Master of Business Administration (MBA)
51.0 quarter credits
Incoming students, 2011/2012
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) curriculum remains firmly grounded on the best features of the "traditional" MBA as it has evolved over half a century. Among these features is a broad overview of business, complemented by at least one area of specialization.
Goals of the MBA Program
Drexel University’s innovative, high-quality MBA program is recognized for its excellence and for its preparation of students for successful professional careers.
The MBA program is designed to:
- Integrate the foundations of business, problem-solving, and decision-making skills; organization theory; and practical aspects of institutional management
- Prepare students for managerial positions in business and other institutions
- Offer concentrations in various areas of management
- Capitalize on communication skills, people skills, global perspectives, technological competence, pragmatic emphasis, and ethical perspectives
Academic Preparation
All applicants to master’s programs in business are expected to hold a four-year baccalaureate degree or its equivalent from an accredited institution. The curriculum assumes that the student has knowledge of calculus. In addition, the curriculum assumes that students have personal access to and working knowledge of personal computers to facilitate their academic work.
Full-time, Part-Time, Online and Accelerated Options
Visit LeBow College's web site for information about additional MBA options.
Curriculum
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| Foundation courses | 6.0 Credits |
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| BUSN 505 | Financial Performance of the Firm - Accounting | 1.5 | ||
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| BUSN 506 | Financial Performance of the Firm - Finance | 1.5 | ||
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| BUSN 507 | Essentials of Economics I | 1.5 | ||
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| BUSN 508 | Essentials of Economics II | 1.5 | ||
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| Core Curriculum | 27.0 Credits | |||
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| ACCT 601 | Managerial Accounting | 3.0 | ||
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| ECON 601 | Managerial Economics | 3.0 | ||
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| FIN 601 | Corporate Financial Management | 3.0 | ||
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| MGMT 601 | Managing the Total Enterprise | 3.0 | ||
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| MGMT 602 | Management and Technology Innovation | 3.0 | ||
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| MKTG 601 | Marketing Strategy and Planning | 3.0 | ||
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| ORGB 625 | Leadership and Professional Development | 3.0 | ||
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| POM 601 | Operations Management | 3.0 | ||
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| STAT 601 | Business Statistics | 3.0 | ||
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| Flexible Core Sequence | 6.0 Credits | |||
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| Students select two courses from the following list of flexible core courses: | ||||
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| Baida Center for Entrepreneurship | ||||
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| MGMT 650 | Corporate Venturing: Entrepreneurs in Organizations | 3.0 | ||
| MGMT 652 | New Venture Planning | 3.0 | ||
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| Center for Corporate Governance | ||||
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| BLAW 605 | Legal Options in Decision Making | 3.0. | ||
| FIN 610 | Corporate Governance | 3.0 | ||
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| Center for Corporate Reputation Management | ||||
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| MKTG 654 | Corporate Brand & Reputation Management | 3.0 | ||
| MKTG 790 | Seminar in Management | 3.0 | ||
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| International Business/Studies | ||||
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| INTB 620 | International Business Management | 3.0 | ||
| MIS 651 | IS Outsourcing Management | 3.0 | ||
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| Sovereign Institute for Strategic Leadership | ||||
