Haworth College of Business
All students will complete a minimum of 12 courses (36 credit hours.) Students with no prior business courses may need to complete up to 4 additional courses (12 credit hours). You have some flexibility in establishing the sequence of courses. Scheduling requirements and some recommendations for course sequencing are presented below.
- Competency Requirements must be achieved prior to enrolling in core MBA courses.
- Business Core (Prerequisite) courses must be completed before taking any other MBA courses.
- Business Context and Functional Core courses (eight in total) may be taken in any order, although:
- It is recommended that you take the “Business Context” courses first.
- All eight of the courses must be completed prior to enrolling in the capstone (BUS 6990) course.
- An elective course may be taken after you have completed the prerequisite listed in the graduate catalog for that elective (e.g., FIN 6120 is a prerequisite for FIN 6250).
- It is recommended but not required that you complete at least four of the eight Business Context and/or Functional Core courses before taking electives.
Competency Requirements
- Computer Literacy: Fulfilled through classroom or experiential knowledge of computer applications.
- Quantitative Analysis: Fulfilled through completion of an upper-level quantitative course such as Finite Mathematics or Pre-Calculus.
- Statistics: Fulfilled through completion of a business statistics course or its equivalent.
- Written Communication: Fulfilled through a GMAT Analytic Writing Assessment score of 3.5+ or an approved class.
Business Core (Prerequisite) Courses
The Business Core (Prerequisite) courses may be waived for students who have a bachelor’s degree in business administration or have completed relevant course work.
ACTY 6010: Accountancy
FIN 6020: Corporate Finance
ECON 6010: Basic Economic Analysis
LAW 6040: Legal, Regulatory, and Political Aspects of Business
Business Context (Required) Courses
BUS 6150: Global Business and Intercultural Communication
BUS 6160: Business Policy and the Social and Ethical Environment
BUS 6180: Information Technology Management
Functional Core (Required) Courses
ACTY 6110: Managerial Accounting
FIN 6120: Financial Management
MKTG 6130: Customer-Driven Marketing Management
MGMT/MKTG 6140: Business Process Management
MGMT 6170: Managing Human Resources and Behavior
Integrative Business Solutions (Required) Course
All students must take three electives. If you take all three electives from one discipline, your transcripts will indicate that you have a concentration in that discipline. Concentrations are available in Computer Information Systems, Finance, International Business, Management and Marketing. If you take three electives from more than one discipline (e.g., one elective in finance and two in management) you will achieve a general business MBA. Students wishing to pursue a concentration in Marketing must take MKTG 6710 as one of the three electives.
To discuss electives or concentrations, call 269-387-5086 in Kalamazoo or 616-771-9478 in Grand Rapids.
Accountancy
ACTY 6100: Financial Accounting and Reporting
ACTY 6110: Managerial Accounting
ACTY 6170: Attestation and Assurance Services
ACTY 6210: International Accounting
ACTY 6220: Seminar in Management Accounting
ACTY 6240: Business Tax Planning
ACTY 6270: Accounting Fraud
ACTY 6420/6450: Selected Topics in Accountancy
Business
BUS 5940 - International Business Seminar
Computer Information Systems
CIS 5550: Topics in Computer Information Systems
CIS 6000: Seminar in Computer Information Systems
CIS 6200: ERP System Configuration
CIS 6300: ERP Data Management
CIS 6620: ERP Project Management
CIS 6640: Business Intelligence
CIS 6660: Enterprise Information Security Management
CIS 6740: ERP Portal Management
Finance and Commercial Law
Finance
FIN 6190: Financial Markets and Institutions
FIN 6220: Financial Restructuring
FIN 6250: Financial Strategy
FIN 6420: International Finance
FIN 6450: Computer Applications in Finance
FIN 6540: Investment Analysis and Management
FIN 6550: Portfolio Theory and Analysis
FIN 6620: Health Care Financial Management
FIN 6910: Seminar in Finance
FIN 6980: Readings and Research and Finance
Law
LAW 6810: Legal and Ethical Issues for Nonprofit Organizations
LAW 6820: Managerial Aspects of Labor Law
LAW 6840: International Business Law
LAW 6860: Legal and Regulatory Issues in Marketing
LAW 6880: Health Law Administration
LAW 6890: Legal Problems of Health Care Organizations
LAW 6980: Readings and Research in Finance
Management
MGMT 6000: Seminar in Management (Topic)
MGMT 6100: International Management
MGMT 6140: Business Process Management
MGMT 6170: Managing Human Resources and Behavior
MGMT 6200: ERP System Configuration
MGMT 6320: Incentive Compensation
MGMT 6410: Business Venturing
MGMT 6500: Managing Change
MGMT 6520: Strategic Human Resource Management
MGMT 6540: Management History and Thought
MGMT 6550: Organization Theory
MGMT 6580: International Human Resource Management
MGMT 6610: Introduction to Management Science
MGMT 6800: Management of Innovation and Technology (MOIT)
MGMT 6850: Quality Management Strategies
Marketing
MKTG 6140: Business Process Management
MKTG 6610: Healthcare Marketing
MKTG 6630: Electronic Marketing
MKTG 6710: Applied Marketing Research
MKTG 6720: Distribution Strategy
MKTG 6730: New Product Management
MKTG 6740: Integrated Marketing Communications Strategy
MKTG 6750: Services Marketing
MKTG 6760: Multinational Marketing Management
MKTG 6770: Buyer Behavior
MKTG 6780: Special Topics in Marketing
MKTG 6790: Marketing Planning and Strategy
MKTG 6800: Global Sourcing and Logistics
MKTG 6970: Special Problems in Marketing