Graduate School of BuSineSS adminiStration 2012-2013 Academic Bulletin docx

Graduate School of BuSineSS adminiStration
2012-2013 Academic Bulletin
Graduate School of BuSineSS adminiStration
2012-2013 Academic Bulletin
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Fordham University
113 West 60th Street, New York, NY 10023
ADMISSIONS
Telephone: (212) 636-6200 Fax: (212) 636-7076
E-mail:
STUDENT SERVICES
Telephone: (212) 636-6104 Fax: (212) 636-7144
E-mail:
FACULTY SERVICES
Telephone: (212) 636-6150 Fax: (212) 765-5573
Website: www.fordham.edu/business
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Students are ultimately responsible for knowing and
observing all regulations that may affect their status in
the Graduate School of Business Administration. For
this reason they are expected to acquaint themselves
with the contents of this bulletin and to read regularly the
notices posted on the appropriate bulletin boards.
Fordham University’s seal, above, contains the University
motto: Sapientia et Doctrina – Wisdom and Learning.
Issued at Fordham University, Lincoln Center, NY 10023
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
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FORDHAM UNIVERSITY 3
FORDHAM GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION 5

MBA PROGRAM OF STUDY 9
Requirements for Completion 9
Areas of Concentration 9
Dual Concentration 9
Academic Designations 9
Waivers 12
Graduate Tutorials 13

CONCENTRATIONS
Accounting and Taxation 14
MBA in Public Accountancy 14
MS in Taxation 15
MBA in Public Accountancy
and MS in Taxation (MTA) 15
MBA in Accounting 16
MS in Accounting 17
Communication and Media Management 22
MBA in Communication and
Media Management 22
MS in Media Management 23
MS in Media Entrepreneurship (MSME) 24
Finance and Business Economics 27
MBA in Finance 27
MS in Global Finance (MSGF) 29
MS in Quantitative Finance (MSQF) 29
Information Systems 38
MBA in Information Systems 38
Joint MBA and MS in Information Systems 40
MS in Business Analytics (MSBA) 41
Management Systems 45

MBA in Management Systems 45
Marketing 49
MBA in Marketing 49
MS in Marketing Intelligence (MSMI) 50
LAW AND ETHICS 55
SPECIALIZED MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMS 56
MS in Business Enterprise (MBE) 56
MS in Investor Relations (MIR) 58
Three-Continent MS in Global Management (3C MGM) 59
ENTREPRENEURSHIP STUDIES 61
Fordham Startups 62

SPECIAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND 63
PARTNERSHIPS
Executive MBA Program 63
MBA Cohort Program 63
Deming Scholars MBA Program 64
Pre-MBA Program 64
Joint JD/MBA Program 64
BS/MS Program 65
BS/MBA Program 65
MBA Consulting Program 65
Beijing International MBA 65
Gateway Program 66
ESADE Program 66
Other Partners for International Study 66
MBA/Master in Global Management, Thunderbird Partnership 66
Co-op Program with the Fordham School of Law 66

ACADEMIC RESEARCH CENTERS AND CONSORTIA 67

Center for Communications 67
Center for Digital Transformation 67
Center for Humanistic Management 67
Center for Positive Marketing 67
Center for Research in Contemporary Finance 67
Donald McGannon Communication Research Center 68
Fordham Consortium 68
Fordham University Pricing Center 68
Frank J. Petrilli Center for Research
in International Finance 68
Global Healthcare Innovation Management Center 68
Trans-Atlantic Finance Institute 68
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS 69
Accounting and Taxation 69
FACULTY 70
Full-Time 70
Adjunct 78
FACILITIES AND SERVICES 83
ENROLLMENT DEVELOPMENT AND ADMISSIONS 85
TUITION AND FEES 89
Financial Aid 89
Loans 89
Scholarships 91
ADMINISTRATION AND 92
CAREER MANAGEMENT
STUDENT SERVICES 93
Policies and Procedures 93
AWARDS AND HONORS 98
DIRECTORIES 99
Lincoln Center 99

Westchester Campus of Fordham University 99
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2012-2013 100
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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FORDHAM UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Fordham University is a private educational institution governed by an
independent board of trustees under a charter granted in 1846 by the
New York State Legislature. Since 1841, when Fordham was founded as a
Catholic seminary, it has provided education in liberal arts and selected
professional areas at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Today, the University has 10 schools and more than 15,000 students
enrolled at three campuses. The Rose Hill campus is situated on 89 acres
of a former country estate in the Bronx, 12 miles north of Manhattan.
Rose Hill is home to:
• Fordham College at Rose Hill
• Fordham Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
• Fordham Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education
• Fordham School of Professional and Continuing Studies
• Gabelli School of Business
Fordham’s Lincoln Center Campus is located adjacent to the world-
renowned performing arts complex in New York City. Six schools are
located at Lincoln Center:
• Fordham College at Lincoln Center
• Fordham Graduate School of Business Administration
• Fordham Graduate School of Education
• Fordham Graduate School of Social Service
• Fordham School of Professional and Continuing Studies
• Fordham School of Law
Fordham’s suburban campus in Westchester, New York, also conducts
classes for the following schools:

• Fordham Graduate School of Business Administration
• Fordham Graduate School of Education
• Fordham Graduate School of Social Service
• Fordham School of Professional and Continuing Studies
FORDHAM AND THE JESUIT TRADITION
Fordham is known as “The Jesuit University of New York” because
members of the Society of Jesus have been teaching here from its earliest
days. The Jesuits have a 450-year history of excellence in education
that recognizes the importance of the individual’s moral responsibility.
The Jesuit tradition of teaching seeks to stretch the imagination of
students, to sharpen their intelligence, and to help them confront the
question of what should be, while at the same time learning to
extend the boundaries of what can be.
ACCREDITATIONS
The Graduate School of Business Administration shares in the numer-
ous accreditations of Fordham University, which is also a member of the
Middle States Association of Colleges and is registered by the Board of
Regents of the State of New York.
Degree-granting programs offered at Fordham University’s
Graduate School of Business Administration are accredited
by the AACSB International, The Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of Business. This global, nonprofit
membership organization includes educational institutions,
businesses and other entities devoted to the advancement of
management education. Established in 1916, AACSB International
provides internationally recognized accreditation for undergraduate,
master’s and doctoral programs in business and accounting.
AACSB accreditation is known worldwide as the longest standing, most
recognized form of specialized, professional accreditation an institution
and its business programs can earn. As of July 2012, 655 member

institutions based in 44 countries and territories around the globe hold
AACSB Accreditation.
NONDISCRIMINATION AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICIES
Fordham University is an academic institution that, in compliance with
Federal, state and local laws, does not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, creed, religion, age, sex, gender, national origin, marital or parental
status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, veteran status, disability
or any other basis prohibited by law.
No otherwise qualified person shall be discriminated against in any
programs or activities of the University because of disability. Likewise, in
accordance with Title IX regulations, no person shall be discriminated
against on the basis of sex in any education programs and activities.
Fordham University does not knowingly support or patronize any
organization that engages in discrimination.
The University continues its commitment to affirmative action by
providing the means to recruit, employ and promote women and other
under-represented minorities in the interest of attaining workplace
diversity. The Director of Equity and Equal Opportunity is available to
all members of the Fordham community for consultation, training
and development of those methods and initiatives that advance a more
diversified workforce, and ensure nondiscrimination, access to equal
employment opportunities and fair treatment of individuals. It is the
responsibility of the Director of Equity and Equal Opportunity to monitor
and report regularly on the University’s efforts to achieve diversity and
compliance with all laws pertaining to non-discrimination.
For more information, please contact Kathryn J. Rodgers, Interim Director
of Equity and Equal Opportunity, at (718) 817-3112.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Sexual harassment will not be tolerated in the University community.
It subverts the mission of the University and threatens the well-being,

educational experiences and careers of students, faculty and staff.
Any member of the faculty, staff or student body of the University
who believes that he or she has been or is being subjected to sexual
harassment is urged to use resolution procedures. The full sexual
harassment policy is available for review in the Office of the Associate
Dean for Student Services.

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
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OFFICERS OF
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION
Joseph M. McShane, S.J., Ph.D.
President
Stephen Freedman, Ph.D.
Provost
John J. Lordan, M.B.A., M.P.A., C.P.A.
Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Msgr. Joseph G. Quinn, J.D., J.C.L.
Vice President for Mission and Ministry
Brian J. Byrne, Ph.D. *

Vice President for Lincoln Center
Roger A. Milici, Jr., M.A.
Vice President for Development
and University Relations
Thomas A. Dunne, J.D.
Vice President for Administration

Jeffrey L. Gray, M.S.A.
Vice President for Student Affairs
Frank Simio, B.S., C.P.A.
Vice President for Finance
Frank J. Sirianni, Ph.D.
Vice President for Information Technology
and Chief Information Officer
Peter A. Stace, Ph.D.
Vice President for Enrollment
Marco A. Valera, M.B.A.

Vice President for Facilities Management
Margaret T. Ball, J.D.
Secretary
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Robert D. Daleo
Chair
Mark H. Tuohey III
Vice Chair
Elizabeth Burns
Secretary
Stephen E. Bepler
Rosemary T. Berkery
Vincent Biagi, S.J.
Kenneth J. Boller, S.J.
James E. Buckman
John Cecero, S.J.
Emanuel Chirico
Michael J. Cosgrove
Gerald C. Crotty

Christopher F. Fitzmaurice
Dennis J. FitzSimons
Nora Ahern Grose
Patricia Heller
Peter W. Howe
Darlene Luccio Jordan
John M. Keane
Andrew C. Kerin
William Loschert
Henry S. Miller
Patricia M. Nazemetz
Armondo Nuñez
Joseph P. Parkes, S.J.
Loretta A. Preska
Dennis G. Ruppel
Peter John Sacripanti
Thomas P. Salice
Luis San Miguel
Edward M. Stroz
William J. Toppeta
Vincent Viola
Lilian Wu
TRUSTEES EMERITI
Robert E. Campbell
John J. Cook, Jr.
John R. Costantino
Maurice J. Cunniffe
William P. Frank
Herbert A. Granath
Paul B. Guenther

J. Kenneth Hickman
Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J.
TRUSTEE FELLOWS
Maureen Scannell Bateman
Richard J. Buoncore
Charles C. Carella
Winston J. Churchill
Edwin A. Cohen
Carolyn N. Dolan
Christine F. Driessen
William J. Flynn
Thomas J. Harrington
John J. Kirby
Gerold F. L. Klauer
V. John Kriss
Sharon W. Lindsay
Robert F. Long
John Lyons
Sylvester D. McClearn
Raymond V. O’Brien
Charles Osgood
Joel I. Picket
Eugene C. Rainis
Nicholas A. Romano
Paul C. Saunders
Robert Shapiro
Margaret M. Smyth
Paul A. Soden
John E. Toffolon, Jr.
Paul A. Veteri

