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MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (M.B.A.)
Director: Howard G. Ling
e Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree program designed to ac-
celerate entrepreneurial career development by preparing graduates to form their own businesses or to
take a leadership role in new corporate ventures. e program is open to all students regardless of their
undergraduate major. e expected results and outcomes of the MBA program are to:
• Provide graduates with an opportunity for advanced studies in entrepreneurial business
management;
• Prepare graduates to attain entrepreneurial leadership positions in for-prot and non-prot
organizations or to establish their own entrepreneurial business;
• Provideacomprehensiveknowledge ofthefunctional areasof business, suchas accounting,
nance,management,economics,andmarketing,whichareusedasthebasisforanintegrated
business endeavor;
• Provideanunderstandingofthebalancerequiredtobeasuccessfulleaderamongthesometimes-
conictingbusinesselements,suchasethical,political,societal,andtechnical;
• Provideanunderstandingoftheeconomy,especiallyasitaectsthebusinessenvironmentof
North Carolina;
• Enhancethegraduates’competencyinoralandwrittencommunicationbecauseoftheirimpact
on leadership success. e program emphasizes case analysis for written and presentation skill
evaluation and development;
• Improve thegraduates’competencyin the eective useofBusiness InformationTechnology
(BIT);
• Developgraduateswhocanfunctioneectivelyasmembersofvirtualandparticipativeteams;
• Improvegraduates’competenciestointegrateandsynthesizethevariousbusinessareasandto
develop cross-functional approaches to organizational issues.
PROGRAM-SPECIFIC ADMISSIONS STANDARDS (see also Graduate Admissions)
Studentsareexpectedtodemonstratecompetenceincalculus,communicationskills,andcom-
puterrelatedskills.Studentswhohavenotcompletedatleastthreesemesterhoursofcalculus(MAT
2150orequivalent)inapriorundergraduateorgraduateprogrammustcompleteatleastthreesemes-

terhoursofcalculusaspartoftheMBAdegreerequirement.
In addition, all students will have to show evidence of either completion of undergraduate
“Common Body of Knowledge (CBK)” courses in business or completion of Foundation courses as
prerequisitestotheformalMBAcourses.SincetheFoundationcoursesareata500level,theyare
considered graduate level courses. Students taking the foundation courses must complete them suc-
cessfullyasdenedintheGraduateStudiessectiononMASTER’SDEGREEREQUIREMENTS.
COMMON BODY OF KNOWLEDGE OR FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS:
CBK OR FOUNDATION
PrinciplesofAccounting,6hours or
ACC 5010 Foundations of
Accounting,3hours
PrinciplesofFinance,3hours or
FIN5010FoundationsofFinance,
3hours
PrinciplesofMarketing,3hours
PrinciplesofManagement,3hours
or
MGT5010FoundationsofMarketing
andManagement,3hours
PrinciplesofEconomics,6hours or
ECN5030Foundationsof
Economics,3hours
QuantitativeMethods,6hours or
DSC 5050 Foundations of Business
Statistics,3hours
Calculus,atleast3hours or
DSC 5010 Foundations of Analytical
Methods,4hours
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Master of Business Administration
Requirements for the Master of Business Administration Sem. Hrs.
Professional Entrepreneurial Competence and Integrative Applications
(all are required)
DSC5100QuantitativeMethods
ECN5150ManagerialEconomics
FIN5200ManagerialFinance
MGT5250Organizationaleory&Behavior
MGT5300HumanResourcesManagement
MKT5400MarketingPlanningandStrategy
ACC 5500 Managerial Accounting
MGT5750StrategicPlanning
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Professional Enhancement Courses (choose four*)
DSC5120ResearchMethods
MGT5270LeadershipandChange
MKT5450ServicesMarketing
ACC5520TaxImplicationsofBusinessDecisions
BLAW5280LegalIssuesforManagers
MGT5290Entrepreneurship
ITM5370ManagementInformationSystems
FIN5210InvestmentAnalysis
MGT5350OperationsManagement
FIN5250EntrepreneurialFinance
BLAW5320LawforEntrepreneurs
MGT5700EntrepreneurialStrategy
MGT5210SupplyChainManagement
ACCS/BLWS/DSCS/ECNS/FINS/ITMS/MGTS/MKTS5xxx
SpecialTopics

