Concentration Requirements (9 credit hours)

At least six credits from the following: 

• QBA 601 – Data Analytics & Visualization (3 credits)
• OM 614 – Information Technology (IT) Strategy and Leadership (3 credits)
• OM 615 – Corporate Data Management (3 credits)

Closely aligned with Crummer’s renowned Center for Advanced Entrepreneurship, the Entrepreneurship Concentration allows you to develop skills in entrepreneurial thought and action, effective oral and written communication, capitalizing on discovered opportunities, and new business creation and growth. Interdisciplinary electives let you focus on negotiation, international venturing, operational innovation, or starting your own company with mentoring from successful entrepreneurs. You will learn how to identify goals and learn strategies for facilitating the evolution of those goals, preparing you to start a business or bring entrepreneurial skills to an established company.

Concentration Requirements (9 credit hours)
At least six credits from the following:

• ENT 608: New Venture Creation (3 credits)
• ENT 613: Raising Capital for Entrepreneurial Ventures (3 credits)
• ENT 614: Commercializing Technology and Science (3 credits)
• ENT 615: The Entrepreneurial Venture (3 credits)
• MGT 611: Negotiations in Business (3 credits) Effective Fall 2023

At most three credits from the following:

• ENT 607: Social Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
• ENT 609: Family Business in the 21st Century (1.5 credits)
• ENT 616: Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development (1.5 credits)
• FIN 607: Mergers and Acquisitions (3 credits)
• INTL 617: International Entrepreneurship (1.5 credits)
• MKT 606: Strategic Marketing (3 credits)
• MKT 613: Strategic Sales Leadership (3 credits)

You can obtain a finance concentration by completing at least nine credit hours with a FIN designation. The remaining three credits can be another elective with a FIN designation or one of the following:

Concentration Requirements (9 credit hours)

At least six credits from the following:

• FIN 601: Applied Financial Management (3 credits)
• FIN 603: Security Analysis and Portfolio Management (3 credits)
• FIN 605: Derivatives and Risk Management (3 credits)
• FIN 607: Mergers and Acquisitions (3 credits)
• FIN 609: Managing Global Portfolios (3 credits)
• FIN 611: Financial Modeling (3 credits)

At most three credits from the following:

• ACCT 614: Forensic Accounting (3 credits)
• ECO 601: Country Risk Analysis (3 credits)
• ENT 613 Raising Capital for Entrepreneurial Ventures (3 credits)
• INTL 603: Global Financial Decision Making (3 credits)
• FIN 620: Foundations of Block Chain and Applications in Finance (1.5 credits)

Corporate Finance and Investment & Portfolio Management Tracks Available

Crummer MBA graduates have followed many different financial career paths – all of which involve raising money, investing money, or helping others manage money. Within the finance concentration, Crummer also offers the following curriculum tracks: the Corporate Finance Track and the Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management Track. Though there are different tracks, your transcript will just indicate that you completed a finance concentration. The recommended courses listed here are the courses that the finance faculty recommends preparing for a career in the respective field. The supplemental courses would give depth and breadth to your preparation.

Corporate Finance Track

The corporate financial manager directs all the financial operations of the firm. This track prepares you to understand the complexities of corporate finance, including raising funds from public and private sources; evaluating spending opportunities in domestic, developed, and emerging markets; employing risk management techniques including derivatives; managing global cash flows and exchange rate risks, and using corporate financial policy to advance your firm’s strategic objectives.

Recommended Elective Courses

At least six credits from the following:
• FIN 601: Applied Financial Management (3 credits)
• FIN 607: Mergers and Acquisitions (3 credits)
• INTL 603: Global Financial Decision Making (3 credits)
• FIN 611: Financial Modeling (3 credits)

Recommended Supplemental Elective Courses

At most three credits from the following:
• FIN 605: Derivatives and Risk Management (3 credits)
• ACCT 614: Forensic Accounting (3 credits)

Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management Track

Investment professionals analyze capital markets using a variety of asset valuation and management techniques. This track prepares you for a career in the investment profession as a financial analyst and portfolio manager with mutual funds, private money managers, brokerage firms, trust departments, banks, and insurance companies. Courses in this track also prepare you to better understand financial analysts and interpret their external valuations. Investment students may want to consider pursuing the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) designation while at Crummer. Details are available from any finance faculty member.

