Downtown MBA Program Curriculum
To see a graphical layout of requirements (i.e., the flowchart) (click here).
FOUNDATION COURSES
(0 TO 10 CREDIT HOURS)
- (BUAD 201) Economics Foundations -- 2 credits
- (BUAD 202) Accounting Foundations -- 2 credits
- (BUAD 203) Mathematics Foundations -- 2 credits
- (BUAD 204) Statistics Foundations -- 2 credits
- (BUAD 205) Information Technology Foundations -- 2 credits
**NOTE: Students
may be exempted from each Foundation course with the appropriate
academic background (i.e., Two appropriate courses in the area for Economics, Accounting and Math; One appropriate course in Statistics and IT; Undergraduate courses must be taken at an accredited institution, within the last 10 years with a grade of C or better.)
CORE COURSES
(18 CREDIT HOURS)
- (BUAD 210) Managerial Economics -- 3 credits
- (BUAD 220) Operations & Supply Chain Management
-- 3 credits
- (BUAD 230) Managerial Accounting -- 3 credits
- (BUAD 262) Organizational Behavior -- 3 credits
- (BUAD 250) Financial Management -- 3 credits
- (BUAD 240) Marketing Management -- 3 credits
Recommended
sequencing of the Quantitative courses is : BUAD 210,
230 then 250.
**NOTE: Students
may be exempted and/or waived from Core courses in fields
in which they hold an undergraduate major only, within the
last 10 years.
ELECTIVE CORE
COURSES
(12 CREDITS)*
- Quantitative Methods -- 3 credits
- Information Technology/eBusiness -- 3 credits
- Social, Ethical, Political Environment -- 3 credits
*See below for
options within the elective core distribution set. Courses
may have multiple topics. Specific topics listed here fulfill
elective core requirements. All other topics apply toward
free elective credits only.
- Business Strategy (BUAD 290) -- any section, 3 credits
ELECTIVE COURSES
(10 CREDIT HOURS)
Nine credits of
free electives and one credit of "skills" courses (BUAD
291) are required. BUAD 291 Skills courses range from topics
such as negotiations, conflict management, and presentation
skills to SAS, SPSS and GIS courses. Students can take up
to 4 credits of skills courses.
Students may choose
to earn a specialization in areas such as Marketing, Human
Resources, Applied Economics, etc., or they may choose to
distribute their electives over a number of different fields.
Students may also choose graduate electives from outside
of the College of Business or even outside of the University
with prior approval. Courses taken in the elective core
and in the elective section can be used toward a specialization.
Only courses taken at Marquette University will count toward
a specialization.
PROGRAM LENGTH
TOTAL PROGRAM
= 40 TO 50 CREDIT HOURS
(Note: Minimum required with the maximum Foundation and
Core Course exemptions = 34 hrs)
Time to Complete
on a Part-Time basis:
Minimum = 1.5 years; Maximum Allowed = 6 years; Average
= 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 years
To see a graphical
layout of requirements (i.e., the flowchart) (click
here).
Approved
List of Elective
Core Course Selection
As of 1/2006
Quantitative Methods (3 credits required) - Choose one course from the following list.*
BUAD 224 - Quantitative Decision Modeling and Analysis
BUAD 243 - Advanced Multivariate Data Analysis
BUAD 249 - Seminar in Marketing: Marketing Research
BUAD 253 - Fixed Income Markets and Securities
BUAD 255 - Financial Derivatives
ECON 201 - Applied Econometrics 1
*BUAD 203 and 204 or their equivalent are required prior to registration for all Quantitative Methods courses.
Information Technology/e-Business (3 credits required) - Choose one course from the following list.
BUAD 270 – 279 (IT electives within the College of Business Administration)
or
BUAD 229* - Seminar in Operations & Supply Chain Management: eBusiness and Supply
Chain Management
BUAD 244 - Direct Marketing Management
BUAD 249* - Seminar in Marketing: Internet Marketing
Seminar in Marketing: E-marketing Strategy (previously titled
Information Technology and Marketing Strategy)
COSC #158 - Software Decision Analysis
LAWG 750 - Cyberlaw**
LAWG 744 - Current Issues in Intellectual Property and Technology Law (Computer Law)**
MSCS 236 - Component Architecture
MSCS 237 - Distributed Architecture
MSCS 238 - Enterprise Architecture
MSCS 239 - Information Representation
MSCS 282* - Seminar: Computer Security
HURE 250 - Human Resources Information Systems
ACCO 244 - Accounting Information Systems
Social, Ethical, Political Environment (3 credits required) - Choose one course from the following list.
BUAD 263 - Global Environment of Business (3 credits)
BUAD 249* - Seminar in Marketing: Ethics & Social Responsibility
BUAD 259* - Seminar in Finance: Investment Management, Ethics and Security
BUAD 260 - Ethical Issues, Regulatory Environment and Human Resource Management
PHIL 301 - Seminar: Business Ethics
ACCO 233 - Auditing: Ethical, Legal, Professional, and Reporting Responsibilities
Business Strategy (3 credits required) All sections of BUAD 290 fulfill this requirement. Choose one section of BUAD 290.
*Specific attention must be given to the multi-topics courses, such as BUAD 229, 249, 259, MSCS 282, etc. Only the topics listed above will apply toward the Core Elective requirement.
**Law classes may have specific prerequisites that must be met. You will also need approval from the Law School prior to registering for Law courses.
For students entering the MBA Program in Fall 2002 or later.
Previous students click here to review old curriculum.
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