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course work in the major field of concentration, as well as one or
two minor fields designed to add depth to the student's research
training. Minors are selected by the student in consultation with his
or her advisory committee, and may be within or outside the
College of Business Administration. Other requirements for the Ph.D.
are given in the General Information section of this catalog.
GEB 5212: Professional Writing in Business (1-3; max: 6)
Written structure of memoranda, executive summaries, mission
statements, marketing and SWOT analyses, product and
management structure descriptions, marketing and business plans.
Conventions and psychological principles governing reader
preferences and assumptions.
GEB 5215: Professional Communication in Business (1-3;
max: 6) Balance between descriptive information and application of
organizational communication theories and techniques for business
and professional speaking.
GEB 5216: Professional Communication (1-2; max: 2) Concepts
and strategies needed to develop professional oral communication
skills in business. Individual and team presentations. S/U.
GEB 5217: Executive Communication(1-2; max: 2) Guidelines
to help build confidence as presenters and to make workplace
presentations more effective. S/U.
GEB 5225: Advanced Business Writing (1) Prereq: GEB 5212.
Advanced writing techniques focusing on interdependence between
corporate strategy and communications.
GEB 5929: Foundations Review (1-3; max: 3) Overview of
M.B.A. core courses to be used in working professional programs.
S/U.
GEB 6365: International Business (3) Prereq: designed for
M.B.A. students. Explores major characteristics, motivations,
interactions, and structural realities of international economics via
functional areas of business. Development of multinational
framework for effective and efficient firm operation.
GEB 6368: Globalization and the Business Environment (2)
Political and economic relations in connection with the structural
power sources that directly and indirectly affect the design and
shape of global political economy.
GEB 6905: Individual Work (1-4; max: 8) Prereq: consent of
Associate Dean or M.B.A. Director. Reading and/or research in
business administration.
GEB 6928: Professional Development Module IV (1; max: 2)
Prereq: designed for M.B.A. students. Personal financial planning.
S/U.
GEB 6930: Special Topics (1-3; max: 12) Prereq: consent of
instructor. Topics not offered in other courses and of special current
significance.
GEB 6941: Internship (1-4; max: 6) Open only to graduate
students in business administration. May not be used to meet credit
requirements in M.B.A. program. Applied course work. Several
papers and reports. S/U.