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Course Offerings
The MBA at Rockford College program of study is designed for people
holding undergraduate degrees in any field. The degree program consists
of twelve courses (nine required and three electives), plus up to
five prerequisites designed to prepare students for the program.
Students entering the program with a non-business undergraduate
degree may be required to take prerequisites (depending on undergraduate
course work). Normally, a student with an undergraduate degree in
business or a related field will have met most, if not all, of the
program prerequisite requirements. Refer to the current Rockford
College catalog for more specific program details. Students may
enroll in the general track of the MBA or choose a specific concentration.
Any three electives in a specific field constitute a concentration.
Program
Prerequisites
Required
Coursework
Elective
Coursework
Concentration
Requirements
Program
Prerequisites
The five prerequisites listed below
must be satisfied through courses taken within the last 10 years
(or by proficiency examination) before completing six credit hours
of required courses in the MBA program. If you feel you would like
to attempt to take the proficiency exams but feel as though you
need may need to do some additional studying, there are tutorials
available at www.MBAPrimer.com
for purchase. Information on proficiency exams is available
from the Office of Graduate Studies. Prerequisite coursework is:
BSAD 223
or Statistics(3-4 semester hrs.)
BSAD 501 or Calculus (3 semester hrs.)
BSAD 502 or Macro and Micro Economics (3-6 semester
hrs.)
BSAD 518 or Business Finance (3 semester hrs.)
BSAD 524 or 6 Hours of undergraduate accounting
Required
Coursework (nine courses)
The schedule for the classes listed
may be searched by clicking
here.
Required courses help the MBA student develop critical management
skills and a deeper understanding of the business field. Specific
course descriptions follow:
BSAD 503
Managerial Economics or BSAD 504 Business
& the National Economy
BSAD 510 Legal Environment of Business
BSAD 530 Managerial Accounting and Control
BSAD 540 Financial Management
BSAD 550 Management and Leadership Theory
and Practice
BSAD 560 Marketing
BSAD 580 Organizational Research
BSAD 590 Organizational Communication
BSAD 696 Management Planning and Strategies
Elective
Coursework (three courses)
Required
courses help the MBA student acquire deeper knowledge in
specific areas of business, which may relate to your present
or future career
BSAD 641
Investment Management
BSAD 650
Operations Management
BSAD 651
Organizational Behavior
BSAD 652
International Business
BSAD 654
Human Resource Management
BSAD 660
Consumer Behavior
BSAD 661
Promotion Policies & Management
BSAD 665 Public
and Not-for-Profit Management
BSAD 670
International Trade/Financial Management
BSAD 680
Information Systems in Organizations
BSAD 685
Contemporary Topics & Issues in Organizations
Concentration
Requirements
You may enroll in the
general track of the MBA or choose a specific concentration.
Any three electives in a specific field constitute a concentration.
There are six different concentrations from which a student
can choose:
Marketing (choose three from the following)
BSAD 652
International Business
BSAD 660 Consumer Behavior
BSAD 661 Promotion Policies and Management
BSAD 685 Contemporary Topics and Issues in Organizations
Finance (choose three from the following)
BSAD 641
Investment Management
BSAD 670 International Trade/Financial
Management
BSAD 685 Contemporary Topics and Issues
in Organizations
Management (choose three from the
following)
BSAD 650
Operations Management
BSAD 651 Organizational Behavior
BSAD 652 International Business
BSAD 654 Human Resource Management
BSAD 665 Public
and Not-for-Profit Management
BSAD 680 Information Systems in Organizations
BSAD 685 Contemporary Topics and Issues in Organizations
Strategic (must take both BA 503 and
BA 504, and choose two from the following)
BSAD 650
Operations Management
BSAD 670 International Trade/Financial
Management
BSAD 680 Information Systems in Organizations
BSAD 685 Contemporary Topics and Issues
in Organizations
MBA/CPA
Designed to meet the requirements
of 150 hours of study to sit for the CPA.
For information
on CPA exam requirements, click
here
BSAD 223
Financial Accounting
BSAD 224
Managerial Accounting
BSAD 340
Intermediate Accounting
BSAD 341
Intermediate Accounting II
BSAD 342
Intermediate Accounting III
BSAD 344
Cost Accounting
BSAD 345
Tax Accounting
BSAD 544
Advanced Cost Accounting
BSAD 545
Advanced Tax Accounting
BSAD 546
Advanced Accounting
BSAD 547 Auditing
BSAD 560
Accounting Information Systems
Public and
Not-for-Profit Concentration
Designed for those people who are interested in working within
a public or not-for-profit organization.
BSAD 509 Public
Finance
BSAD 529
Public & Not-for-Profit Accounting
BSAD 645
Fund Development and Marketing
BSAD 665
Public & Not-for Profit Management
*In addition, students seeking the
concentration in this area would need to either have two years work
experience in a not-for-profit or government position or be required
to take three hour internship at a not-for-profit or government
agency.
Last Updated
05/29/2007
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