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Total: 36
*Inadditionto thecourseslistedasProfessionalEnhancementcourses,studentsmaychoose
coursesfromanothergraduateprogramassubstitutestofullltheirrequired4electivecourses(Re-
quirespermissionfrombothMBAdirectorandotherprogramdirector).
COURSES
ACCOUNTING (ACC)
ACC 5010. Foundations of Financial and Managerial Accounting
is course is an accelerated course designed for students with no accounting background or as a re-
freshercourseforstudentswhodesiretoreviewaccountingbeforeenrollinginrequiredMBAcourses.
A study of the basic concepts of accounting with an emphasis on the evaluation of transactions and
thepreparationandanalysisofnancialstatementsincludingtheiruseinthemanagementplanning
andcontrolprocess.(iscoursewillnotcounttowardthe36hoursrequiredfortheMBAdegree.)
ACC 5500. Managerial Accounting
ecourseintroducesthestudenttomanagement’suseofaccountingdatainthedecision-making
process.Topicscoveredinclude:EstimatingCostBehaviorusingbothLinearRegressionandMultiple
RegressionAnalysis;Short-termPlanningwithConstraintsonResources;InformationforProduc-
tionandControlAnalysis;CapitalBudgetingand;SegmentandManagerialPerformanceEvaluation.
PREREQ:DSC5100orpermissionofinstructor.
ACC 5520. Tax Implications of Business Decisions
ecourseintroducesthestudenttoFederaltaxplanningstrategiesforbusiness.Includesanoverview
oftheFederaltaxsystem,sourcesoftaxlaw,guidelinesfororganizingandnancingabusiness,tax
incentivesforcapitalinvestments,andothertaxplanningtopics.
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ACC 5990. Directed Studies
Independentstudyinanareaofbusinessadministrationofparticularinteresttoastudentunderthe
direction of one or more faculty members. Students must submit detailed proposals for a directed
study,detailingtheproposedplanofstudy,researchinvolved,datesfordeliverables,nalproductto
beproducedandfacultywhowillbesupervising.Proposalswillbereviewedbyafacultycommittee

to determine acceptance of the proposal.
ACCS 5xxx. Special Topics
estudyofaparticulartopicofspecialimportance,relevance,andcurrencytostudentsintheMas-
ter of Business Administration program. e content of the special topics course varies with each
oeringandmaybetakentwice.
BUSINESS LAW (BLAW)
BLAW 5280. Legal Issues for Managers
e goal of this course is to help graduate students develop a deeper appreciation and understanding
of the legal mechanics of various types of business transactions and of the commercial law environ-
ment within which those transactions are negotiated and executed. e course is designed to enhance
thestudent’sanalytical,communication,andnegotiationskillswhiledevelopingknowledgeofseveral
areas of law that play an integral part in management decisions.
BLAW 5320. Law for Entrepreneurs
is course will help students develop a deeper appreciation and understanding of the legal issues
facedinestablishing,operatingandmaximizingabusiness.ecourseisdesignedtoenhancethe
student’sanalyticalandcommunicationskillswhiledevelopingknowledgeofthelegaldecisionsmade
by entrepreneurs.
BLWS 5xxx. Special Topics
estudyofaparticulartopicofspecialimportance,relevance,andcurrencytostudentsintheMas-
ter of Business Administration program. e content of the special topics course varies with each
oeringandmaybetakentwice.
DECISION SCIENCES (DSC)
DSC 5010. Foundations of Analytical Methods
iscourseequipsprospectiveMBAstudentswiththemeansandmethodsofquantitativereasoning
throughaconciseandappliedprocess,whichincludesintroductiontotheconceptsofmathematical
economics,mathematicalnance,andbusinessmathematics.ecoursewillcoveressentialsofalge-
bra with business and economic applications and essentials of calculus with business and economic
applications.Uponcompletingthecoursestudentswillbeabletoapplymathematicalthinkingand
quantitativereasoningtosolveproblemsinMBA-levelaccounting,economics,nance,marketing,
andmanagementclasses.eapplicationsofconceptsinclude,butarenotlimitedto,Pricingand