John S. Wilcha
Paul G. Williamson
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
* Recipient of the Bene Merenti award for
20 years of service to Fordham University
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PROGRAMS OF STUDY
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
(HEGIS 0506)
Concentrations in:
• Accounting
• Communication and Media Management
• Finance
• Information Systems
• Management Systems
• Marketing
• Public Accountancy
(HEGIS 0502)
Master of Science (MS)
• Accounting (HEGIS 0502.00)
• Business Analytics (MSBA) (HEGIS 0702.00)
• Business Enterprise (MBE) (HEGIS 0506)
• Global Finance (MSGF) (HEGIS 0504.00)
• Investor Relations (MIR) (HEGIS 0505.00)
• Marketing Intelligence (MSMI) (HEGIS 0505.00)
• Media Entrepreneurship (MSME) (HEGIS 0599.00)
• Media Management (HEGIS 0599)
• Quantitative Finance (MSQF) (HEGIS 0504.00)
• Taxation (HEGIS 0502.10)

• Three-Continent Global Management (3C MGM) (HEGIS 0504)
Special Programs
• Beijing International MBA (BiMBA) (HEGIS 0506)
• Executive MBA (HEGIS 0506)
• Joint JD/MBA (HEGIS 0506/1401)
• MBA/MGM Thunderbird Partnership
• MBA/MSQF
• Taxation and Accounting (MTA) (HEGIS 0502.10)
Law and Ethics courses are offered as breadth electives. Additional courses
are on page 55 for the Law and Ethics area. Entrepreneurship courses
are also offered as breadth electives within the Law and Ethics area. Some
are used for the Entrepreneurship academic designation as outlined on
pages 11 and 61.
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
In addition to degree-granting programs, Certificate Programs are offered
for master graduates who wish to continue their professional education.
Below are certificate offerings. See page 69 for more information.
Accounting and Taxation
(HEGIS 0502.00)
• Certicate in Accounting
• Certicate in Accounting and Taxation
• Certicate in Taxation
(HEGIS 0502.10)
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Fordham Graduate School of Business Administration offers students
with a strong interest in global business several distinct options: they can
earn a special International Business Designation in conjunction with
their concentration (see page 10); apply to our Three-Continent Masters in
Global Management (3C MGM) which has been specially designed for
students planning careers in international business (see page 59); enroll in

Fordham’s Executive MBA (EMBA) Program (see page 63); or earn a dual
degree with the Thunderbird School of Global Management (see page 66).
Designations for students interested in specializing in Electronic Business,
Entrepreneurship or Global Sustainability are also available (see pages
10-11).
Several of the programs offered at Fordham’s Graduate School of
Business Administration are exceptional in their fields. The first is a
rigorous 99-credit program that integrates the subjects of taxation and
accounting. Called the MBA in Public Accountancy and Master of
Science in Taxation (MTA), it is a comprehensive program designed to
meet the demand from accounting firms and multinational corporations
for broadly educated tax professionals (see page 15).
In addition to the MBA in Finance, Fordham’s Graduate School of
Business Administration offers a Master of Science in Quantitative
Finance (MSQF) that equips students with the latest intelligence and
problem-solving skills for careers in the global financial services industry
(see page 29).
FORDHAM GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Our mission is to educate business professionals and equip
them to manage effectively in a range of leadership roles.
With equal emphasis, we strive to enable our graduates to
grow continuously in the changing global environment.
To achieve these goals, we take maximum advantage of our
extraordinary location and forge links with national and
international companies that maintain a corporate presence
in New York’s regional economy. We are committed to:
instilling skills necessitated by globalization; ethics in business;
understanding the use of technological innovation; lifelong
achievement of intellectual excellence; the use of metropoli-
tan New York’s unique bounty of resources; and humanistic

concern for our students.
Fordham’s Graduate School of Business Administration at
Lincoln Center was founded in 1969 in the Jesuit tradition of
excellence in education, intellectual rigor and ethical conduct.
Embracing those ideals, we are dedicated to being an institu-
tion of international distinction. e school offers programs
of study leading to the degrees listed below.
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Another exceptional program is a special MBA concentration in
Communication and Media Management designed for corporate
officers in the communications industries (see page 22). Two additional
master programs include our Master of Science in Global Finance
(see page 29) and our Master of Science in Media Management
(see page 23).
Newly introduced specialized master’s degree programs include the
MS in Business Analytics (MSBA), the MS in Business Enterprise (MBE),
the MS in Investor Relations (MIR), the MS in Marketing Intelligence
(MSMI), the MS in Media Entrepreneurship (MSME) and the Three-
Continent MS in Global Management (3C MGM) (see pages 56-60 for
details). The 3C MGM Program prepares students for leadership positions
in global business and includes multinational training in the United States,
Europe and India.
FORDHAM IN NEW YORK CITY
Fordham’s Lincoln Center Campus is located in New York City, the
nation’s premier hub of commerce and culture. As the world’s finance
center, the city maintains stock exchanges that trade shares of companies
collectively worth $16 trillion, more than five times the value of any
other city’s exchange listings anywhere in the world. New York is
also home to more than 100 museums and art galleries, two world-class

opera companies, four celebrated ballet companies, 42 professional
orchestras, and the country’s largest, most vibrant theatrical district, as
well as 10 professional sports teams and more than 23,000 restaurants.
Full- and part-time students accepted at the Lincoln Center Campus
study near Columbus Circle at 113 West 60th Street, which provides easy
accessibility from most places of business. It is also conveniently close
to the social and cultural magnets of Lincoln Center and the Upper West
Side to the north, the theater district and midtown Manhattan to the
south, and Central Park to the east. In addition, the campus’s seven-acre
plaza creates a green oasis in the middle of a great metropolis.
The Lincoln Center Campus offers both day and evening classes,
Monday through Thursday, on a trimester basis. Terms begin in
September, January and April. Some Saturday and online classes are
offered in the fall and spring trimesters.
Additional administrative and faculty offices are located half a block away
at 33 West 60th Street, 4th Floor and at 1790 Broadway, 13th Floor.
WESTCHESTER CAMPUS OF FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
The Graduate School of Business Administration also offers its MBA
program at the Westchester Campus of Fordham University in
West Harrison, New York. Courses are taught by the same distinguished
faculty as at Fordham’s Lincoln Center Campus. Full- and part-time
students can complete all requirements for the MBA at this suburban
campus in the following concentrations: Finance, Management Systems
and Marketing.
Students may take from one to four courses per trimester, and while
they can complete most degrees entirely at the Westchester Campus,
they may move freely between Westchester and Lincoln Center. The
trimester system is the same at both campuses, with classes in Westchester
offered Monday and Wednesday evenings. The Westchester Campus is
located on Westchester Avenue in West Harrison, New York.

BEIJING CAMPUS
A consortium of 27 Jesuit business schools offers an MBA program,
called the Beijing International MBA (BiMBA), in Beijing, China.
The BiMBA Program is housed in a former prince’s residence, renovated
for modern use. Fordham University’s graduate business students have
the opportunity to participate in the Beijing International MBA program at
Peking University by studying there for a semester. Students may take
up to 12 credits at BiMBA and should meet with an advisor before choosing
classes. They must be in good academic standing (GPA of 3.0 or higher)
in order to participate. Please contact the Office of Student Services at
(212) 636-6104 for more information.
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FORDHAM UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
David A. Gautschi, Ph.D.
Dean, Graduate School of
Business Administration
Donna C. Rapaccioli, Ph.D. *
Dean, Gabelli School of Business,
Dean of Business Faculty
Ilhan Akbil, M.I.M.
Associate Dean, Enrollment Development
and Admissions
Victor Marek Borun, Ph.D. *
Associate Dean of the Faculty
Sris Chatterjee, Ph.D. *
Associate Dean,
Graduate Business Education
John Zhuang Yang, Ph.D. *

Associate Dean, Beijing
International MBA Program
Francis Petit, Ed.D.
Associate Dean for Executive Programs
Judith N. Paul, M.B.A.
Assistant Dean, Administration and
Career Management
Patricia J. Caffrey, M.B.A.
Director of Admissions
Gilbert Stack, Ph.D.
Director of Assessment and Accreditation
Elizabeth A. Barrett, M.P.P.M.
Senior Director, Marketing,
Communications and Events
Ilze Frierson, M.B.A.
Director, Student Services and
Information Systems
Yvette Adeosun, M.S.W.
Director, Domestic Enrollment Development
Banu Paksoy, M.B.A.
Director, International Enrollment
Development
Katherine Randolph, M.A.
Director, International Partnerships
AREA CHAIRS
Stephen H. Bryan, Ph.D.
Accounting and Taxation
John A. Fortunato, Ph.D.
Communication and Media Management
An Yan, Ph.D.

Finance and Business Economics
Evangelos Katsamakas, Ph.D.
Information Systems
Kenneth R. Davis, J.D. *
Law and Ethics
Falguni K. Sen, Ph.D. *
Management Systems
Dawn B. Lerman, Ph.D.
Marketing
ACADEMIC PROGRAM DIRECTORS
Matthew J. Brodie, M.S., C.F.P.
Director, Taxation Program
Ren Raw Chen, Ph.D.
Director, Master of Science
Programs in Finance
Marcia H. Flicker, Ph.D. *
Director, Master of Science in
Business Enterprise (MBE) Program
Kevin Jackson, Ph.D.
Director, Three-Continent Master of
Global Management (3C MGM) Program
Peter Johnson, M.S.
Director, Master of Science in
Marketing Intelligence (MSMI) Program
Wullianallur “RP” Raghupathi, Ph.D.
Director, Master of Science in
Business Analytics (MSBA) Program
Allen I. Schiff, Ph.D. *
Director, Accounting and Taxation Programs
Yusif E. Simaan, Ph.D. *

Director, Master of Science in
Investor Relations (MIR) Program
RESEARCH CENTER AND
SPECIAL PROGRAM DIRECTORS
Hooman Estelami, Ph.D.
Director, Fordham University Pricing Center
Iftekhar Hasan, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Center for Research in
Contemporary Finance
Jean A. Howard, M.B.A.
Director, Fordham Startups
Dawn Lerman, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Positive Marketing
James R. Lothian, Ph.D. *
Director, Frank J. Petrilli Center for
Research and Finance
Director, Trans-Atlantic Finance Institute
Philip M. Napoli, Ph.D.
Director, Donald McGannon
Communication Research Center
Director, Center for Communications
Michael Pirson, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Humanistic Management
Wullianallur “RP” Raghupathi, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Digital Transformation
Falguni K. Sen, Ph.D. *
Director, Global Healthcare Innovation
Management Center
An Yan, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Center for Research in

