The FLEX (Evening) MBA curriculum is an accelerated program consisting of 35
credit hours for a general MBA or MBA with Aviation Management Concentration and
38 credit hours for an MBA with a Management Concentration or Accounting and
Finance Concentration. Non-business degree graduates must complete the
foundation courses within the graduate business program or their equivalent in
an undergraduate school of business.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
For a list of admission requirements to the Flex MBA program, see Graduate Admission - FLEX MBA
Admission in the Admissions section of this catalog.
TUITION AND OTHER COSTS
- Tuition per credit hour - $619 (Fall 2011 – Summer 2012)
- Books – per course (estimated) - $150-200
- All students are required to have a laptop computer
PART- AND FULL-TIME STATUS
A majority of FLEX MBA Program
students attend part-time but students may elect to register for full-time
status. To qualify for full-time status, a student must be registered for six
(6) or more graduate hours in the College of Business for the fall, spring and
summer semesters. Attendance during the summer semester is optional.
PROGRAM COMPLETION
Students must successfully complete
all course work no later than five (5) years after the completion of the first
graduate-level course taken after entrance into the
program.
FLEX MBA CURRICULUM
Foundation Courses
These courses are designed for
candidates who do not have a bachelor's degree in business or who lack basic
knowledge in the following disciplines:
| Code |
Course
|
Credit
|
| ACCT 500 |
Essentials of Accounting |
2 |
| DSIM 500 |
Essentials of Quantitative Methods |
2 |
| ECON 500 |
Essentials of Economics |
2 |
| FIN 500 |
Essentials of Finance |
2 |
|
Total: |
8 |
Core Courses
The following courses are required for all
FLEX (Evening) MBA students:
| Code |
Course
|
Credit
|
| ACCT 522 |
Accounting for Managerial Control |
3 |
| DSIM 518 |
Competing Through Innovation &
Information Technology |
3 |
| DSIM 530 |
Analytical Methods for Decision-Making |
2 |
| DSIM 570 |
Optimizing Operations Management |
2 |
| ECON 520 |
Economics of High Performance |
3 |
| FIN 534 |
Optimizing Financial Performance |
3 |
| INB 555 |
Competing in the Global Economy |
3 |
| MGT 550 |
Leading Organizations |
2 |
| MGT 553 |
Global Corporate Strategy I |
2 |
| MGT 554 |
Global Corporate Strategy II |
2 |
| MGT 600 |
Leadership Development Portfolio |
1 |
| MKG 540 |
Strategic Marketing in a Digital Economy |
3 |
|
Total: |
29 |
Additional Courses Required for General MBA
| Code |
Course
|
Credit |
| MGT 566 |
The Legal & Ethical Environment of Business |
3 |
| XXX xxx |
Additional Elective: Choose one (1) from
any of the concentration
courses, electives
or special topics offering |
3 |
|
Total: |
6 |
CONCENTRATION COURSES
FLEX MBA students may elect one of two (2) concentrations in accounting and
finance or management. In addition to the core courses, each concentration
requires the courses as follows: Accounting and Finance
Students in the Accounting and Finance concentration must choose
three (3) of the following courses for a total of nine (9) credit hours:
| Code |
Course
|
Credit
|
| ACCT/FIN 640 |
Analyzing Financial Performance - |
3 |
| ACCT/FIN 650 |
Advanced Managerial Accounting
& Financial Modeling |
3 |
| ACCT/FIN 660 |
Enterprise Risk Management |
3 |
| ACCT 670 |
Ethics & Governance in Accounting |
3 |
| FIN 610 |
Practicum in Portfolio Management |
3 |
| FIN 620 |
Financing New Ventures |
3 |
|
Total: |
9 |
Management
Students in the Management concentration must
take the following three (3) courses:
| Code |
Course
|
Credit
|
| MGT 610 |
Strategic Human Resource Management |
3 |
| MGT 620 |
Responsible Leadership |
3 |
| MGT 630 |
Teamwork and Organizational Change |
3 |
|
Total: |
9 |