MBA Courses - MBA Program

Business Administration Courses

500. Statistics and Quantitative Methods (3). Quantitative methods and statistics as applied to business and economics; topics include optimization, descriptive statistics, probability theory, sampling and statistical inference, hypothesis testing, regression and correlation analysis, and analysis of variance.

501. Organizational Communication (3). Focuses on prevalent communication skills in complex organizations; students participate in a variety of communication-related activities including questionnaire design, developing presentation materials, presentational speaking, and researching and writing an effective business report; topics include organizational communication, nonverbal communication, and communication technology.

502. Contemporary Economic Fundamentals (3). Students will learn core microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts. Topics include demand and supply analysis, firm structure, macroeconomic data, and analysis of macroeconomic models.

505. Overview of the U.S. Healthcare System (3). This course provides a broad overview of the healthcare system in the United States. Topics include how the system has evolved over time, how it is structured, and current issues that affect the system. Students will be introduced to the three primary issues facing all healthcare systems: quality, access and cost.

511. Concepts of Finance and Accounting (3). Examines the essential concepts of financial reporting, budgeting and analysis for decision making. Topics include: understanding financial information, analysis of financial statements, budgeting and capital investment and financing strategies.

515. Healthcare Finance and Accounting (3). Prerequisites: BA 505 or BA 511 unless an exemption has been granted by the Graduate Business Programs Coordinator. This course provides a basic overview of the healthcare finance system in the United States, the important accounting concepts students will use in the workplace, and healthcare finance concepts relating to managing a healthcare practice.

520. Healthcare Analytics (3). Prerequisite: ST 260, BA 500 or equivalent with a grade of "C" or better; familiarity with spreadsheets and databases. A graduate level approach to healthcare administration decision-making using data-driven techniques and results from software programs in a healthcare-related field. Topics will include database management for large electronic healthcare datasets, data visualization methods to generate graphics and dashboard for presentations and descriptive data mining techniques to detect patterns in the data.

524. Strategies in Entrepreneurship (3). This course provides a broad overview of Entrepreneurship, including an analysis of potential business venture opportunities as well as launching and establishing a business venture to exploit an opportunity. Also includes a focus on innovative high technology entrepreneurship.

525. Legal/Regulatory Environment of Healthcare (3). Examines legal and regulatory principals and their application in the U.S. healthcare system. Topics include, but not necessarily limited to: the legal system, medicine and access to care, legal aspects of the profession-patient relationship; legal aspects of liability for healthcare organizations; and the regulatory environment of healthcare.

530. Business Analytics (3). Prerequisites: BA 500 or equivalent. A graduate-level course of Business Analytics that builds upon the software skills learned in the undergraduate Quantitative Methods/Business Statistics course and introduces statistical analysis programming techniques using R (R Studio). Additionally, emphasis will be placed on interpreting and summarizing results. Topics to include data management and data cleansing, data visualization graphics, regression techniques and model building for big data, descriptive and predictive data mining.

545. Quantitative Methods for Business Decision Making (3). Prerequisite: BA 500 or equivalent. May not be taken for credit if student has completed BA 540. Focuses on quantitative decision-making methodology for contemporary business managers, including such topics as decision-making under certainty, linear programming, queuing models, simulation, inventory modes, PERT, and decision support system.

587. Business Policy & Strategy (3). Prerequisites: at least 18 hours of MBA course work including ACC 512, FIN 515, and MKT 513. Prerequisite or corequisite: EC 515. Integrative study of strategic decision-making and policy formulation; extensive reading and case analysis. BA 587 must be taken at JSU.

590. International Business (3). Provides an integrated treatment of theory and applications relative to international business and the U.S. Includes the impact of cultural, legal, and environmental issues on business; understanding foreign exchange markets, foreign direct investment, and entry modes into developing markets; and analyzes international markets as prospective locations. Presents the world from diverse perspectives, including those of small and midsize international companies and developing country multinationals. Investigates motives and needs of global competitors, customers, and partners.

Accounting Courses

512. Accounting Information Analysis (3). Prerequisite: ACC 200 or BA 511. Analysis and use of accounting data as a tool for managerial decision making; analysis of financial reporting, cost behavior, budgeting, and decision making.

589. Internship in Accounting (3). Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and approval of the MBA Director. (Grade of Pass or Fail only.) Provides the graduate student with practical experience in the field of accounting via a “real-world” work experience arrangement with an accounting firm.

