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Foundation
The courses comprising the foundation of the MBA Program provide students lacking background in one or more of the eleven specific areas with a solid base of theoretical and practical knowledge. Students who have gained foundation knowledge at the undergraduate level at SIUC or elsewhere may request that their undergraduate record be evaluated to determine if MBA foundation requirements have been satisfied. Proficiency examinations are available in several of the foundation areas; some are available only certain times of the year. Contact Testing Services Woody 204B for more detalis.
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| Subject Area |
SIUC Equivalent Course(s) |
| Calculus |
MATH 140 |
| Financial Accounting Concepts |
ACCT 220 or BA 410 |
| Legal & Social Environment of Business |
FIN 270 |
| Statistics |
ACCT/MGMT 208 or ESPY 506 |
| Business Finance |
FIN 330 |
| Introduction to Marketing Concepts |
MKTG 304 or BA 450 |
| Product/Operations Management |
MGMT 318 |
| Computer Information Systems |
MGMT 345 |
| Introduction to Business Computing |
CS 200B, IMS 229, or AGEM 418 |
| Macroeconomics |
ECON 241 or ECON 441* |
| Microeconomics |
ECON 240 or ECON 440* |
*BA 426 (Managerial Economics) fulfills BOTH Macroeconomics and Microeconomics requirements.
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| Core AND Electives The advanced portion of the MBA Program is comprised of seven required core courses and four electives. Students may choose to take all of their electives in a particular area such as Management, Finance, International Business, Management Information Systems, and Marketing in fulfilling their electives or, take electives across two or more areas to complete a general MBA. Students may request approval to take electives up to 6 credit hours outside the
College of Business to receive pertinent knowledge in areas not covered in the business curriculum.
Core Courses and Descriptions
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Course |
Course Title |
Sem.
Hours |
| Accounting |
BA 510 |
Managerial Accounting & Control Concepts |
3 |
| Finance |
BA 530 |
Financial Management |
3 |
| Management |
BA 540 |
Management & Org. Behavior |
3 |
| Marketing |
BA 550 |
Marketing Management |
3 |
| Management of Info Systems |
BA 560 |
Management Information Systems |
3 |
| International Business |
BA 580 |
International Dimensions Business & Management |
3 |
| Policies |
BA 598 |
Business Policies |
3 |
| Electives (4) |
Choose |
As chosen |
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