Inventory Control; Payrolls and Banking;Taxes; Simple Interest;CompoundInterest; Annuities;
SinkingFundsandAmortization; Accounting;ProductivityandCosts,ConstrainedOptimization
(consumerandproducertheories);MarketEquilibrium;andElasticitiesofDemandandSupply.
DSC 5050. Foundations of Business Statistics
is course is an accelerated course designed for students with no statistics background or as a re-
freshercourseforstudentswhodesiretoreviewstatisticalmethodsbeforeenrollinginrequiredMBA
courses.Intensiveexaminationofstatisticalandgraphicalmethodsofanalyzingquantitativeinfor-
mation.Specictopics includefrequency distribution,probability,sampling,T-tests,correlation,
variousgraphicforms,regressionanalysis,andanalysisofvariance.(iscoursewillnotcounttoward
the36hoursrequiredfortheMBAdegree.)
DSC 5100. Quantitative Methods
Intermediate level quantitative skills in multivariate statistics, optimization, and decision-making
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whichwillbeusedinsubsequentMBAcourses.Topicswillincludemultipleregression,multivariate
ANOVA,logisticregression,factoranalysis,andlinearprogramming.Computersoftwarewillbe
used.
DSC 5120. Research Methods
iscoursedetailsthemethodsemployedindeningbusinessproblems,researchdesign,primary
andsecondarydatasources,methodsofdatacollection,scalingmethods,samplingtechniques,and
reportpreparation.roughcaseanalyses,literaturereviewsandresearchprojects,thisapplications-
oriented course focuses on improving decision making.
DSC 5550. Time Series Analysis
Areviewof statisticalmethods foranalysisofbusinesstime-series data.Useof thesemethodsfor
forecastingwillalsobediscussed.emethodssurveyedincludesmoothingmethods,lters,ARIMA
models,vectorautoregressivemodels,andcointegrationmodels.PREREQ:DSC5100orpermission
of instructor.
DSC 5990. Directed Studies

Independentstudyinanareaofbusinessadministrationofparticularinteresttoastudentunderthe
direction of one or more faculty members. Students must submit detailed proposals for a directed
study,detailingtheproposedplanofstudy,researchinvolved,datesfordeliverables,nalproductto
beproducedandfacultywhowillbesupervising.Proposalswillbereviewedbyafacultycommittee
to determine acceptance of the proposal.
DSCS 5xxx. Special Topics
estudyofaparticulartopicofspecialimportance,relevance,andcurrencytostudentsintheMas-
ter of Business Administration program. e content of the special topics course varies with each
oeringandmaybetakentwice.
ECONOMICS (ECN)
ECN 5030. Foundations of Microeconomics/Macroeconomics
is course is an accelerated course designed for students with no economics background or as a
refreshercourseforstudentswhodesiretorevieweconomicprinciplesbeforeenrollinginrequired
MBA courses. A study of the individual decisions in the market economy and an overall view of the
operationoftheeconomy.Specictopicsincludetheoriesofconsumerbehavior,behaviorofrmsin
variousdegreesofcompetition,andgovernmentregulation.Fiscal,monetary,andsupply-sidepoli-
ciesarediscussed.(iscoursewillnotcounttowardthe36hoursrequiredfortheMBAdegree.)
ECN 5150. Managerial Economics
AnoverviewofmethodsofeconomicanalysisappliedtothemodernUnitedStateseconomy.Empha-
sisonmicroeconomicsandmanagerialeconomicssuchastheoryofconsumerchoiceanddemand,
theoryofcost,outputs,andindustrialstructure,analysisofecientuseofresourceswithinanorga-
nization.Also,macroeconomicanalysesincludingareviewofmonetaryinstitutions,andtheoryof
GNP,ination,andtherateofunemployment.
ECN 5990. Directed Studies
Independentstudyinanareaofbusinessadministrationofparticularinteresttoastudentunderthe
direction of one or more faculty members. Students must submit detailed proposals for a directed
study,detailingtheproposedplanofstudy,researchinvolved,datesfordeliverables,nalproductto
beproducedandfacultywhowillbesupervising.Proposalswillbereviewedbyafacultycommittee
to determine acceptance of the proposal.
ECNS 5xxx. Special Topics

