BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)


  A Cooperative Program with the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

The UW-Oshkosh MBA is a cooperative program offered at UW-Green Bay. The MBA degree is awarded by UW-Oshkosh which is accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business. It is specifically designed to provide individuals in both the public and private sectors with professional managerial training. All MBA courses are evening courses given by UW-Oshkosh on the UW-Green Bay campus.



BASIC REQUIREMENTS

In addition to foundation courses, the MBA program consists of three structured levels of courses:

• Management core

• Functional core

• Electives

General requirements consist of 30 graduate credits in the core and elective courses with foundation course work taken as needed, depending on previous undergraduate training.

MBA candidates must maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average in all course work with no more than two Cs. The maximum time allowed to complete the degree is seven years from the date of starting the first degree course. Foundation courses are not included in the seven-year time limit.

For more detailed information regarding admission criteria, program requirements and enrollment procedures contact:

Dr. Donald Simons
Director of MBA Program
College of Business Administration
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI 54901
920-424-1436

UW-Oshkosh contact person:

Lynn Grancorbitz
MBA program adviser
1-800-633-1430
grancorb@uwosh.edu

UW-Green Bay contact person:

Donald H. McCartney, Jr.
Senior lecturer
920-465-2520
mccartnd@uwgb.edu


Foundations
Foundation-level courses are designed to provide the necessary academic background for graduate study in business. The courses may be waived if the student has completed equivalent course work in previous academic studies. A number of UW-Green Bay courses may serve as the equivalent of foundation courses. (For descriptions of UW-Green Bay courses, see the undergraduate catalog.)

Oshkosh 28-700 Accounting Foundations, 3 credits
OR
Green Bay 107-300 Introductory Accounting, 4 credits
AND
Green Bay 107-302 Managerial Accounting I, 3 credits


Oshkosh 28-710 Management and the Computer, 1.5 credits
OR
Green Bay 216-350 Introduction to Management Information Systems, 3 credits


Oshkosh 28-712 Foundations of Statistics, 3 credits
OR
Green Bay 600-260 Introductory Statistics, 4 credits
OR
Green Bay 216-215 Introduction to Business Statistics, 3 credits


Oshkosh 28-730 Finance Foundations, 3 credits
OR
Green Bay 216-343 Corporation Finance, 3 credits


Oshkosh 28-740 Foundations of Production Management, 3 credits


Oshkosh 28-770 Marketing Foundations, 3 credits
OR
Green Bay 216-322 Introductory Marketing, 3 credits


Oshkosh 36-704 Basic Economic Theory, 3 credits
OR
Green Bay 298-202 Macro Economic Analysis, 3 credits
AND
Green Bay 298-203 Micro Economic Analysis, 3 credits


Oshkosh 28-750 Organizational
Foundations, 1.5 credits
OR
Green Bay 216-382 Introductory Management, 3 credits


Management Core, 12 credits

A new, exciting management core is intended to develop managerial skills and to expose students to current trends and concepts at the forefront of management thought. The courses attempt to get students to think broadly and to look at the company as a whole. The management core is intended to be dynamic. It will change as the needs of management and the business community continue to change. All management core courses are required for the MBA degree.

Management Core Courses:

Oshkosh 28-788 Professional Skills, 3 credits

Oshkosh 28-789 Strategic Thinking, 1.5 credits

Oshkosh 28-790 Organizational Leadership and Change, 1.5 credits

Oshkosh 28-791 Process and Quality Improvement, 1.5 credits

Oshkosh 28-792 International Business, 1.5 credits

Oshkosh 28-793 Business Environments: Law, Regulation, and Ethics, 1.5 credits

Oshkosh 28-794 Strategic Choice and Implementation, 1.5 credits


Functional Core, 9 credits

The functional core is intended to allow students the opportunity to focus on more specialized areas of business. However, it is also designed to insure that each student has exposure to more than one specialized area. Students are required to select three functional core courses. Additional functional core courses may also be selected and would count as electives.

Functional Core Courses:

Oshkosh 28-731 Financial Management, 3 credits
OR
Oshkosh 28-752 Managerial Accounting, 3 credits


Oshkosh 28-753 Managerial Decision Making, 3 credits
OR
Oshkosh 28-754 Information Systems Integration, 3 credits


Oshkosh 28-761 Human Resource Development, 3 credits
OR
Oshkosh 28-771 Marketing Strategy and Planning, 3 credits


Electives, 9 credits minimum

Students are required to complete at least nine credit hours selected from the following courses:

Oshkosh 28-601 Auditing, 3 credits

Oshkosh 28-605 Not-For-Profit Accounting, 3 credits

Oshkosh 28-608 Advanced Accounting, 3 credits

Oshkosh 28-694 International Business Study Tour, 3 credits

Oshkosh 28-701 Topics of Enterprise Reporting, 3 credits

Oshkosh 28-702 Cost Analysis and Control, 3 credits

Oshkosh 28-703 Strategy of Tax Management, 3 credits

Oshkosh 28-704 Accounting Information Systems, 3 credits

Oshkosh 28-707 Tax Accounting, 3 credits

Oshkosh 28-720 Legal Aspects of Domestic and International Business Transactions, 3 credits

Oshkosh 28-722 Planning for Management in the Future, 3 credits

Oshkosh 28-732 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management, 3 credits

Oshkosh 28-733 Money and Capital Markets, 3 credits

Oshkosh 28-734 International Financial Management, 3 credits

Oshkosh 28-741 Productivity and Quality Management, 3 credits

Oshkosh 28-742 Quantitative Analysis in Production Management, 3 credits

Oshkosh 28-743 Topics in Operations Management, 3 credits

Oshkosh 28-762 Organizational Reward Systems, 3 credits

Oshkosh 28-763 Labor Relations, 3 credits

Oshkosh 28-765 Venture Management, 3 credits

Oshkosh 28-769 Seminar in Management Topics, 3 credits

Oshkosh 28-772 Research for Marketing Decisions, 3 credits

Oshkosh 28-773 International Marketing Management, 3 credits

Oshkosh 28-774 Seminar in Marketing Topics, 3 credits

Oshkosh 28-777 Consumer Behavior, 3 credits

Oshkosh 28-783 Seminar in Information Systems, 3 credits

Oshkosh 28-784 Decision Support Systems, 3 credits

Oshkosh 28-795 Business Administration Thesis, 6 credits

Oshkosh 28-796 Independent Study in Business Administration, 1-3 credits