Part-Time MBA Concentrations and Specializations

Benefit From the Big Data Talent Gap

With a Business Analytics specialization added to your MBA, you increase professional options and earning potential with technical and quantitative skills. You will gain a solid foundation in statistical methods, data analysis, and modeling techniques.

The specialization enhances your degree and prepares you for industries that have grown increasingly reliant on data for decision-making. For this reason, our curriculum is built around the decision sciences and information systems and technology management fields. 

Required core courses (8 units):

ISTM 632	Introduction to Business Analytics Technology	2 units
DESC 617	Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Data Science	2 units
PGBS 610	Business Analytics Consulting	4 units

 

Part-Time MBA in Digital Innovation & Information Systems

As organizations become increasingly reliant on digital technologies in their operations, products and processes, a critical need has emerged for professionals who bring a deep understanding of technology management and the opportunities for digital innovation in business. Such individuals will be best positioned for career success by acquiring a comprehensive mix of business, technology and managerial knowledge and competencies.

The MBA specialization in Digital Innovation and Information Systems (DIIS) focuses on bridging the gap between business and technology, giving graduates a distinct advantage in the marketplace. Surveys of IT management indicate a persistent concern for achieving alignment between business needs and technology resources. Additionally, CIOs affirm that significant improvement is needed for managers who possess the knowledge and skills to envision, manage, and lead initiatives that span the realms of business, IT, and innovation.

Required core courses (6 units):

ISTM 662	DIIS Project and Program Management	2 units
ISTM 664	Business Process Analysis and Innovation	2 units
ISTM 665	Digital Innovation and Strategy	2 units

 Complete 2 units from the following elective course:

ISTM 660	Business Analytics and Intelligence	2 units
ISTM 661	Designing, Sourcing, and Building Digital Platforms	2 units
ISTM 698	Special Topics in Digital Innovation and Information Systems	2-4 units
PGBS 693	Global Business Intensive	1-4 units

Entrepreneurship is, at its core, a creative activity. It involves starting a new venture with an innovative idea — frequently for a market that currently does not exist. As a result, the MBA entrepreneurship specialization is built upon courses designed to help you tap into your creativity, and then translate your creative vision into a real business that not only produces wealth, but also allows you to express your personal values.

Your first steps include a course to assist you in discovering your own brainchild— a personally compelling venture idea with large market potential. This is followed by courses to help you flesh out a business model that will generate profits, build your organization and make connections with your market. Your final step is a course that pulls it all together, resulting in a business plan that you present to a panel of angel and venture capital investors.

Required core course:

ENTR 626

Innovation & New Ventures

4 units

Complete 4 units from the following elective course list:

ENTR 627	New Venture Go-to-Market	2 units*
ENTR 628	Innovation and New Product Development	2 units
ENTR 629	Entrepreneurship through Acquisition & Franchising	2 units
ENTR 630	Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship	2 units
PGBS 693	Global Business Intensive	1-4 units**

 

The specialization in Global Business is available to students who enroll in PGBS 691 to study abroad for an entire trimester, taking a minimum of 8 units of courses. 

Healthcare services is one of the largest and fastest growing sectors within the U.S. economy. The Healthcare Management specialization provides the requisite knowledge and skills to professionals assuming management and leadership roles in a complex business environment of contemporary healthcare services delivery.  

Required specialization core course (4 units):

OTMT 627

Advanced Principles of Organization and Leading Change in Healthcare

4 units

Complete 2 units from the following specialization elective course list:

FINC 632	Healthcare Finance and Regulatory Environment	2 units
PGBS 611	Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Management	2 units

 

Graziadio's faculty is committed to delivering cutting-edge courses to prepare MBA students for careers in finance. These classes prepare students for careers in portfolio management, corporate finance, investment banking, financial institutions management, and financial risk management. 

Required concentration core courses (8 units):

FINC 669	Investments and Portfolio Management	4 units
FINC 638	Financial Modeling	2 units
FINC 623	Business Valuation	2 units

Complete 4 units from the following concentration elective course list:

FINC 624	Mergers and Acquisitions	2 units
FINC 639	Debt Securities	2 units
FINC 635	Real Estate Investing and Finance	2 units
FINC 634	The Management of Financial Risk	2 units
FINC 661	Entertainment and Media Finance	2 units
FINC 663	Financing Small Businesses	2 units
FINC 664	Business Analysis Using Financial Statements	2 units
FINC 632	Healthcare Finance and Regulatory Environment	2 units
DESC 621	Valuation of Real Options	2 units
FINC 699	Special Topics in Finance	2 units
PGBS 693	Global Business Intensive	1-4 units**

 

A concentration in General Management allows for the selection of 12 units from any concentration area. A minimum of 8 units must be concentration core courses. Studies need not focus on a particular discipline. 

This flexibility is ideal for self-directed and highly motivated MBA students. Specifically those hoping to tailor a scholastic experience to their specific and comprehensive interests. Students with concentration in general management have the luxury of choosing from a wide array of courses to customize their business education. 

For a full list of course offerings available to the General Management concentration, please refer to the Academic Catalog.

The MBA concentration in Leadership and Managing Organizational Change focuses on the development of values-centered changemakers to lead and implement successful change in a dynamic business environment. Our faculty have actual managerial and leadership experience, are consultants, or are highly regarded researchers in the field.

Required concentration core courses (8 units):

OTMT 625	Developing Agile Organizations and Leading Change	4 units
BSCI 660	Advanced Topics in Applied Behavioral Science	4 units

Complete 4 units from the following concentration elective course list:

BSCI 635	Leadership and Ethics	2 units
OTMT 623	Managing Cross-Cultural, Diverse, and Inclusive Organizations	4 units
OTMT 627	Advanced Principles of Organization and Leading Change in Healthcare	4 units
OTMT 676	Talent Management	4 units
OTMT 678	Managerial Creativity and Innovation for Leadership	4 units
OTMT 698	Special Topics in Leadership & Organizational Change	2-4 units
PGBS 693	Global Business Intensive	1-4 units**

 

An MBA concentration in marketing provides the basic concepts, techniques, and tools for developing marketing strategy and marketing programs. MBA graduates will be prepared to help organizations decide which consumer groups to serve; and product and services to produce. They also will create appropriate promotional, pricing, and distribution arrangements central to profitably generating growth opportunities.

This preparation is relevant for a variety of career paths. They include brand/product management, marketing research, new product development, sales force management, advertising, and management consulting.

Required concentration core courses (8 units):

MKTG 627	Consumer Behavior I: Inside Consumers’ Minds	2 units
MKTG 631	Strategic Marketing Communications in the AI Era	2 units
MKTG 632	Marketing Impact Lab: Strategic Consulting Practicum	2 units
MKTG 669	Marketing Research	2 units

Complete 4 units from the following concentration elective course list:

MKTG 613	Entertainment, Media, and Sports Marketing and Analytics	2 units
MKTG 628	Consumer Behavior II: Consumers in the Marketplace	2 units
MKTG 629	Marketing Innovation and New Offerings	2 units
MKTG 670	Creating Customer Value Through Emerging Tech Integration	2 units
MKTG 671	Marketing in the Global Arena	2 units
MKTG 676	Brand Management: The Power of Connection	2 units
MKTG 698	Special Topics in Marketing	2-4 units
PGBS 693	Global Business Intensive	1-4 units**
PGBS 694	G3: Going Global with Graziadio - Global Business Development Practicum	0-2 units*