MBA Curriculum Details

MBA Curriculum Details

MBA Curriculum

The Rohrer MBA program consists of 36 graduate-level credits courses (36 s.h.).

The MBA curriculum offers a flexible format where 50% of the curriculum is core (or required), and 50% will be customized based on career goals for each student.

The required core 18 credits is completed via four 3-credit and four 1.5-credit courses.

The flexible, customized 18 credits is pursued via six 3-credit courses: two areas of concentration or one area of concentration and three elective courses.

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

Graduate-Level Core Courses

22Core/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)

Concentration Chart Options

Foundation Courses (Undergraduate-level)

To ensure all students are equipped with key baseline and foundational business knowledge for graduate-level coursework in business, Rowan requires all students to satisfy a set of Foundation requirements in the following content areas:

  • Calculus
  • Statistics
  • Accounting (Financial and Managerial)
  • Economics (Micro & Macro)
  • Marketing
  • Finance
  • Operations Management

Typically, students with an undergraduate degree in business will have already satisfied many of these course requirements. Students can begin in the MBA program prior to completing all Foundation requirements. However, these requirements must be satisfied early in the program to maintain forward momentum towards degree completion.

Some foundational coursework may be required, which can be done in a variety of ways, such as equivalent undergraduate courses, noncredit tests, online courses, and community college classes. To access a full list of admission requirements, visit the Rowan Global MBA website page and click Admission Requirements or review our foundation fact sheet. Contact our program coordinator at graduatebusinessstudies@rowan.edu for a pre-admission academic advising if you'd like help planning your pathway.