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2022-2023 Graduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]
C.T. Bauer College of Business Courses
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See the University of Houston Undergraduate Catalog for information about C.T. Bauer College of Business undergraduate courses offered.
The C.T. Bauer College of Business offers graduate courses in the following areas:
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C.T. Bauer College of Business
Finance
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FINA 7325 - Investment & Portfolio Management Project II Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and FINA 7A10; must register for FINA 7324 and FINA 7325 concurrently.
This course is designed to help students learn key concepts to invest in equities and work professionally in investments. Students will have the opportunity to simulate working as a buy-side financial analyst with an investment company including managing a “virtual portfolio”.
Repeatability: N
Additional Fee: Y Fee Type Y -
FINA 7326 - Private Equity and Investment Banking Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and FINA 6335 or FINA 6A35 .
Structure and objectives of private equity with a focus on venture capital and entrepreneurial finance. Analysis of investment opportunities, structuring, financing and growing portfolio companies and small businesses.
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FINA 7329 - Behavioral Finance Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Examination of individual decision behavior within a financial market context. Evaluation of psychological explanations for market movements and anomalies. Emphasis on the application of psychological principles to decision making behavior.
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FINA 7341 - Commercial Banking Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and FINA 6A35 or FINA 6335 .
Survey of commercial banking principles and in-depth analysis of current banking issues.
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FINA 7350 - Derivatives I: Options Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Analysis of the theory of options and its applications in practice. Emphasis is on the options’ strategies and modeling as used in managerial risk management.
Repeatability: No
Additional Fee: Y -
FINA 7351 - Derivatives II: Forwards, Futures and Swaps Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Analysis of the theory of forwards, futures, and swaps, and their applications in practice. Emphasis is on the use of these derivatives in risk management by investors and firms of all sizes.
Repeatability: No
Additional Fee: Y -
FINA 7352 - Energy Derivatives Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and FINA 6335 or FINA 6A35 .
Analyzes the most important traded energy instruments, including futures, swaps, and options; the institutons on which they are traded; and their pricing. Relationships between economic fundamentals and price behavior are explored, as are the implications of these relationships for the pricing of traded energy instruments and the management of energy price risk, current policy issues in energy markets.
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FINA 7354 - Financial Econometrics Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and FINA 6A35.
Financial econometrics is the intersection of statistical techniques and finance. The objective of this course is to provide a comprehensive overview of financial econometric models and their applications to modeling risk and returns, and prediction of financial time series data. The emphasis is on applied financial modeling, data analysis, and forecasting.
Additional Fee: No -
FINA 7355 - Stochastic Calculus and Computational Finance Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and FINA 6A35.
This course studies the fundamentals of innovations in quantitative finance. It provides an extended introduction to basic stochastic calculus, and major valuation techniques -PDE methods and martingale methods - applied to a variety of derivative contracts. Students will learn to implement PDE and martingale models using numerical methods - PDE solvers and Monte Carlo techniques - and will also investigate how to utilize basic econometric techniques to evaluate and validate models.
Repeatability: No
Additional Fee: N -
FINA 7356 - Financial Econometrics Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and FINA 6A35.
Financial econometrics is the intersection of statistical techniques and finance. The objective of this course is to provide a comprehensive overview of financial econometric models and their applications to modeling risk and returns, and prediction of financial time series data. The emphasis is on applied financial modeling, data analysis, and forecasting.
Repeatability: No
Additional Fee: N -
FINA 7358 - Programming in R - Finance Applications Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and FINA 6A35.
Students will learn how to program in R, with specific emphasis on optimization, simulation, financial modeling and analysis of financial data. The finance applications include modeling of stock returns, portfolio management, risk management techniques, and pricing of futures and options.
Repeatability: No
Additional Fee: N -
FINA 7360 - International Finance Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Formerly/Same as: (Also INTB 7360, formerly FINA/INTB 7386.)
