MBA Curriculum Guide Preparatory Component These courses are not required

							                                  MBA Curriculum Guide
                                           Preparatory Component
These courses are not required for admission to the MBA Program. However, students must successfully complete courses in the
Preparatory Component before enrolling in 6000-level courses, except by permission of the MBA Director. Students who have
previously completed academic course work in these subject areas may be waived from taking one or more of the Preparatory
Component courses. Course waivers will be determined upon application to the MBA Program.

  Course Number           Course Title                                                                              Credit Hours
   MBAD 5112              Foundations of Microeconomics                                                                  2
   MBAD 5113              Foundations of Macroeconomics                                                                  1
   MBAD 5131              Fundamentals of Financial Accounting & Financial Management                                    3
   MBAD 5141              Business Statistics                                                                            2
   MBAD 5142              Quantitative Analysis in Business                                                              1
   MBAD 5191              Legal Environment in Business                                                                  1


                         I. Functional Component – 28 credit hours

A. Primary Block: 13 credit hours
Prerequisites: All requirements for admission to the MBA Program and completion of the Preparatory Component, except as
approved by the MBA Director.

   Course Number             Course Title                                                                     Credit Hours
    MBAD 6100                Leadership, Ethics, and the Business Environment Seminar                              1
    MBAD 6112                The Economics of Business Decisions                                                   3
    MBAD 6121                Business Information Systems                                                          3
    MBAD 6131                Management Accounting                                                                 3
    MBAD 6141                Operations Management                                                                 3

B. Intermediate Block: 12 credit hours
Prerequisites: All requirements for admission to the MBA Program and completion of the Preparatory Component, except as
approved by the MBA Director. Completion of the Primary Block is strongly recommended.

    Course Number            Course Title                                                                     Credit Hours
     MBAD 6152               Financial Management                                                                  3
     MBAD 6161               Organizational Leadership & Behavior I                                                3
     MBAD 6171               Marketing Management                                                                  3
     MBAD 6193               International Business                                                                3

C. Advanced Block: 3 credit hours
Prerequisites: All functional courses listed above, except by permission of the MBA Director.

    Course Number            Course Title                                                                     Credit Hours
     MBAD 6194               Management Strategy                                                                   3


           II. Concentration and Elective Component – 9 credit hours
Students complete 9 hours of elective courses specified for a concentration or as free electives. Students may enroll in electives
as soon as they have completed the prerequisites for each course. MBAD 6890 (Directed Individual Study) and MBAD 7090
(Special Topics in Business) may be included in a concentration with permission of the MBA Director and the related
Department.
                                                                                            Effective fall semester, 2004; revised 05/05
                                                   Concentrations*
BUSINESS FINANCE                                             INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Prerequisite: MBAD 6152                                      Prerequisite: MBAD 6193
Requirement: The following course:                           Requirement: The following three courses.
    MBAD6157 Theory of Corporate Finance                         MBAD6174 International Marketing
Plus two of the following courses:                               MBAD6155 Multinational Finance
    MBAD5159 Student Managed Investment Fund II                  MBAD6197 International Business Strategy
    MBAD6151 Financial Institutions and Markets
    MBAD6153 Investment Management                           MANAGEMENT
    MBAD6154 Applied Business Finance                        Prerequisite: MBAD 6161
    MBAD6155 Multinational Finance                           Requirement: Three of the following courses:
    MBAD6158 Real Estate Finance and Development                 MBAD6162 Organizational Leadership and Behavior II
    MBAD6159 Real Estate Development                             MBAD6163 Human Resource Management
    MBAD6160 Real Estate Capital Markets                         MBAD6164 Executive Communication
                                                                 MBAD6191 Entrepreneurship
ECONOMICS                                                        MBAD6192 Business and Society
Approval of the Department of Economics is required before       MBAD6195 Strategic Management of Technology
enrolling in 6000 level ECON courses or the Economics            MBAD6196 Strategic Planning
Concentration.                                                   MBAD6197 International Business Strategy
Requirement: The following two courses:
    MBAD6111 Macroeconomics and Business                     MARKETING
                  Forecasting                                Prerequisite: MBAD 6171
    ECON6112 Graduate Econometrics                           Requirement: Three of the following courses:
Plus one of the following courses:                               MBAD6172 Marketing Research
    ECON6201 Advanced Macroeconomic Theory                       MBAD6173 Promotional Strategy
    ECON6202 Advanced Microeconomic Theory                       MBAD6174 International Marketing
    ECON6218 Advanced Business Forecasting                       MBAD6175 Logistics Management
                                                                 MBAD6176 Consumer Behavior
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS/COMMERCIAL
BANKING                                                      REAL ESTATE FINANCE & DEVELOPMENT
Prerequisite: MBAD 6152                                      Prerequisite: MBAD 6152
Requirement: The following course:                           Requirement: The following two courses:
    MBAD6156 Commercial Bank Management                          MBAD6158 Real Estate Finance & Investment
Plus two of the following courses:                               MBAD6159 Real Estate Development
    MBAD5159 Student Managed Investment Fund II              Plus one of the following courses:
    MBAD6058 Special Topics in Financial Services                MBAD6160 Real Estate Capital Markets
    MBAD6151 Financial Institutions and Markets                  MBAD6258 Site Feasibility Analysis
    MBAD6153 Investment Management                               MBAD6259 Applied Real Estate Development
    MBAD6154 Applied Business Finance
    MBAD6155 Multinational Finance                           SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
    MBAD6158 Real Estate Finance and Development             Prerequisite: MBAD 6141
    MBAD6159 Real Estate Development                         Requirement: The following two courses:
    MBAD6160 Real Estate Capital Markets                         MBAD6122 Technology-Enhanced Decision
                                                                                Making
INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT                              MBAD6208 Supply Chain Management
Prerequisite: MBAD 6121                                      Plus one of the following courses:
Requirement: The following two courses:                          MBAD6142 Quality & Manufacturing Management
    MBAD6201 Data and Knowledge Management                       A department approved elective
    MBAD6202 Business Information Systems
                  Development                                STUDENT STRUCTURED CONCENTRATION
                                                             Students may propose a nine semester hour, three-course concentration
Plus one of the following courses:                           in a significant area of interest for approval by the Director of the MBA
    MBAD6203 Information Systems Economics,                  program. This concentration may include graduate courses from other
                  Strategy, and Policy                       programs within the University with approval of the related
                                                             Department. Additional graduate courses, including MBA courses,
    MBAD6204 Business Data Communication                     may be found in the Graduate Catalog.
*
  MBAD 6890 (Directed Individual Study) and MBAD 7090
(Special Topics in Business) may be included in any
                                                                                                Questions? Contact us by
concentration with permission of the MBA Director and the                                             Phone: 704-687-2569
related Department.                                                                           Email: mba@email.uncc.edu
                                                                                                Web: www.mba.uncc.edu

Effective fall 2004