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Plan your MBA 

The Plan of Study serves as a contract between students and the university; it is a key element in successfully completing degree requirements. The original online plan of study will be submitted after discussion with the academic advisor and must be submitted to the Graduate College before a student enrolls in the seventeenth hour of graduate coursework.  The plan of study should include a list of the core courses and planned electives in the intended sequence of enrollment. This plan is flexible and can be changed prior to the semester of graduation. For military students using tuition assistance, an additional Microsoft Word form is available by request.

Changes in the plan of study may be made with the approval of the program when the student’s interests change or when course scheduling requires such changes. Prior to graduation the student will be required to submit a final plan of study.  A sample of the completed plan of study is below.
 

Core Courses (27 hours Full-Time MBA, 24 hours for Tulsa Part-Time MBA, and Online MBA)

  •  MGMT 5113 Individual and Organizational Behavior

    This course integrates the fields of management principles and practices with the study of individual and group behavior within organizations. The focus will be upon translation of management and organizational behavior theory to practices that result in organizational effectiveness, efficiency and human resource development.

  • MGMT 5303 Corporate and Business Strategy

    Key issues in formulating and implementing business and corporate strategies. The orientation of top management and diagnosis of what is critical in complex business situations and realistic solutions to strategic and organizational problems. 

  • ACCT 5183 MBA Financial Reporting

    Fundamentals of financial reporting, preparation and analysis of financial statements and the role of financial accounting in decision making. 

  • ECON 5113 Managerial Economics

    Economic theory applied to business decision-making. Concepts of microeconomics and macroeconomics related to understanding the economic system, analysis of policy, forecasting and international economics.

  • FIN 5013 Business Finance

    Introduction to the major areas of business finance: the financial environment in which business decisions are made and the institutions found therein, the financial management practices of a firm securing financing and allocating resources among competing alternatives, and the valuation of financial assets to the firm and individuals

  • MKTG 5133 Marketing Management

    Consideration at an advanced level of the major elements of marketing from the point of view of the marketing executive. Emphasis on problem solving and decision making; using an interdisciplinary approach. Development of an integrated, comprehensive marketing strategy.

  • MSIS 5303 Prescriptive Analytics

    Application of prescriptive analytic techniques to business problems. Some descriptive analytics may also be covered.

  • MBA 5100 Professional Development (Waived for Tulsa part-time and online MBA students).

    Career and professional development of MBA students. A blend of guest speakers, projects, and exercises used to better prepare students for advanced business careers. Offered for fixed credit, 1 credit hour, maximum of 6 credit hours. 

  • MBA 5100 Case Consulting (Waived for Tulsa part-time and online MBA students).

    Career and professional development of MBA students. A blend of guest speakers, projects, and exercises used to better prepare students for advanced business careers. Offered for fixed credit, 1 credit hour, maximum of 6 credit hours. 

  • MBA 5100 Practicum/Internship in Business (Waived for Tulsa part-time and online MBA students).

    Career and professional development of MBA students. A blend of guest speakers, projects, and exercises used to better prepare students for advanced business careers. Offered for fixed credit, 1 credit hour, maximum of 6 credit hours. 

  • MBA 5300 Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

    Examination of selected topics representing the most current academic and business concepts. 

  • MBA 5400 Descriptive Analytics

    Examination of selected topics representing the most current academic and business concepts. 

  • MBA 5500 Project Management

    Examination of selected topics representing the most current academic and business concepts. 


Electives (9 hours)

Students have the choice of completing electives through any 9-hour combination of approved 5000-level graduate business courses or by applying coursework from our specialized graduate certificate programs found here. (most graduate certificates add 3-hours to the original plan of study).  

 

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