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing and FINA 6A35 or FINA 6335 .
Students may not receive credit for both FINA 7386 and INTB 7386. A comprehensive overview of currency, equity, and international bond markets around the world. Institutional, theoretical issues, and current trends will be analyzed. A strong emphasis will be placed on the hedging techniques and tools used to reduce the risks associated with those financial markets.
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FINA 7361 - Risk Management Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and FINA 6A35 or FINA 6335 .
Examines advanced risk issues for top management. Systematic characterization of types of risk facing corporations and the hedging of such risks through the use of derivatives, futures and forwards, securitization, and specialized contracting arrangements with input suppliers and purchasers.
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FINA 7364 - International Business and Political Risk Management Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and FINA 6A35 or FINA 6335 .
Examines political risk in international business in the context of enterprise risk management. Utilizes plant site, firm, and country case studies to introduce approaches to political risk assessment and tools for managing political risk and capitalizing on unexploited opportunities related to high risk factors.
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FINA 7370 - Cases in Corporate Finance Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Formerly/Same as: FINA 7368
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and FINA 6A35 or FINA 6335 .
Application of financial theory to analyze interesting and topical case studies of corporate financial management.
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FINA 7371 - Energy Value Chain Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and FINA 6335 or FINA 6A35 .
The nature of energy assets, operations and products produced, and the economics of each component of the EVC.
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FINA 7372 - Upstream Economics Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and FINA 6387
The energy industry’s upstream (E&P) segment, discussing geological processes that form and trap hydrocarbons, describing the techniques used to find, produce, and process energy discoveries. Ownership, operational decision making, finding and lifting costs, risk assessment and mitigation, reserve accounting, financing, and unconventional hydrocarbons.
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FINA 7373 - Petrochemical and Refining Economics Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: graduate standing and FINA 6387 .
Consideration of economic concepts and analysis of the structure and behavior of global refining and petrochemical industries. Exploration of current issues facing the industry, including the impact of changes in relative hydrocarbon values, regulatory impacts, unconventional crudes, alternative transportation fuels, and the role of the industry in economic development.
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FINA 7374 - Midstream Energy Finance Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and FINA 6A35 or FINA 6335 .
Provides an insight into the midstream sector of the oil and gas industry by studying real projects and strategies executed in this sector. Explores the financial risks, structures and investment strategies and the drivers to investment in the midstream industry. Includes an overview of how this sector has developed and the entities that have come to the forefront of this sector.
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FINA 7376 - Energy Trading Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and FINA 6A35 or FINA 6335 .
Energy trading organization and the risks facing energy companies. Emphasis on valuation in contract trading, including technical and fundamental analysis in petroleum, natural gas, and power markets.
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FINA 7377 - Electric Power Markets Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and FINA 6A35 or FINA 6335 .
Examines the history of the electric power markets in the United States and the fundamental concepts of power and its significance in the economy. Provides detailed knowledge of the US Power Grid including regional analysis, generation, load, and transmission. Studies the impact of the environment and weather on the market. Analyzes the trading of power and discusses corporate trading risks.
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FINA 7380 - Real Estate Finance Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and FINA 7A10 .
Introduction to real estate economics and finance fundamentals. Analysis of investments, trends in development, and financing.
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FINA 7381 - Principles of Real Estate Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and FINA 6A35 or FINA 6335.
Introductory course covering all major aspects of real property and estate business, including land title and ownership interests, title, encumbrances and title insurance policies, surveys , laws and regulations controlling real estate, development and construction, financing of real estate, roles and responsibilities of participants in real estate development and related topics.
Repeatability: N
Additional Fee: N Fee Type N -
FINA 7382 - Developing a Real Estate Project Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and FINA 6A35 or FINA 6335.
