Full-Time MBA

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FIRST YEAR

Fall 2012

BUAD 501 - Management Communications 3 (1.5 Credit hours) (Module 1, 2, 3)
BUAD 510 - Financial Accounting: Reporting and Analysis 3 (Module 1)
BUAD 521 - The Technology Infrastructure 1 (P/F) (Module 1)
BUAD 530 - Financial Management 3 (1.5 Credit hours) (Module 2)
BUAD 540 - Marketing Management 3 (1.5 Credit hours) (Module 2)
BUAD 550 - Organizational Behavior and Process 3 (Module 1)
BUAD 570 - Applied Data & Economic Analysis I 3 (Module 1)
BUAD 571 - Applied Data and Economic Analysis II 3 (1.5 Credit hours) (Module 2)
BUAD 580 - Ethics 1.5 (Module 1, 2, 3)
BUAD 595 - Leadership Development Experience 0 (P/F) (Module 1, 2, 3)
Buad 595 Global Issues Discussion Group (1 Credit hour) (Module 2)

Hours: 17.5

Spring 2013

BUAD 501 - Management Communications 3 (1.5 Credit hours) (Module 1, 2, 3)
BUAD 511 - Accounting for Managerial Decision Making 2 (Module 3)
BUAD 522 - IT-Enabled Technological Transformations 2 (Module 3)
BUAD 530 - Financial Management 3 (1.5 Credit hours) (Module 2)
BUAD 540 - Marketing Management 3 (1.5 Credit hours) (Module 2)
BUAD 560 - Design and Control of the Modern Operations Function 3 (Module 3)
BUAD 571 - Applied Data and Economic Analysis II 3 (1.5 Credit hours) (Module 2)
BUAD 594 - Business, Government, and the Global Economy 2 (Module 3)
Buad 595 Global Issues Discussion Groups (1 Credit hour) (Module 3)

Hours: 16

Total First Year Hours: 33.5

SECOND YEAR

Fall 2013

Buad 595 Career Acceleration Module (elective) 6.0 (2nd Fall Semester)
Buad 595 Career Acceleration Module (elective) 6.0 (2nd Fall Semester)
BUAD 596 - Field Consultancy 4.5 (inc. Batten Fund)

Hours: 13.5

Spring 2014

BUAD 590 - Global Competitive Strategy 3 (2nd Semester)
BUAD 596 - Field Consultancy 4.5 (inc. Batten Fund) (3 Credit hours) (2nd Semester)
Buad xxx Elective 3 (2nd Semester)
Buad xxx Elective 3 (2nd Semester)
Buad xxx Elective 3 (2nd Semester)

Hours: 15

Total Second Year Hours: 28.5

Total Required for Degree: 62 hours

NOTE: All students in the Full time MBA Program must have a minimum of 9 credit hours each semester to maintain your full time status.

Joint Degree (JD/MBA, MBA/MPP) students must complete the entire first year curriculum, and the equivalent of half of the second year requirements for a total of 48.5 credit hours to earn the MBA to be conferred simultaneously with the joint program. Second year required courses include 590 and 12 hours of electives. MBA/MGM and MBA/Macc students should see the Program Director for more information.

The Mason School of Business offers a two-year, full-time program leading to the degree of Master of Business Administration. In order to earn the full-time MBA degree, Class of 2013 students and beyond must satisfactorily complete 63 credit hours of approved graduate course work on a full-time basis to include the entire first year of lock-step courses, required second year courses (see below), and the balance in approved electives (see below). A cumulative grade point average of 2.75 on a 4-point scale is required for graduation.

MODULE 1	MODULE 2	MODULE 3
August 20 – November 6	November 7 -February 15	February 18 -May 8
Fall break – Oct 13-16	Winter Break – Dec. 20-Jan 13	Spring break – March 2-10
Applied Data and Economic	Applied Data and Economic	Business, Government & the Global Economy (2)
Analysis I (3)	Analysis II (3)	Design/Control of Operations Function (3)
Financial Accounting (3)	Marketing (3)	IT Enabled Technological Transformations (1.5)
	Finance Management (3)	Managerial Accounting (2)
The Technology Infrastructure (1.5)	Global Business Discussion (1)
Organizational Behavior (3)	Ethics (1.5)
Management Communications (3)
Career Prep
Leadership Development Experience

Students must complete all degree requirements no later than the end of the third consecutive spring term following commencement of study (to include, if necessary, a maximum of one-year leave of absence from the program.) Joint degree students could also be granted up to a one year leave of absence from the program, with approval of the partner program, for a maximum of five years to complete for JD/MBA students, and four years for MBA/MPP students.

Students who fail to complete the degree requirements within the time period set forth above may petition the Graduate Academic Status Committee for an approval of an extension to complete degree requirements under such terms and conditions as may be imposed by the Graduate Academic Status Committee.