and an online MBA.
Note: The Executive Education area of the Naveen Jindal School of Management
offers four distinctive and separate MBA programs, which retain the same set of
MBA core courses but have their own set of specific topical electives. These
include: the Executive MBA (EMBA), the Global Leadership Executive MBA
(GLEMBA), the Executive MBA with an emphasis in project management, product
lifecycle and supply chain, or organizational behavior and coaching, and the
Executive Healthcare MBA. These are described in the Executive Education
section of the Naveen Jindal School of Management chapter. All of these programs are
supported entirely by participant fees and special admissions requirements
apply.
Core Courses (29 hours)
Each candidate must satisfactorily
complete the following core of 11 courses.
AIM 6201 Financial Accounting
AIM 6202 Managerial Accounting
BPS 6310 Strategic Management
FIN 6301 Financial Management
IMS 6204 Global Business
MIS 6204 Information Technology and MIS Fundamentals
MECO 6303 Business Economics
MKT 6301 Introduction to Marketing Management
OPRE 6301 Quantitative Introduction to Risk and Uncertainty in Business
OPRE 6302 Operations Management
OB 6301 Organizational Behavior
Elective Courses (24 hours)
Each candidate must also complete an
additional 24 hours of elective graduate course work. Students may develop a
concentration within the 24 hours of electives, but are not required to do so.
Students cannot include more than 15 hours in any single functional area
(demarcated by the area prefix) beyond the required core courses. A student may
elect to submit a Master’s thesis, which counts as three elective credit hours.
Concentrations are informal collections of electives that address a
student’s educational goals. A concentration may be aligned with functional
area specialties, or may cut across functional areas. Students are encouraged
to develop their concentration with the help of a faculty member, area
coordinator, or the Advising Office. Typical concentrations include:
Accounting and Information
Management: In today’s global and
technology-driven environment, managers need skills to effectively analyze
accounting information and make value-enhancing decisions. Students may select
accounting and information management (AIM) courses to concentrate in financial
analysis, consulting, corporate governance and tax management.
Electronic Commerce: Every organization will increasingly use the Internet as an
integral component of their overall strategy in coming years. Students can
select courses to provide a solid understanding of issues pertaining to the use
of the internet as a marketing tool – focusing on both strategic and
technological aspects. This includes topics such as database management
systems, web design and development, and Internet business models. The Advising
Office can provide a plan of study that covers topics in this area.
Finance: Students can prepare for careers in corporate
finance, investment management, or the management of financial institutions.
Courses in this area emphasize creative solutions to business financing
problems, the development of value maximizing investment and financing
strategies, and the analysis and management of fixed income and equity
investments. Students may choose to concentrate in either corporate
financial planning or the analysis of financial securities and investment
portfolios.
Healthcare Administration: The primary goal of this concentration is to prepare
students for leadership positions in healthcare organizations. The
healthcare concentration is cross-functional and industry focused.
Courses will contain cases, projects, and assignments that are centered around applying management skills to healthcare issues and
organizations. Classes are taught by Naveen Jindal School of Management faculty and
healthcare executives who bring special expertise and experience to the
program.
Information Systems: Information Technology permeates all aspects of modern
business and our courses will enable you to make the most of information
technology to solve business problems and gain strategic advantage. We also
provide advanced courses for students who wish to be on the "supply"
side of information technology in the areas of IT consulting, software
management, and e-business.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Focused on the processes of technological innovation in
both large and small organizations, a set of multidisciplinary courses prepares
students for successful careers either as principals or key functional managers
in emerging growth firms, or as leaders of technological innovation in
established firms.
International Management: In this concentration, students can take a
multi-disciplinary approach to the study of international management, with
courses in finance, marketing, strategic management, and the legal and
cross-cultural differences that effect business. This course of study will
prepare students for careers in international industries.
Leadership in Organizations: The leadership concentration prepares students for upper
management positions through the study of the psychological, sociological, and
organizational behavior disciplines. The program provides a foundation of
leadership theory, building and problem solving in interpersonal work
relationships, group dynamics, organizational decision making and change, and
ethics.
Marketing: Students learn to understand
customers’ needs and purchase behaviors, how to satisfy those needs, and how to
make a profit in competitive industries and markets. Topics include: developing
an effective marketing strategy, developing new products, and managing
different brands and product categories. Students can also acquire expertise in
pricing, advertising and promotions, market research, and retailing strategies.
Courses are also available on the Internet’s effect on marketing and business.
Operations: Firms can use effective and innovative
operations to create and sustain competitive
advantages. Students in these courses gain a deep, analytical
understanding of how challenges posed by fast developing business environments
can become profit-making opportunities. Integration of various parties
(suppliers, factories, stores) and various functional areas (marketing,
finance, procurement) is an important theme. In particular, incentives,
contracts and information technologies fostering collaboration among
financially independent parties are emphasized.
Organizations: This concentration emphasizes organizational behavior and
theory, and human resources management. Students learn how to effectively
integrate and leverage human resources to create sustainable advantages in a
competitive marketplace. Courses chosen in this area integrate a wide
variety of disciplines, including economics, organization theory, finance,
psychology, and sociology.
Real Estate: this
concentration, which is being launched Spring, 2011, includes courses in: real estate finance and capital markets, covering
real estate loans, syndication, securitization, and regulation; investment and analysis, combining lectures and case studies to explore the sources
of real estate value, project feasibility, strategies for financing, and
portfolio management; and, development, covering market analysis, government
approvals, financing and risk assessment.
Strategy: This concentration focuses on corporate level strategic
management, including: implementation of strategic designs; top management team
leadership; the strategic implications of the social, governmental,
technological, and international environments; organization structuring; and
strategic alliances. Students will learn how to integrate accounting, finance,
economics, and organization theory to create sustainable competitive advantage.