ALL MBA STUDENTS
Students may select from the following MBA Concentrations:
Accountancy
Business Analytics
Economics of Financial Markets
Finance
Information Systems and Technology
Law and Taxation
Management
Marketing
Your total program may not include more than 4 electives from one Academic Discipline i.e. Course
Designator such as AC, CS, EC, ETH, FI, FP, HF, IDCC, IPM, LA, MA, MG, MK, ST and TX.
Students are limited to taking no more than a total of two of the following Field-Based Learning courses:
Global Business Experience (GBE790),
Credit Internship
Field-Based Directed Study.
All courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.
All pre-requisites must be satisfied. Please check
Course Descriptions
for course pre-requisites.
MBA: ACCOUNTANCY CONCENTRATION
Adviser: Donna McConville, [email protected], , 781-891-2433The Accountancy concentration introduces the major avenues of accounting practice and, for students with an accounting background, offers additional technical training and advanced analytical skills. In consultation with the faculty adviser, students choose courses in areas such as financial accounting, managerial accounting, taxation, auditing, forensic accounting, and accounting information systems.
COMPLETE ANY 4 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES.
AC611 AC612 AC621 AC701 AC713 AC714 AC722 AC730 AC731 AC741 AC742 AC744 AC750 AC753 AC754 AC766 AC771 AC772 AC773 AC781 AC793 GBE790
Financial Accounting Problems I Financial Accounting Problems II Cost Accounting
Internship in Accounting Practice Advanced Topics in Financial Accounting Business Reporting & Analysis
Advanced Topics in Managerial Accounting Business Processes and Systems Assessment
Advanced AIS: Modeling Effective Accounting Systems Financial Statement Auditing
IT Auditing Internal Auditing Federal Income Taxation Tax Factors in Business Decisions Accounting for Income Taxes Risk & Performance Measurement
Governmental Accounting, Reporting & Auditing Principles of Fraud Investigation
Fraud and Forensic Accounting International Dimensions of Accounting Professional Accounting Research & Policy Global Business Experience*
*GBE790 requires approval from the Concentration Adviser. If approved, the course paper must be relevant to the concentration area. All pre-requisites must be satisfied.
MBA: BUSINESS ANALYTICS CONCENTRATION
Advisers: Dominique Haughton, [email protected], 781-891-2822
The Business Analytics concentration helps professionals gain a competitive advantage through the sound use of data resources. Courses offer a solid grounding in applied statistical methods, emphasizing use of appropriate software tools. Students also have an opportunity to see how these methods are used in current practice in a particular business area.
Exposure to real data takes place in concentration courses, an optional internship, and other graduate courses where students with quantitative skills contribute to group consulting projects.
COMPLETE 2 REQUIRED COURSES AND 2 ELECTIVES. REQUIRED (2):
ST625 ST635
Quantitative Analysis for Business
Intermediate Statistical Modeling for Business
ELECTIVES: (2)
METHODOLOGY:
At least one from the following methodology courses; although students may not take both EC 621 and MA 611:
_____ST635 Intermediate Statistical Modeling for Business EC621
MA610 MA611 MA710 MK726
Business and Economic Forecasting*
Optimization and Simulation for Business Decisions Time Series Analysis*
Data Mining
Customer Data Analysis and Relationship Marketing
APPLICATION:
Plus one more course from the above list OR the following application courses:
CS605 CS753 EC611 EC631
MBA: ECONOMICS OF FINANCIAL MARKETS CONCENTRATION
Adviser: David Gulley, [email protected], 781-891-2355
The Economics of Financial Markets concentration aims to produce graduates with a thorough understanding of the complexities of international financial and economic markets. In an increasingly interdisciplinary world, the concentration envisions synergistic connections between the two separate but inter-related disciplines of economics and finance that make the whole greater than the sum of its parts. The interlocking of the two disciplines through the carefully selected courses will provide a needed breadth of vision of both the national and international economic and financial landscapes, thus equipping our students to meet and effectively solve future problems in the field.
COMPLETE 1 REQUIRED COURSE AND 3 ELECTIVES. REQUIRED (1):
EC611 The Macroeconomics of Financial Markets
ELECTIVES (SELECT 3): One elective must be from Economics and two must be from Finance.