Overview of the real estate development industry including applied processes and best practices used in actual development projects. Follows the development process from an entrepreneurial and “deal making” point-of-view and uses case studies to illustrate the multidisciplinary nature of real estate development teams. Topics include market analysis, site selection, project budgeting/financial analysis, land acquisition, marketing and leasing, joint ventures, financing, design and construction management, and dispositions.
Repeatability: N
Additional Fee: N Fee Type N -
FINA 7383 - Real Estate Market Analysis & Valuation Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and FINA 6A35 or FINA 6335.
This course covers the fundamentals of market research in real estate and determination of development project feasibility. Topics include land economics, shift-share analysis, market demand forecasts, and assessment of competitive conditions, determination of market risk plus project vacancy and absorption projections for residential, commercial and mixed-use projects.
Repeatability: N
Additional Fee: N Fee Type N -
FINA 7384 - Real Estate Financial Modeling Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and FINA 7380 or FINA 7383.
This course covers best practices and utilization of both Microsoft Excel and ARGUS Software in an applied approach to real estate financial modeling covering both asset and portfolio modeling.
Repeatability: No
Additional Fee: N -
FINA 7389 - Multifamily Real Estate Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and FINA 6335 or FINA 6A35.
The course will explore multifamily market and economic feasibility, acquisition of new sites and existing property, new development, investment analysis, management of operations, landlord/tenant law, leasing, facilities management, and disposition.
Repeatability: No
Additional Fee: N -
FINA 7397 - Selected Topics in Finance Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and FINA 6A35 or FINA 6335.
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
Additional Fee: Yes Fee Type Y -
FINA 8338 - Seminar in Financial Management I Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Advanced study of the theoretical issues and quantitative techniques of the financial management of the firm.
Repeatability: No
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FINA 8339 - Seminar in Financial Management II Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Advanced study of the theoretical issues and quantitative techniques of the financial management of the firm.
Repeatability: No
Additional Fee: Y -
FINA 8368 - Seminar in Investments Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Advanced study of the theoretical issues and quantitative techniques of the security analysis and portfolio evaluation.
Repeatability: No
Additional Fee: Y -
FINA 8372 - Seminar Options & Futures Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
The course develops the option pricing techniques and their application to corporate finance.
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FINA 8373 - Emp Methods in Finance Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
The course discusses various empirical methods used in current finance literature.
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FINA 8395 - Teaching Practicum Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of instructor.
Supervised practice in the teaching of finance.
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FINA 8396 - Research Practicum Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of instructor.
Supervised research in finance.
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FINA 8397 - Selected Topics in Finance Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of chair.
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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FINA 8398 - Special Problems Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of chair.
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FINA 8399 - Doctoral Dissertation Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Repeatability: N
Additional Fee: Y Fee Type Y -
FINA 8699 - Doctoral Dissertation Credit Hours: 6
Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Repeatability: N
Additional Fee: Y Fee Type Y -
FINA 8999 - Doctoral Dissertation Credit Hours: 9
Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Repeatability: N
Additional Fee: Y Fee Type Y
General Business Administration
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GENB 6A50 - Business Communications Credit Hours: 1.5
Lecture Contact Hours: 1.5 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
Communication skills useful in business, including methods for organizing ideas and presenting information.
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GENB 7A97 - Selected Topics Credit Hours: 1.5
Lecture Contact Hours: 1.5 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Repeatability: May be repeated when topics vary.
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GENB 6330 - International Environment of Business Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and FINA 6387 .
The major social, political, legal, ethical, and cultural dimensions of the changing world environment and the impact of these dimensions on the firm.
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GENB 6350 - Business Communications Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Study of communication skills useful in business.
Repeatability: No
Additional Fee: Y -
GENB 6398 - Research Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of chair.
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GENB 7196 - Internship Credit Hours: 1.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 1
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Enhancement of concepts and techniques learned in the classroom. Written report required.
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GENB 7197 - Selected Topics Credit Hours: 1.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 1 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of chair or program director.
Repeatability: May be repeated as topics vary.
