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Degree at a Glance

This section applies only to MBA students admitted before Academic Year 2009.

For complete information, please visit our on-line Graduate Catalog.

Please visit our Courses and Concentration page to view the elective courses offered, along with course descriptions.

Please click here to view the MBA Program worksheet.

Total Credits Required	33-48 Credits	Click Here for Footnotes
Courses	Credits (SH)	Prerequisites Please click here for a flow chart.
MBA BASIC COURSES	9-24 SH (Depending on advanced standing)
I. Managerial Decision Making	9 SH
ECON 501 Economic Analysis	3	Calculus
INFO 501 Statistical Methods	3	Calculus
INFO 503 Management Information Systems	3	-
II. Functional Core	15 SH
ACCT 501 Financial Accounting	3	-
MGMT 505 Management Process and Organizational Behavior	3	-
MKTG 501 Marketing Management	3	-
FINC 501 Corporate Financial Management	3	ACCT 501, ECON 501 & INFO 501
INFO 505 Production/Operation Management	3	INFO 501, INFO 503, & MGMT 505
MBA ADVANCED COURSES	24 SH
III. Managing the Business Environment	9 SH
INBS 501 International Business: Concepts/Issues	3	ECON 501
ACCT 502 Managerial Accounting	3	ACCT 501 & ECON 501
ECON 505 Aggregate Economics	3	Calculus
IV. Concentration and Electives Please click here for an interactive program worksheet to see which courses you need to complete for any given concentration.	12 - 18 SH
V. MBA Capstone	3 SH
MGMT 580 Advanced Strategic Management	3	All basic courses (I & II) & 12 SH of advanced courses (III & IV)

 

Program of Study Footnotes

Credits at Montclair State University are called " semester hours" (SH).

Advanced Academic Standing - up to 15 credits (SH - semester hours)

INFO 501 - Prerequisite - A student entering the MBA Program without having completed a university-level Calculus course may be permitted to take some MBA courses while fulfilling this pre-requisite, but must do so before enrolling in INFO 501.

ECON 501 - Prerequisite - A student entering the MBA Program without having completed a university-level Calculus course may be permitted to take some MBA courses while fulfilling this pre-requisite, but must do so before enrolling in ECON 501.


INBS 501 - advanced standing - Upon review by the MBA Director, students who are determined to be eligible for advanced standing in International Business (INBS 501) may substitute an advanced INBS elective (from elective list E ).

ACCT 502 - advanced standing - A student entering the MBA Program without appropriate coursework in Managerial and/or Cost Accounting will be required to take ACCT 502. Students who are determined to be eligible for advanced standing, upon review by the MBA Director, may substitute any MBA elective course.

ECON 505 - advanced standing - A student entering the MBA program without appropriate coursework in Macroeconomics will be required to take ECON 505. Students who are determined to be eligible for advanced standing, upon review by the MBA Director, may substitute any MBA elective course.

MBA Capstone - Pre-Requisites - Students must complete all basic courses (I & II)  and a minimum of 12 semester hours of advanced courses (III & IV) before enrolling in the capstone course.

Courses & Concentrations
All students must select at least 12-18 sh from MBA advanced elective courses. Students may choose one or two existing concentrations, OR they may choose not to concentrate, selecting an array of courses to meet their specific needs and interests, to complete a general MBA.

A concentration consists of 9-12 sh of designated electives (3-4 courses), and MBA students complete up to 48 sh for the degree. MBA students with a double concentration take at least 9 sh in each, for a total of up to 54 sh.