Contemporary Finance
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Benjamin Cole, Ph.D.
Frank M. Werner, Ph.D. *
Robert M. Wharton, Ph.D. *
ELECTION COMMITTEE
Mark A. Conrad, Ph.D. *
Evangelos Katsamakas, Ph.D.
Steve Raymar, Ph.D. *
Esther Solomon, Ph.D. *
Frank M. Werner, Ph.D. *
JOINT COUNCILS
David A. Gautschi, Ph.D.
Dean, Graduate School of
Business Administration
Donna C. Rapaccioli, Ph.D. *
Dean, Gabelli School of Business
Dean of Business Faculty
Elizabeth Pinho-Cosenza, J.D.
Secretary
GBA CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
John T. Carey, Ph.D.
Sertan Kabadayi, Ph.D.
Evangelos Katsamakas, Ph.D.
Michael Pirson, Ph.D.
Stanley Veliotis, J.D.
* Recipient of the Bene Merenti award for
20 years of service to Fordham University
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FORDHAM GRADUATE
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
ADVISORY COUNCIL
The Fordham Graduate School of Business
Administration is privileged to benefit
from the experience and advice of these
internationally recognized business leaders.
Robert P. Ambrosini, GBA ‘81
Executive Vice President & CFO
Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.
Dr. Ronald J. Anton, S.J.
Darcy Antonellis, GBA ’96
President, Technical Operations
Warner Brothers Technical Operations Inc.
Hilal Aytemiz, GBA ’00
Owner
Aytemizler Textile Ind. & Trades Co. Ltd.
Frank J. Branchini, GBA ‘72
COO
Emblem Health Inc.
Gerard A. Byrne, FCRH ‘66
Founder/Partner
Fidelis Global Enterprises LLC
Bill Catucci
Former Chairman & CEO
ATT Canada
William R. Chess, GBA ’74
COO (retired)

Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
Edwin A. Cohen, PHA ‘55
Chairman
Summit BioSciences, Inc.
Albert M. Erisman, Ph.D.
Founder & Director
Institute for Business, Technology & Ethics
Phylis M. Esposito, TM ‘73
President
Esposito Consulting Group
William Filonuk Jr., FCRH ’77, GBA ’83
Managing Director, Asset Servicing
Bank of New York Mellon Inc.
Sander A. Flaum
Principal
Flaum Navigators
Barbara M. Healy, FCRH ’85, GBA ’93
Managing Director (past)
NYSE
Colleen M. Jones, GBA ‘88
Senior Vice President, Member
Klingenstein Fields & Company LLC
Richard G. Ketchum
CEO
FINRA
Milton Longobardi Jr., GBA ‘80
Director-Marketing & Vendas
Sao Paulo Turismo, S.A.
Bruce MacMillan
Former Corporate Secretary

SUGEN and Caliper Life Sciences, Inc.
Christophe Maubert
President, Fragrance Division
Robertet Group
Doreen Mogavero
President & CEO
Mogavero, Lee & Co., Inc.
Sunny Oh
Global Marketing Director, Local
Google, Inc.
Gen. Peter Pace, U.S.M.C. (Ret)
16th Chairman
United States Joint Chiefs of Staff
A.P. “Preetham” Parigi
Member, Board of Bennett,
Coleman and Co. (holding company
of Times of India Group)
Ronald S. Posner
Principal
PS Capital, LLC
Andrew Rudd, Ph.D.
Founder, Chairman & CEO
ASI-Advisor Software
Patrick A. Russo, GBA ‘81
Principal
The Salter Group
J. Brendan Ryan, FCRH ‘64
Chairman
Foote Cone & Belding
Steven Silberstein

Managing Partner
Coastal Partners, LLC
Emily L. Smith, GBA ’77
Managing Director (retired)
Scudder Investments
Athan Stephanopoulos, GBA ‘07
Founder & CEO
GorillaSpot Media
Edward M. Stroz, GSB ‘79
Co-President
Stroz Friedberg, LLC
Edmund D. Toben, GBA ’73
CIO (retired)
Colgate-Palmolive
Bert Twaalfhoven, FCRH ’52
Founder & President
European Forum for Entrepreneurship
Research (EFER)
Bharat Wakhlu
Resident Director
Tata Services, Ltd.
Seiichi Yamaguchi, GBA ’03
President & CEO
Yamaha Music + Electronics (China) Co., Ltd.
J. Spero Zacharias, GBA ‘03
Senior Vice President, International
Field Operations-Services Manager
The Chubb Corporation
Tony Zahorik
Vice President

Burke Institute
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MBA PROGRAM OF STUDY
REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE DEGREE
Completion of a single concentration is 69 credits. However, the number
of credits varies if the student is pursuing a second concentration, which
also depends upon the student’s program.
PROGRAM PREREQUISITES (three courses, nine credits)
BE 6220 Managerial Economics (see page 31)
DG 6810 Mathematical Methods for Business (see page 48)
DG 6820 Statistics (see page 48)
MBA CORE BUSINESS COURSES (required) (eight courses, 24 credits)
AC 6111 Fundamentals of Accounting (see page 18)
BL 6310 Business Law I (see page 55)
FN 6411 The Financial Environment (see page 32)
(Prerequisite AC 6111)
IS 6910 Management Information Systems (see page 42)
MG 6613 Fundamentals of Management (see page 46)
(Prerequisites BE 6220 & DG 6820)
MK 6710 Marketing Management (see page 52)
(Prerequisite BE 6220)
MG 6627 Operations Management (see page 46)
(Prerequisite MG 6613)
MG 7660 Business Policy (see page 47)
(Prerequisites all core courses)
MG 7660 Business Policy, the capstone course of the MBA,
should be taken as close to the end of the program as
possible and only after the other core courses have been

completed. Because of its integral importance to the
program, this course will not be waived.
AREAS OF CONCENTRATION (five courses, 15 credits)
A concentration consists of advanced-level courses from one of six
areas: Accounting, Communication and Media Management, Finance,
Information Systems, Management Systems or Marketing. Specific
concentration requirements are set forth in each area description.
BREADTH ELECTIVES (five courses, 15 credits)
Students must take five advanced-level courses outside their concentration.
Advanced-level courses are 7000- or 8000-numbered courses. Only two
courses can be taken in the same area.
FREE ELECTIVES
These credits enable students to take additional courses in their
concentration or breadth elective courses.
DUAL CONCENTRATION
Students in the regular MBA, the MBA in Public Accountancy
and the EMBA Program have the option of working toward a second
concentration.
The requirements of the second concentration are fulfilled by the
completion of five courses from one area of concentration (Accounting,
Communication and Media Management, Finance, Information Systems,
Management Systems or Marketing) and the completion of three breadth
electives that are outside the concentrating areas of study, and no more
than two from any area. There are no free electives.
All areas of concentration must be completed within five courses.
Each concentration has its own requirements, and those requirements
must be completed.
The total credit requirement without waivers is 72 credits. Exception to
the rule: Students pursuing a dual concentration in Public Accountancy
and Finance need to take four additional Finance courses, for a total of

81 credits, to complete the program.
For more information, please contact the Office of Student Services at
(212) 636-6104.
ACADEMIC DESIGNATIONS
In response to the evolution of modern business practice and needs,
Fordham’s Graduate School of Business Administration has added new
concepts to many courses in electronic business, entrepreneurship,
international business and global sustainability. This process mirrors the
worldwide economic environment, where technology is changing all
organizations; where entrepreneurial activity in both new and established
companies is a key to business success; where the distinction between
international and domestic business is rapidly diminishing; and where
business must answer the call to create a future based on a low-carbon
sustainable economy.
Fordham’s Master of Business Administration Program
provides the knowledge and skills necessary for graduates
to become leaders in business. Students acquire a
comprehensive education for the fundamentals of business
through required courses and also develop expertise in a
specific field by concentrating in one or two of six areas:
Accounting, Communication and Media Management,
Finance, Information Systems, Management Systems and
Marketing. Each concentration is complemented by advanced
courses in other areas to round out the education. e
information, skills and contacts offered in these courses are assets
that culminate in a career-enhancing portfolio of knowledge,
experience and networks. Fordham’s MBA programs view
business education in the same way that an investor combines
a carefully balanced assortment of financial assets to achieve
maximum returns. e result is a powerful combination

of knowledge and abilities designed to serve graduates
throughout their professional careers. Each student receives
an MBA or MS Program of Study sheet, which outlines
the specific courses (s)he must complete to earn an MBA
or MS. is document, provided by the Office of Student
Services, is individualized for each student in consultation
with the office’s academic advisors to reflect the student’s
personal goals.
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Because the school recognizes that some students seek specific careers
in these areas, it has created four academic designations: International
Business (IB), Electronic Business (EB), Entrepreneurship (ENT) and
Global Sustainability (GS). Students who successfully complete these
designations receive an IB, EB, ENT or GS designation on their transcripts.
MBA students may supplement their concentration in the area of the
curriculum with courses relevant to their goals. These specialized areas
of study are not concentrations. Rather, they present an opportunity to
cluster courses around a designation. Students choosing designation
courses must continue to observe concentration and breadth elective
distribution requirements.
1. Designation in International Business
The International Business (IB) designation is not a concentration.
Moreover, students must continue to observe the distribution require-
ments of the MBA breadth electives when choosing their IB courses.
An IB designation is conferred upon MBA graduates who complete five
IB courses (15 credits) among their concentration and elective courses of
the regular MBA program. At least one of the IB courses must be in
the concentration and no more than two concentration courses can count
toward this designation.

The courses listed below have been designated as IB offerings:
AC 7136 International Accounting
BE 7244 Global Finance (also offered as FN 7455)
BE 7243 Contemporary Issues in Global Finance
(also offered as FN 7458)
BE 7251 International Trade and Development
BL 7322 International Business Law
BL 739C ST*: International Business Ethics
BL 739I ST*: Chinese Business Law
CM 7525 Cross-Cultural Communications and Negotiations
(also offered as MG 7615)
CM 7537 Crisis Communication and Media Strategies
CM 759F ST*: Global Media
FN 7443 Multinational Investment Analysis
FN 7451 Financial Management of Multinational Companies
FN 7455 Global Finance (also offered as BE 7244)
FN 7458 Contemporary Issues in Global Finance
(also offered as BE 7243)
FN 749U ST*: Global Financial Markets
FN 749G Global Capital Markets
IS 7901 E-Business Strategies and Applications
IS 7989 IS in the Transnational Firm
IS 799G ST*: Mobile Commerce and Applications
MG 7615 Cross-Cultural Communications and Negotiations
(also offered as CM 7525)
MG 7635 International Dimensions of Business
MG 7671 Global Industry Analysis and Strategic Planning
MG 7673 Strategy Implementation
MG 7677 System Dynamics for Strategic Management
MG 7678 Strategic Management of Global Supply Chains

MG 769N ST*: International Management
MG 76AU ST* Emerging Markets and Sustainability
MG 869B Leading Global Corporations
MK 7750 Global Marketing
MK 7724 Understanding the Chinese Market: China Study Tour
MK 779C/G ST*: International Study Tour
Appropriate MBA Consulting projects and tutorials that are approved in
writing by the professor teaching the course and the appropriate area chair
may also be considered IB courses. A copy of approval must be provided to
an academic advisor.
We encourage students who pursue this designation to join the Fordham
Global Professional Society. This club recognizes the unique needs
of individuals planning careers in international business and supports the
development of the skill-set necessary to understand the mechanics of
international business and the unwritten rules of cross-cultural management
(for more, see www.bnet.fordham.edu/students/student_clubs).
2. Designation in Electronic Business
The Electronic Business (EB) designation requires students to complete
five upper-level courses (15 credits) designated as EB courses. The five
EB courses must be distributed across at least three functional areas
and can be distributed across the concentration and elective areas of the
program of study.
Electronic Business is not a concentration. It must be combined with
a single or double concentration in any of the six functional areas and
requires students to meet all regular concentration and breadth elective
distribution requirements.