EC621 EC631 EC655 FI623 FI625 FI730 FI751 GBE790
Business and Economic Forecasting Market Structure & Firm Strategy Economics of Globalization Investments
Corporate Finance: Theories, Tools & Concepts Management of Financial Institutions
International Financial Management Global Business Experience*
MBA: FINANCE CONCENTRATION
Adviser: Claude Cicchetti, [email protected], 781-891-2511
The Finance concentration is designed to provide a broad understanding of investment and financing related issues in corporate finance, the purpose and functions of financial markets and institutions, appropriate ways to evaluate trade-offs between risk and return and complexities associated with operating in a global economy. Requirements for the concentration include courses in Corporate Finance and Investments.
For Students Who Have Taken GR525
COMPLETE 2 REQUIRED COURSES AND 2 ELECTIVE COURSES
FI623 FI627 FI635 FI640 FI645 FI650 FI685 FI730 FI735 FI745 FI751 FI787 REQUIRED (2): Investments
Corporate Finance: Applications & Advanced Topics ELECTIVES (SELECT 2):
Fixed Income Valuation & Strategies Equity Valuation
Derivatives
Advanced Portfolio Theory & Practice Financial Strategy
Management of Financial Institutions Mergers & Acquisitions
Real Estate Investment Analysis International Financial Management
Large Investments & International Project Finance
For Students Waived From GR525
COMPLETE 2 REQUIRED COURSES AND 2 ELECTIVE COURSES
FI625 FI623 FI627 FI635 FI640 FI645 FI650 REQUIRED (2):
Corporate Finance: Theory, Tools and Concepts Investments
ELECTIVES (SELECT 2):
Corporate Finance: Applications & Advanced Topics Fixed Income Valuation & Strategies
Equity Valuation Derivatives
MBA: INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATION
CS Course Adviser: Wendy Lucas, [email protected], 781-891-2554IDCC Course Adviser: Mary Marcel, [email protected], 781-891-2054 IPM Course Adviser: Alina Chircu, [email protected], 781-891-3492
The IST concentration is intended to give MBA students access to the full array of learning provided by the graduate coursework offered by the Computer Information Systems, Information Design and Corporate Communication, and
Information and Process Management departments. The concentration is achieved by completing any four graduate courses bearing CS, IDCC, or IPM designators - constrained only by the prerequisites of individual choices. MBA students are encouraged to explore the full range of IST offerings and fashion a four course composition that enriches and aligns with their individual aspirations for an MBA. Your IST concentration might be designed to provide a broad overview of information, communication, systems, and technology courses. Alternatively, you can focus your courses in one discipline (CS, IDCC, or IPM). Or you may choose a more career-focused selection of courses to provide a gateway into managing IT in a particular organizational role. Examples of such career-focused selections are: IT Consulting, Information and Data Management, Managing IT in the Organization, and Design of Information Systems.
COMPLETE ANY 4 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES.
CS603 CS605 CS607 CS610 CS612
CS620 for the World-Wide Web
CS630 CS640 CS650 CS680 CS701 CS753
Object-Oriented Application Development Data Management and Systems Modeling Technology Infrastructure of Information Systems Enterprise Architecture
Web-Based Application Development Global IT Project Management
Object-Oriented Systems Analysis & Design Data Communications
Data Management Architectures Mobile Application Development Internship in IT
Business Intelligence Methods and Technologies CS795 CS801 GBE790 IDCC620 IDCC711 IPM652 IPM700 IPM701 IPM723 IPM740 IPM755
Special Topics Seminar IT Policy and Management Global Business Experience* Managerial Communication
Argumentation Strategies for Business Information Management (Former CS 652)
Directed Study in Information and Process Management Internship in Information and Process Management Information Security, Control and Ethics
Enterprise Systems Planning and Configuration Special Topics in Information and Process Management
*GBE790 requires approval from one of the Concentration Course Advisers. If approved, the course paper must be relevant to the concentration area.
MBA: LAW and TAXATION CONCENTRATION
Adviser for those interested in Tax: Jack Lynch, [email protected], 781-891-2624
Adviser for those interested in Law: Marianne D. Kulow, [email protected], 781-891-2645
The Law and Taxation Concentration in the MBA allows the student to take the basic Federal Taxation course (TAX 601) for a grounding in tax law and then select 3 other courses from the graduate offerings to complement his/her interest and area of study. The student could focus in one of the three areas (Law, Taxation or Financial Planning) emphasizing depth in one subject or could elect a broader exposure to the subjects by choosing the remaining three courses from either two or three of the course designators (TX, FP, LA).