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| ORGB 631 | Leading Effective Organizations | 3.0 | ||
| ORGB 640 | Negotiations for Leaders | 3.0 | ||
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| Capstone course | 3.0 Credits | |||
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| MGMT 780 | Strategic Management | 3.0 | ||
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| Concentrations | 9.0 Credits | |||
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Students selecting a concentration can choose from the following options:
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| Business Analytics Concentration | 9.0 Credits | |||
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The Business Analytics concentration prepares students to make good business decisions with fact-based analysis and an under stranding of business performance from a systems view, using statistical and quantitative analysis of data as well as explanatory and predictive modeling. |
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| STAT 698 | Special Topics: Business Data Mining* | 3.0 | ||
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| *Prerequisite is STAT 602. | ||||
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| Students are required to take, at a minimum, two 3-credit courses from the following: | ||||
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| ECON 650 | Business Strategy: Game Theory and Applications | 3.0 | ||
| FIN 642 | Business Conditions and Forecasting | 3.0 | ||
| MIS 630 | Interact Decision Support Systems* | 3.0 | ||
| OPR 601 | Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | 3.0 | ||
| OPR 626 | System Simulation | 3.0 | ||
| POM 625 | Advanced Supply Chain Management | 3.0 | ||
| STAT 628 | Regress and Correlation Analysis | 3.0 | ||
| STAT 634 | Quality and Six-Sigma | 3.0 | ||
| STAT 636 | Experimental Design | 3.0 | ||
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| Finance Concentration | 9.0 Credits | |||
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| Finance Required Courses | ||||
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| Students are required to take, at a minimum, two 3-credit courses from the following: | ||||
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| FIN 602 | Advanced Financial Management | 3.0 | ||
| FIN 622 | Financial Institutions and Markets | 3.0 | ||
| FIN 624 | Risk Management | 3.0 | ||
| FIN 626 | Investment Management | 3.0 | ||
| FIN 635 | Entrepreneurial Finance | 3.0 | ||
| FIN 640 | Mergers and Acquisitions | 3.0 | ||
| FIN 642 | Business Conditions and Forecasting | 3.0 | ||
| FIN 648 | International Financial Management | 3.0 | ||
| FIN 790 | Seminar in Finance | 3.0 | ||
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| Finance Electives | ||||
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| Students can take one 3-credit course from the following: | ||||
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| BLAW 620 | Legal Aspects of Employment | 3.0 | ||
| BLAW 698 | Special Topics in Legal Studies | var. | ||
| ECON 614 | Macroeconomics | 3.0 | ||
| ECON 630 | International Economics | 3.0 | ||
| ECON 650 | Business Strategy: Game Theory and Applications | 3.0 | ||
| INTB 632 | Economic Analysis of Multinational Corporations | 3.0 | ||
| MGMT 655 | Knowledge Management in a Global Economy | 3.0 | ||
| MIS 624 | E-commerce Systems I | 3.0 | ||
| MIS 630 | Interactive Decision Support Systems | 3.0 | ||
| MKTG 630 | Global Marketing | 3.0 | ||
| MKTG 650 | Marketing Management in the New Economy: Cases and Problems | 3.0 | ||
| OPR 601 | Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | 3.0 | ||
| POM 620 | Management of Manufacturing Firms | 3.0 | ||
| POM 624 | Management of Service Firms | 3.0 | ||
| STAT 634 | Quality & Six-Sigma | 3.0 | ||
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| Healthcare Concentration | 9.0 Credits | |||
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| Students are required to complete all three courses: | ||||
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| BUSN 651 | Healthcare Business Practice I: Foundations | 3.0 | ||
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| BUSN 652 | Healthcare Business Practice II | 3.0 | ||
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| BUSN 653 | Healthcare Business Practice III: Capstone | 3.0 | ||
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| Marketing Concentration | 9.0 Credits | |||