The courses listed below have been designated as EB offerings:
BL 7325 Law of Traditional and New Media (also offered as CM 7556)
CM 7500 Media Systems and Markets

CM 7554 Consumer Adoption of New Media
CM 7556 Law of Traditional and New Media (also offered as BL 7325)
CM 759A ST*: The Music Business
IS 7901 E-Business Strategies and Applications
IS 7905 Web and E-Business Technologies
IS 7941 Communication Networks and Distributed Systems
IS 7945 Business Design Through IT
IS 7924 Mobile Commerce and Applications
MG 7675 Strategic Management of Innovations and Technology
Appropriate MBA Consulting projects and tutorials that are approved in
writing by the professor teaching the course and the appropriate area chair
may also be considered EB courses. A copy of approval must be provided
to an academic advisor.
We encourage students who pursue this designation to join the Fordham
Media and Entertainment Alliance, which was formed to enhance relation-
ships between the community and the media and entertainment industry.
The Alliance creates ongoing access to industry professionals through
panel discussions, networking events, site visits and seminars (for more,
see www.bnet.fordham.edu/students/student_clubs).
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3. Designation in Entrepreneurship and Venture Initiation
The Entrepreneurship and Venture Initiation (ENT) designation requires
students to complete five upper-level courses (15 credits) designated
as ENT courses. The five ENT courses must be distributed across at least
three functional areas and can be distributed across the concentration
or elective areas of the program of study.
Entrepreneurship and Venture Initiation is not a concentration. It must
be combined with a single or double concentration in any of the six

functional areas and requires students to meet all regular concentration
and breadth elective distribution requirements.
The courses listed below have been designated as ENT offerings:
MG 7637 Entrepreneurship and New Business Ventures (required)
The remaining four courses must be taken from the following list:
AC 7184 Individual and Business Entity Taxation
AC 7105 Financial Accounting Theory
AC 7155 Managerial Accounting
BE 7240 Money, Credit and Interest Rates (also offered as FN 7441)
BL 7320 Business Law II
BL 739B ST*: Employment Law
BL 739D ST*: White Collar Crime
CM 7530 Innovation in Media Business Models
CM 7545 Media Strategy Practicum
CM 7560 Communication for Entrepreneurs
CM 759C ST*: Managing Across Media
CM 759U ST*: Media Entrepreneurship
FN 7415 Credit Management
FN 7423 Mergers, Acquisitions and LBOs
FN 7430 Investment Analysis
FN 7441 Money, Credit and Interest Rates (also offered as BE 7240)
FN 7451 Financial Management of Multinational Companies
FN 7470 Real Estate Finance
FN 749X ST*: Investment Banking
FN 749E ST*: Introduction to Technical Analysis
FN 749C ST*: Venture Capital Financing
FN 749B ST*: Investments for Individuals
FN 8405 Deleveraged Finance
FN 8406 Financial Strategy
FN 8414 Modern Financial Analysis and Valuation Techniques

FN 8415 Financial Markets: Concepts, Methods and Trading in Action
IS 7905 Web and E-Business Technologies
IS 7941 Communication Networks and Distributed Systems
MG 7610 Leadership and Change
MG 7673 Strategy Implementation
MK 7792 New Product Development
MK 779B ST*: New Ventures Practicum
Appropriate MBA Consulting projects and tutorials that are approved in
writing by the instructor, the appropriate area chair and the program
director also be considered ENT courses. A copy of approval must be
provided to an academic advisor.
We encourage students who pursue this designation to join the Fordham
Entrepreneur Society. It is an extracurricular organization comprised of
MBA students with the desire to become successful entrepreneurs (for
more information, see www.bnet.fordham.edu/students/student_clubs).
4. Designation in Global Sustainability
The Global Sustainability (GS) designation requires students to complete
five upper-level courses (15 credits) designated as GS courses. The GS
designation is not a concentration. Students must fit their GS courses
within the requirements for the number of concentration and elective
courses, and the distribution of breadth electives.
The courses listed below have been designated as GS offerings:
BE 7251 International Trade and Development
BL 739A ST*: Ethics in Business
BL 739C ST*: International Business Ethics
CM 7525 Cross-Cultural Communications and Negotiations
(also offered as MG 7615)
CM 7531 Communicating Corporate Image Responsibility
(also offered as MK 7782)
CM 759M ST*: Management and Communication for

Global Sustainability: A Foundations Course
(also offered as MG 769X)
FN 7496 Financial Management of Nonprofit Organizations
FN 749J ST*: Sustainability and Finance
IS 7945 Business Design Through Information Technology
MG 7615 Cross-Cultural Communications and Negotiations
(also offered as CM 7525)
MG 7637 Entrepreneurship and New Business Ventures
MG 7673 Strategy Implementation
MG 7677 System Dynamics for Strategic Management
MG 7678 Strategic Management of Global Supply Chains
MG 769A ST*: Leadership for the 21st Century
MG 769J ST*: Social Entrepreneurship
MG 769M ST*: Management and Communication for
Global Sustainability: A Foundations Course
(also offered as CM 759M)
MG 76AO ST*: Sustainability Mindset
MG 76AQ ST* Green Marketing and Sustainability
(also offered as MK 779W)
MG 76AU ST* Emerging Markets and Sustainability
MG 7642 Global Citizenship: Managing for Business
and a Better World
MK 7782 Communicating Corporate Image Responsibility
(also offered as CM 7531)
MK 7720 Consumer Behavior
MK 7792 New Product Development
MK 779W ST* Green Marketing and Sustainability
(also offered as MG 76AQ)
* ST (Special Topics) courses are offered periodically to permit faculty and
students to explore a topic of particular interest. The list and course

numbers of ST courses are subject to change. In addition to these, more
designated ST courses can be offered throughout the year. In order
for these to count for designations, the course descriptions must clearly
state that they are.
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The following non-GBA courses are considered GS courses. If you wish
to take them, it is your responsibility to check availability, apply and get
approval from the appropriate Fordham school. You are also encouraged
to consult with the professor and the appropriate GBA area chair prior
to registering to ensure that your background will meet the course pre-
requisites. You may take a maximum of two non-GBA courses as part
of your MBA program.
BIGA 6533 Ecosystem Ecology
BIGA 6597 Conservation Biology
ECGA 5255 Environmental Economics
ECGA 6450 Microeconomic Development Issues
ECGA 6460 Agriculture and Development
EVGL 0290 Law and Policy of Climate Change
EVGL 0337 Environmental Law
EVGL 0521 Environmental Justice
EVGL 0591 International Environmental Law
EVGL 2990 Sustainable Energy Law and Policy
ITGL 0299 International Trade Law
ITGL 0442 International Human Rights
PEGA 6520 International Law and Development
POGA 6530 Political Economy of Development
POGA 6550 Politics and Petroleum
POGA 6569 Political Economy of Reform

POGA 6640 Politics of Global Economic Relations
PRGL 0363 Urban Land Use
SOGA 5807 Globalization and Its Discontents
SOGA 6500 Population
Note course codes for non-GBA courses:
BIGA Biology, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
ECGA Economics, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
EVGL Environmental Law, School of Law
ITGL International Law, School of Law
PEGA International Political Economy and Development,
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
POGA Political Science, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
PRGL Property Law, School of Law
SOGA Sociology, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Appropriate MBA Consulting projects and tutorials that are approved in
writing by the professor teaching the course and the appropriate area chair
may also be considered GS courses. A copy of approval must be provided
to an academic advisor.
We encourage students who pursue this designation to join Net Impact.
This student group provides a forum for future business leaders to
discuss new opportunities to create meaningful careers that create value
for both the business leaders and for society (for more information,
see www.bnet.fordham.edu/students/student_clubs).
MINIMUM RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT
A student must satisfy the minimum residency requirement of 45 credits
for the traditional MBA programs. If a waiver from the business core
and prerequisite courses reduces a student’s program below the 45-credit
minimum residency requirement, the student must replace course(s) with
upper-level course(s) offered by the school in the same academic area.
(Note: MG 7660 Business Policy is never waived.)

• JD/MBA Program – 39 credits
• MBA/MSIS Degree – 69 credits
• MS in Accounting – 30 credits
• MS in Business Analytics – 30 credits
• MS in Business Enterprise – 34 credits
• MS in Global Finance – 30 credits
• MS in Investor Relations – 36 credits
• MS in Marketing Intelligence – 36 credits
• MS in Media Entrepreneurship – 30 credits
• MS in Media Management – 30 credits
• MS in Quantitative Finance – 47 credits
• MS in Taxation – 30 credits
• Three-Continent MS in Global Management – 39 credits
WAIVERS
1. Waivers Granted Upon Acceptance
Upon acceptance to the Graduate School of Business Administration, a
waiver sheet is sent to each student listing those courses from which
the student has been automatically waived. Waivers may be awarded for
the three prerequisite courses and all core courses, with the exception
of Business Policy (MG 7660). All waivers must be awarded before the end
of a student’s first term of enrollment. The following criteria are used
to determine one’s eligibility for an automatic waiver upon acceptance.

Prior Course Work
A student is waived from a prerequisite or core course if he or she has
completed two undergraduate courses or one graduate-level course from
an AACSB-accredited graduate program covering similar content. The
course must have been completed within the prior six years and a grade
of B or better must have been awarded.

