Siu mba

I want to know the Concentrations and the Curriculum of MBA program of Southern Illinois University, Carbondale?

[Kiran Chandar]

Southern Illinois University is a public research university located in Carbondale, Illinois, United States. The University was established in 1869. SIU is the flagship campus of the Southern Illinois University system.

MBA program

Their MBA program prepares students for managerial positions in business and government.

Concentrations

All MBA students must take 4 electives.

If the student chooses, he/she may specialize in Finance, International Business, or Marketing by taking 3 related courses.

If the student does not wish to obtain a concentration in a specialized area, he/she may take any four electives from the General Business Concentration section.

Finance Concentration

Students must complete three of the following 3-credit hour courses:

BA 531 Advanced Financial Management
BA 532 Financial Institutions and Markets
BA 533 Investment Concepts
BA536 Financial Analysis and Security Valuation
BA582 International Finance

Marketing Concentration

Students must take three, 3-hour elective courses from the following:

BA 505 Brand Management
BA 551 Product Strategy and Management
BA 558 Promotional Strategy and Management
BA 581 Global Marketing

Curriculum-

BA Core Requirements

Core Area Course(s) Course Title
Accounting BA 510* Managerial Accounting & Control Concepts
Finance BA 530** Financial Management
Management BA 540 Management & Org. Behavior
Marketing BA 550 Marketing Management
Management of Info Systems BA 560 Management Information Systems
International Requirement (International Business, Global Marketing, International Finance, or study abroad course)
Policies BA 598 Business Policies

Description of MBA Core Courses Number

BA 510
Managerial Accounting and Control Concepts — Basic cost concepts, measures, methods and systems of internal accounting useful for managerial planning, implementation, control and performance evaluation. Includes cost analysis relevant for non-routine decision-making. Prerequisite: enrollment in College of Business and Administration graduate program or consent of department, 410 and M.B.A. program "computer ability" foundation requirement met, or equivalent.

BA 530
Financial Management — Provide a broad overview of basic concepts, principles, and recent innovations in financial management. Topics covered will include risk and return, valuation, capital budgeting, capital structure and cost of capital, dividend policy, financial planning, international financial management and corporate restructuring. Prerequisite: enrollment in College of Business and Administration graduate program or consent of the department. 510 and economics foundation requirement. Finance 330 with a grade of C or better. Students who have had Finance 361 or its equivalent or were undergraduate finance majors are not allowed in 530 and should take 531 instead.

BA 540
Managerial and Organization Behavior — Case analyses of human problems in the business organization. Application of findings of behavioral science research to organization problems. Development of direction and leadership skills. Prerequisite: enrollment in College of Business and Administration graduate program or consent of department, 440 or equivalent.

BA 550
Marketing Management — A managerial approach to the study of marketing. Emphasis is on the nature and scope of the marketing manager’s responsibilities and on marketing decision-making. Prerequisite: enrollment in College of Business and Administration graduate program or consent of department.

BA 560
Management of Information Systems — A survey of information system design, analysis and operations. Topics include systems concepts, systems analysis and design, database management, software and hardware concepts, decision support systems, expert systems, distributed processing and telecommunications and information systems planning. Applications of information technology will be emphasized. Prerequisite: enrollment in MBA program or consent of department, 452 or equivalent.

BA 580
International Dimensions of Business and Management — International business and activities are examined in the international environment. The course will focus on concepts and issues of international business and will analyze the marketing, financial, accounting, managerial, logistical and production functions of international operations. Emphasis is on integrating, learning and creative thinking through lecture and case analysis. Prerequisite: enrollment in M.B.A. program or consent of program; functional M.B.A. coursework should be completed.

BA 598
Business Policies — Study of the development and evaluation of business strategies and policies as they relate to the overall performance of the firm within its environment. Knowledge of the functional areas of administration, available business data and analytical tools will be utilized in solving comprehensive business cases and simulation games. Prerequisite: enrollment for past semester in M.B.A. program.

Contact address

Southern Illinois University
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1263 Lincoln Dr, Carbondale, IL 62901, United States