MBA Specializations

Students may specialize their MBA studies by aligning elective credits with a specialization.  Specializations are available in the areas below. 

Students may declare a specialization through communication with their advisor.  Students are encouraged to contact their advisor before pursuing MBA electives to share specialization plans.  Most specializations require at least one year of enrollment to complete.

Course descriptions can be found in the Graduate Bulletin.

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Business and Managerial Analytics

The Business and Managerial Analytics (BMAN) Specialization offers a STEM designated MBA pathway and is designed to prepare students to leverage an organization’s data to inform business decision making and risk reduction. Through analytics electives, students build industry-specific analytics knowledge and experience.  Students may also choose to take electives from multiple focus areas.

Available within the MBA and MBA Online.

Students will need at least one calendar year of enrollment to complete the BMAN specialization.  Please see the MBA-BMAN website for information about courses and scheduling.

COSC 6520 - Data Analytics Fall - online
Spring - in-person, sync online
Summer - online
ECON 6114 - R Programming Summer and spring - online
ECON 6116 - SQL Fall - online
ECON 6118 - Python Programming Spring - online
9 credits of analytics-focused electives.
See MBA-BMAN website for a full course list.		 varied

Economics

Students with prior learning in intermediate macroeconomics and intermediate microeconomics are well-prepared to pursue this quantitative specialization.  Please contact your MBA advisor for approval. 

Available within the MBA.

Students will need to pursue specialization courses within fall and spring semesters to complete the ECON specialization.

ECON 6560 - Applied Econometrics Fall - in-person
ECON 6561 - Applied Time-Series Econometrics and Forecasting Spring - in-person
ECON 6114 - R Programming Summer and spring - online
ECON 6116 - SQL Fall - online
ECON 6118 - Python Programming Spring - online

3 credits of graduate ECON elective chosen with the direction of the MSAE Program Director.

Finance

The Finance (FINA) specialization is an excellent path for professionals who want to grow within or transition into the finance sector or a finance-focused role.  Students may specialize in Finance by completing 12 credits of FINA coursework.  Graduate-level courses with the FINA subject code are eligible.  See the bulletin MBA page for detailed information.

Available within the MBA and MBA Online.

Students will need at least one calendar year of enrollment to complete the FINA specialization.

Health Systems Leadership

The Health Systems Leadership (HEAL) Specialization provides a unique curriculum combining health care and business courses to prepare students for leadership, administrative, and executive roles across complex health systems.  Students in the MBA and Online MBA may specialize in Health Systems Leadership by completing 12 credits from the course options below. 

Available within the MBA and MBA Online.

Students will need at least one calendar year of enrollment to complete the HEAL specialization. 

HEAL 6007
Ethics, Policy, and Health Care Advocacy		 Summer - online
HEAL 6009
Health Care Systems: Managing Populations and Access		 Fall - online
HEAL 6830
Quality Improvement Science in Health Care		 Spring - online
HEAL 6835
Health Care Informatics, Technology and Professional Issues		 Fall - online
HEAL 6837
Workforce Solutions: Culture, People and Processes		 Spring - online

 

International Business

The International Business (INBU) specialization integrates the MBA Strategic Management Introduction course (MBA 6110) and therefore may be completed through 9 MBA elective credits.  International students may substitute the travel abroad requirement for an advisor-approved course.

Available within the MBA.

Students will need at least one calendar year of enrollment to complete the INBU specialization. 

INBU 5931/6951 or a graduate-level short term study abroad Most GSM students will pursue a short-term study abroad during spring break or late May.
FINA 6140 - International Financial Management Typically offered in summer - online
MARK 6140 - Global Marketing Strategy Fall - online

One Political Science graduate course may be substituted for FINA 6140 or MARK 6140 (as approved by the GSM).

 Leadership

Excellent leadership is embodied in exemplary service to others, especially customers, employees and communities. To become an excellent business leader requires a balance between technical, and ethical interpersonal skills, with the latter becoming increasingly important as one achieves more leadership responsibility within an organization.  The focus of the leadership specialization is to teach these skills reinforced through multiple applications to complex business situations. 

Available within the MBA and MBA Online.

Students will need at least one calendar year of enrollment to complete the LEDR specialization. 

Required courses

LEDR 6051 - Contemporary Leadership Fall - online
LEDR 6115 - Character Driven Leadership Spring - online

 6 credits from the following:

MANA 6115 - Change Leadership in Self and Organizations Spring or summer - online
HURE 6536 - Leading for Inclusion Fall - sync / async online
MANA 6110 - Managing Behavior in Organizations Spring or summer - online
MANA 6120 - Leading in Turbulent Times Fall - online
MANA 6125 - Negotiations Fall - sync / async online, often spring - online or sync / async online

 Marketing

The difference between firms that succeed and those that don't is often found in how effectively they market themselves.  The Marketing specialization enables students to pursue diverse areas of learning and skill development within the marketing discipline. Students may specialize in Marketing by completing 12 credits of MARK coursework.  Graduate-level courses with the MARK subject code are eligible.  See the bulletin MBA page for detailed information.

Available within the MBA.

Students will need at least one calendar year of enrollment to complete the MARK specialization.

Supply Chain Management

The Supply Chain Management (SCMM) specialization equips students with the competencies and tools needed to understand and lead within the transition from physical to digital supply chains.  12 credits from the courses below are required for the specialization.

Available within the MBA and MBA Online.

Students will need two calendar years of MBA enrollment to complete the SCMM specialization. 

SCMM 6510: Sourcing in the Digital Supply Chain (2 cr.) Fall - online
SCMM 6515: Industry 4.0 (2 cr.) Fall - online
SCMM 6520: Additive Manufacturing (1 cr.) Fall - online
SCMM 6535: Supply Chain Collaboration (2 cr.) Fall - online
SCMM 6570: Supply Chain Finance (1 cr.) Fall - online
SCMM 6505: Logistics – Methods and Systems (2 cr.) Spring - online
SCMM 6931 Topics in Supply Chain Management: Blockchain (1 cr.) Spring - online
SCMM 6525: Transportation and Network Design (2 cr.) Summer - online

Sport Business - Available for JD-MBA Students

The Sport Business specialization is available to students pursuing the JD/MBA and integrates the MBA Strategic Management Introduction course (MBA 6110),  The specialization may be completed through 9 LAW elective credits transferred to MBA elective requirements.

LAW 7106, Amateur Sports Law
LAW 7303, Professional Sports Law
LAW 7955, Workshop: Adv. Legal Research
And a sports law workshop, i.e. LAW 7842, LAW 7786, LAW 7821