Exceptions
Exceptions are granted in three areas:
• Certied Public Accountants receive an automatic waiver from both
Fundamentals of Accounting and Business Law I.
• Lawyers receive a waiver from Business Law I.
• MBA students in the JD/MBA Program are waived from
Business Law I.
Waivers granted for prior course work or by exception are determined
by the Admissions Office and are automatically issued upon admittance
into the Business School. For questions, please contact the Office of
Admissions at (212) 636-6200 or
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2. Waivers Granted Through Examination
If a student feels that he or she has proficiency in a particular subject but
does not have the aforementioned requirements for an automatic waiver,
the student may opt to take the waiver examination. Upon passing the
exam, the student will receive a waiver from the respective course. Students
are limited to one attempt per exam topic and must take the exam prior to
or during the first term of enrollment. Waiver exams are administered
through the Office of Student Services. For more information regarding
waiver exams, please visit the Fordham Graduate School of Business
Administration website at www.bnet.fordham.edu or contact the Office of
Student Services at (212) 636-6104 or Please
note that there is a $100 fee for each waiver exam.
In some cases, the faculty of an area of the school may determine that
waiver examinations may not serve as a basis for the student to waive
requirements in the curriculum. Waivers are made solely at the judgment
and discretion of Fordham Graduate School of Business Administration

and should not be considered an entitlement by entering students
who have completed prior related coursework.
CROSS-REGISTRATION WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY
Students may register for courses offered by the Fordham Graduate
Schools of Arts and Sciences, Social Service and Education (for School
of Law, see page 55). Such courses are considered MBA program
electives. To register for courses in another Fordham graduate school,
the following steps must be completed:
1. Obtain the appropriate graduate school bulletin with the description
of the desired course. The course must incorporate material related to
topics studied in the MBA program.
2. Pick up an Intra-registration Form from the Graduate School of
Business and schedule an appointment with an academic adviser at
the Office of Student Services to secure approval. A student should
be prepared to justify the course selection and its relationship to
the MBA degree.
3. Secure approval from the Dean of the graduate school offering
the course.
4. Present the completed Intra-registration Form when registering at
the Graduate School of Business Administration.
REGISTERING OUTSIDE FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
If a student transfers or moves outside the metropolitan area, a maximum
of 12 credits (four courses) may be taken at another AACSB-accredited
MBA program and transferred back to be applied to the student’s MBA
degree. Students must have completed the prerequisites and business
core classes.
Approval must be requested in writing to an academic advisor. All
requests must include the name of the school and course descriptions.
Students are advised to complete this procedure well in advance of the
host school’s registration dates.

AUDITS
Under special circumstances, students are permitted to audit a course.
Written permission from the Associate Dean of Academic Programs is
required. Audited courses do not carry degree credit and are charged
full tuition.
CLASSES FOR ALUMNI
Fordham Graduate School of Business Administration alumni are per-
mitted to attend selected classes for a contribution of $100.00 per class.
Alumni must contact the Office of Student Services at (212) 636-6104
or
GRADUATE TUTORIALS
A graduate tutorial is an independent study project conducted under
the guidance and supervision of a faculty advisor. A request to take
a graduate tutorial will be considered only in the following situations:
1. To pursue a specialized topic independently,
2. When a student is prevented from graduating because a required
course is not offered,
3. When special circumstances such as job relocation prevent a
student physically from taking classes at Fordham, or
4. When a required course is canceled and no other section of that
course is offered.
Students interested in pursuing a graduate tutorial should contact
the Office of Student Services at (212) 636-6104.
COURSE LISTINGS
The following pages list the school’s courses grouped by academic area.
Special Topics courses (code ends with one or two letters), are offered
from time to time to permit faculty and students to explore topics of
interest, but are not offered as permanent options in the curriculum. The
initials preceding course numbers identify them, as follows:
AC Accounting

BE Business Economics
BL Business Law
BY Business Analytics
CM Communications and Media Management
DG System Design
FN Finance
GF Global Finance
IR Investor Relations
IS Information Systems
MB Business Enterprise
ME Media Entrepreneurship
MG Management Systems
MI Marketing Intelligence
MK Marketing
QF Quantitative Finance
ST Special Topics
TC Three-Continent Global Management
TX Taxation
MBA PROGRAM OF STUDY
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ACCOUNTING AND TAXATION
MBA IN PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY
PROGRAM PREREQUISITES (three courses, nine credits)
BE 6220 Managerial Economics (see page 31)
DG 6810 Mathematical Methods for Business (see page 48)
DG 6820 Statistics (see page 48)
MBA CORE BUSINESS COURSES (required) (eight courses, 24 credits)
AC 6111 Fundamentals of Accounting (see page 18)
BL 6310 Business Law I (see page 55)

FN 6411 The Financial Environment (see page 32)
(Prerequisite AC 6111)
IS 6910 Management Information Systems (see page 42)
MG 6613 Fundamentals of Management (see page 46)
(Prerequisites BE 6220 & DG 6820)
MK 6710 Marketing Management (see page 52)
(Prerequisite BE 6220)
MG 6627 Operations Management (see page 46)
(Prerequisite MG 6613)
MG 7660 Business Policy (see page 47)
(Prerequisites all core courses)
MG 7660 Business Policy, the capstone course of the MBA,
should be taken as close to the end of the program as
possible and only after the other core courses have been
completed.Because of its integral importance to the program,
this course will not be waived.
The Master of Business Administration in Public Accountancy Program
combines the breadth of instruction in general business principles
characteristic of the MBA with the common body of knowledge
recommended by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
The program is intended for both business and liberal arts graduates.
Graduate students seeking both the MBA degree and CPA credential
benefit from the broadly based core instruction of the MBA and
the expertise developed in the specialized public accounting courses.
The program consists of 69 credits. Students gain the high sense of
responsibility and professional competence expected in the accounting
profession. It also prepares them for the business challenges many CPAs
encounter in their careers.
Students who complete the MBA in Public Accountancy Program are
eligible to fulfill the curriculum requirements to sit for the Certified Public

Accountant Examination. For more specific information with regard to the
exam and state licensure requirements (i.e., undergraduate liberal arts and
science requirements, public accounting experience), students should visit
www.nasba.org.
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY COURSES (eight courses, 24 credits)
AC 7105 Financial Accounting Theory
AC 7120 External Financial Information and Reporting
AC 7130 Advanced External Information and Reporting
AC 7155 Managerial Accounting Analysis
AC 7171 Auditing of Accounting Information Systems I
AC 7176 Auditing of Accounting Information Systems II
AC 7184 Individual and Business Entity Taxation
One of the following advanced-level Accounting courses:
AC 7125 Financial Statement Analysis
AC 7136 International Accounting
AC 7180 Professionalism and Research Seminar
AC 719B Forensic Accounting
BREADTH COURSES (four courses, 12 credits)
BL 7320 Business Law II
TX 7001 Corporate Taxation
One advanced-level Finance course.
One of the following advanced-level Accounting/Taxation courses:
TX 7010 Federal Research and Procedure
AC 7811 Accounting Internship
TX 7811 Taxation Internship
area chair: stephen h. bryan, professor
e Accounting and Taxation area provides coursework to
develop sophisticated usage of accounting information, as well
as expertise in taxation. e area offers courses leading to
the Master of Business Administration in Public Accountancy,

Master of Science in Taxation, a combined-degree program,
MBA in Public Accounting and MS in Taxation (MTA),
Master of Science in Accounting, as well as a concentration in
Accounting. ese programs are described below.


e three major thrusts of the Accounting curriculum include:
financial accounting courses that provide an understanding of
U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and
International Accounting Standards in order to develop skills
in financial statement preparation and analysis; taxation courses
that focus on tax research and compliance; and audit courses
that address auditing from financial statement, information
technology, ethics and compliance perspectives.
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FORDHAM UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
MS IN TAXATION
The Master of Science in Taxation is a 10-course, 30-credit program,
comprised of seven required tax courses and three taxation electives.
This program is designed for professional accountants, attorneys
and business professionals who wish to acquire expertise in taxation
and obtain a graduate degree in the field.
This program can also supplement an undergraduate degree in Public
Accounting to meet the 150-credit-hour educational requirement for
the New York State CPA examination. However, since undergraduate
accounting programs vary greatly across the country and the world,
students should visit www.nasba.org in order to determine whether this
program in conjunction with the baccalaureate degree in accounting
would qualify them for the New York State CPA examination. There is a
minimum residency requirement of 30 credits (10 courses).

PREREQUISITES (6 credits)
AC 7184 Individual and Business Entity Tax (3 credits)
MS 809A Advanced Presentations and Public Speaking (1.5 credits)
MS 809B Advanced Corporate Communications for Accounting and
Taxation Professionals (1.5 credits)
REQUIRED COURSES (seven courses, 21 credits)
TX 7001 Corporate Taxation
TX 7010 Federal Research and Procedure
TX 7015 Partnerships
TX 7020 Estate and Gift Taxation
TX 7041 Research Seminar
TX 7045 International Corporate Taxation
TX 7065 Current Law and Regulation Changes in Taxation
TAXATION ELECTIVES (three courses, 9 credits)
These electives can be any tax course offered in addition to the required
courses or any advanced-level accounting course except for AC 6111
Fundamentals of Accounting, AC 7105 Financial Accounting and AC 7184
Individual and Business Entity Taxation.
SUPPLEMENTAL COURSEWORK/PREREQUISITES
Based on feedback from tax partners and executives, as well as alumni,
we have added prerequisites to the MS in Taxation curriculum, as follows.
1. Candidates who have not had any professional training or academic
coursework using basic U.S. tax concepts, (i.e., have not taken a U.S.
Internal Revenue Code (IRC)-based course in their undergraduate
studies), are required to take:
AC 7184 Individual and Business Entity Taxation (3 credits)
2. Candidates whose native language is not English and who have not
completed the full four years of an undergraduate program in the U.S.
or U.K. are required to take:
MS 809A Advanced Presentations and Public Speaking (1.5 credits)

MS 809B Advanced Corporate Communications for Accounting and
Taxation Professionals (1.5 credits)

Individual and Business Entity Taxation and both 1.5-credit courses should
be taken during the first semester. Although this increases the number of
credits and courses required for the MS degree, these courses add
significant value.
For students who are required to take the Individual and Business Entity
Taxation class, the program is 33 credits.
For students who are required to take the two advanced communications
mini-courses, the program is 33 credits.
For students who are required to take Individual and Business Entity
Taxation and the two advanced communications mini-courses, the
program is 36 credits.

