Business Administration, M.B.A.

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Master of Business Administration Requirements

Admission

To view the admission requirements for the Traditional M.B.A. program, please visit: craig.fresnostate.edu/grad-business/mba.html

To view the admission requirements for the M.B.A. for Executives program, please visit: craig.fresnostate.edu/grad-business/emba/index.html

Program Requirements

The M.B.A. is awarded to students upon completion of the requirements listed below. The following groups of courses are generally completed in sequence.

Group I (3-15 units)

The following five courses are required of non-business majors, business majors from programs that are not AACSB-accredited, business majors from international business schools (AACSB) or students who graduated from an AACSB-accredited program more than seven years ago:

MBA 200 - Managerial Economics Units: 3
MBA 201 - Accounting and Information Systems Units: 3
MBA 203 - Methods of Decision Sciences Units: 3
MBA 204 - Global Environment of Business Units: 3
MBA 205 - Production and Operations Management Units: 3
Some or all of the Group I requirements may be waived based on an evaluation of the student’s previous coursework. Equivalent knowledge may be demonstrated through examinations offered two times each year.

Group II (18 units)

These courses develop the M.B.A. candidate’s core managerial skills:

MBA 210 - Leadership and Organizational Behavior Units: 3 *
MBA 211 - Management Information Systems Units: 3
MBA 212 - Financial Management Units: 3
MBA 213 - Managerial Accounting Units: 3
MBA 214 - Marketing Management Units: 3
MBA 215 - Regulatory and Ethical Environment of Business Units: 3
*The University’s graduate-level writing proficiency requirement is fulfilled by MBA 210

Group III (12 units)

These elective courses allow the student to integrate their knowledge from Group I and II. Students may take any 12 units from:

MBA 230 - Seminar in Advanced Financial Management Units: 3
MBA 231 - Seminar in International Finance Units: 3
MBA 232 - Seminar in Investments and Portfolio Management Units: 3
MBA 233 - Seminar in Management of Financial Institutions Units: 3
MBA 234 - Seminar in Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives Units: 3
MBA 235 - Urban Economics with UrbanPlan Units: 3
MBA 240 - Managing Human Capital-Applications of Human Resource Management Theory to Practice Units: 3
MBA 241 - Seminar in Comparative Human Resource and Industrial Relations Systems Units: 3
MBA 242 - Seminar in Human Resource Planning, Recruitment, and Selection Units: 3
MBA 243 - Seminar in Training, Compensation, and Performance Appraisal Units: 3
MBA 244 - Seminar in Applications of Technology in Human Resource Management Units: 1-2
MBA 245 - Seminar in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Topics Units: 3
MBA 246 - Seminar in Workforce Issues Units: 1-2
MBA 247 - The Context of Human Resource Management Units: 1-2
MBA 250 - Seminar in End User Computing Units: 3
MBA 251 - Seminar in Information Systems in a Global Environment Units: 3
MBA 252 - Seminar in Information Systems Management Units: 3
MBA 253 - Seminar in Information Technology Units: 3
MBA 260 - Seminar in Market Research and Analysis Units: 3
MBA 261 - Seminar in Global Marketing and E-Business Units: 3
MBA 262 - Strategic Market Planning Units: 3
MBA 263 - Seminar in X Marketing Units: 3
MBA 264 - E-Marketing Units: 3
MBA 270 - Seminar in Business Ventures Units: 3
MBA 272 - Seminar in New Venture Management Units: 3
MBA 273 - New Venture Creation Units: 3
MBA 274 - New Venture Launch Units: 3
MBA 281 - International Business Units: 3
MBA 289T - Seminar in Business Topics Units: 1-3
MBA 290 - Independent Study Units: 1-3
MBA 292 - Readings in Business Units: 2-3
MBA 295I - Internship Units: 1-3
or other approved electives
Note: Students may choose to take some of their Group III courses through the Study Abroad Program. This requires approval from the Graduate Business Programs office.

Business Policy and Strategy (3 units)

This course is taken upon completion of the Group II courses. Students are also allowed to take Group II courses concurrently with:

MBA 279 - Seminar in Business Policy and Strategy Units: 3

Culminating Experience (3 units)

For their final M.B.A. project, students must complete:

MBA 298 - Management Project Units: 3
OR
MBA 299 - Thesis Units: 3