Academics

Track Requirements

In addition to the mandatory first-year core (25 credits), you must take five or more 3- or 4-credit courses (15 credits minimum) in the first year and twelve or more 3- or 4-credict courses including the mandatory capstone course (36 credits minimum) in the second year.

Students choose one of four tracks either at the time of application or in the course of the first year. Each track has its own set of required courses and recommended electives. You may choose electives depending on your preferences and your course load.

Below are tables by track summarizing by term the core classes as well as required and recommended courses for each of the four tracks. PDF versions are also available: First year | Second year

Tracks:
      Innovation/Entrepreneurship
      Securities Analysis
      Sports Business
      Sustainable Business Practices

Innovation/Entrepreneurship

First Fall Term
Common Core
      ACTG 612--Financial Accounting
      DSC 612--Quatitative Methods for Mgrs
      FIN 612--Fundamentals of Finance
      MGMT 612--Managing Indiv. & Orgs.
      MKTG 612--Marketing Management

Second Fall Term
Track Required
MGMT 625--New Venture Planning

Track Recommended
      DSC 533--Data Analysis for Mngrl Decisions
      MGMT 620--Global Business Management
      MGMT 623--Negotiations
      MKTG 665--Marketing Strategy

First Winter Term
Common Core
      FIN 613--Managerial Economics
      DSC 613--Operations Management

Track Required
      MGMT 610--Recognizing Bus. Opportunities

Track Recommended
FIN 610--Corporate Finance & Valuation
BE 510--Law for Managers

Second Winter Term
Track Required
      MKTG 610--New Product Development
      MGMT 609--Venture Launch (6 cr) OR
      MGMT 609--Strategic Planning Project (6 cr)

Track Recommended
DSC 566--Project & Operations Mgmt Models

First Spring Term
Common Core
MGMT 614--Strategic Management
BE 607--Sem Bus. Law Foundations (1 cr)

Track Required
ACTG 620--Entrpreneurial Accounting

Track Recommended
MKTG 660--Marketing Research

Second Spring Term
Common Core
      MGMT 610--Bus. Leadership & Ethics

Track Required
      MGMT 609--Business Plan Competitions OR
      MGMT 609--Strategic Planning Project (3 cr)

Track Recommended
ACTG 610--Managerial Accounting
DSC 588--E-Business

Securities Analysis

Second Fall Term
Track Required
      ACTG 617--Taxation of Business
      FIN 673--Problems in Finance
      FIN 609--Strategic Planning Project (3 cr)

Track Recommended
MGMT 623--Negotiations

First Winter Term

Common Core
      FIN 613--Managerial Economics
      DSC 613--Operations Management

Track Required
      FIN 610--Corporate Finance & Valuation
      ACTG 625--Financial Reporting

Second Winter Term
Track Required
      ACTG 610--International Accounting
      DSC 635--Applied Regression Analysis
      FIN 667--Corporate Risk Management
      FIN 609--Strategic Planning Project (6 cr)

First Spring Term
Common Core
MGMT 614--Strategic Management
BE 607--Sem Bus. Law Foundations (1 cr)

Track Required
FIN 683--Investments
ACTG 631--Financial Statement Analysis

Track Recommended
MKTG 660--Marketing Research

Second Spring Term
Common Core
      MGMT 610--Bus. Leadership & Ethics

Track Required
      ACTG 610--Managerial Accounting
      FIN 663--International Fin. & Invstmt.

Sports Business

Second Fall Term
Track Required
MKTG 665--Marketing Strategy

Track Recommended
      DSC 533--Data Analysis for Mngrl Decisions
      MGMT 623--Negotiations
      MGMT 625--New Venture Planning

First Winter Term
Common Core
FIN 613--Managerial Economics
DSC 613--Operations Management

Track Required
SBUS 650--Sports Marketing

Track Recommended
FIN 610--Corporate Finance & Valuation
ACTG 625--Financial Reporting

Second Winter Term
Track Required
SBUS 610--Sports Products
SBUS 609--Strategic Planning Project (6 cr)

Track Recommended
MKTG 610--New Product Development

First Spring Term
Common Core
MGMT 614--Strategic Management
BE 607--Sem Bus. Law Foundations (1 cr)

Track Required
MKTG 660--Market Research
SBUS 652--Sponsorship

Track Recommended
ACTG 620--Entrepreneurial Accounting
FIN 683--Investments

Second Spring Term
Common Core
      MGMT 610--Bus. Leadership & Ethics

Track Required
      SBUS 653--Legal Aspects of Sports
      SBUS 609--Strategic Planning Project (3 cr)

Sustainable Business Practices

Second Fall Term
Track Required
DSC 533--Data Analysis for Mngrl Decisions
MGMT 610--Industrial Ecology

Track Recommended
MGMT 620--Global Business Management
MKTG 665--Marketing Strategy

First Winter Term
Common Core
FIN 613--Managerial Economics
DSC 613--Operations Management

Track Required
ENVS 510--Sustainability

Track Recommended
FIN 610--Corporate Finance & Valuation

Second Winter Term
Track Required
      DSC 566--Project/Ops Mgmt Models (4 cr)
      MGMT 610--Lifecycle Analysis & Rev Logistics
      MGMT 609--Strategic Planning Project (6 cr)

Track Recommended
      DSC 635--Applied Regression Analysis
      EC 533--Resource & Env Economics

First Spring Term
Common Core
MGMT 614--Strategic Management
BE 607--Sem Bus. Law Foundations (1 cr)

Track Required
      DSC 577--Supply Chain Ops & Info
      MGMT 610--Sustainable Business Dev.
      MKTG 660--Marketing Research

Second Spring Term
Common Core
      MGMT 610--Bus. Leadership & Ethics

Track Required
      MGMT 610--Environmental Law
      MGMT 609--Strategic Planning Project (3 cr)

Track Recommended
DSC 588--E-Business