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| Marketing Required Courses | ||||
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| Students are required to take, at a minimum, two 3-credit courses from the following: | ||||
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| MKTG 622 | Buyer Behavior Theory | 3.0 | ||
| MKTG 624 | Channels of Distribution Management | 3.0 | ||
| MKTG 630 | Global Marketing | 3.0 | ||
| MKTG 634 | Integrated Marketing Communications Management | 3.0 | ||
| MKTG 636 | Business to Business Marketing | 3.0 | ||
| MKTG 638 | New Product Planning, Strategy, and Development | 3.0 | ||
| MKTG 646 | Services Marketing | 3.0 | ||
| MKTG 650 | Marketing Management in the New Economy: Cases and Problems | 3.0 | ||
| MKTG 652 | Marketing Information: Management and Research | 3.0 | ||
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| Marketing Electives | ||||
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| Students select one course from the following: | ||||
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| BLAW 698 | Special Topics in Legal Studies | var. | ||
| ECON 614 | Macroeconomics | 3.0 | ||
| ECON 630 | International Economics | 3.0 | ||
| FIN 642 | Business Conditions and Forecasting | 3.0 | ||
| FIN 648 | International Financial Management | 3.0 | ||
| INTB 632 | Economic Analysis of Multinational Corporations | 3.0 | ||
| INTB 790 | Seminar in International Business | 3.0 | ||
| MGMT 655 | Knowledge Management in a Global Economy | 3.0 | ||
| MIS 624 | E-commerce Systems I | 3.0 | ||
| MIS 630 | Interactive Decision Support Systems | 3.0 | ||
| MIS 632 | Database Analysis and Design for Business | 3.0 | ||
| OPR 601 | Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | 3.0 | ||
| POM 624 | Management of Service Firms | 3.0 | ||
| POM 625 | Advanced Supply Chain Management | 3.0 | ||
| STAT 634 | Quality & Six-Sigma | 3.0 | ||
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| Entrepreneurship/Innovation Management Concentration | 9.0 Credits | |||
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| Entrepreneurship/Innovation Management Required Courses | ||||
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| Students are required to take, at a minimum, two 3-credit courses from the following: | ||||
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| BLAW 620 | Legal Aspects of Employment | 3.0 | ||
| BLAW 646 | Legal Issues in New Ventures | 3.0 | ||
| FIN 635 | Entrepreneurial Finance | 3.0 | ||
| MGMT 640 | Strategic Human Resource Management | 3.0 | ||
| MGMT 655 | Knowledge Management in a Global Economy | 3.0 | ||
| MIS 624 | E-commerce Systems I | 3.0 | ||
| MIS 630 | Interactive Decision Support Systems | 3.0 | ||
| MIS 632 | Database Analysis and Design for Business | 3.0 | ||
| MKTG 638 | New Product Planning, Strategy, and Development | 3.0 | ||
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| Entrepreneurship/Innovation Management Electives | ||||
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| Students select one 3-credit course from the following: | ||||
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| ECON 614 | Macroeconomics | 3.0 | ||
| ECON 630 | International Economics | 3.0 | ||
| ECON 650 | Business Strategy: Game Theory and Applications | 3.0 | ||
| FIN 602 | Advanced Financial Management | 3.0 | ||
| FIN 624 | Risk Management | 3.0 | ||
| FIN 640 | Mergers and Acquisitions | 3.0 | ||
| FIN 642 | Business Conditions and Forecasting | 3.0 | ||
| FIN 648 | International Financial Management | 3.0 | ||
| FIN 649 | Comparative Financial Analysis | 3.0 | ||
| INTB 632 | Economic Analysis of Multinational Corporations | 3.0 | ||
| INTB 790 | Seminar in International Business | 3.0 | ||
| MGMT 655 | Knowledge Management in a Global Economy | 3.0 | ||
| MKTG 622 | Buyer Behavior Theory | 3.0 | ||
| MKTG 624 | Channels of Distribution Management | 3.0 | ||
| MKTG 630 | Global Marketing | 3.0 | ||
| MKTG 634 | Integrated Marketing Communication Management | 3.0 | ||
| MKTG 646 | Services Marketing | 3.0 | ||
| MKTG 650 | Marketing Management: Cases and Problems | 3.0 | ||
| ORGB 640 | Negotiations for Leaders | 3.0 | ||
| OPR 601 | Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | 3.0 | ||
| POM 620 | Management of Manufacturing Firms | 3.0 | ||
| POM 624 | Management of Service Firms | 3.0 | ||
| POM 625 | Advanced Supply Chain Management | 3.0 | ||
| STAT 634 | Quality & Six-Sigma | 3.0 | ||
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