estudyofaparticulartopicofspecialimportance,relevance,andcurrencytostudentsintheMas-
ter of Business Administration program. e content of the special topics course varies with each
oeringandmaybetakentwice.
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FINANCE (FIN)
FIN 5010. Foundations of Finance
iscoursewillprovideasurveyorreviewofbasicBusinessFinanceprinciples,includingTimeValue
ofMoney,FinancialStatementAnalysis,BasicStockandBondmarketsandvaluation,riskandreturn
relationshipsandinterestrates,andcapitalbudgeting.Emphasiswillalsobeonusingtechnologyto
assistinnancialanalysis:Internetresearch,spreadsheetmodeling,andtheuseofnancialcalcula-
tors.(iscoursewillnotcounttowardthe36hoursrequiredfortheMBAdegree.)
FIN 5200. Managerial Finance
Coursecoverstime-valueofmoney,capitalbudgetingandstructure,andothernancerelateddeci-
sionsforcorporations.Inaddition,thecourseisintendedtogivethestudentanappreciationforthe
roleofnancewithintherm,andtheimpactofnancialdecisionsonsocietyatlarge.Includes
basic microeconomic principles and accounting principles and practical applications within the busi-
ness world.
FIN 5210. Investment Analysis
iscourseisanextensionofManagerialFinance(FIN5200),coveringtrade-osbetweenriskand
return,andthebenetsofdiversicationwithinaportfolio.eprinciplesofduration,immuniza-
tion,andotherformsofriskmanagementwithintheportfolioarealsodiscussed.Moderninvest-
menttheoryisaddressed,includingthestudyofecientcapitalmarket,capitalassetpricingmodel
(CAPM),andarbitragepricingtheory(APT).PREREQ:FIN5200orinstructor’spermission.
FIN 5250. Entrepreneurial Finance
iscourseacquaintsthebusinesspersonwhoisinanentrepreneurialenvironmentwiththepar-
ticularissuesinvolvedinnancerelatedtotheparticularneedsandconditionsoftheemergingrm.
Cashow,valuation,managinggrowth,andraisingprivateand publiccapitalaretopicsexplored
throughlecturesandcases.PREREQ:FIN5200andACC5010.
FIN 5990. Directed Studies

Independentstudyinanareaofbusinessadministrationofparticularinteresttoastudentunderthe
direction of one or more faculty members. Students must submit detailed proposals for a directed
study,detailingtheproposedplanofstudy,researchinvolved,datesfordeliverables,nalproductto
beproducedandfacultywhowillbesupervising.Proposalswillbereviewedbyafacultycommittee
to determine acceptance of the proposal.
FINS 5xxx. Special Topics
estudyofaparticulartopicofspecialimportance,relevance,andcurrencytostudentsintheMas-
ter of Business Administration program. e content of the special topics course varies with each
oeringandmaybetakentwice.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (ITM)
ITM 5370. Management Information Systems
Conceptual and practical foundations of information processing systems support for management
anddecision-makingfunctions,computersystemprojectmanagement,economicandlegalconsider-
ationsofmanagementinformationsystems,systemimplementationandevaluation.
ITMS 5xxx. Special Topics
estudyofaparticulartopicofspecialimportance,relevance,andcurrencytostudentsintheMas-
ter of Business Administration program. e content of the special topics course varies with each
oeringandmaybetakentwice.
MANAGEMENT (MGT)
MGT 5010. Foundations of Marketing and Management
is course is an accelerated course designed for students with no formal undergraduate background
or as a refresher course for students who desire or need to review the newest practices in marketing
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and management. Marketing topics covered include marketing concept; product analysis; consumer
behavior; pricing; promotion; and communications. Management topics include the decision-mak-
ingprocesstiedtoplanning,organizing,leading,andcontrollingorganizations.(iscoursewillnot
counttowardthe36hoursrequiredfortheMBAdegree.)

