Course List - Master of Business Administration
In your first year you will study the fundamentals and integration of business areas. This will give you the foundation for developing additional strategic business skills in the 2nd-year course work. The residency experiences at the end of the 3rd and 8th terms will give you an opportunity to further hone your skills while networking with and learning from your peers and Penn State faculty.
| Year 1 | Term 1 | |
| IMBA 501 | Markets, Industry Analysis, and Business Strategy How markets determine prices and activity in the business firm; the firm's microeconomic and macroeconomic environments; formulation of competitive strategy. |
3 credits |
| IMBA 502 | Financial and Accounting Tools Introduction to financial systems and reports; development of ability to analyze financial information, apply financial tools, and communicate financial information. |
3 credits |
| Year 1 | Term 2 | |
| IMBA 513 | Data Analysis Resource Module Applications of statistical methods in business management: selection of methods, interpretation of results, and presentation. |
2 credits |
| IMBA 516 | Organizational Behavior and Performance Analysis of conceptual models, systems, and decision processes consistent with high levels of individual, group, and organizational performance. |
2 credits |
| IMBA 515 | Accounting for External Reporting Ability to read financial reports and analyze their content. |
2 credits |
| Year 1 | Term 3 | |
| IMBA 521 | Strategic Analysis Analysis of a company case; development of the ability to draw sound conclusions on business strategies and performance. |
2 credits |
| IMBA 522 | Financial Management Principles of valuing capital investment projects and financial assets. |
2 credits |
| IMBA 523 | Organizational Development, Intervention, and Change Analysis and assessment of conceptual models, systems, and decision processes for organizational development, intervention, and change; transformation and reengineering processes. |
2 credits |
| Residency I Week Integrative activity on-site at selected firm. |
||
| Year 1 | Term 4 | |
| IMBA 517 | Corporate Governance Study of interrelationships among shareholders, boards of directors, and managers (owner agents) and other stakeholders in a modern public corporation. |
2 credits |
| IMBA 531 | Project Management A problem-based, interdisciplinary course in project management skills and techniques needed to manage projects in a modern business environment. |
2 credits |
| IMBA 543 | Accounting for Internal Decision Making Basic concepts, issues, tools, and techniques in the use of accounting information for internal decision making. |
2 credits |
| Year 2 | Term 5 | |
| IMBA 530 | Marketing in a Global Environment Global marketing planning and strategic formulation for profit and nonprofit firms in the creation, promotion, pricing, and distribution of goods and services. |
3 credits |
| IMBA 544 | Managing Human Resources Processes and issues related to staffing and retaining human resources. |
3 credits |
| Year 2 | Term 6 | |
| IMBA 550 | Corporate Information Strategy Information technology supporting management decision making, operations, and creation of new products and services; electronic commerce in global markets. |
3 credits |
| IMBA 560 | Corporate Innovative Strategies Formulation and implementation of a corporate innovation or technology strategy. |
3 credits |
| Year 2 | Term 7 | |
| IMBA 561 | Global Operations and Supply Chain Management Effective management of the flow of goods and services. |
3 credits |
| IMBA 562 | Global Business Management Establishing and expanding businesses in global markets and managing multinational firm strategies and operations. |
3 credits |
| Year 2 | Term 8 | |
| IMBA 573 | Strategic Planning Application of knowledge in creating and sustaining competitive advantage; development of skills necessary for writing a strategic plan. |
3 credits |
| IMBA 574 | Strategic Financial Decisions Advanced capital project analysis; evaluating levered investments; application of option valuation principles to strategic decisions. |
3 credits |
| Residency II Week Integrative activity on-site and program completion. |
||