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GENB 7297 - Selected Topics Credit Hours: 2.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of chair or program director.
Repeatability: May be repeated as topics vary.
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GENB 7303 - Professional Accounting Communication Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Strategies to increase the effectiveness of oral and written communication to accounting information stakeholders.
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GENB 7304 - Business Ethics for Accountants Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Ethical principles in business and accounting, focusing on the origins of ethical thinking (history/philosophy), modern day ethical issues (real business cases), and the professional ethical standards applicable to CPAs today.
Repeatability: No
Additional Fee: Y -
GENB 7305 - Commercial Law Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Application of basic legal principles to contracts, sales, insurance, commercial paper, agency, business organizations, real property, personal property, trade regulation, secured transactions, and bankruptcy.
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GENB 7322 - Healthcare Economics and Finance Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Provides students with the basic tools to understand healthcare cost structure, analyze healthcare related economic conditions, and conduct financial analysis in the healthcare field including investments, ownership, joint ventures, and funding sources.
Repeatability: No
Additional Fee: N -
GENB 7334 - Brainstorming to Bankrolling: Beyond the Classroom Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
This project-based course provides a unique opportunity to explore the area of microfinance from a theoretical, practical, and experiential viewpoint. Topics include social entrepreneurship and business concepts such as Triple Bottom Line and Base of the Pyramid, and how entrepreneurs use business concepts, innovation, and technology to solve some of the most pressing and challenging problems of society.
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GENB 7335 - Research & Application of Emerging Innovations in Microfinance Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing andGENB 7334 or instructor approval.
Application of principles of microfinance, including research and service learning projects.
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GENB 7390 - Books an MBA Should Read Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
Reading for breadth, sophistication, and business-related applications.
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GENB 7393 - Business Consulting Lab I Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and permission of instructor.
Consulting and engagement management practices. Involves participation in a live project.
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GENB 7394 - Business Consulting Lab II Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and permission of instructor.
Consulting and engagement management practices. Involves participation in a live project.
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GENB 7397 - Selected Topics Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and approval of department chair or program director.
Repeatability: May be repeated when topics vary.
Additional Fee: Yes -
GENB 8011 - Research Activities Credit Hours: 0.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Track current research activities.
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GENB 8301 - Communication of Academic Research Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor
Writing and presenting academic papers in all business administration disciplines.
International Business
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INTB 6398 - Special Problems Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of chair.
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INTB 7343 - International Legal Environment of Management Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Management impact of sovereignty, treaties, executive agreements, contracts, non-tariff trade barriers, extraterritorial antitrust, dispute resolution. International oil and gas, air, sea, space law.
Note: Students may not receive credit for both INTB 7343 and MANA 7343.
Additional Fee: Yes -
INTB 7351 - Management of Global Organizations Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
The study of comparative management with emphasis on the international and cultural issues in organizational behavior and management encountered by multinational operations.
Note: Students may not receive credit for both INTB 7351 and MANA 7351.
Additional Fee: Yes -
INTB 7352 - International Management of Technology Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Global management of technology issues, such as strategies and organization designs for international technology generation and transfer.
Additional Fee: Yes -
INTB 7353 - Regional Issues in Global Mgmt Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Formerly/Same as: (also MANA 7353 )
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Students may not receive credit for both INTB 7353 and MANA 7353 for the same topic.
Economic, cultural, technological and managerial factors that may impact an organization’s strategies, practices and effectiveness. Topics may include a focus on a global region such as Latin America, Europe, or Asia.
Repeatability: Can be repeated for a total of 6 credit hours with different topics.
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INTB 7360 - International Finance Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
A comprehensive overview of currency, equity, and international bond markets around the world. Institutional, theoretical issues, and current trends will be analyzed. A strong emphasis will be placed on the hedging techniques and tools used to reduce the risks associated with those financial markets.
Note: Students may not receive credit for both INTB 7360 and FINA 7360.
