Course Descriptions

The W. P. Carey MBA – Full-time Program utilizes its top-ranked research faculty to teach core courses and electives. Classes include fewer than 50 students in all core courses and typically fewer than 35 in specialization and elective courses.

To bring real-world application to the classroom, our faculty members consult with more than 300 organizations worldwide and implement a case-based discussion learning format.

• ACC 502 Financial Accounting Financial accounting concepts and procedures for external reporting.
• ACC 503 Managerial Accounting Managerial accounting concepts and procedures for internal reporting.
• BUS 594 Career Leadership Key skills necessary to identifying a career path, exploring career opportunities and self-marketing. Formulation of a career action plan including resumes, cover letters and interview preparation.
• CIS 502 Management Information and Decision Support Systems The impact of information systems and how they are used within organizations to complement and enhance Business Strategies.
• ECN 501 Managerial Statistics Fundamentals of quantitative analysis to aid managerial decision making under uncertainty.
• ECN 502 Managerial Economics Application of microeconomics analysis to managerial decision-making at the firm-level in areas of supply and demand, production, cost and pricing. Evaluation of competitive strategies.
• FIN 502 Managerial Finance Theory and practice of financial decision-making, including risk analysis, valuation, capitol budgeting, cost of capitol, and working capital management.
• LES 579 Legal and Ethical Issues for Business Study of legal, ethical and political components of business decisions; self-regulation and social responsibility as regulatory and political strategies.
• MGT 502 Organization Theory & Behavior Concepts and applications of management including motivation, leadership, group dynamics, organization design, decision-making, communication and organization change.
• MGT 584 Internship Experience Course focuses on the development and enhancement of Emotional Intelligence competencies most sought after by MBA employers. Course includes application of a 360 (degree) feedback instrument and the creation and implementation of a developmental action plan.
• MGT 588 Strategic Leadership An overview of strategy and policy in the organization, emphasizing the integration of decisions in functional areas.
• MGT 589 Strategic Management Formulation of strategy and policy in the organization, emphasizing the integration of decisions in functional areas.
• MKT 502 Marketing Management Managing the marketing function; market and environmental analysis; marketing planning, strategy, and control concepts. Development and management of marketing programs.
• SCM 502 Operations and Supply Chain Management Conceptual foundations for operational and logistic functions for all types of organizations. Application of analytical methods to production problem.

Additional specialization, elective and area of emphasis course descriptions are also available.