Curriculum Overview

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The accelerated 16-month Master of Business Administration program integrates skills in accounting, finance, economics, marketing, statistics, and database analysis with the managerial skills necessary for successful organizational leadership.

Choose the full-time MBA option that best fits your busy schedule. Weekday program classes meet in late afternoon and early evening to allow for work experience and internships earlier in the day. Alternatively, Saturday program classes meet only on Saturdays to allow for work experience during the remainder of the week.

MBA students will have opportunities for dynamic internships, case studies, and practica through FSC’s established partnerships with nationally and internationally recognized companies. Throughout their course of study, students will receive personal attention from a mentor in the business world.

All core courses of the MBA program are strategically focused on international issues to prepare students to succeed in the global marketplace, and students will have exciting opportunities for international study within prestigious corporations at numerous locations.

Proposed schedule

All students will begin the program in "Flying Start" courses, which ensure a strong foundation in business skills, before entering advanced MBA-level classes.

Flying Start courses
These intensive courses are designed to ensure that you begin the program with a basic level of skills competency.
BUS 630 – Accounting, Finance, Economics, & Statistics (2 credits)
BUS 632 – Communications, Interpersonal, Oral, Written, & Digital (2 credits)

First Term BUS 640 – Leadership of Self and Organizations (4 credits) BUS 655 – Complex Decision Making (4 credits) BUS 672 – Marketing Strategy (4 credits)

Second Term
BUS 650 – Managing the Economy, Regulatory, & Social Environment (4 credits)
BUS 660 – Synthesis of Trends, Image, and Output (4 credits)
BUS 671 – Management: Negotiations (4 credits)
or
BUS 674 – Six Sigma Certification (4 credits)

Summer Term BUS 682 – International Field Experience  (4 credits) or BUS 678 - Personal Finance: Professional & Personal Applications (4 credits) or Work Study or Internship experience (4 credits)

Fourth Term
BUS 645 – Managing Across Boundaries & Borders (4 credits)
BUS 699 – Strategy Formulation & Organizational Design  (4 credits)
BUS 673 – Supply Chain Management  (4 credits)
or
BUS 675 – Project Management (4 credits)

If you seek a high-quality MBA program that will prepare you for success in today’s global marketplace, apply today »