598. Independent Research (3). Prerequisite: Completion of 18 semester hours of graduate courses including a three semester hour quantitative course. Permission of the instructor and approval of the MBA Director. In-depth study of selected topic(s).

Economics Courses

515. Managerial Economics (3). Prerequisite: EC 221 or BA 502. Advanced study of microeconomic principles, with analysis applied to actual business management situations.

589. Internship in Economics (3). (Grade of Pass or Fail only.) Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and approval of the MBA Director. Provides the graduate student with practical experience in the field of economics via a “real-world” work experience arrangement.

598. Independent Research (3). Prerequisite: Completion of 18 semester hours of graduate courses including a three-semester hour quantitative course. Permission of the instructor and approval of the MBA Director. In-depth study of selected topic(s).

Finance Courses

515. Financial Management (3). Prerequisite: FIN 301 or BA 511. Study of financial decision concepts for maximizing value of the firm involving the financing, investment, and dividend decisions.

589. Internship in Finance (3). (Grade of Pass or Fail only.) Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and approval of the MBA Director. Provides the graduate student with practical experience in the field of finance via a “real world” work experience arrangement.

590. International Finance (3). Prerequisite: FIN 515 or equivalent. Integrated treatment of theory and application relative to U.S. and international financial activities including financial institutions, trade agreements, economic policies, investment action, and multinational enterprise.

598. Independent Research (3). Prerequisites: Completion of 18 semester hours of graduate courses including a three-semester hour quantitative course. Permission of the instructor and approval of the MBA Director. In-depth study of selected topic(s).

Management Courses

504. Business Organization and Administration (3). Accelerated course in management concepts, functions, and practices; consideration of structural and behavioral aspects of organization and management. This course is for students pursuing Master of Public Administration (Administrative Management) only. Credit is not allowed for MBA students.

MGT 510: Fundamentals of Human Resources (3). This is a comprehensive course designed to examine current applications of the basic functions of Human Resource Management including the Employment, Diversity at Work, Recruiting, Staffing, Development, Compensation, Labor-Management Accommodation, Safety, Health, and Employee Assistance Programs and the International Dimensions of HRM.

522. Human Resources Seminar (3). Industrial personnel and manpower management including personnel selection and placement, manpower planning, development and appraisal, and the role of human resource management.

530. Contemporary Issues in Management (3). Investigation of current literature and practices in the field of management. A seminar course that includes lecture, discussion, and supervised student research into assigned topics.

537. Business Leadership (3). Focuses on leadership as a strategic tool as well as an individual competence; i.e. what leadership means, is, and does. Examines critical strategic functions encountered at both the organizational and individual levels.

568: Advanced Compensation Management (3). This is a comprehensive course designed to study the development of compensation packages including a review of major theories and techniques regarding internal alignment, external competitiveness, employee contributions, administrative procedures, and benefits.

MGT 580: Advanced Labor and Employment Law (3). This is a comprehensive course designed with up-to-date study of all the major labor and employment laws and topics for the current time. This course contains the use of numerous Case Studies based upon their historical import, discussion of the issues, turning points in the law, and issues of current significance.

589. Internship in Management (3). (Grade of Pass or Fail only.) Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and approval of the MBA Director. Provides the graduate student with practical experience in the field of management via a “real-world” work experience arrangement.

598. Independent Research (3). Prerequisite: Completion of 18 semester hours of graduate courses including a three-semester hour quantitative course. Indepth study of selected topic(s). Permission of the instructor and approval of the MBA Director.

Marketing Courses

513. Marketing Analysis & Strategy (3). Executive level analysis of marketing strategies involved in market segmentation, pricing, promotion, product development, and distribution channels.

530. Contemporary Issues in Marketing (3). Prerequisite: MKT 513. Investigation of current literature, problems, and changes/opportunities taking place in the field of marketing; seminar course that includes lecture, discussion, and supervised student research into assigned topics.

589. Internship in Marketing (3). (Grade of Pass or Fail only.) Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and approval of the MBA Director. Provides the graduate student with practical experience in the field of marketing via a “real-world” work experience arrangement.

590. International Marketing (3). Prerequisite: MKT 513. Impact of cultural differences on target markets and marketing strategy examination; trade barriers and methods of entry considered; course depends heavily on case writing and presentation.