MGT 5210. Supply Chain Management
epurposeofthiscourseistointroducestudentstonewandemergingtopics,tools,andtechniques
inoperationsandsupplychainmanagement.ecourseemphasizescoordination,integration,and
decisionmakingregardingtheinteractionofthermwithitssuppliersandcustomers,whereplan-
ning,design,andcontrolofallaspectsofsupplychainsincludingdesignandcontrolofmaterialand
informationsystems,supplierdevelopment,supplierselection,customerrelationshipmanagement,
andqualityissuessuchasoutsourcinginsupplychainarediscussed.
MGT 5250. Organizational Theory and Behavior
Coursewillexamineexplanationsofindividualbehavior,thenatureofhumanbehavioringroups,
andorganizationalstructuresandprocesses,especiallyastheyaecthumanbehavior.Principlesof
organizational change and development will also be addressed. e course will rely heavily on analysis
and solution of case problems in addition to text and directed readings.
MGT 5270. Leadership and Change
is course will examine contemporary organizations and their leadership within the context of
changemanagementinadynamicenvironment.Inparticular,thecoursewillfocusuponthecon-
cept of leadership as an interactive process and the means by which change is initiated and sustained.
roughoutthecoursetherelationshipbetweenstrategy,structure,andculturewillbehighlighted.
MGT 5290. Entrepreneurship
e course provides students with the competency to identify and implement opportunities and
overcomebusinessobstaclesinforminganewventure,leadinganewcorporateventure,oradvancing
currentbusinesscareers.iscoursewillidentifyandexplainhowInitiationandEntrepreneurship
arewaysofthinking,reasoning,andactingthatareopportunityobsessed,holisticinapproach,and
leadership balanced to advance the entrepreneurial venture.
MGT 5300. Human Resources Management
Coursewill examinehowan organizationsecures,develops, maintains,andrewardsemployeesto
meetorganizationobjectives.Topicsincluderecruitment,selection,training,performanceappraisal,
compensation,benets,andlabor-managementrelations.Examineseectiveintegrationofhuman
resource functions.
MGT 5350. Operations Management
Managing the operation function is extremely important due to strong competition nationally and

internationally.Operationsmanagementisresponsibleforsystemsthatcreategoodsand/orprovide
services.ecourseexaminesthetechniquesrequiredtooperatethesystemandpointsoutpotential
problems.Globalsystems,withemphasisonJapan,arediscussed.
MGT 5700. Entrepreneurial Strategy
An examination of strategic management issues from the perspective of the entrepreneurial organiza-
tion.Topicsincludeentrepreneurialleadership,growth,ethics,strategicpositioning,franchising,and
entrepreneurship.Prerequisite:MGT5290orpermissionofinstructor.
MGT 5750. Strategic Planning (Capstone Course)
Course integrates knowledge from functional areas through both analysis of complex business prob-
lemsandmanagingacomputersimulatedcompany.Caseapproachrequiresstudentinvolvementin
decisionmaking.PREREQ:FIN5200,MKT5400,andACC5500orpermissionofinstructor.
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MGT 5990. Directed Studies
Independentstudyinanareaofbusinessadministrationofparticularinteresttoastudentunderthe
direction of one or more faculty members. Students must submit detailed proposals for a directed
study,detailingtheproposedplanofstudy,researchinvolved,datesfordeliverables,nalproductto
beproducedandfacultywhowillbesupervising.Proposalswillbereviewedbyafacultycommittee
to determine acceptance of the proposal.
MGTS 5xxx. Special Topics
estudyofaparticulartopicofspecialimportance,relevance,andcurrencytostudentsintheMas-
ter of Business Administration program. e content of the special topics course varies with each
oeringandmaybetakentwice.
MARKETING (MKT)
MKT 5400. Marketing Planning and Strategy
iscoursedetailstheroleofmarketinginthermanditsimpactonthestrategicplanningprocess.
Anemphasisisplacedonidentifyingandsolvingmarketingproblems,marketingstrategy,andcur-
rent issues facing marketing managers.
MKT 5450. Services Marketing
eprimarygoalofthiscourseistoacquaintstudentswiththeuniqueaspectsofmarketingservice

rmsandnonprotorganizations.ecoursewillcoversuchtopicsasservicequality,serviceopera-
tions,pricing,distribution,managingsupplyanddemand,customerretention,anddevelopingan
integrated marketing communications program.
MKT 5990. Directed Studies
Independentstudyinanareaofbusinessadministrationofparticularinteresttoastudentunderthe
direction of one or more faculty members. Students must submit detailed proposals for a directed
study,detailingtheproposedplanofstudy,researchinvolved,datesfordeliverables,nalproductto
beproducedandfacultywhowillbesupervising.Proposalswillbereviewedbyafacultycommittee
to determine acceptance of the proposal.
MKTS 5xxx. Special Topics
estudyofaparticulartopicofspecialimportance,relevance,andcurrencytostudentsintheMas-
ter of Business Administration program. e content of the special topics course varies with each
oeringandmaybetakentwice.estudyofaparticulartopicofspecialimportance,relevance,and
currency to students in the Master of Business Administration program. e content of the special
topicscoursevarieswitheachoeringandmaybetakentwice.