Business Administration - General (M.B.A.) | Montclair State University Catalog

Business Administration - General (M.B.A.) | Montclair State University Catalog
Business Administration - General (M.B.A.)
2025-2026 Edition
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Program Requirements
Course List
Code
Title
Credits
Fixed Core Courses
ACCT 561
Financial Accounting
1.5
ACCT 562
Managerial Accounting
1.5
BCOM 560
Storytelling with Data
1.5
ECON 565
The Global Economy
1.5
FINC 560
Accelerated Corporate Finance
1.5
FINC 561
Investments: Principles and Practice
1.5
INFO 561
Business Statistics
1.5
INFO 562
Operations Management Analysis
1.5
INFO 564
Supply Chain Management
1.5
INFO 565
Strategic Information Systems
1.5
INFO 566
Business Analytics and AI
1.5
MGMT 562
Foundations of Teamwork and Leadership
1.5
MGMT 567
Business Growth Strategy
1.5
MKTG 561
Strategic Marketing Management
1.5
MKTG 562
Data Driven Marketing
1.5
MKTG 563
Global Business Impact
1.5
Flexible Core Courses
Complete two courses from the following:
BUGN 570
Business Consulting Experience
ENTR 561
Business Innovation and Entrepreneurial Thinking
MGMT 560
Business Essentials
MGMT 565
Project Management
MGMT 566
Negotiation in the Workplace
MGMT 569
Business Communications
General Program or Concentration
Students in the General MBA Program will complete 6 credits of electives. Students pursuing a concentration will complete 9 credits of concentration coursework. See listings below.
6-9
Total Credits
33-36
General MBA Program Electives
Course List
Code
Title
Credits
ACCT 510
Advanced Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 512
Fundamentals of Federal Taxation
ACCT 515
Ethics in Business, Accounting, and Finance
ACCT 519
Fair Value Analytics
ACCT 520
Contemporary Issues in Financial Accounting I
ACCT 521
Contemporary Issues in Financial Accounting II
ACCT 523
Financial Statement Analysis
ACCT 524
Auditing Concepts and Techniques
ACCT 526
Fraud Examination
ACCT 527
Forensic Accounting
ACCT 528
Business Valuation
ACCT 539
Advanced Audit Analytics
ACCT 540
International Accounting and Auditing
ACCT 575
Independent Study in Accounting
1-3
ACCT 577
Special Topics in Accounting
1-3
BSLW 503
Business Law I
BSLW 506
Legal Issues in Forensic Accounting
BUGN 570
Business Consulting Experience
1-3
BUGN 572
Co-Op Internship Experience
1.5
BUGN 574
Career Management for the MBA Candidate
1.5
BUGN 577
Special Topics in Business/General
1-3
ECON 577
Special Topics in Economics
1-3
ENTR 561
Business Innovation and Entrepreneurial Thinking
1.5
ENTR 577
Special Topics in Entrepreneurship
1-3
FINC 571
Currency Fundamentals and Currency Hedging
1.5
FINC 572
Financial Technology Innovations
1.5
FINC 573
Cross Borders Investing and Financing
1.5
FINC 574
Advanced Corporate Finance
1.5
FINC 575
Independent Study in Finance
1-3
FINC 577
Special Topics in Finance
1-3
FINC 578
Futures, Forwards, and Swaps
1.5
FINC 579
Options Markets
1.5
FINC 580
Short Term Financial Management
1.5
FINC 581
Financial Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions
1.5
FINC 588
Advanced Investments
1.5
FINC 595
Student Managed Fund
1-3
HSET 574
Sport Marketing
1.5
HSET 581
Hospitality Management
1.5
INBS 575
Independent Study in International Business
INBS 581
International Marketing Management
1.5
INFO 570
Data Wrangling and Analysis
INFO 572
Business Requirements Analysis
1.5
INFO 573
Practicum in E-Commerce
1.5
INFO 574
Database Systems and Management
INFO 575
Independent Study in Information Systems for Business
1-3
INFO 577
Special Topics in Information Systems for Business
1-3
INFO 579
Agile Systems Development Management
1.5
INFO 582
Optimization Methods
INFO 583
Data Mining for Business
INFO 584
Data Visualization
INFO 585
Advanced Data Mining for Business
MGMT 566
Negotiation in the Workplace
1.5
MGMT 569
Business Communications
1.5
MGMT 570
Strategic Human Resource Management
1.5
MGMT 571
Leadership
1.5
MGMT 574
Business Leader Perspectives
1.5
MGMT 575
Independent Study in Management
1-3
MGMT 576
Advanced Project Management
1.5
MGMT 577
Special Topics in Management
1-3
MGMT 582
Contemporary Developments in Project Management
1.5
MGMT 583
Managing Global Workforce
1.5
MGMT 584
Talent Mangement
1.5
MGMT 585
Human Resource Analytics
1.5
MGMT 586
Contemporary Themes in Human Resource Management
1.5
MGMT 587
Risk Analysis and Management
1.5
MKTG 571
Marketing Metrics
1.5
MKTG 573
Social and Mobile Media: Fundamentals and Analytics
1.5
MKTG 576
Delivering Service Excellence
1.5
MKTG 580
Digital Customer Experience Management
1.5
MKTG 582
Integrated Digital Advertising Planning across Multiscreen, Hyper‐targeted Media
1.5
MKTG 583
Omni-Channel Retailing
1.5
MKTG 585
Digital Marketing Strategy and RODMI (Return on Digital Marketing Investment)
1.5
MKTG 586
Sales Management
1.5
MKTG 587
New Product Development
1.5
REAL 570
Real Estate Finance and Securitization
1.5
REAL 571
Real Estate Development Legal and Regulatory Issues
1.5
REAL 572
Commercial Real Estate Investment
REAL 573
Real Estate Development
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This plan is provided as an outline for students to complete their degree requirements within two years.  This plan is a recommendation only and students should meet with their Graduate Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree.
First Year
Fall
Credits
Spring
Credits
Summer
Credits
MBA Core course
1.5
MBA Core course
1.5
MBA Core course
1.5
MBA Core course
1.5
MBA Core course
1.5
MBA Core course
1.5
MBA Core course
1.5
MBA Core course
1.5
MBA Core course
1.5
Flexible Core course
1.5
MBA Core course
1.5
MBA Core course
1.5
Second Year
Fall
Credits
Spring
Credits
Summer
Credits
MBA Core course
1.5
MBA Core course
1.5
Elective course
1.5
MBA Core course
1.5
MBA Core course
1.5
Elective course
1.5
MBA Core course
1.5
Elective course
1.5
Flexible Core course
1.5
Elective course
1.5
Total Credits 33