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Full-Time MBA Core Curriculum

Your academic foundation

MBA core courses provide an overall understanding of the functional areas of business. Since the corporate environment increasingly involves multidisciplinary teams, the coursework and classroom structure stress teamwork.


Some core courses may be waived based on past academic work, professional work experience, or a waiver exam. If you qualify to waive a course, that course will be replaced with an elective.


Click to expand Analytical Tools for Decision Support

Exposes students to the most commonly used statistical and optimization-based analytical tools for decision support. The knowledge of these tools enables the decision maker to make informed decisions based on the data available.


Click to expand Business Communications

Designed to improve verbal communication skills and the use of effective visuals for presentation through the understanding and application of a wide range of techniques.


Click to expand Business Ethics

A participative class consisting of lectures by the instructor, case analysis, discussion of contemporary ethical business issues and presentations by speakers.


Click to expand Financial & Managerial Accounting

A foundation course in measuring and reporting the financial performance and status of the firm, as well as basic concepts in cost and managerial accounting.


Click to expand Financial Management

The objective of this course is to introduce the student to the basic concepts used for valuation in finance and their applications. Topics include time value of money, capital budgeting, risk and return, capital structure, dividend policy, and working capital management


Click to expand Information Technology Management

A study in understanding and managing information technology, and strategic uses of IT and electronic commerce.


Click to expand Integrative Management Experience

A team- and project-based course that requires students to draw on all core skills areas for successful completion.


Click to expand Leadership & Organizational Behavior

The focus of this course is on behavioral issues in the management of individual, team, and organizational performance. This course will develop a systematic understanding of why people behave the way they do in formal organizational settings and in how that knowledge can be translated into practical organizational applications. The class will examine behavioral issues in the management of individual, team, and organizational performance.


Click to expand Legal Environment of Business

This course involves an examination of laws, rules, and standards of regulation and conduct, guidelines, and systems of conflict resolution relating to business operations and administration.


Click to expand Managerial Economics

Provides students with an understanding of basic economic concepts (such as scarcity, costs, markets, and prices) and an ability to apply these concepts to business decision-making and public policy analysis.


Click to expand Managerial Economics II

A continuation of Managerial Economics, this course covers microeconomics including, game theory, information economics, oligopoly, and auction and bargaining models.


Click to expand Marketing Management

Presents and develops the primary marketing variables that are used in designing an overall marketing program. A system approach is taken with the variables managed to optimize overall results.


Click to expand Operations Management

Focuses on core strategic, tactical, and operational issues in operations management. Some topics include operation strategy, quality management, inventory systems and production planning and control systems. Students will learn to develop the basic concepts and tools for managing the operations of a firm.


Click to expand Strategic Management

Examines a broader view of the issues of business organizations, with the focus on the total enterprise, the industry and competitive environment in which the organization operates, while stressing both problem formulation and problem solving.

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FAQs

What is the average GMAT score of applicants?

The average GMAT score of students in the program is 678. The middle 80% range is 620-740.

How much does the Full-time MBA cost?

Annual tuition for Georgia residents is $25,284 and $36,246 for non-residents.

Can I test out of certain courses?

Some core courses can be waived based on a waiver exam, and you will replace the course with an elective.

 


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