2008–2009 - Florida Institute of Technology

Curriculum (both programs)
Core Courses
Core courses are required of a student whose undergraduate
major is outside the business area or who has not previously completed
courses in these core areas. The exact number of needed
core courses depends on courses previously completed by the
student. One or more of the core courses may be waived, subject
to transcript review.
The following core courses are designed to better prepare a
student for M.B.A. required courses:
BUS 5400 Legal, Ethical and Social Environment of Business
BUS 5410 Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions
BUS 5420 Macroeconomics
BUS 5430 Financial Accounting
Required Courses
The M.B.A. degree requires completion of a common set of nine
required courses as shown below. These required courses are
designed to prepare the student to respond to the complex business
decisions that arise in today’s rapidly changing environment.
The student must complete the core requirements, if any, before
registering for required courses or electives.
The following courses are required of all M.B.A. students:
BUS 5411 Statistical Methods for Business ..........................................3
BUS 5421 Managerial Economics .........................................................3
BUS 5431 Managerial Accounting ........................................................3
BUS 5440 Financial Management ........................................................3
BUS 5450 Organizational Behavior .......................................................3
BUS 5460 Management Information Systems ......................................3
BUS 5461 Production and Operations Management ............................3
BUS 5470 Marketing Management .......................................................3
BUS 5480 Strategic Management .........................................................3
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED ........................................27
Elective Courses
In addition to the nine required courses, students are also
required to take three elective courses. Electives can be taken
with the faculty adviser’s approval from other graduate-level
offerings in the College of Business or other colleges or academic
units.
Thesis Track
A thesis track exists for students with a strong business administration
background. A maximum of six credit hours of thesis
work, depending on the particular subject, may be taken in place
of elective course work. The choice of thesis subject and the
amount of thesis credit to be taken must be approved in advance
by the student’s adviser.
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Accounting Track
Students with the required accounting prerequisites may elect
to take the accounting track by completing four courses from
the following list. These courses will substitute for Managerial
Accounting (BUS 5431) and the three M.B.A. electives.
BUS 5432 Advanced Accounting
BUS 5433 Advanced Problems and Current Topics
BUS 5434 Advanced Auditing Theory and Application
BUS 5435 Tax and Financial Accounting Research
BUS 5436 Government and Nonprofit Accounting
Managing Information Technology Track
Students may elect to take the managing information technology
track by completing three of the following courses as their
M.B.A. electives.
BUS 5465 Managing Information
BUS 5466 Managing Systems
BUS 5467 Managing Electronic Commerce
Other 5000-level technology-related courses may be added to the
list of electives with the approval of the student’s adviser.
Entrepreneurship Track
The entrepreneurship track is designed for students seeking
advanced knowledge and skills in starting new businesses and
growing existing companies. The track consists of four courses:
BUS 5447 Entrepreneurial Finance (required)
BUS 5487 Venture Development
(substituted for BUS 5480 Strategic Management)
Plus two electives from the following:
BUS 5456 Employment Law
BUS 5457 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
BUS 5467 Managing Electronic Commerce
BUS 5488 Corporate Innovation and New Ventures
ENM 5320 Topics in Technical Marketing
ENM 5360 Product Development and Technology
Graduate Certificate in Executive Leadership
The graduate certificate in executive leadership is a four-course
mini-E.M.B.A. program that gives managers and executives the
skills necessary to expand their areas of responsibility and/or
move into positions of strategic leadership. The 18-week program
draws courses from the formal E.M.B.A. program including
Leading in the Technology-oriented Enterprise (BUS 5858),
Financial Management Policy (BUS 5840), Global Marketing
Management (BUS 5870) and Strategic Management in
Technology Businesses (BUS 5880), or courses designed to build
on students’ backgrounds. Students who complete the certificate
can choose to continue in the E.M.B.A. program; three of the
four courses can be transferred toward the E.M.B.A. degree.