MBA IN PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY AND
MS IN TAXATION (MTA)
PROGRAM PREREQUISITES (three courses, nine credits)
BE 6220 Managerial Economics (see page 31)
DG 6810 Mathematical Methods for Business (see page 48)
DG 6820 Statistics (see page 48)
MBA CORE BUSINESS COURSES (required) (eight courses, 24 credits)
AC 6111 Fundamentals of Accounting (see page 18)
BL 6310 Business Law I (see page 55)
FN 6411 The Financial Environment (see page 32)
(Prerequisite AC 6111)
IS 6910 Management Information Systems (see page 42)
MG 6613 Fundamentals of Management (see page 46)
(Prerequisites BE 6220 & DG 6820)
MK 6710 Marketing Management (see page 52)

(Prerequisite BE 6220)
MG 6627 Operations Management (see page 46)
(Prerequisite MG 6613)
MG 7660 Business Policy (see page 47)
(Prerequisites all core courses)
MG 7660 Business Policy, the capstone course of the MBA,
should be taken as close to the end of the program as
possible and only after the other core courses have been
completed.Because of its integral importance to the program,
this course will not be waived.
The MBA in Public Accountancy and MS in Taxation Program is a unique
dual-degree program. Its long-term goal is to develop broadly educated
executives whose expertise in taxation and accounting opens a path to
executive positions and provides a unique perspective to analyze
important business problems and issues. Short term, the program is
intended to meet the exceptional demand from accounting firms, financial
institutions and multinational corporations for tax professionals with
upper-management potential. The first component of the program
combines the breadth of instruction in general business principles
characteristic of the MBA with the common body of knowledge recom-
mended by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The
second component provides comprehensive education and technical
expertise in the field of taxation.
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The MTA is an intensive program with selective enrollment. It consists
of 99 credits and is intended for both business and liberal arts graduates.
Individuals with previous business education or experience may benefit
from the program’s credit waiver policy, which reduces the number of

credit requirements.
Students who complete the MTA Program are eligible to fulfill the curricu-
lum requirements to sit for the New York State Certified Public Accountant
Examination. For more specific information with regard to the exam
and state licensure requirements (i.e., undergraduate liberal arts and
science requirements, public accounting experience), students should visit
www.nasba.org.
CONCENTRATION COURSES
Accounting (seven courses, 21 credits)
AC 7105 Financial Accounting Theory
AC 7120 External Financial Information and Reporting
AC 7130 Advanced External Information and Reporting
AC 7155 Managerial Accounting Analysis
AC 7171 Auditing of Accounting Information Systems I
AC 7176 Auditing of Accounting Information Systems II
AC 7184 Individual and Business Entity Taxation
Taxation (10 courses, 30 credits)
TX 7001 Corporate Taxation
TX 7010 Federal Research and Procedure
TX 7015 Partnerships
TX 7020 Estate and Gift Taxes
TX 7041 Research Seminar
TX 7045 International Corporate Taxation
TX 7065 Current Law and Regulation Changes in Taxation
TAXATION ELECTIVES
The student selects three additional courses from the Taxation area.
Certain required and advanced-level courses have prescribed
prerequisites that must be met. One of the three may be TX 7811
Taxation Internship.
BREADTH COURSES (five courses, 15 credits)

BE 7230 Macroeconomics
BL 7320 Business Law II
FN 7421 Principles of Modern Finance
MS 7810 MBA Consulting Program
One of the following:
AC 7125 Financial Statement Analysis
AC 7136 International Accounting
AC 7180 Professionalism and Research Seminar
AC 719B Forensic Accounting
OUT-OF-CLASSROOM REQUIREMENTS
The MTA requirements consist of the 99-credit course of study, as well as
successful completion of MTA activities that relate coursework to the real
world of business, such as:

• MTA orientation
• Annual MTA Tax Moot Court Competition
• Competitions in Big 4 Tax Challenge
• Participation in tax conferences sponsored by Fordham University
• Participation in MTA mentoring
MBA IN ACCOUNTING
PROGRAM PREREQUISITES (three courses, nine credits)
BE 6220 Managerial Economics (see page 31)
DG 6810 Mathematical Methods for Business (see page 48)
DG 6820 Statistics (see page 48)
MBA CORE BUSINESS COURSES (required) (eight courses, 24 credits)
AC 6111 Fundamentals of Accounting (see page 18)
BL 6310 Business Law I (see page 55)
FN 6411 The Financial Environment (see page 32)
(Prerequisite AC 6111)
IS 6910 Management Information Systems (see page 42)

MG 6613 Fundamentals of Management (see page 46)
(Prerequisites BE 6220 & DG 6820)
MK 6710 Marketing Management (see page 52)
(Prerequisite BE 6220)
MG 6627 Operations Management (see page 46)
(Prerequisite MG 6613)
MG 7660 Business Policy (see page 47)
(Prerequisites all core courses)
MG 7660 Business Policy, the capstone course of the MBA,
should be taken as close to the end of the program as
possible and only after the other core courses have been
completed.Because of its integral importance to the program,
this course will not be waived.
CONCENTRATION IN ACCOUNTING (five courses, 15 credits)
A concentration consists of five advanced-level courses from the
Accounting and Taxation area. The following is a suggested course
selection for those seeking careers in financial management:
AC 7105 Financial Accounting Theory
AC 7125 Financial Statement Analysis
AC 7128 Advanced Financial Statement Analysis
AC 7136 International Accounting
AC 7155 Managerial Accounting Analysis
Other five-course combinations may be suitable for those seeking
other careers, such as marketing management, internal audit or
management consulting.
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CONCENTRATION IN PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING
Due to the growing intricacy of financial planning, students considering

a career with financial institutions offering financial planning services
or in private counseling of individuals may choose the personal financial
planning specialization. This is a dual concentration in Accounting
and Finance that requires five courses in each area. Students completing
the personal financial planning concentration will receive the personal
financial planning concentration on their official transcripts.
The five Accounting and Taxation courses required are:
AC 7184 Individual and Business Entity Taxation
TX 7025 Tax Planning for High Net-Worth Individuals
TX 7056 Taxation of Executive Compensation, Employee
Benefits and Retirement Plans
TX 7078 Preserving Wealth with Estate Planning
TX 709B Special Topics in Taxation (Life Cycle Case Studies)
Suggestions for the five-course Finance component are:
FN 7421 Principles of Modern Finance
FN 7430 Investment Analysis
FN 7431 Options and Futures Markets
FN 7460 Portfolio Management
FN 7470 Real Estate Finance
Students may also consider taking two free electives from either Finance
and/or Accounting/Taxation or Special Topics offerings.
These courses provide a student with concepts and situations encountered
in examinations for personal financial specialists and planners. In addition
to coursework, it is essential that students planning careers in financial
counseling be aware of the importance of obtaining certification. For more
information, visit the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.
website at www.CFP.net.
MS IN ACCOUNTING
The Master of Science in Accounting is a 10-course, 30-credit* program
intended for students with baccalaureate degrees in Public Accounting.

Generally, this program is designed to meet the 150-credit-hour educational
requirement for the New York State (NYS) CPA examination. However,
since undergraduate accounting programs vary greatly across the country
and the world, students should visit www.nasba.org in order to determine
whether this program, in conjunction with the baccalaureate degree in
accounting, would qualify them to sit for the New York State CPA examina-
tion. There is a minimum residency requirement of 30 credits (10 courses).
PREREQUISITES* (6 credits)
AC 7184 Individual and Business Entity Tax (3 credits)
MS 809A Advanced Presentations and Public Speaking (1.5 credits)
MS 809B Advanced Corporate Communications for Accounting and
Taxation Professionals (1.5 credits)
REQUIRED ACCOUNTING AND TAXATION COURSES
(six courses, 18 credits)
AC 7125 Financial Statement Analysis
AC 7136 International Accounting
AC 7160 Internal Reporting and Control
AC 7176 Auditing of Accounting Systems II
TX 7001 Corporate Taxation
TX 7010 Federal Research and Procedure
ACCOUNTING/TAXATION ELECTIVES (three courses, 9 credits)
These electives can be any advanced-level accounting or tax courses
offered in addition to the required courses except for AC 6111 Fundamen-
tals of Accounting, AC 7105 Financial Accounting and AC 7184 Business
and Individual Entity Taxation.
BUSINESS ELECTIVE (one course, 3 credits)
Recommendations for the advanced-level business elective are:
BE 7230 Macroeconomics
BL 7320 Business Law II
FN 7421 Principles of Modern Finance

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*SUPPLEMENTAL COURSEWORK/PREREQUISTES
Based on feedback from accounting partners and executives,
as well as alumni, we have added prerequisites to the MS in Accounting
curriculum, as follows.
1. Candidates who have not had any professional training or academic
coursework using basic U.S. tax concepts (i.e., have not taken a U.S.
Internal Revenue (IRC)-based tax course in their undergraduate studies)
are required to take:
AC 7184 Individual and Business Entity Taxation (3 credits)
2. Candidates whose native language is not English and who have not
completed the full four years of an undergraduate program in the U.S.
or U.K. are required to take:
MS 809A Advanced Presentations and Public Speaking (1.5 credits)
MS 809B Advanced Corporate Communications for Accounting and
Taxation Professionals (1.5 credits)

Individual and Business Entity Taxation and both 1.5-credit courses are
required to be taken during the first semester. Although this increases the
number of credits and courses required for the MS degree, these courses
add significant value.
For students who are required to take the Individual and Business Entity
Taxation class, the program is 33 credits.
For students who are required to take the two advanced communications
mini-courses, the program is 33 credits.
For students who are required to take Individual and Business Entity
Taxation and the two advanced communications mini-courses, the
program is 36 credits.

Accounting Courses
Each course carries three (3) credits unless otherwise indicated.
AC 6111 Fundamentals of Accounting
(MBA REQUIRED COURSE)
This core course in accounting is required of all GBA students in every
concentration. Provides insights into how accounting information
can be used by investors and creditors to measure the results of business
operations. Students requiring more in-depth accounting knowledge
can select electives in financial and/or managerial accounting as their
advisors suggest.

AC 7105 Financial Accounting Theory
Develops the ability to analyze and interpret financial statements and
studies the effects of alternative accounting standards and practices
on income statements, balance sheets and statements of cash flows.
PREREQUISITE: AC 6111.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSE.
AC 7120 External Financial Information and Reporting
Focuses on the theory and techniques utilized in corporate financial
reporting. Examines the standards and pronouncements of the Financial
Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) with regard to their impact on financial statements.
Emphasizes the analysis and understanding of financial reports
rather than the mechanics of their construction. Designed primarily, but
not exclusively, for students in the public accounting programs.
PREREQUISITE: AC 7105 AND FN 6411.
AC 7125 Financial Statement Analysis
Gives students in the general MBA program a better understanding of
financial statements and the information they communicate on the operating,

investing and financing activities of corporations. Focuses on the impact
of financial accounting principles, disclosure standards and alternative
accounting practices on financial reports. Examines and evaluates
traditional and non-traditional methods of financial statement analysis.
PREREQUISITE: AC 7105 AND FN 6411.
AC 7128 Advanced Financial Statement Analysis
Augments the concepts taught in AC 7125. Also introduces state-of-the-
art tools based on modern financial theory for analyzing financial reports.
Topics may include: off-balance-sheet financing; damage assessment
and litigation regarding misrepresentation; new reporting standards; and
international accounting standards and consolidation issues.
PREREQUISITE: AC 7125.
AC 7130 Advanced External Information and Reporting
Critically examines accounting principles and standards for corporate
financial reporting with particular emphasis on mergers and other
consolidations, asset sales and divestitures. Additional topics include
fund accounting, foreign currency, partnerships and segment and
interim reporting.
PREREQUISITE: AC 7120.