COMPLETE 1 REQUIRED COURSE AND ANY 3 ELECTIVES Of YOUR CHOICE. REQUIRED (1):
TX601 _
Federal Taxation of Income
ELECTIVES (SELECT 3): LA 701 LA 720 LA 715 LA 730 TX600 TX602 TX603 TX604 TX704 TX707 TX711 TX731 TX732 TX733 TX741 TX761 TX771 FP600 FP601 FP610 FP620 FP700 FP701 FP703 FP704 FP705 FP706 Business Law
Current Topics in Law and Ethics in the Workplace (Not open to students who have completed or are required to complete GR645) International Business Law
Real Estate Law Professional Tax Practice Transactions
Corporations and Shareholders Multi-Jurisdictional Taxation
Federal Taxation of Income from Trusts & Estates Pass-Through Entities & Closely-Held Businesses Mergers & Acquisitions
Investment Companies and Other Financial Products Intellectual Properties
Tax Aspects of Buying and Selling a Business Tax Accounting Problems
State & Local Tax Practice International Tax Practice
Professional Financial Planning Practice Investments & Capital Accumulation Benefits, Compensation & Retirement Trusts, Gifts & Estates
Investment Vehicles Portfolio Management
Marriage, Separation & Divorce
Financial Planning for Non-Traditional Families Elder Planning Techniques
MBA: MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION
Adviser: William Starner, [email protected], 781-891-2370
The Management Concentration fosters the people management skills and understanding of complex systems that help individuals build, lead, and contribute to effective organizations. Professionals in fields such as engineering, information systems, and health care delivery often choose this concentration to prepare for a career move into management. In consultation with the faculty adviser, students may select courses within the concentration or in combination with other electives to specialize in areas such as human resources, project management, management of operations and technology, entrepreneurship, service focused management, global business and market, and corporate ethics and social responsibility.
COMPLETE ANY 4 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES.
GBE790 MG600 MG620 MG630 MG632 MG635 MG640 MG645 MG646 MG647 MG651 MG652 MG653 MG654 MG656 MG661 MG670 MG671 MG701 MG704 MG705 MG755
Global Business Experience
Entrepreneurial Thinking (Former ES600) Business of Biotechnology
Interpersonal Behavior in Management Managing Effective Work Teams Negotiating
Managing Strategic Alliances Managing Organizational Change Management of Technology
Contemporary Practices of Managing Effectively in Technology-Based Business Environments Project Management
Management of Innovation
Managing Services (Former OM730/SFM653) Managing Quality (Former OM750/SFM654)
Driving Organizational Performance through Human Resources (Former MG641) International Management Behavior
Managing in a Diverse Workplace Management of Transnational Corporation Internship in Management
Management Consulting Skills Field Project in Change Management Special Topics in Management
Or select no more than one of the following courses: EC631
IDCC620 IDCC711
Market Structure & Firm Strategy Managerial Communication
MBA: MARKETING CONCENTRATION
Adviser: Paul Berger, [email protected], 781-891-2746
The Marketing concentration provides a solid grasp of marketing knowledge and skills, emphasizing the importance of satisfying customer needs, to meet organizational goals. Students learn how factors such as price, promotion and distribution affect a product’s image and success among the target market. Hands-on experience teaches students to collect relevant data, and turn the information into strategies that promote long-term relationships with customers.
COMPLETE 2 REQUIRED COURSES AND 2 ELECTIVES. REQUIRED (2):
MK612 MK726
Strategic Marketing
Customer Data Analysis & Relationship Marketing
ELECTIVES (2): GBE790 MK701 MK711 MK712 MK713 MK714 MK715 MK716 MK718 MK725 MK735 MK755 MK758
Global Business Experience* Internship in Marketing Marketing Research & Analysis Consumer & Buyer Behavior
Marketing Promotion and Communication Marketing Channels & Logistics
New Products: Plan, Development, & Marketing International Marketing
Marketing of Services eMarketing
Start-Up Marketing in the New Economy Special Topics in Marketing
Enhancing Creativity
