Strategic Management Concentration, MBA

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MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION • MGT CON MBA

The Strategic Management Concentration focuses on strategic decision-making skills essential to corporate success in both the private and public sectors. Students examine the analysis and implementation of strategy while integrating key leadership characteristics necessary for success as business leaders.

This program targets individuals who desire an advanced understanding of and expertise in managing strategic processes while integrating the key leadership strategies necessary for individual and corporate growth and development. These skills are integrated through four interdisciplinary approaches - global, ethical, quality, and humanistic - using case analysis and interactive technologies.

Students who want to take the Certified Professional Manager (CM) exams from the Institute of Certified Professional Managers (ICPM) should enroll in MGMT 699 as part of DU’s MBA Strategic Management Concentration.

In addition, students who want to sit for the Certified Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification exam developed and conducted by the Project Management Institute (PMI®) should complete GPMT 699 as one of their course options in this concentration.

Foundations of Business Requirements

All students admitted into any Davenport University MBA program are expected to have the necessary business foundations prior to entering the 600-level courses. Students without an earned grade of B or better within the last eight years in undergraduate course work in the areas of accounting, finance, management, marketing and statistics will be required to take these foundational business (500-level) courses. These courses are not included in the credits required for degree completion.

Any exceptions or variations must be approved by the MBA/MM exceptions committee.

ACCT 510 - Fundamentals of Accounting Principles and Concepts 3 Credits
BUSN 520 - Management and Marketing 3 Credits
FINC 510 - Foundations of Financial Management 3 Credits
STAT 500 - Statistics for Business 3 Credits

Core Courses - 24 Credits

ACCT 640 - Managerial Accounting 3 Credits
BUSN 688 - Quantitative Business Analysis 3 Credits
ECON 625 - Managerial Economics 3 Credits
FINC 620 - Corporate Finance 3 Credits
MGMT 653 - Leading Organizations 3 Credits
MKTG 610 - Marketing Strategies 3 Credits

Concentration Courses - 12 Credits

Choose Six of the Following Courses:

HRMG 700 - Managing Human Resources 3 Credits
GPMT 699 - Certified Project Management Professional (PMP®) Preparation 3 Credits *
OR
MGMT 735 - Managing Projects 3 Credits
MGMT 699 - Certified Manager (CM) Examination 3 Credits *
MGMT 760 - Organizational Design and Development 3 Credits
MGMT 747 - Sustainable Business Strategies 3 Credits
MGMT 757 - Operations and Supply Chain Management 3 Credits
MGMT 775 - Leading Transformational Change 3 Credits
MGMT 780 - Global Business Strategies 3 Credits

Capstone - 3 Credits

CAPS 794 - Business Integration Capstone 3 Credits

Total Credits: 39

*Students who completed GPMT499 and/or MGMT399 are not eligible to complete GPMT 699 and/or MGMT 699 and may not use either undergraduate class as a substitute for GPMT 699 or MGMT 699 .