Additional Fee: Yes -
INTB 7363 - International Business and Political Risk Management Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Examines political risk in international business in the context of enterprise risk management. Utilizes plant site, firm, and country case studies to introduce approaches to political risk assessment and tools for managing political risk and capitalizing on unexploited opportunities related to high risk factors.
Note: Students may not receive credit for both INTB 7363 and FINA 7364.
Additional Fee: No -
INTB 7364 - Experience in Emerging Market Economies Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and instructor approval.
In-country study of regional business practices in one or more emerging economies via on-site visits with local businesses and governmental officials.
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INTB 7365 - Business and World Economy Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Factors and elements which demonstrate how international economies, events, policies and business strategies affect both large and small firms in today’s global economy.
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INTB 7371 - Energy Value Chain Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
The nature of energy assets, operations and products produced, and the economics of each component of the EVC.
Note: Students may not receive credit for both INTB 7371 and FINA 7371.
Additional Fee: No -
INTB 7375 - Sem in International Business Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: graduate standing and INTB 7365 .
Historical development and contemporary issues related to international business.
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INTB 7397 - Selected Topics in Inb Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: graduate standing, consent of instructor.
Topics will vary. Areas of interest from various disciplines concerned with international business and research interests of faculty and students.
Repeatability: May be repeated with approval of Office of Student Services.
Management
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MANA 6A25 - Ethical Leadership & Critical Reasoning Credit Hours: 1.5
Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Develop awareness of leaders’ ethical duties and the ability to systematically and critically assess business problems. Practice critical reasoning and ethical decision making skills.
Repeatability: N
Additional Fee: N Fee Type N -
MANA 6A32 - Organizational Behavior & Management Credit Hours: 1.5
Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Introduction to organizational analysis; problems of leadership, motivation, group dynamics, and organizational change and development; organizations as open systems.
Repeatability: N
Additional Fee: N Fee Type N -
MANA 6A83 - Strategic Analysis Credit Hours: 1.5
Lecture Contact Hours: 1.5 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
A foundational course in strategic management that introduces the concepts of strategic thinking, environmental and industry analysis, internal analysis, sustainable competitive advantage and other formulation issues in domestic and international organizations.
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MANA 6A98 - Research Credit Hours: 1.5
Lecture Contact Hours: 1.5 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and approval of chair.
Research in management.
Repeatability: May be repeated as appropriate to degree plan.
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MANA 7A49 - Managerial Decision Making Credit Hours: 1.5
Lecture Contact Hours: 1.5 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Fundamentals of managerial decision making including decision making models, processes, contexts, and outcomes.
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MANA 7A80 - Implementation of Strategies Credit Hours: 1.5
Lecture Contact Hours: 1.5 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and completion of MANA 6A83 .
Advanced study of the implementation of strategies. Emphasis will be given to the design and integration of (a) organizational processes, and (b) operating, information, and control systems for implementing strategies.
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MANA 7A97 - Selected Topics in Management Credit Hours: 1.5
Lecture Contact Hours: 1.5 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Repeatability: May be repeated when topics vary.
Additional Fee: No -
MANA 6310 - Fundamentals of Business Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and admission to an MS Program in the Bauer College.
Introductory course establishing how management and leadership relate to the areas of marketing, finance, accounting, supply chain, and information technology in organizations.
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MANA 6332 - Organizational Behavior & Management Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Introduction to organizational analysis; problems of leadership, motivation, group dynamics, and organizational change and development; organizations as open systems.
Repeatability: N
Additional Fee: Y Fee Type Y -
MANA 6383 - Strategic Managment Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: graduate standing and completion of all modular M.B.A. core requirements.
A capstone course covering strategy formulation and implementation in domestic and international organizations and emphasizing the integration of decisions in the functional areas.
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MANA 6398 - Research Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of chair.
