MBA Elective

Different styles of leadership are explored along with the techniques and practices that are used by successful leaders in various organizational situations. Students will also assess their own leadership strengths and weaknesses.

It is critical in today’s dynamic and demanding business environment that organizations deliver superior products and services on-time and within budget. This course will provide extensive working knowledge of project and program management best practices, tools, techniques and concepts.

Any business may be subject to legal concerns ranging from employment issues, contract disputes, regulatory compliance, environmental investigations, negligence claims, purported violations of fiduciary duties and securities fraud. This course will provide the student with practical legal knowledge and principles in order to become more informed and sensitive business leaders and decision makers.

An investigation into today’s communication strategies, and how to effectively use them as a leader and professional in communicating with an organization’s various stakeholders. The course includes personal communication styles, media and tools for the manager, organizational communications climate, intercultural communications challenges, adapting communications to the specific needs of the audience, and cultivating and nourishing communication networks.

This course will select and analyze contemporary topics that are of particular importance in our dynamic and volatile business environment that have not been covered in other core or elective courses. Possible topics will be solicited from both business experts, faculty and students, as well as from respected research sources. Guest speakers with relevant expertise will be sought.

Internships are intended to provide students with experience related to their major. Internships allow students to apply what they learn in class to real world situations. Positions can be found in both corporate and non-profit institutions and can be for pay (generally the case for corporate internships) or on a volunteer basis (sometimes the case with non-profits). A minimum of 120 hours of work experience is required to complete each course. Approval of the student’s academic advisor and the Graduate Program Director is required.

Internships are intended to provide students with experience related to their major. Internships allow students to apply what they learn in class to real world situations. Positions can be found in both corporate and non-profit institutions and can be for pay (generally the case for corporate internships) or on a volunteer basis (sometimes the case with non-profits). A minimum of 40 hours of work experience is required to complete each course. Approval of the student’s academic advisor and the Graduate Program Director is required.

This course consists of a capstone project that combines the learning from other MBA classes. It is an opportunity for students to synthesize what they have learned in other classes to create an innovative business model for a given industry/business.