Degree Requirements

Common Body of Knowledge/Foundation (0-15 credits)

* Notes:

1. If you completed Accounting Concepts or an equivalent financial accounting course with a grade of at least a C, you do not take Accounting Foundations (CBK)
2. If you completed Macro Economics AND Micro Economics with a grade of at least a C, you do not take Economics Foundations (CBK)
3. If you completed Business Statistics or an equivalent introductory statistics course with a grade of at least a B, you do not take Statistics Foundations (CBK)
4. If you completed Business Law or an equivalent business law course with a grade of at least a C, you do not take Legal Environment of Business (CBK)
5. If you completed Business Finance or an equivalent introductory finance course with a grade of at least a C, you do not take Financial Management (CBK)
6. If you completed Operations Management or an equivalent operations course with a grade of at least a C, you do not take Operations Management (CBK)
7. If you completed Marketing Principles or an equivalent introductory marketing course with a grade of at least a C, you do not take Marketing (CBK)

Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) credits are added to the minimum 36 credits required for the MBA at UW-Whitewater.

PART 1 BREADTH REQUIREMENT 0-12 CREDITS

• MARKETNG-731 ADVANCED STATISTICAL METHODS
• ACCOUNT-725 PROFIT PLANNING & CONTROL
• ITBE-740 BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION
• ECON-736 BUSINESS CONDITIONS ANALYSIS or,
• ECON-737 MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
• MANGEMNT-721 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR or
• MANGEMNT-745 BUILDING EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS
• MANGEMNT-759 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY BUSINESS or
• MARKETNG-766 ETHICS IN THE MARKETPLACE

PART 2 GLOBAL MANAGEMENT 3-6 CREDITS

• ECON-758 ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
• FNBSLW-755 MULTINATIONAL BUSINESS FINANCE
• MANGEMNT-763 GLOBAL OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
• MANGEMNT-777 INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT
• MARKETNG-761 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (MARKETING)
• MARKETING-772 INTERNET MARKETING

PART 3 MANAGING TECHNOLOGY 3-6 CREDITS

• ITBE-734 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTM or
  ITBE-775 BUSINESS TELECOMMUNCATIONS
• MANGEMNT-738 MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY or
  MANGEMNT-753 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT or
  MANGEMNT-762 PROJECT MANAGEMENT & ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING or
  MANGEMNT-769 QUALITY ISSUES IN OPERATIONS
• MARKETNG-745 TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT or
  MARKETNG-770 PRODUCT INNOVATION AND PRICING or
  MARKETNG-772 INTERNET MARKETING or
  MARKETNG-775 DATABASE MARKETING
• MCS-785 PROJECT MANAGEMENT: METHODOLOGIES, TECHNIQUES, AND TOOLS

MUST COMPLETE NINE (9) CREDITS FROM THE GLOBAL MANAGEMENT & MANAGING TECHNOLOGY MODULES (SEE PARTS 2 & 3)

PART 4 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT 8 CREDITS

• MANGEMNT-788 STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING (2 CR)*
  
  SIX (6) CREDITS FROM THE FOLLOWING **
  
  
• FNBSLW-770 CAPITAL BUDGETING
• MANGEMNT-760 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES or
  MANGEMNT-768 OPERATIONS STRATEGY or
  MANGEMNT-771 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
• MARKETNG-751 BUYER BEHAVIOR or
  MARKETING-765 ADVERTISING & PROMOTION MANAGEMENT or
• MARKETING-767 STRATEGIC MARKETING FOR ENTREPRENEURS or
  MARKETNG-774 STRATEGIC MARKET PLANNING or
  MARKETNG-775 DATABASE MARKETING
• MCS-740 INFORMATION SYSTEMS STRATEGY & POLICY
  
  * MUST BE TAKEN IN THE LAST SEMESTER OF PROGRAM OR IN FINAL TWELVE (12) CREDITS
  
  ** SHOULD BE TAKEN AFTER COMMON BODY OF KNOWLEDGE AND BREADTH REQUIREMENTS ARE COMPLETED.

PART 5 ELECTIVE AREA 0-9 CREDITS

PART 6 EMPHASIS 9-12 CREDITS

COMPLETE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING EMPHASES:

FINANCE EMPHASIS

SELECT 9 CREDITS FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES:


• FNBSLW-739 FINANCIAL PLANNING PROCESS
• FNBSLW-750 REAL ESTATE FINANCE & INVESTMENT
• FNBSLW-755 MULTINATIONAL BUSINESS FINANCE
• FNBSLW-760 FINANCIAL MARKETS
• FNBSLW-770 CAPITAL BUDGETING
• FNBSLW-780 PORTFOLIO THEORY AND PRACTICE

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS

SELECT 9 CREDITS FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES:


• MANGEMNT-751 STAFFING AND EVALUATION
• MANGEMNT-752 CURRENT ISSUES IN COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
• MANGEMNT-753 TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
• MANGEMNT-758 MANAGEMENT AND LABOR RELATIONS
• MANGEMNT-760 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EMPHASIS

SELECT 9 CREDITS FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES:


• ECON-758 ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
• FNBSLW-755 MULTINATIONAL BUSINESS FINANCE
• MANGEMNT-763 GLOBAL OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
• MANGEMNT-777 INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT
• MARKETNG-761 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (MARKETNG)
• MARKETNG-772 INTERNET MARKETING

MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS

SELECT 9 CREDITS FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES:


• MANGEMNT-738 MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY
• MANGEMNT-766 ENTREPRENEURSHIP-VENTURE INITIATION
• MANGEMNT-770 ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN
• MANGEMNT-771 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
• MANGEMNT-777 INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT

MARKETING EMPHASIS

• MARKETNG-733 SEMINAR IN METHODS OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
  
  SELECT 9 CREDITS FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
  
  
• MARKETNG-745 TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
• MARKETNG-751 BUYER BEHAVIOR
• MARKETNG-761 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (MARKETING)
• MARKETNG-765 ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION MANAGEMENT
• MARKETING-767 STRATEGIC MARKETING FOR ENTREPRENEURS
• MARKETNG-770 PRODUCT INNOVATION AND PRICING
• MARKETNG-772 INTERNET MARKETING
• MARKETNG-774 STRATEGIC MARKETING PLANNING
• MARKETNG-775 DATABASE MARKETING
• MARKETNG-780 SEMINAR IN CURRENT MARKET TOPICS

OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS

SELECT 9 CREDITS FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES:


• MANGEMNT-761 SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEMS
• MANGEMNT-762 PROJECT MANAGEMENT & ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING
• MANGEMNT-763 GLOBAL OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
• MANGEMNT-768 GLOBAL OPERATIONS STRATEGY
• MANGEMNT-769 QUALITY ISSUES & OPERATIONS

IT MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS

• MCS-740 INFO SYSTEMS STRATEGY AND POLICY
• MCS-785 INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROJECT
  
  SELECT SIX CREDITS FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
  
  
• MCS-725 E-BUS: TECHNOLOGY, APPLICATIONS & ISSUES or
• ITBE-775 BUISNESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS or
• MCS-760 TOPICS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(Upon recommendation of the student's adviser and with approval of the M.B.A. Coordinator, a thesis of up to 6 credits may be included in the 9 credit emphasis.)