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MBA Curriculum

About the MBA ProgramCore RequirementsElectivesPre-MBA Courses

About the MBA Program

The MBA program consists of 15 courses (45 credits) distributed as follows:

  1. CORE REQUIREMENTS — 10 Courses (30 credits)
  2. ELECTIVES — 5 courses (15 credits)
  3. No thesis or final project is required

Core Requirements

  • ACCT 500 — Financial and Managerial Accounting
  • ECON 503 — Economics for Managers
  • FIN 501 — Financial Management
  • MIS 500 — Management Information Systems
  • MRKT 505 — Contemporary Marketing Concepts
  • MGMT 500 — Law, Ethics, and Business
  • MGMT 501 — Management & Organizational Behavior: Theory a& Practice
  • MGMT 511 — Quantitative Methods in Business
  • MGMT 521 — Operations Management
  • MGMT 581 — Strategic Management (Prerequisites: FIN 501, MRKT 505, MGMT 501 and MGMT 521)

Electives

Note: In order to get a concentration letter from the GSR office, the student has to complete at least 3 elective courses (9 credits) from a certain concentration.

Accounting Concentration

  • ACCT 502 — Financial Reporting and Analysis (Prerequisite: ACCT 500)
  • ACCT 504 — Auditing and Assurance (Prerequisite: ACCT 500)
  • ACCT 505 — Fraud, Auditing, and Forensic Accounting (Prerequisite: ACCT 504)
  • ACCT 508 — International Accounting (Prerequisite: ACCT 500)
  • ACCT 510 — Management Accounting Planning and Control (Prerequisite: ACCT 500)
  • ACCT 511 — Accounting for Decision Makers (Prerequisite: ACCT 500)
  • ACCT 595 — Corporate Governance (Prerequisite: ACCT 500)
  • ACCT 596 — Advanced Topics in Accounting (Prerequisite: Per Course)

Accounting — Auditing Concentration

  • ACCT 502 — Financial Reporting and Analysis (Prerequisite: ACCT 500)
  • ACCT 504 — Auditing and Assurance (Prerequisite: ACCT 500)
  • ACCT 505 — Fraud, Auditing, and Forensic Accounting (Prerequisite: ACCT 504)

Economics Concentration

  • ECON 510 — Money and Banking (Prerequisite: ECON 503)
  • ECON 580 — Practical Econometrics for Management Decisions (Prerequisite: ECON 503)
  • ECON 590 — Energy in Natural Resource Economics (Prerequisite: ECON 503)
  • ECON 591 — International Energy Economics (Prerequisite: ECON 503)
  • ECON 592 — Globally Integrated Energy Markets (Prerequisite: ECON 503)
  • ECON 595 — Topics in Economics (Prerequisite: Per Course)
  • ECON 596 — Advanced Topics in Economics (Prerequisite: Per Course)

Finance Concentration

  • FIN 504 — Corporate Finance (Prerequisite: FIN 501)
  • FIN 521 — Risk Management (Prerequisite: FIN 501)
  • FIN 551 — Islamic Financial System (Prerequisite: FIN 501)
  • FIN 580 — International Finance (Prerequisite: FIN 501)
  • FIN 590 — Fundamentals of Financial Technology (Prerequisite: FIN 501)
  • FIN 591 — Application of Financial Technology I (Prerequisite: FIN 590)
  • FIN 592 — Application of Financial Technology II (Prerequisite: FIN 591)
  • FIN 595 — Topics in Finance (Prerequisite: Per Course)
  • FIN 596 — Advanced Topics in Finance (Prerequisite: Per Course)

Finance — Corporate Finance Concentration

  • FIN 504 — Corporate Finance (Prerequisite: FIN 501)
  • FIN 521 — Risk Management (Prerequisite: FIN 501)
  • FIN 580 — International Finance (Prerequisite: FIN 501)
  • ACCT 595 — Corporate Governance (Prerequisite: ACCT 500)

Note: Students must complete the following in order to get this concentration:

  1. FIN 504
  2. FIN 521
  3. (FIN 580 or ACCT 595)

Finance — Banking Concentration

  • FIN 551 — Islamic Financial System (Prerequisite: FIN 501)
  • FIN 580 — International Finance (Prerequisite: FIN 501)
  • ECON 510 — Money and Banking (Prerequisite: ECON 503)