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AC 7136 International Accounting
Provides students with an understanding of accounting problems and
issues encountered by multinational corporations (MNCs) operating
in an international environment. Most businesses today, large and small,
have customers or clients throughout the world. Covers the general
problems facing MNCs, to prepare students to interpret financial
statements of MNCs.

PREREQUISITE: AC 6111.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COURSE.

AC 7140 Contemporary Issues in Financial Reporting
Familiarizes students with the process of developing Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles (GAAP). Covers the Financial Accounting Standards
Board (FASB) and its interaction with the Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion (SEC). Analyzes current financial reporting issues being addressed by
the FASB and the impact that alternative solutions could have on reported
financial results. Includes a discussion of various international accounting
standard-setting bodies and their roles in financial reporting, domestically
and abroad.
PREREQUISITE: AC 7120 OR AC 7125.

AC 7155 Managerial Accounting Analysis
Focuses on product and service cost determination and using cost
analysis in management decision-making, control and performance
evaluation. Oriented toward the manager as a user and interpreter of
accounting information. Includes case analysis and problem-solving.
PREREQUISITE: AC 6111.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSE.

AC 7160 Internal Reporting and Control
Provides students with an understanding of IT internal controls, including
the IT audit function as it relates to Sarbanes Oxley. Emphasizes the
identification of information technology control weaknesses as well as their
impact on risk management.
PREREQUISITE: AC 7171.

AC 7171 Auditing of Accounting Systems I

Familiarizes students with the audit procedures required under
Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS). Among the topics
covered are audit planning, evaluating internal control, auditing
transaction cycles and audit reports. Directed toward students in the
public accounting programs who plan to take the Uniform Certified
Public Accountant examination.
PREREQUISITE: AC 7120.

AC 7176 Auditing of Accounting Systems II
Focuses on audit-testing techniques and the current auditing environment.
Audit-testing techniques include statistical sampling and analytical
procedures. Also includes recent trends in audit litigation, IRS uses of
statistical methods and forensic techniques. Conducted as a seminar,
students work individually and in groups on case studies and a term
paper. Oral and written presentations are required.
PREREQUISITE: AC 7171.

AC 7180 Accounting Research Seminar
Designed to develop research skills, with references to both accounting
and professional journals. There is an oral and written research assignment
required. Five assignments are required; each contains a presentation and
research component. Two focus on professionalism and responsibility in
the accounting profession.
PREREQUISITE: AC 7120 OR AC 7125.

AC 7184 Individual and Business Entity Taxation
Explores the sources and ideas underlying tax laws and their development
in relation to fiscal and social policy. Emphasizes the application of basic
concepts in tax planning for individuals and businesses. Topics include
gross income, exclusions, deductions, credits, property transactions, basis

and the alternative minimum tax.
PREREQUISITE: AC 6111.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSE.

AC 71XX Special Topics in Accounting
Offered from time to time to permit faculty and students to explore an
accounting topic of particular interest. Specific topics and prerequisites
are announced when the course is offered. Some examples of Special
Topics in Accounting are Taxation for Finance and Issues in Accounting.
Taxation Courses
Each course carries three (3) credits unless otherwise indicated.

TX 7001 Corporate Taxation
Studies Federal income tax laws that apply to the formation, operation,
dissolution and liquidation of corporations. Focuses on the tax impact of
various financial transactions upon the corporation, as well as on the
shareholders. Covers issues of distributions and redemptions, accumu-
lated earnings tax and personal holding companies. Discusses multiple
corporations, earnings and profits, book-to-tax adjustments and the
alternative minimum tax. Emphasizes S corporations and other ways of
mitigating double taxation. Includes a brief view of corporate acquisitions
and reorganizations.
PREREQUISITE: AC 7184.

TX 7005 Planning and Design with Tax Deferred Property Transactions
Focuses on the basics of exchanges and section 1031 like/kind exchanges.
The emphasis is on the entire exchange process, covering areas such as
converting a sale to an exchange, basic tax calculations, safe harbor rules,
reverse exchanges and installment sales.
PREREQUISITE: TX 7015.

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TX 7010 Federal Research and Procedure
Concentrates, during the first part of the course, on the skills needed to
research and answer tax questions. Then focuses on the procedures
to resolve disagreements — both pre-and post-audit — with the Internal
Revenue Service.
PREREQUISITE: AC 7184.

TX 7012 Tax Planning and Design for Family Wealth Transfers
Examines planning and design of techniques for transferring wealth from
one generation of family members to another. Emphasizes the gifts, sales,
leases, loans and other arrangements between family members that when
used carefully and wisely, preserve a family’s total wealth. Examines those
types of lifetime transfers that most effectively preserve a family’s wealth
from taxation and accomplish important non-tax family objectives.
PREREQUISITE: TX 7025.

TX 7015 Partnerships
Analyzes the uses, formation, operation and termination of partnerships.
Topics include the “substantial-economic-effect doctrine,” distributions,
sale and exchange of interest, partnership termination, liquidation and
disproportionate distributions and limited partnerships and their use as
tax shelters.
PREREQUISITE: TX 7001.

TX 7020 Estate and Gift Taxes
Emphasizes the relationship of estate and gift taxes to the income tax.

Explores the philosophy underlying Federal policy toward the three taxes
and the issue of transferring assets. Introduces basic elements of estate
planning, such as trusts, annuities, joint interests and life insurance.
PREREQUISITE: AC 7184.

TX 7025 Tax Planning for High Net-Worth Individuals
Focuses on the practical aspects of taxing wealthy individuals. Reviews
general income-tax planning for wealthy individuals; dealing with
passive activities (tax shelters); the use and limitations of qualified plans;
investment planning (debt versus equity, timeframe, asset allocation);
life, disability and liability insurance exposures; retirement planning;
and estate planning.
PREREQUISITE: AC 7184.

TX 7030 Corporate Tax-Planning Strategies
Offers an in-depth study of Subchapter C of the Internal Revenue Code:
the complicated rules governing organization, reorganization and liquidation
of corporations. Explores such topics as leveraged buyouts, corporate
takeovers and personal holding companies. Provides the groundwork
essential for corporate tax planning and the analysis of mergers
and acquisitions.
PREREQUISITE: TX 7001.

TX 7035 Federal Taxation of Financial Instruments and Transactions
The growth in the number and variety of financial products and transactions
has increased exponentially. New financial products have been designed
and marketed to fulfill a variety of financial needs and goals. The major
challenge from a tax law perspective has been to keep pace with the
constant stream of emerging products. The course focuses on the Federal
taxation of financial instruments and transactions, explains the myriad and

complex rules that govern various financial instruments and transactions
and analyzes recent developments in tax law.
PREREQUISITE: TX 7065.

TX 7041 Research Project
Offers an opportunity to research a topic in taxation agreed to by the
professor and the student. The research is focused on both academic and
legal references and may be integrated with current or anticipated tax
practice. A written research paper and an oral presentation are required.
PREREQUISITE: TX 7001, TX 7010, TX 7065 RECOMMENDED

TX 7045 International Corporate Taxation
Introduces the complexities of international taxation by focusing on the U.S.
tax system’s impact on U.S. companies investing or operating abroad and
on foreign companies investing or operating in the U.S. Topics include tax
treaties, foreign tax credits and controlled foreign operations.
PREREQUISITE: TX 7001, TX 7010, TX 7010 RECOMMENDED

TX 7048 Taxation Planning with Trusts
Analyzes and evaluates many creative and current planning uses of
irrevocable and revocable trusts, grantor trusts, testamentary trusts, trusts
for minors, dynasty trusts, life insurance trusts and corporate trusts.
PREREQUISITE: TX 7020.

TX 7050 State and Local Taxes
Discusses the basic elements of state and local taxes, and surveys the
distinctive tax characteristics of major business states, such as New York,
New Jersey, Illinois and California.
PREREQUISITE: TX 7001.

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TX 7056 Taxation of Executive Compensation, Employee Benefits
and Retirement Plans
Covers the tax consequences and various strategies relating to
the design and implementation of executive compensation programs
including stock options, restricted stock, stock appreciation rights,
phantom stock and golden parachutes; employee benefit plans, including
health care, disability, life insurance, educational assistance, dependent
care and cafeteria and flexible spending plans; and retirement plans,
including qualified pension, profit-sharing and stock bonus plans, as well
as non-qualified supplemental executive retirement plans (SERPS),
top hat plans and excess benefit plans.
PREREQUISITE: AC 7184.

TX 7058 Tax Planning for Business Purchase, Sale and Gift
Explores the critical planning areas when deciding to buy, sell or gift
business interest. Examines the entrance and exit strategies available to
closely held business owners. Emphasis is on business planning tools
utilizing buy/sell agreements, partnership liquidation agreements,
installment sales, SCINS, family limited partnerships, preferred/common
recapitalization, entity splits and structuring a business for purchase or sale.
PREREQUISITE: TX 7001.

TX 7065 Current Law and Regulation Changes in Taxation
Analyzes the major provisions of new Federal tax legislation, case ruling
and regulations and examines their impact on individual taxpayers,
businesses, investments, retirement plans, estates, trusts and practices
and procedures. Uses the current legislative changes to keep up with the

constantly changing tax environment.
PREREQUISITES: TX 7001.
TX 7070 Estate and Financial Planning Techniques of Charitable Giving
Analyzes the planning strategies and vehicles that planners use to
integrate individual and charitable planning goals. The areas of focus are:
charitable split interest trusts, private foundations, conservation easement,
pooled income funds and other means to accomplish overall effective
charitable tax planning. These techniques provide specific tax savings for
income, gift and estate taxes, as well as creating an income stream to
the individual for cash-flow purposes.
PREREQUISITE: TX 7025.

TX 7076 Tax Accounting
Focuses on situations where government rules required to compute tax
liability differ from those permitted by the accounting profession to reflect
the financial condition of a business. Studies the effects of different
accounting methods on cashflow and reported earnings and explores
their implications for financial decision-making. Topics include depreciation
methods, inventory methods, income-recognition and changes in
accounting periods.
PREREQUISITE: TX 7001.