Recommended FIN Elective Courses

At least six credits from the following:
• FIN 603: Security Analysis and Portfolio Management (3 credits)
• FIN 605: Derivatives and Risk Management (3 credits)
• FIN 609: Managing Global Portfolios (prerequisite FIN 603) (3 credits)
• FIN 611: Financial Modeling (3 credits)

Recommended Supplemental Elective Courses

At most three credits from the following:
• INTL 603: Global Financial Decision Making (3 credits)
• ECO 601: Country Risk Analysis (3 credits)

The International Business concentration at Crummer provides you with the knowledge and skills necessary to be an effective manager and leader in a global work environment. Three travel-based courses, INTL 604, INTL 612 and ENT616, offer the opportunity to travel overseas for a week to apply the skills learned in the MBA classroom.

Concentration Requirements (9 credit hours)

At least six credits from the following:

• INTL 601: Cross-Cultural Management (3 credits)
• INTL 602: International Marketing (3 credits)
• INTL 603: Global Financial Decision Making (3 credits)
• INTL 617: International Entreprenuership (1.5 credits)

At most three credits from the following:

• INTL 604: Global Consulting project (3 credits)
• INTL 609: Global Supply Chain Management (3 credits)
• INTL 610: Doing Business in Europe/Asia/Latin America 
• INTL 612: Global Sustainability: Strategies for the Americas (1.5 credits)
• ECO 601: Country Risk Analysis (3 credits)
• ENT 616: Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development (1.5 credits)

Crummer MBAs with a concentration in marketing can choose a career path that allows them to work in customer insights and analytics, strategic marketing, branding, sales, marketing research, or management consulting. You will gain the cutting-edge marketing skills you need to help a company grow, strategically differentiate itself, and sustain a loyal customer base. In addition to elective offerings, Crummer works in partnership with local companies to offer a highly experiential learning environment, providing you with exposure to various marketing cases, client-based projects, and interdisciplinary opportunities outside of the classroom.

Concentration Requirements (9 credit hours)

At least nine credits from the following:

• MKT 601: Marketing Research (3 credits)
• MKT 606: Strategic Marketing (3 credits)
• MKT 613: Strategic Sales Leadership (3 credits)
• MKT 614: Marketing Analytics (3 credits)
• MKT 622: Digital Marketing and Social Media (3 credits)
• INTL 602: International Marketing (3 credits)

Operations & Technology Management (O&TM) is focused on the strategic, operational, and tactical planning of the organization, responsible for the execution and control of hard and soft resources that are deployed to deliver products and services to customers in a sustainable and responsible way. The “technology” part of “operations and technology management” has become paramount, and understanding both the potential and implications of current and emerging technologies—such as the internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, blockchains, etc.—is a necessary part of a leader’s education. However, the technology itself will not create long-term competitive advantage without the knowledge of how to operationally deploy it effectively. A concentration in operations and technology management (O&TM) will prepare you to navigate the complexities of the contemporary business world while helping to position organizations to compete and win in the future.

Concentration Requirements (9 credit hours)

At least three credits from the following:
• OM 608: Business Transformation through Operations (3 credits)
• OM 609: Making Supply Meet Demand (3 credits)
• INTL 609: Global Supply Chain Management (3 credits)

At most six credits from the following:
• OM 606: Corporate Social Responsibility (3 credits)
• OM 607: Essentials of Business Intelligence and Analysis (1.5 credits)
• ENT 614: Commercializing Technology and Science (3 credits)

The Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Enterprise concentration allows you the opportunity to explore current themes at the intersection of business and society. While 20 years ago it was commonplace for MBA programs to offer courses in Business Ethics, today’s business climate requires a more expansive view of the role of business with respect to the challenges facing the world in which we live.

Courses in this concentration focus on the why, the what, and the how of simultaneous creation of economic value and societal value, a concept known as shared value. From the creation of business ventures specifically to address social needs, to the integration of social and environmental considerations into corporate strategy, this concentration takes the theory and practice of business management and applies them to better meet the needs of diverse stakeholders. The skills learned—through theory, case analysis, and hands-on application in local and global settings—will prepare you to make an important contribution to your organization and to the broader society.

Concentration Requirements (9 credit hours)

Requires at least nine of the of the following courses:

• ENT 607: Social Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
• OM 606: Corporate Social Responsibility (3 credits)
• INTL 612: Global Sustainability in the Americas (1.5 credits)
• MBA 614: Enterprise and Sustainable Development (1.5 credits)

At most three credits from the following:
• ENT 616: Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development (1.5 credits)