Graduate-Level Core Courses | Graduate-Level Elective Courses | Foundation Courses (Undergraduate-level)

Graduate-Level Core Courses

Core/Required Courses: 18 credits (also referred to as s.h. for "student hours") 

• ACC 03500 Financial and Managerial Accounting (3 credits)
• FIN 04500 Financial Decision Making (3 credits) (Prerequisite: ACC 03500)
• MGT 07550 Operations Analytics (3 credits)
• MGT 06515 Employee Engagement and Performance (1.5 credits)
• MGT 06567 Responsible Leadership: Aligning the Interests of Stakeholders, Profit, and Planet (1.5 credits)
• MIS 02501 Information Systems for Managers (1.5 credits)
• MKT 09511 Marketing Management Fundamentals (1.5 credits)
• MGT 06629 Managing Organizational Strategy (3 credits)                                                                                                      (Corequisites: FIN 04500, MGT 07550, MGT 06515, MGT 06567, and MKT 09511)

Graduate-Level Elective Courses

Elective/Concentration Courses: 18 credits (also referred to as s.h. for "student hours")

1. Option 1: Choose two MBA Concentrations of 3 classes in each cluster, fulfilling specific Concentration requirements, OR
2. Option 2: Choose one MBA Concentration of 3 classes that fulfill specific Concentration requirements and then add three electives chosen from any Concentration (provided pre-requisites for those classes are met)

Foundation Courses (Undergraduate-Level)

The Rohrer College of Business requires Foundation courses to ensure all students are equipped with key baseline and foundational knowledge needed for undertaking graduate-level coursework in business. During the application process, students’ official transcripts will be reviewed by Admissions to determine which previous coursework counts toward these requirements. Upon acceptance into the MBA program, students will be alerted to which Foundation courses they will need to complete. After students are accepted into the MBA program, they must begin to satisfy any outstanding Foundation requirements as they proceed through the MBA program. 

Full List of Foundation Courses for the MBA Program 

• Calculus Techniques & Applications
• Statistics I
• Foundations of Accounting OR Principles of Accounting I & II
• Principles of Economics: A Survey OR Microeconomics & Macroeconomics
• Principles of Marketing
• Principles of Finance
• Operations Management

Typically, students with an undergraduate degree in business will have already satisfied many of these course requirements. As noted, students may begin in the MBA program prior to completing all their Foundation requirements. However, these requirements must be satisfied early in the program to maintain forward momentum towards degree completion. Students may also choose to complete their outstanding Foundation courses before beginning the MBA program if they prefer. 

Foundational coursework may be done in a variety of ways, such as by completing equivalent undergraduate courses, noncredit tests, online courses, and/or community college classes. To access a full list of admission requirements, visit the Rowan University MBA website page and click Admission Requirements. Review our Foundation Fact Sheet for more on Foundation requirements. Contact our Program Coordinator at Graduatebusinessstudies@rowan.edu for pre-admission academic advising if you'd like help planning your pathway or have questions about Foundation requirements.