Master of Business Administration (STEM)
While the MBA programs offers all students a STEM-enhanced core education, students may choose to pursue a STEM-designated track by choosing elective courses in management sciences. Students in STEM programs develop advanced knowledge of business management through analytics, technology, and their application to the business environment. The STEM-designated MBA is available in many of the formats in which the MBA is offered. The program normally is completed in 21 to 27 months, depending on format.
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The following requirements must be fulfilled:Global STEM MBA—53 credits, including 35 credits in required courses and 18 credits in selective courses; STEM MBA, Accelerated/Professional format: 46.5 credits, including 34.5 credits in required courses and 12 credits in selective courses.
Global STEM MBA
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Required | ||
MBAD 6206 | Business Improv | |
MBAD 6207 | Leadership Lab | |
MBAD 6211 | Financial Accounting | |
MBAD 6213 | Accounting for Internal Decision Making | |
MBAD 6223 | Operations Management | |
MBAD 6224 | Decision Making and Data Analysis | |
MBAD 6235 | Finance | |
MBAD 6240 | Competition in the Global Economy | |
MBAD 6242 | Microeconomics for the World Economy | |
MBAD 6250 | Technology for Business in DC | |
MBAD 6263 | Organizations and Human Capital | |
MBAD 6274 | Marketing | |
MBAD 6281 | Business Ethics | |
MBAD 6284 | Business and Public Policy | |
MBAD 6286 | Strategic Management I | |
MBAD 6287 | Strategic Management II | |
MBAD 6294 | Consulting Abroad Project | |
Students must complete two enrollments in MBAD 6294 for a total of 3 credits, one on-campus and the other as the study abroad component of the Consulting Abroad Project. | ||
Selective courses | ||
A total of 18 credits in selective courses taken as follows: | ||
3 credits from the following analytics/technology selectives: | ||
DNSC 6500 | Analytic Skills for Managers | |
ISTM 6502 | Working with Databases Using SQL | |
ISTM 6500 | Technology Skills for Managers | |
ISTM 6514 | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | |
ISTM 6519 | Health Care Analytics and Applications | |
ISTM 6522 | Digital Transformation | |
15 credits in elective courses selected from the following: | ||
ACCY 6106 | Financial Statement Analysis | |
ACCY 6202 | Advanced Strategic Cost Management | |
DNSC 6203 | Statistics for Analytics I | |
DNSC 6206 | Stochastic Foundation: Probability Models | |
DNSC 6209 | Forecasting for Analytics * | |
DNSC 6211 | Programming for Analytics * | |
DNSC 6214 | Pricing and Revenue Management * | |
DNSC 6215 | Social Network Analytics * | |
DNSC 6225 | Business Process Simulation * | |
DNSC 6251 | Optimization Models for Decision Making | |
DNSC 6252 | Risk Analysis for Decision Making | |
DNSC 6254 | Risk Management | |
DNSC 6257 | Cost Estimation and Control | |
DNSC 6262 | Directed Computational Project Management | |
DNSC 6278 | Big Data Analytics * | |
DNSC 6279 | Data Mining * | |
DNSC 6280 | Supply Chain Analytics * | |
DNSC 6403 | Visualization for Analytics * | |
DNSC 6404 | Sports Analytics * | |
FINA 6221 | Financial Decision Making | |
FINA 6223 | Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management | |
FINA 6224 | Financial Management | |
FINA 6234 | New Venture Financing: Due Diligence and Valuation Issues | |
FINA 6239 | Applied Portfolio Management | |
IBUS 6301 | International Business Finance | |
ISTM 6200 | Programming in Python & R | |
ISTM 6201 | Information Systems Development and Applications | |
ISTM 6202 | Relational Databases | |
ISTM 6203 | Managing Cloud Security | |
ISTM 6206 | Information Systems Security | |
ISTM 6209 | Web and Social Analytics | |