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MANA 7312 - Fundamentals of Healthcare Business Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
An introductory course providing an overview of the U.S. healthcare business environment, its institutions, operations, economics, and current challenges.
Repeatability: No
Additional Fee: N -
MANA 7322 - Zero Harm Quality and Performance Management in Healthcare Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Overview of methods and systems to reduce complications and variability and pursue a zero-harm goal with the end result being safe, high quality healthcare.
Repeatability: No
Additional Fee: N -
MANA 7329 - Behavioral Finance Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Examination of individual decision behavior within a financial market context. Evaluation of psychological explanations for market movements and anomalies. Emphasis on the application of psychological principles to decision making behavior.
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MANA 7330 - Employment Law & Labor Relations Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Analysis of legal issues confronted by human resource leaders: relations with officers, directors, government agencies, employees, customers, competitors.
Repeatability: No
Additional Fee: Y -
MANA 7332 - Effective Negotiating Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing; cannot be taken for credit by students who have completed MANA 7A32.
Examines concepts, tools, and techniques that can be used to create effective formal and informal agreements. Fundamental challenges of distributive (i.e., competitive) and integrative (i.e., cooperative) negotiating are included.
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MANA 7334 - Learning Systems & Management Development Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
A review of practices and trends in management training with an emphasis on lifetime career development and learning.
Repeatability: No
Additional Fee: Y -
MANA 7336 - Strategic Human Resource Management Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
An integrated course focusing on the planning, selection, development, assessment, and compensation of human capital in organizations.
Additional Fee: Yes -
MANA 7337 - Stress & Work Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Examination of stress causes and management techniques, including relationship of stress to health, performance, and individual differences.
Repeatability: N
Additional Fee: Y Fee Type Y -
MANA 7338 - Organizational Power, Politics, & Culture Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Explores and differentiates between the concepts of power and politics, and examines their relationship to organizational culture.
Repeatability: N
Additional Fee: Y Fee Type Y -
MANA 7339 - Leadership Development Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Development of the skills sets needed to elicit commitment and productivity from people and groups, and the awareness of one’s own values, beliefs, problem-solving skills and behaviors.
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MANA 7340 - Management of High Tech Organizations Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Analysis of issues in high technology organizations, such as organization design for technological innovation, project group management, and career planning for professional employees.
Repeatability: N
Additional Fee: Y Fee Type Y -
MANA 7341 - Strategic Management of Technology & Innovation Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Examines frameworks and tools for managing technology advancement. Focuses on innovation development and investments, and developing the ability to anticipate, adjust, or respond to disruptive technologies by other firms.
Repeatability: N
Additional Fee: N Fee Type N -
MANA 7342 - Challenges in Evolving Healthcare Law, Policy, and Ethics Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Analysis of legal and ethical issues for leaders in healthcare, including legislation, court decisions, regulations, government relations, and ethical decision making in the rapidly evolving US healthcare system.
Repeatability: No
Additional Fee: Y -
MANA 7343 - International Legal Environment of Management Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Students may not receive credit for both INTB 7343 and MANA 7343. Management impact of sovereignty, treaties, executive agreements, contracts, non-tariff trade barriers, extraterritorial anti-trust, dispute resolution. International oil and gas, air, sea, space law.
Repeatability: N
Additional Fee: Y Fee Type Y -
MANA 7344 - Employee & Labor Relations Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Examination of the labor-management relationship, including collective bargaining, arbitration, labor law, union structures, and employee health, safety and security.
Repeatability: N
Additional Fee: Y Fee Type Y -
MANA 7345 - Performance Management Systems Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Survey of performance measurement techniques and systems for enhancing individual and organizational productivity.
Repeatability: No
Additional Fee: N -
MANA 7346 - Global Human Resource Management Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
The role of human resource management around the world; focuses on how HRM of multinational organizations differs from domestic organizations. Global pay, selection, labor relations, and HRM strategy are also examined.
Repeatability: N
Additional Fee: Y Fee Type Y
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