Finance — Financial Technology (Fintech) Concentration

  • FIN 590 — Fundamentals of Financial Technology (Prerequisite: FIN 501)
  • FIN 591 — Application of Financial Technology I (Prerequisite: FIN 590)
  • FIN 592 — Application of Financial Technology II (Prerequisite: FIN 591)

Management Concentration

  • MGMT 502 — Managerial Communications (Prerequisite: MGMT 501)
  • MGMT 524 — Supply Chain Management (Prerequisite: MGMT 521)
  • MGMT 525 — International Logistics and Operations (Prerequisite: MGMT 501)
  • MGMT 532— Supply Chain Modeling & Analytics (Prerequisite: MGMT 521)
  • MGMT 551 — Human Resources Management (Prerequisite: MGMT 501)
  • MGMT 552 — Human Resource Analytics (Prerequisite: MGMT 551)
  • MGMT 553 — Performance Management (Prerequisite: MGMT 551)
  • MGMT 561 — Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (Prerequisite: MGMT 501)
  • MGMT 562 — Innovation & Design Thinking (Prerequisite: MGMT 501)
  • MGMT 563 — The Lean Startup (Prerequisite: MGMT 501)
  • MGMT 571 — International Business (Prerequisite: MGMT 501)
  • MGMT 573 — Research Methodology
  • MGMT 595 — Topics in Management (Prerequisite: Per Course)
  • MGMT 596 — Advanced Topics in Management (Prerequisite: Per Course)
  • MGMT 597 — Special Topics in Management (Prerequisite: Per Course)

Management — Entrepreneurship Concentration

  • MGMT 561 — Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (Prerequisite: MGMT 501)
  • MGMT 562 — Innovation & Design Thinking (Prerequisite: MGMT 501)
  • MGMT 563 — The Lean Startup (Prerequisite: MGMT 501)
  • MRKT 564 — Entrepreneurial Marketing (Prerequisite: MRKT 505)

Note: Students must complete the following in order to get this concentration:

  1. MGMT 561
  2. MGMT 562
  3. (MGMT 563 or MRKT 564)

Management — Supply Chain Analytics Concentration

  • MGMT 524 — Supply Chain Management (Prerequisite: MGMT 521)
  • MGMT 525 — International Logistics and Operations (Prerequisite: MGMT 501)
  • MGMT 532 — Supply Chain Modeling & Analytics (Prerequisite: MGMT 521)

Management — Human Resources Concentration

  • MGMT 551 — Human Resources Management (Prerequisite: MGMT 501)
  • MGMT 552 — Human Resource Analytics (Prerequisite: MGMT 551)
  • MGMT 553 — Performance Management (Prerequisite: MGMT 551)

Marketing Concentration

  • MRKT 501 — Marketing Management (Prerequisite: MRKT 505)
  • MRKT 510 — Electronic Commerce (Prerequisite: MRKT 505)
  • MRKT 530 — Consumer and Motivational Behavior (Prerequisite: MRKT 505)
  • MRKT 564 — Entrepreneurial Marketing (Prerequisite: MRKT 505)
  • MRKT 570 — Marketing and Business Research (Prerequisite: MRKT 505)
  • MRKT 595 — Topics in Marketing (Prerequisite: Per Course)
  • MRKT 596 — Advanced Topics in Marketing (Prerequisite: Per Course)

Pre-MBA Courses

The Pre-MBA Program gives the opportunity to move non-business bachelor’s degree holders straight into the MBA program at GUST by offering an introduction to the nature of business administration subjects.

CORE CURRICULUM

Pre-MBA is a full-time integrated program designed to prepare students for the challenges of the standard curriculum. Business areas include; Microeconomics, Business Statistics, Financial Management and Accounting. Furthermore, the primary objectives of the curriculum are to introduce business fundamentals, and to add a competitive advantage for students to succeed at a graduate level.

NOTE: Pre-MBA students must finish their Pre-MBA courses within the first year.

PRE-MBA PROGRAM CURRICULUM

Pre-MBA program consists of four courses:

  • ECON 400 Microeconomics
  • ECON 480 Business Statistics
  • FIN 400 Financial Management
  • ACCT 400 Financial and Managerial Accounting
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