MBA PROGRAM OF STUDY (for applicants admitted after January 23, 2008)
Candidates for the MBA degree must complete 39 credit hours, divided into core courses (30 hours) and elective courses (9 hours). In addition, up to 16 credit hours of foundation courses may need to betaken depending on your undergraduate degree. Those candidates with undergraduate work in business administration may be permitted to waive some or all of the required foundation courses, as described below. Part-time students normally take from three to four years to earn their degrees.
| FOUNDATION COURSES (3 credits) |
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| MBA501 Graduate Survey of Accounting |
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| MBA502 Graduate Survey of Economics |
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| MBA503 Survey of Marketing & Management |
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| MBA504 Legal, Ethical, and Global Environment of Business |
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| MBA505 Foundations of Statistics |
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| All students entering the MBA Program will be required to demonstrate competency in statistics. Individuals will be required to take MBA505 Foundations of Statistics or receive a satisfactory grade on the Statistic Proficiency Examination. This examination will be given by appointment only. Those not taking the exam, or not receiving at least the minimum score, will be required to take the Foundation of Statistics course prior to taking MBA523 Statistical Decision Analysis.
Some or all of the foundation courses may be waived if the student has completed similar undergraduate courses at York College of Pennsylvania or other accredited institutions with a grade of "C" or better within five years of the date of application. A course may also be waived by challenging the course through credit by examination or by earning a 50th percentile or higher score in the CLEP examination if available. (Information about the CLEP examination can be found at http://www.ycp.edu/academics/1408.htm.)
| CORE COURSES (3 Credits Each) |
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| MBA523 Statistical Decision Analysis |
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| MBA525 Managerial Economics |
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| MBA527 Managerial Accounting |
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| MBA531 Strategic Marketing |
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| MBA537 Management Information Systems (re-titled Strategic Information Management in fall 2008) |
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| MBA539 Organizational Theory and Behavior |
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| MBA545 Operations Management (re-titled Operations Research and Applications in fall 2008) |
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| MBA572 Managerial Finance (re-titled Financial Management in fall 2008) |
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MBA576 Business and Government
MBA593 Business Strategy & Policy |
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Up to 6 of the above 33 required credit hours may be waived depending upon a student’s undergraduate degree. A minimum of 33 credit hours is required to complete the MBA degree.
ELECTIVE COURSES (9 hours)
Three additional graduate level courses, from the listing of concentration areas, must be taken to complete the degree requirements. If all three courses are taken in one concentration area, then that student’s degree will be designated as having completed that concentration.
CONCENTRATION AREA COURSES (3 credits each)
| Accounting |
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| MBA542 Accounting Theory |
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| MBA552 Accounting Information Systems |
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| MBA562 Financial Statement Analysis |
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| Finance |
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| MBA562 Financial Statement Analysis |
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| MBA582 Investments |
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| MBA592 Financial Planning |
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General Business
Students choose any three courses that fit their personal, academic, and career goals from the other concentration electives and/or: MBA561 Electronic Commerce
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| MBA554 Human Resource Management |
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MBA554 Human Resource Management
MBA567 Compensation and Benefits Systems
MBA584 Organizational Development
Management
MBA556 Management Theory and Practice (re-titled Executive Leadership in fall 2008)
MBA566 International Business |
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| MBA554 Human Resource Management |
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Marketing
(Choose three of the following courses)
MBA558 Buyer Behavior
MBA568 Promotional Strategy Management
MBA578 Marketing Information and Research
MBA588 Internet Marketing
(Note: Please refer to the Proposed Schedule of MBA Courses for the most recent tentative schedule) |
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