MBA Specializations

Barry’s MBA offers you a general MBA and six different specializations.

*This specialization requires one additional course, for a total of 39 credit hours.

Core Courses

The following core courses are required for the General MBA and the MBA specializations. Any exceptions are noted.

Required Core courses: 8 courses (24 credit-hours)

If you have any questions, you can request more information online, schedule a visit, or reserve a seat at an information session. If you are ready to apply, you can complete our convenient online application.

General MBA

If you choose to earn the General MBA, you would complete the required core courses (24 credit-hours) along with three electives chosen from different MBA specialization areas (9 credit-hours) and one other elective (3 credit-hours). This schedule of courses will give you breadth and a solid foundation.

Accounting

If you select accounting as your MBA specialization, you would take the required core courses (with the exception of Managerial Accounting, MBA 660). You will also be required to take the following 12 required semester hours:

• MSA 660 Professional Accounting and Auditing Issues
• MSA 663 Business Taxation
• MSA 664 Advanced Auditing
• MSA 668 Fund Accounting

Please note: If you enroll in the Accounting specialization, you may not substitute any other MBA or MSA courses in place of those listed above.

Finance

If finance is your interest, you would take the required core courses, 9 credit hours chosen from the following, and one 3-credit elective.

• MBA 612 International Finance
• MBA 622 Investment Analysis
• MBA 624 Financial Markets and Institutions
• MBA 628 Advanced Topics in Financial Management

Health Services Administration

For a career in health services, you would complete the required core, 9 credit hours from the following, and one 3-credit elective.

• HSA 530 Health Law, Ethics and Social Issues
• HSA 540 Quality Assurance and Utilization Review
• HSA 610 Financing and Delivery of Health Care Services
• HSA 620 Health Care Budgeting and Financial Management

International Business

If you select an international business specialization, you would take the following 12 credit hours plus the required core courses and one elective:

• MBA 612 International Finance
• MBA 613 International Marketing
• MBA 614 Cross-Cultural Management
• MBA 700 Independent Study (Must be approved by advisor in advance)

Management

For a specialization in Management, you would take the required core, 9 credit hours from the following, and one 3-credit elective.

• MBA 601 Human Resource Management
• MBA 604 Research in Management
• MBA 605 Entrepreneurial Management
• MBA 607 Business Consulting
• MBA 608 Leadership and Organizational
  Behavior
• MBA 614 Cross-Cultural Management
• MBA 630 Managing Continuous Improvement
• MBA 652 Diversity in the Workplace
• MBA 692 Social, Legal, and Ethical Aspects
  of Business

Marketing

For a specialization in Marketing, you would complete the required core, 9 credit hours from the following, and one 3-credit elective.

• MBA 613 International Marketing
• MBA 643 Buyer Motivation & Behavior
• MBA 644 Marketing Research
• MBA 645 Marketing Strategy

Remember, if you have any questions, you can request more information online, schedule a visit, or reserve a seat at an information session. If you are ready to apply, you can complete our convenient online application.