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Information Systems Concentration
The School of Business also offers an information systems concentration for the MBA. This concentration provides additional information systems expertise and prepares you for various career opportunities.
Admission to the program requires a bachelor’s degree with a grade-point average of at least 2.5 (A = 4.0) and a GMAT score of not less than 400 (depends on your grade-point average). International students must score at least 550 on the TOEFL.
In addition, a student must have a background in the following areas. As an example, the following courses provide the necessary background:
- Accounting, financial and managerial (AC 223 and AC 233 respectively)
- Business law in the United States (may be included within MBA program)
- College algebra or equivalent (MA 110)
- Computing (IS 113)
- Economics, macro and micro (BC 103 and BC 104 respectively, or EC101)
- Finance (FI 330)
- Statistics (BU 255)
Program of Graduate Study for the MBA with an IS Concentration
Required MBA Core Courses
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Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| MG 853 Behavioral Aspects of Management |
3 |
| AC 843 Accounting Information for Management |
3 |
| BU 820 Quantitative Analysis |
2 |
| BC 807 Managerial Economics |
2 |
| IS 872 Information Systems for Managerial Dec. Mkg. |
2 |
| FI 850 Advanced Financial Management |
3 |
| MK 864 Marketing Management |
3 |
| MG 899 Business Policy and Strategic Management |
3 |
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Total graduate credit hours in the required core: |
21 |
Information Systems Electives
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Two courses are required, including at least one at the 800 level. |
6 | |
Required Information Systems Course
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Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| IS 823 Systems Analysis and Design |
3 |
Business Electives
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At least 3 of the 6 required credit hours must be at the 800 level. No more than 3 credit hours may be in IS. |
6 | |
Total graduate credit hours required for the MBA: 36