MBA Prerequisites 

The prerequisite courses are undergraduate courses necessary to adequately prepare a student for the MBA. It is expected that students will have acquired the basic knowledge of these courses prior to beginning the program.  Concordia University provides these courses through our flexible E-Learning option or through an accelerated on-campus format in the School of Adult Education, students who have completed any of these courses more than five years ago may wish to refresh their knowledge by repeating or auditing the class. One or more of these courses may be waived for students with business/professional experiences. Please consult with the MBA Program Director, Dr. David Borst for information about waivers. As a general guideline the prerequisite courses consist of: 

1. Introduction to Statistics
2. Principles of Management
3. Principles of Accounting
4. Principles of Marketing
5. Business Finance
6. Economics (Macro or Micro)

MBA Prerequisites at CUW

The Adult Education program offers the undergraduate prerequisite courses necessary to prepare MBA students for their course of study. These prerequisites include:

1. AL 169 Statistical Methods (6 weeks)
2. AL 272 Organizational Management Principles
   or 
3. AL 358 Principles of Management (4 weeks)
4. AL 365 Accounting (6 weeks)
5. AL 366 Marketing Management (5 weeks)
6. AL 346 Business Finance (6 weeks)
7. AL 347 Macroeconomics (6 weeks) 

If you are interested in taking prerequisite courses at CUW in an accelerated format through the School of Adult Education please contact the admission officer at the center location you wish to take classes. If you prefer to take the prerequisite coursework through our flexible E-Learning option, please contact the office of E-Learning at 262.243.4442.

MBA CORE

In keeping with the purpose of a MBA, our curriculum is designed to provide the student with the broad spectrum of the business scene. To this end, the courses provide advanced instruction in many areas of business. The utilization of a concentration allows the student, at the same time, to develop an area of expertise.

The MBA core courses consist of the following 24 credits:

MBA 500/800	Managerial Economics*
MBA 510/815	Applied Statistical Methods* OR
	MBA 815 Statistical Research for Decision Making (MBA 815 E-Learning Residency Course only available on campus.)
MBA 520/820	Management Information Systems*
MBA 530/830	Corporate Finance*
MBA 540/840	Accounting: Financial Analysis for Decision Making*
MBA 575/875	Business Ethics*
MBA 580/880	Leadership and Organizational Behavior*
MBA 590/890	Strategic Management (Capstone ? taken last)*

The student will select a concentration and take 15 credit hours of courses prescribed within the concentration.

In addition to concentration courses you have to take 8 core courses

FINANCE (Choose five of the following)

MIB 540/840	International Finance*
MBA 570/870	Legal Aspects of Business
MBA 621/921	Financial Institution Management
MBA 622/922	Risk Management and Insurance
MBA 625/925	Securities Analysis
MBA 626/926	Portfolio Mathematics

In addition to concentration courses you have to take 8 core courses

HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION (Choose five of the following)

MPA 535/930	Budgeting in Public Agencies or
MPA 568/868	Public Personnel Administration
MBA 610/910	Issues in Human Resource Management
MBA 620/920	Economics and Public Policy of Health Care
MBA 622/922	Risk Management
MBA 623/923	Statutory Accounting
MBA 640/940	Internship in Health Care Administration
MBA 685/985	Special Topics in Health Care