ISTM 6214 | Foundations of Artificial Intelligence | |
ISTM 6215 | Human-Computer Interaction | |
ISTM 6222 | IS/IT Strategy and Implementation | |
ISTM 6223 | Technology Entrepreneurship | |
ISTM 6224 | Management of Technology and Innovation | |
ISTM 6225 | Cloud Foundations | |
ISTM 6234 | New Venture Financing | |
ISTM 6290 | Special Topics (Business Applications of AI) | |
MGT 6290 | Special Topics (HR Analytics) | |
MKTG 6243 | Marketing Research | |
TSTD 6221 | Hospitality Market Analysis |
STEM MBA, Accelerated format
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Required | ||
MBAD 6205 | Business Essentials for Dynamic Markets | |
MBAD 6211 | Financial Accounting | |
MBAD 6213 | Accounting for Internal Decision Making | |
MBAD 6223 | Operations Management | |
MBAD 6224 | Decision Making and Data Analysis | |
MBAD 6235 | Finance | |
MBAD 6240 | Competition in the Global Economy | |
MBAD 6242 | Microeconomics for the World Economy | |
MBAD 6250 | Technology for Business in DC | |
MBAD 6263 | Organizations and Human Capital | |
MBAD 6274 | Marketing | |
MBAD 6288 | Strategic Management | |
MBAD 6289 | Business Ethics and Public Policy | |
Selective courses | ||
A total of 15 credits in selective courses taken as follows: | ||
3 credits in analytics/ technology courses selected from the following: | ||
ISTM 6502 | Working with Databases Using SQL | |
ISTM 6514 | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | |
ISTM 6519 | Health Care Analytics and Applications | |
ISTM 6522 | Digital Transformation | |
DNSC 6500 | Analytic Skills for Managers | |
ISTM 6500 | Technology Skills for Managers | |
12 credits in courses selected from the following: | ||
ACCY 6106 | Financial Statement Analysis | |
ACCY 6202 | Advanced Strategic Cost Management | |
DNSC 6203 | Statistics for Analytics I | |
DNSC 6206 | Stochastic Foundation: Probability Models | |
DNSC 6209 | Forecasting for Analytics * | |
DNSC 6211 | Programming for Analytics * | |
DNSC 6214 | Pricing and Revenue Management * | |
DNSC 6215 | Social Network Analytics * | |
DNSC 6225 | Business Process Simulation * | |
DNSC 6251 | Optimization Models for Decision Making | |
DNSC 6252 | Risk Analysis for Decision Making | |
DNSC 6254 | Risk Management | |
DNSC 6257 | Cost Estimation and Control | |
DNSC 6262 | Directed Computational Project Management | |
DNSC 6278 | Big Data Analytics 3 | |
DNSC 6279 | Data Mining * | |
DNSC 6280 | Supply Chain Analytics * | |
DNSC 6403 | Visualization for Analytics * | |
DNSC 6404 | Sports Analytics * | |
FINA 6221 | Financial Decision Making | |
FINA 6223 | Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management | |
FINA 6224 | Financial Management | |
FINA 6234 | New Venture Financing: Due Diligence and Valuation Issues | |
FINA 6239 | Applied Portfolio Management | |
IBUS 6301 | International Business Finance | |
ISTM 6200 | Programming in Python & R | |
ISTM 6201 | Information Systems Development and Applications | |
ISTM 6202 | Relational Databases | |
ISTM 6203 | Managing Cloud Security | |
ISTM 6206 | Information Systems Security | |
ISTM 6209 | Web and Social Analytics | |
ISTM 6214 | Foundations of Artificial Intelligence | |
ISTM 6215 | Human-Computer Interaction | |
ISTM 6222 | IS/IT Strategy and Implementation | |
ISTM 6223 | Technology Entrepreneurship | |
ISTM 6224 | Management of Technology and Innovation | |
ISTM 6225 | Cloud Foundations | |
ISTM 6290 | Special Topics (Business Applications of AI) | |
ISTM 6234 | New Venture Financing | |
MGT 6290 | Special Topics (HR Analytics) | |
MKTG 6243 | Marketing Research | |
TSTD 6221 | Hospitality Market Analysis |
* | Students must be admitted to the graduate certificate in business analytics program in order to take this course. |