2004-2005 - Barry University

94 D. INEZ ANDREAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Management — The required core courses
plus 9 required semester hours chosen from
the following:
MBA 601 Human Resource Management
MBA 605 Entrepreneurial Management
MBA 607 Business Consulting
MBA 614 Cross-Cultural Management
MBA 630 Quality Management
MBA 692 Social, Legal, and Ethical Aspects
of Business
Management Information Systems — The
required core courses plus 12 required
semester hours including:
Core Courses:
MIS 618 Electronic Commerce Technologies
MIS 619 System Technology and
Telecommunication
MIS 631 System Analysis and Design
and one elective course from:
MIS 632 System Construction and
Implementation
MIS 672 Knowledge Management Systems
Marketing — The required core courses plus
9 required semester hours chosen from the
following:
MBA 613 International Marketing
MBA 643 Buyer Motivation and Behavior
MBA 644 Marketing Research
MBA 645 Marketing Strategy
General MBA
Students are not required to select a specialization.
Those who do not may choose any three graduate specialization
courses, for which they have met the prerequisites,
and earn a General MBA.
DUAL DEGREE PROGRAMS
The M.B.A. is offered in conjunction with the following
programs: Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, Master
of Science in Human Resource Development, Master
of Science in Nursing, and Master of Science in Sports
Management. Those interested should see the pertinent
sections of this Catalog under the School of Graduate
Medical Sciences, the Adrian Dominican School of Education,
the School of Nursing, and the School of Human
Performance and Leisure Sciences, respectively.
All students pursuing dual degree programs must be
admitted to the School of Business, in accordance with
our normal admission procedures and requirements, and
all prerequisite requirements will apply.
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
For students who hold M.B.A. degrees but wish to
undertake advanced study in a new business discipline,
the Andreas School of Business offers postgraduate
certificate programs in Finance, Health Services Administration,
International Business, Management,
Management Information Systems, and Marketing. To
obtain the certificate, students must complete three 600level
courses within the chosen concentration with a
cumulative GPA of 3.00.
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
ACCOUNTING
The Master of Science in Accounting (MSA) program
is designed to prepare students to become successful
accounting professionals with a global
orientation and a strong sense of ethics and social responsibility.
The faculty demonstrate a strong commitment
to deliver a high-quality educational experience
by embedding contemporary recommendations from
well-respected academic and practitioner organizations
into the curriculum. The course work is structured to
achieve the assurance of learning goals prescribed by
AACSB International – the Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of Business, to develop the necessary
core competencies for entry into the accounting
profession endorsed by AICPA – the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants, and to acquire the
relevant knowledge, skills and abilities specified by
IMA – The Institute of Management Accountants.
The MSA program provides the necessary preparation
to be eligible to sit for the following professional
license or certification examinations:
1. Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
2. Certification in Financial Management (CFM)
3. Certification in Management Accounting (CMA)
The combination of the Bachelor of Science in Accounting
and the Master of Science in Accounting from
Barry University meets both the requirements of the
State of Florida to sit for the Certified Public
Accountant’s exam and the Institute of Management
Accounting to sit for the CFM and CMA exams. The
CPA track enables students to pursue rewarding careers
in assurance services (auditing) and taxation, while the
CFM and CMA tracks prepare students for important
financial and management accounting positions within
business, government, and not-for-profit entities.