Global or International Component

The MBA Program requires all students to complete a three-credit international or global component. An elective in a global or international subject typically fulfills this requirement. A three-credit graduate course in a foreign language or a graduate level course at a foreign school can also fulfill this requirement if approved by the MBA Program Director.

Every year, the MBA Program arranges several overseas courses with intensive one- to two-week, eight-hour-a-day schedules. We organize these intensive overseas courses in places such as France, China, India and Mexico. Such courses will also satisfy the international component requirement.

Pre-requisites to Courses

It is the Student's responsibility to have the proper pre-requisites to courses; they are listed in the MBA Brochure and on the course schedule. MGMT 5390 (390): Strategy, Policy and Planning should be taken as part of your last 12 credits.

Core Requirements

ACCT 5121 (321) - Financial Accounting and Reporting

ACCT 5123 (323) - Cost Analysis and Control*
(Prereq: ACCT 5121 (321))

BLAW 5175 (375) - Business, Law, and Ethics

FNCE 5101 (301) - Financial Management*
(Prereq: ACCT 5121 (321) and OPIM 5103 (303))

FNCE 5151 (317) - Introduction to Economics, Financial Markets, and Information*
(Prereq: college level statistics or OPIM 5103 (303))

MGMT 5138 (338) - Managing Organizations

MGMT 5390 (390) - Strategy, Policy, and Planning
(Capstone; taken at the end of the MBA program)

MKTG 5115 (315) - Market-Driven Management

OPIM 5103 (303) - Managerial Statistics*

OPIM 5110 (310) - Operations Management*
(Prereq: OPIM 5103 (303))

OPIM 5165 (365) - Management Information Systems

Total Core Requirements = 33 credits

Electives and Concentrations

Students may take electives** in any of the following areas to develop a concentration. A minimum of two electives comprises an area of concentration; however, some concentrations will require more than two electives or require specific classes in that area of concentration. Please contact the MBA office for more information.

Accounting (principle prerequisite: ACCT 5121 (321))
Finance (principle prerequisites: ACCT 5121 (321) and FNCE 5101 (301))
Health Care Management must take HSMG 5240 (380) and HSMG 5243 (383)
International Business*** (interdepartmental)
Management**** (principle prerequisite: MGMT 5138 (338))
Management of Technology (interdepartmental)
Marketing (principle prerequisite: MKTG 5115 (315))
Real Estate (principle prerequisites: ACCT 5121 (321) and FNCE 5101 (301))

Total Electives = 24 credits
Total University of Connecticut MBA = 57 credits

*Note* Not all electives are available in all campuses. Please contact your primary campus to find out about electives and concentrations offered in that campus.

* A college level calculus course is a prerequisite.

** Students can take up to nine credits of electives as Independent Studies. Independent Studies can range from work related projects at the student’s respective company to participation in faculty research to consulting projects with UConn centers or institutes such as the Connecticut Small Business Development Center. Students may also take up to nine credits in another UConn graduate program.

*** MBA students are required to complete a three-credit international or global component. This requirement can be fulfilled by taking an elective in a global or international subject, a three-credit graduate course in a foreign language, or a graduate level course at a foreign school (if approved by the MBA program director). Overseas courses organized through the MBA program include study and travel to locations such as China, France, England, India and Mexico.

**** Students who score below 4.0 on the GMAT Analytical Writing Assessment must take MGMT 5650 (350) (Managerial Communications) as one of their electives.