Business Administration, M.B.A.

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Degree Requirements

47 to 59 credit hours of graduate credit (38 hours of required Core MBA courses plus 9 to 21 hours of track courses), including participation in all MBA Program activities (orientation, the MBA Executive Leadership Program, Professional Development, Experiential Leadership Program, etc.) Please note: students enrolled in any dual degree MBA program are required to complete all MBA participation activities and the core 38 credit hours of coursework.
This is a cohort based program. The course sequence is highly-structured and all course requirements must be completed in their prescribed manner. Course sequence is subject to change, in extremely rare circumstances, at the discretion of the MBA Director.
Maintain good academic standing at the program and university level and receive no letter grade of D or F. If a letter grade of D or F is received student will be immediately dismissed from the program.

Course of Study

(sequence subject to change only at the direction of the MBA Program Director)

Pre-Term 1

Students participate in an orientation, an experiential leadership program, and the Jackson Leadership Conference. Students may also receive pre-term assignments for the Fall 1 core courses as well as pre-term prep course material.

Fall 1: MBA Core (16 Credit Hours)

MBAM 5108 - Financial Accounting Credits: 3
MBAM 5103 - Business Research Methods Credits: 3
MBAM 5107 - Decision Making I Credits: 1
MBAM 5202 - Data and Decision Modeling Credits: 3 #304
MBAM 5106 - Professional Development I Credits: 0
MBAM 5309 - Managerial Economics Credits: 3
MBAM 5104 - Organization Behavior and Human Resource Management Credits: 3

Spring 1: MBA Core (16 Credit Hours)

MBAM 5208 - Managerial Accounting Credits: 3
MBAM 5204 - Financial Management Credits: 3
MBAM 5207 - Marketing Management Credits: 3
MBAM 5203 - Entrepreneurial Management Credits: 3
MBAM 5102 - Operations Management Credits: 3
MBAM 5206 - Professional Development II Credits: 0
MBAM 5209 - Decision Making II Credits: 1

Summer: MBA Core (3 Credit Hours)

MBAM 5301 - MBA Summer Project Credits: 3 (estimated May - July)

Pre-Term 2

Students will participate in the Jackson Leadership Conference for a second time and may receive pre-term coursework for Fall 2 courses.

Fall 2: Core Credits (3 Credits)

MBAM 5305 - Strategic Management Credits: 3 #304 *includes international travel

Fall 2: Track Specific Courses (9 Credits)

Spring 2: Track Specific Courses (12 Credits)

MBA-MBA Track Courses (Fall Only)

Any 9 credit hours of MBAM coursework. Other graduate elective courses can be considered, but must be approved by the MBA Program Director.

MBA-MBAE Track Courses (Fall or Spring)

MBAM 5503 - Fundamentals of Accounting in the Energy Industry Credits: 3
MBAM 5502 - Energy Finance: Project Evaluation Credits: 3
MBAM 5504 - Supply Chain Management in the Energy Industry Credits: 3
MBAM 5501 - Energy Economics and Policy Credits: 3
MBAM 5800 - MBA Topics Credits: 1-3
MBAM 5506 - Energy Finance: Securities, Hedging, and Trading Credits: 3
MBAM 5508 - Marketing and Sustainable Consumption Credits: 3

MBA-MBAF Track Courses (Fall or Spring)

MBAM 5303 - International Business Credits: 3
MBAM 5401 - Investment Management and Analysis Credits: 3
MBAM 5402 - Corporate Finance and Governance Credits: 3
MBAM 5502 - Energy Finance: Project Evaluation Credits: 3
MBAM 5506 - Energy Finance: Securities, Hedging, and Trading Credits: 3
MBAM 5800 - MBA Topics Credits: 1-3 Valuation
MBAM 5800 - MBA Topics
Credits: 3 Risk Management