(36 credits)
Required Core Courses (27 credits)
(for all but Accounting/CPA)
The academic terms in which the courses normally are offered are listed to the right of the course title.
Note: All courses in the MBA program are three credit hours unless otherwise noted.
One of the following two courses
Take all of the following eight courses
MBA 530, MBA 580, MBA 590: Must be completed within the first 15 hours (five courses) of required course work.
Required Elective Courses (9 credits)
To obtain an MBA without a specific concentration a student can choose any three of the following ten electives:
To obtain an MBA without a specific concentration a student can choose any three of the following ten electives:
|
MBA 641
|
Investment Management
|
3
|
|
MBA 650
|
Operations Management
|
3
|
|
MBA 651
|
Organizational Behavior
|
3
|
|
MBA 652
|
International Business
|
3
|
|
MBA 654
|
Human Resource Management
|
3
|
|
MBA 660
|
Consumer Behavior
|
3
|
|
MBA 661
|
Integrated Marketing Communications
|
3
|
|
MBA 670
|
International Trade and Financial Mangmt
|
3
|
|
MBA 680
|
Information Systems in Business
|
3
|
|
MBA 685
|
Contemporary Topics and Issues in Orgs
|
3
|
Other courses as approved by the advisor or program director
MBA 685: Different topics are taught each semester; more than one class can be taken as long as each topic is different. Contemporary Topics in the past few years have included the following: Ethical Decision Making in Healthcare Administration, Entrepreneurship, Business Forecasting, Leadership, Project Planning and Risk Control, Role of Information Tech in Healthcare Administration, Services Marketing; Project Management, Gender Relations, the Entrepreneurial Experience and International Marketing, Program Management
MBA Concentrations
Concentrations are designed for students interested in obtaining additional depth in a particular area of study.
Finance
Complete three of the following courses
|
MBA 509
|
Public Finance
|
3
|
|
MBA 517
|
Money and Banking
|
3
|
|
MBA 641
|
Investment Management
|
3
|
|
MBA 670
|
International Trade and Financial Management
|
3
|
|
MBA 676
|
Special Topics in Business Administration
|
3
|
Health Care Administration
Complete the following three courses
- MBA 581 Healthcare Finance & Reimbursement
- MBA 582 Organizational Behavior and Leadership
- MBA 583 US Healthcare Strategy
|
MBA 650
|
Operations Management
|
3
|
|
MBA 685
|
Contemporary Topics and Issues in Orgs
|
3
|
|
MBA 676
|
Special Topics in Business Administratn
|
3
|
Accounting/CPA Track (36 credits)
The Accounting/CPA is an MBA track designed for those individuals who want to acquire the necessary course work and hours to qualify to sit for the CPA exam in Illinois. All courses are three credit hours.
The student must take the following accounting courses at Rockford University or equivalent courses at another institution in order to be able to sit for the exam. These courses can be undergraduate courses or taken at the graduate level. All regular PRQ for the MBA program also apply to the Accounting/CPA Track. If these courses are taken at the graduate level as a part of the MBA program, they can be used as electives.
Undergraduate PRQ
Graduate PRQ
| ACCT 540 | Intermediate Accounting Theory I | 3 |
| ACCT 541 | Intermediate Accounting Theory II | 3 |
| ACCT 542 | Intermediate Accounting Theory III | 3 |
| ACCT 544 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 545 | Federal Tax Accounting | 3 |
ACCT 644
| Advanced Cost Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 645 | Advanced Federal Tax | 3 |
| ACCT 646 | Advanced Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 647 | Auditing Theory and Practice | 3 |
ACCT 660
| Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
Students should also have one or two semesters of Business Law.
Required Core and Track Courses (36 credits)
One of the following two courses
|
MBA 503
|
Managerial Economics
|
3
|
|
MBA 504
|
Business and the National Economy
|
3
|
Take all of the following seven courses
|
MBA 510
|
Legal Environment of Business
|
3
|
|
MBA 540
|
Financial Management
|
3
|
|
MBA 550
|
Management Theory and Practice
|
3
|
|
MBA 560
|
Marketing
|
3
|
|
MBA 580
|
Introduction to Business Research
|
3
|
|
MBA 590
|
Organizational Communication
|
3
|
|
MBA 696
|
Business Planning and Strategies
|
3
|
Four additional electives as approved by the advisor or program director.
These can include any accounting courses above taken at the graduate level except MBA 524 .