Courses offered
The MBA degree requires 36 semester hours of credit comprising 12 courses. No thesis is required for this degree.
MBA PREREQUISITES
The prerequisite courses are undergraduate courses necessary to adequately prepare a student for the MBA. Students who have completed any of these courses more than five years ago may wish to refresh their knowledge by repeating or auditing the class. Please consult with the MBA Associate Program Director Kristy Plander for information about waivers. As a general guideline the prerequisite courses consist of:
- REQUIRED
- Introduction to Statistics (required prior to program entry)
- Economics (Macro or Micro) (required prior to program entry)
- Marketing (required within the first year of the MBA program)
- RECOMMENDED
- Principles of Accounting
- Business Finance
MBA CORE
In keeping with the purpose of an MBA, our curriculum is designed to provide the student with the broad spectrum of business knowledge. To this end, the core courses provide advanced instruction in many areas of business. The utilization of an emphasis allows the student, at the same time, to develop an area of expertise.
The MBA core courses consist of the following 21 credits:
| ACCT 520 | Accounting: Financial Analysis for Decision Making |
| ECON 510 | Managerial Economics |
| FIN 533 | Corporate Finance (Preq: ACCT 520) |
| MGMT 500 | Business Ethics |
| MGMT 543 | Leadership and Organizational Behavior |
| MBA 610 | Issues in Human Resource Management |
| MGMT 590 | Strategic Management (Capstone taken in the last nine hours of the program) |
MBA EMPHASIS AREAS
The student will select an emphasis and take 15 credit hours of courses prescribed within the emphasis. In addition to emphasis courses you have to take seven core courses.
AGING STUDIES (Courses are taken through Concordia Nebraska's gerontology program. Choose five of the following.)
| GERO 500 | Issues in Gerontology and Aging Studies |
| GERO 501 | Health Aspects of Aging |
| GERO 503 | Mental Health and Aging |
| GERO/CTA 513 | Aging and Communication |
| GERO 514 | Policy, Programs & Services |
| GERO/BUS 515 | Retirement and Lifespan Financial Issues |
CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS (Choose five of the following in this e-learning emphasis.)
| MMC 506/806 | Group Dynamics and Leadership |
| MMC 520/820 | Managerial Communication: Practices and Principles |
| MMC 525/825 | Effective Business Writing and the Marketplace |
| MMC 540/840 | Public Speaking: Professional Reports and Presentations |
| MMC 547/847 | Advanced Interpersonal Communications and Interviewing |
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (Choose five of the following in this e-learning emphasis.)
| BIO 510/810 | Ecology |
| BIO 556/856 | Readings in Environmental Science |
| BIO 567 | Ecology of the Tropics (Trip with extra expenses) |
| CHEM 561/861 | Environmental Chemistry/Toxicology (Preq: 1 year of chemistry) |
| MBA 557/857 | Sustainable Business Practices |
| MBA 571/871 | Environmental Law |
| MBA 545/845 | Internship |
FINANCE (Choose five of the following in this video conferencing emphasis.)
| MBA 556/856 | Real Estate Management (check with advisor for availability) |
| MBA 558/858 | Real Estate Investment (check with advisor for availability) |
| MBA 570/870 | Legal Aspects of Business |
| MBA 576/876 | Fraud Management |
| MBA 621/921 | Financial Institution Management |
| MBA 622/922 | Risk Management and Insurance |
| MBA 625/925 | Securities Analysis |
| MBA 626/926 | Portfolio Mathematics |
| MIB 540/840 | International Finance |
HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION (Choose five of the following in this e-learning emphasis.)
| MPA 535/930 | Budgeting in Public Agencies or |
| MPA 568/868 | Public Personnel Administration |
| MBA 620/920 | Economics and Public Policy of Health Care (check with advisor for availability) |
| MBA 622/922 | Risk Management |
| MBA 623/923 | Statutory Accounting |
| MBA 624/924 | Health, Life and Social Insurance |
| MBA 545/845 | Internship |
| MGMT 502 | Special Topics |
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT(Choose five of the following in this e-learning emphasis.)
| MPA 568/868 | Public Personnel Administration |
| MBA 576/876 | Fraud Management |
| MBA 600/900 | Compensation and Benefits |
| MBA 605/905 | Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| MBA 615/915 | Labor and Employment Law |
| MBA 622/922 | Risk Management and Insurance |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (Choose five of the following in this e-learning emphasis.)
| MIB 530/830 | Global Production and Operations |
| MIB 540/840 | International Finance |
| MIB 545/845 | International Economics |
| MIB 555/855 | International Marketing |
| MIB 560/860 | International Business |
| MIB 570/870 | International Study Abroad |
MANAGEMENT (Choose five of the following in this video conferencing emphasis.)
| MBA 527/827 | Project Management |
| MIB 530/830 | Global Production and Operations |
| MBA 550/850 | Strategic Marketing |
| MBA 554/854 | Advertising Management |
| MBA 555/855 | Small Business Management |
| MIB 560/860 | International Business |
| MBA 565/865 | Supply Chain Management |
| MBA 570/870 | Legal Aspects of Business |
| MBA 576/876 | Fraud Management |
| MBA 622/922 | Risk Management and Insurance |
| One elective from another emphasis |
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (Choose five of the following in this e-learning emphasis.)
| MBA 520/820 | Management Information Systems |
| MBA 522/822 | Business Data Communication |
| MBA 524/824 | Systems Analysis and Design |
| MBA 526/826 | Decision Support Systems |
| MBA 527/827 | Project Management |
| MBA 528/828 | Information Systems Management |
| MBA 529/829 | Database Management |
MARKETING (Choose five of the following in this e-learning emphasis.)
| MBA 511/811 | Social Marketing Strategies (check with advisor for availability) |
| MBA 550/850 | Strategic Marketing |
| MBA 552/852 | Direct Marketing |
| MBA 553/853 | Sales Management |
| MBA 554/854 | Advertising Management |
| MIB 555/855 | International Marketing |
| MBA 570/870 | Legal Aspects in Business |
NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT (Take MGMT 560 and MGMT 562 and choose three optional courses in this emphasis.)
Required Courses
| MGMT 560 | Nonprofit Management |
| MGMT 562 | Organizational Resource Development |
Optional Courses (choose three)
| MBA 550/850 | Strategic Marketing |
| MBA 570/870 | Legal Aspects of Business Administration |
| MMC 540/840 | Public Speaking: Professional Reports and Presentations |
| MPA 540/840 | Public Program Evaluation |
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (Choose five of the following in this e-learning emphasis.)
| MLS 530/830 | Administrative Law and Process |
| MBA 527/827 | Project Management |
| MPA 535/835 | Budgeting in Public Agencies |
| MPA 540/840 | Public Program Evaluation or |
| MBA 545/845 | Internship |
| MPA 568/868 | Public Personnel Administration |
| MPA 569/869 | Intergovernmental Relations |
RISK MANAGEMENT (Choose five of the following in this e-learning emphasis.)
| MBA 570/870 | Legal Aspects of Business |
| MBA 576/876 | Fraud Management |
| MBA 622/922 | Risk Management and Insurance |
| MBA 623/923 | Statutory Accounting |
| MBA 624/924 | Health, Life, Business Social Insurance |
| MBA 625/925 | Securities Analysis |
