MBA Program - Emphasis in IS
I) General Requirements
Quantitative Methods and Modeling in Economics, Business and the Social Sciences |
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Managerial Communication |
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Economics for Managers |
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Law, Ethics, and Business |
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Statistical Analysis for Management Decisions |
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Strategy Formulation and Implementation |
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18 hours |
II) Core Requirements
Financial and Managerial Accounting |
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Financial Management |
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Organizational Behavior and Administrative Processes |
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Contemporary Marketing Concepts |
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Management Information Systems |
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Production and Operations Management |
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18 hours |
III) Business Breadth Requirements*
Accounting: |
ACCT 5401 Financial Reporting and Analysis |
Finance: |
Any approved graduate level course beyond FIN 6500 |
Management: |
Any approved graduate level course beyond MGMT 5600 |
Marketing: |
Any approved graduate level course beyond MKTG 5700 |
Info. Systems: |
Any approved graduate level course beyond IS 5800 |
Mgmt. Science: |
Any approved graduate level course beyond LOM 5320 |
| 9 hours |
IV) Emphasis Area/Electives
Required Course
Management Information Systems |
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3 hours |
Four Courses from the following:
| Inf Sy 6805 | Applications of Programming for Business Solutions |
| Inf Sy 6835 | IT-Enabled Business |
| Inf Sy 6836 | Telecommunications; Design & Mangmt |
| Inf Sy 6837 | IS/IT Architecture |
| Inf Sy 6838 | Business Processes: Design, Management, and Integration |
| Inf Sy 6840 | Information Systems Analysis |
| Inf Sy 6845 | Database Management Systems |
| Inf Sy 6846 | Management of Global Sourcing |
| Inf Sy 6847 | IS Financial and Project Management |
| Inf Sy 6848 | Knowledge Management & Business Intelligence |
| Inf Sy 6850 | Information Systems Design |
| Inf Sy 6881 | Management of Transnational IS |
| Inf Sy 6891 | Seminar on Advanced IS topics Guided Internship |
| 12 hours |
MBA students seeking an Emphasis in Information Systems must complete a minimum of 12 hours of Information Systems electives beyond IS 5800.** One Information Systems course may apply toward the Business Breadth requirement, and the remainder toward the Elective requirement. The total number of elective courses required will depend on the number of hours waived. Students must complete at least 39 credit hours to earn the MBA degree.
Minimum: 9 hours
Total: 54 hours
*In addition to an upper-level Information Systems course, students must choose courses from at least two other areas listed in Section III and must take at least one course in each of the functional areas while in the MBA program at UM-St Louis.
**A maximum of 15 hours in any functional area will count toward the degree requirements.
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