TX 7078 Preserving Wealth with Estate Planning
Provides a complete foundation for estate planning and analysis: the
role of the estate planner and the selection and appointment of fiduciaries;
marital deductions and will planning; life insurance in the estate; the use
and taxation of trusts; recent changes in estate tax law; and special-situation
planning for corporate executives, closely held business owners and partners.
PREREQUISITE: TX 7020.
TX 7080 Taxation of U.S. and Foreign Expatriates

Analyzes how salaries, benefits and special allowances can be structured
to minimize individual tax liability under U.S. tax law for citizens working
abroad and foreigners working in the United States. Encompasses
filing requirements, cost-of-living differentials, foreign business expenses,
foreign tax-credit limitations and avoidance of double taxation.
PREREQUISITE: TX 7025.

TX 7085 Foreign Taxation
Introduces the tax systems of major foreign countries from two standpoints:
taxation of U.S. companies investing or operating in foreign countries and
taxation of foreign enterprises investing or operating in the U.S. Extends
concepts discussed in TX 7045 International Corporate Taxation.
PREREQUISITE: TX 7045.

TX 70XX Special Topics in Taxation
Capitalizes on the availability of industry experts and government officials
to investigate special topics in depth or to analyze issues from a particular
industry perspective. The specific topics and prerequisites are announced
when the course is offered. Some examples of Special Topics in Taxation
are Life Cycle Case Studies, Taxation for Finance and Issues in Taxation.
PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR REQUIRED.
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COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA MANAGEMENT
area chair: john a. fortunato, professor
e Master of Business Administration in Communication
and Media Management Program consists of 69 credits. A
Master of Science Program in Media Management, consisting
of 39 credits, is also offered (see page 23), as is a Master of

Science Program in Media Entrepreneurship consisting of
36 credits (see page 24). e Communication and Media
Management concentration is one of the first of its kind in a
business school. e concentration is designed for students
pursuing careers in the communication, information, media
and entertainment industries.

It is also intended to provide a thorough grounding in all
facets of organizational communication for professionals in all
business fields. e Communication and Media Management
faculty includes leading scholars and industry professionals
who bring cutting-edge research and experiences to the
classroom. Programs sponsored by the Fordham Center for
Communications bring prominent communications and
media figures to campus for special lectures and symposia.
MBA IN COMMUNICATION AND
MEDIA MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM PREREQUISITES (three courses, 9 credits)
BE 6220 Managerial Economics (see page 31)
DG 6810 Mathematical Methods for Business (see page 48)
DG 6820 Statistics (see page 48)
MBA CORE BUSINESS COURSES (required) (eight courses, 24 credits)
AC 6111 Fundamentals of Accounting (see page 18)
BL 6310 Business Law I (see page 55)
FN 6411 The Financial Environment (see page 32)
(Prerequisite AC 6111)
IS 6910 Management Information Systems (see page 42)
MG 6613 Fundamentals of Management (see page 46)
(Prerequisites BE 6220 & DG 6820)
MK 6710 Marketing Management (see page 52)

(Prerequisite BE 6220)
MG 6627 Operations Management (see page 46)
(Prerequisite MG 6613)
MG 7660 Business Policy (see page 47)
(Prerequisites all core courses)
MG 7660 Business Policy, the capstone course of the MBA,
should be taken as close to the end of the program as
possible and only after the other core courses have been
completed. Because of its integral importance to the
program, this course will not be waived.
CONCENTRATION (five courses, 15 credits)
Students typically organize their coursework along two recommended
tracks: (1) Media Management; or (2) Organizational Communication.
All students take the required course, CM 7500 Media Systems and
Markets, and four additional courses. Those wishing to further customize
their programs need approval from their adviser and the area chair.
1. Media Management
CM 7500 Media Systems and Markets
Plus four of the following:
CM 7530 Innovation in Media Business Models
CM 7540 Intensive Sector Analysis (rotating topics)
CM 7545 Media Strategy Practicum
CM 7554 Consumer Adoption of New Media
CM 7556 New Media and Communication Law
CM 7563 Ethics and Social Responsibility in Media Enterprises
CM 7564 Search: Strategic, Economic and Policy Perspectives
CM 7565 Audience Metrics and Analytics
CM 75XX Special Topics in Communication and Media Management
(e.g., Social Media, Sports Media and Promotional
Communications, Economics of Media Industries)

2. Organizational Communication
CM 7500 Media Systems and Markets
Plus four of the following:
CM 7531 Communicating Corporate Image and Responsibility
CM 7533 Persuasion in Public Relations
CM 7534 Leadership with Public Relations
CM 7537 Crisis Communication and Media Strategies
CM 7550 Management Communication
CM 7560 Communication for Entrepreneurs
CM 7566 Persuasive Communication
CM 75XX Special Topics in Communication and Media Management
(e.g., Change Communication, Presentations for Business)
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MS IN MEDIA MANAGEMENT
The Master of Science in Media Management is a 39-credit program.
This program is designed specifically to meet the professional needs of:
• Individuals currently working in the media and entertainment
industries, especially those in creative and content areas who need
additional, high-level professional training in business administration
and in media management.
• Business and other professionals interested in specialized work
in the media and entertainment industries.
• Managers working in the diverse nancial services sector who are
interested in obtaining an extensive understanding of the media
and entertainment industries.
• College graduates interested in securing comprehensive
professional training prior to embarking on careers in the media
and entertainment industries.
The media and entertainment industries require educated managers

and leaders with extensive business expertise and competence. Increas-
ingly, these industries are converging, and key industry leaders have
expressed a need for individuals with both business and economic
proficiencies, as well as knowledge of specific characteristics, practices
and nuances of media industries, ranging from book, magazine and
newspaper publishing to electronic and digital media. The ability of
individuals attracted to these industries (often from content, editorial or
marketing backgrounds) to navigate the new market-oriented environ-
ment is severely limited by a lack of specific training in media management.
While many such individuals do not wish to pursue a traditional MBA
degree, they do need additional knowledge and skills that are offered
distinctively in a graduate business school environment. This program was
designed to provide a core of substantive graduate business administration
courses incorporating the common body of knowledge required by
the AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools
of Business (of which Fordham is an accredited member), to individuals
seeking advanced training at a business school.
Students with prior academic training in business administration may have
some or all of the prerequisites waived.
PROGRAM PREREQUISITES (three courses, 9 credits)
•ManagerialEconomics(microeconomics; equivalent of BE 6220)
•MathematicalMethodsforBusiness(equivalent of DG 6810)
•Statistics(equivalent of DG 6820)
REQUIRED CORE COURSES (four courses, 12 credits)
CM 7500 Media Systems and Markets
CM XXXX Special Topics in Communications and Media Management
MG 6613 Fundamentals of Management
MK 6710 Marketing Management
Plus four courses in the student’s area of concentration
MEDIA MANAGEMENT COURSES (four courses, 12 credits)

CM 7530 Innovation in Media Business Models
CM 7531 Communicating Corporate Image and Responsibility
CM 7534 Leadership with Public Relations
CM 7537 Crisis Communication and Media Strategies
CM 7540 Intensive Sector Analysis (rotating topics)
CM 7545 Media Strategy Practicum
CM 7554 Consumer Adoption of New Media
CM 7556 Law of Traditional and New Media
(also offered as BL 7325)
CM 7563 Ethics and Social Responsibility in Media Enterprises
CM 7564 Search: Strategic, Economic and Policy Perspectives
CM 7565 Audience Metrics and Analytics
CM 75XX Special Topics in Communication and Media Management
(e.g., Social Media, Sports Media and Promotional
Communication, Economics of Media Industries)
ELECTIVES (two courses, six credits)
AC 7105 Financial Accounting Theory
BL 7322 International Business Law
FN 7421 Principles of Modern Finance
IS 7901 E-Business Strategies and Applications
MG 7600 Anatomy of Decisions
MG 7610 Leadership and Change
MG 7635 International Dimensions of Business
MK 7720 Consumer Behavior
MK 7730 Marketing Research
MK 7750 Global Marketing
MK 7755 Integrated Marketing Communications
MK 7765 Sales Management
MK 7790 Product Management
COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA MANAGEMENT

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
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MS IN MEDIA ENTREPRENEURSHIP
The Masters of Science in Media Entrepreneurship is a 36-credit program.
The nature of the contemporary media environment is such that new
media technologies and platforms possess significantly lower barriers to
entry than did traditional media platforms. Thus, the entrepreneurial
opportunities today are quite varied, encompassing areas such as mobile
applications, Web platforms and content provision across various media
technologies (often with opportunities to circumvent traditional media
gatekeepers). In addition, the range of business models than can be
employed to monetize virtually all forms of media content are diversifying,
creating further opportunities for entrepreneurs to take advantage of the
reconfiguring dynamics of the contemporary media environment.
This program provides students with an interest in developing and
launching new media ventures by drawing from multiple areas of the
Graduate School of Business Administration that will, in combination, help
students to develop the necessary knowledge base and skill sets to
successfully develop, finance, market and launch new media enterprises.
Ideally, the students who come to this program already possess the
relevant technical or creative skill sets to develop a new media enterprise,
but are seeking the relevant business training, tailored to the unique
dynamics of the media sector, to move an idea forward into the market-
place. The program is also designed to serve as an incubator for new
ideas and enterprises, by emphasizing the integration of the academic
curriculum with project-based courses and by emphasizing opportunities
for interaction with relevant professionals in this field. The program
draws upon the tremendous resources of New York City, which is one of
the most vibrant areas of the country – and the world – in terms of the
development of new media platforms, services and content.

The MS in Media Entrepreneurship is a 12-month, cohort-based program
that runs from September through August.
Students may waive up to six credits depending on prior coursework at an
accredited institution.
FALL TERM
ME 7530 Innovation in Media Business Models
ME 7545 Media Strategy Practicum
ME 7560 Communication for Entrepreneurs
ME 7637 Entrepreneurship and New Business Ventures
SPRING TERM
ME 7561 New Media Product Development Practicum I
ME 7563 Ethics and Social Responsibility in Media Enterprises
ME 7792 New Product Development
ELECTIVE
IS 7905 Project Management
BL 7321 Corporate and Securities Law or
BL 7390 Contemporary Legal Issues in Business Organizations or
CM 7564 Search: Strategic, Economic and Policy Perspectives
CM 7565 Audience Metrics and Analytics
CM 75XX Special Topics in Communication and Media Management
(e.g., Social Media)
SUMMER TERM
ME 7554 Consumer Adoption of New Media
ME 7556 Law of Traditional and New Media
ME 7562 New Media Product Development Practicum II
ELECTIVE
IS 7905 Project Management
BL 7320 Securities Law or
BL 7390 Contemporary Legal Issues in Business Organizations
CM 7564 Search: Strategic, Economic and Policy Perspectives

CM 7565 Audience Metrics and Analytics
CM 75XX Special Topics in Communication and Media Management
(e.g., Social Media)
COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA MANAGEMENT