MBAThe purpose of the Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program is to prepare students for mid- and high-level managerial positions in private organizations and government agencies, by providing them with the skills and practical information essential for their professional development and career advancement. The Program offers students an array of nine core courses and the choice of a concentration study from among five areas: Accounting, Management, Finance, Marketing, and General Concentration, each of which requires the completion of an additional six courses beyond the core courses. The Program also provides the participants with an opportunity to interact with faculty members in relatively small group sessions, and in an environment characterized by diversity, knowledge, and experience.
Program Objectives
• To provide students with the skills and knowledge essential for competing and succeeding in today’s environment.
• To offer students excellence in teaching, along with supportive academic environment and rewarding experience.
• To enable students to utilize state-of-the-art technology.
• To help students promote their professional development and advancement.
• To help students pursue career opportunities with new analytical skills and knowledge.
Entrance Requirements
Students must submit evidence of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, and have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better. In addition, students must take the GMAT. Course Prerequisites
Principles of Macroeconomics
Principles of Microeconomics
A course in Computer Applications
Principles of Accounting I and II
Principles of Finance
Principles of Management
Business/Economics Statistics
Business Law or Legal Environment of Business To apply to the program, please visit the Graduate Admission Office website:
http://www.bowiestate.edu/admissions/graduate MBA ProgramCore Courses (27 Cr. Hrs.) MGMT 544 Organizational Theory and Behavior
FINA 520 Financial Management
INSS 630 Information Systems in Organizations
MGMT 683 Production and Operations Management
MGMT 638 Marketing Management
MGMT 585 Quantitative Analysis
ACCT 611 Accounting for Decision-Making
MGMT 640 Strategic Management
MGMT 652 International Business Concentration Courses Accounting Concentration (18 Cr. Hrs.)
ACCT 510 Financial Accounting
ACCT 616 Managerial Accounting
ACCT 713 International Accounting
ACCT 715 Tax Management
ACCT 718 Advanced Auditing
ACCT 719 Contemporary Issues in Accounting Finance Concentration (18 Cr. Hrs.)
FINA 621 Advanced Corporate Finance
FINA 622 Financial Institutions
FINA 623 International Finance
FINA 721 Investment Banking and Capital Markets
FINA 722 Securities Analysis and Portfolio Management
FINA 723 Speculative Markets Management Concentration (18 Cr. Hrs.)
ACCT 616 Managerial Accounting
MGMT 541 Entrepreneurship
MGMT 571 Human Resource Management
MGMT 572 Conflict Management
MGMT 650 International Management
MGMT 649 Seminar in Management Marketing Concentration (18 Cr. Hrs.)
MKTG 533 Promotion Management
MKTG 535 Procurement Management
MKTG 536 Consumer Behavior
MKTG 631 Logistics and Supply Chain Management
MKTG 630 Global Marketing Management
MKTG 637 Marketing Research General Concentration
(18 Cr. Hrs.)
The General Concentration for the MBA Program requires that interested students should select six courses from the fields of Concentration (Accounting, Finance, Marketing and Management) in any combination desired. This means that students must select at least one course from each of the four areas of Concentration and select the other two courses from any desired Concentration(s). 14000 Jericho Park Road
Center for Business and Graduate Studies
Bowie, Maryland 20715-9645 Anthony C. Nelson, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Business
Phone: (301) 860-3590 Falih M. Alsaaty, Ph.D.
Program Coordinator
Email:falsaaty@bowiestate.edu
Phone: (301) 860-3624
Fax: (301) 860-4095
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