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The Nichols MBA is a 36 to 45 credit hour program comprised of three levels of courses: Common Skills, Business Essentials, the Capstone Course and Practical Choices that can be taken in four disciplines: Accounting & Finance, Economics, Management Decision Making, and Marketing.

A student's program of study will be dependant on the number of Common Skills courses the student needs. This will be determined by the Assistant Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies upon receipt of the student's official undergraduate transcript(s). Students must complete a program of study that includes the appropriate number of Common skills courses, Business Essentials and Practical Choice electives.

Common Skills (3-21 credits)

Students who have completed undergraduate business courses with a C or better may be permitted to waive Common Skills courses after evaluation of an official undergraduate transcript.

GSB 501 Effective Business Communication *required
GSB 502 Management Theory
GSB 503 Business Quantitative Tools & Statistics
GSB 504 Accounting for Managers
GSB 505 Marketing for Managers
GSB 506 Financial Management
GSB 507 Applied Economics

Business Essentials (9 credits)

GSB 600 Organizational Behavior *required
GSB 602 The Leadership Experience *required
GSB 603 International Business *required

Practical Choices (12-21 credits)

At least one GSB course must be taken in each of the four Practical Choice areas.

 Accounting & Finance Marketing Management 
 GSB 700 Special Topics  GSB 720 Special Topics
 GSB 701 Managerial Cost Analysis  GSB 721 Sales Management
 GSB 702 Taxation for Managers  GSB 722 Marketing Research
 GSB 703 Financial Reporting  GSB 723 New Product Develop
 GSB 704 International Finance  GSB 724 International Mktg
 GSB 705 Financial Decision Making  GSB 725 Marketing Strategies
 GSB 706 Mgmt Accounting & Control  GSB 727 E-commerce Strategy
 GSB 707 Investments & Securities  
   
 Management Decision Making  Economics
 GSB 730 Special Topics  GSB 710 Special Topics
 GSB 731 Entrepreneurship  GSB 711 Managerial Econ
 GSB 732 Operations Management  GSB 712 International Econ
 GSB 733 HR Management  GSB 713 Monetary & Fiscal Pol
 GSB 734 Advanced Statistical Techniques  GSB 714 Bus, Govt, Global Econ
 GSB 736 Internet Lit & Web Page Design  

Capstone Course (3 credits)

GSB 800 Strategic Management *required



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