• An MBA in Operations Management will provide students a valuable set of knowledge and skills in process analysis and constraint management, inventory and quality control, service operations, project management, procurement, and supply chain management. 
• Such capabilities are increasingly being sought by employers as they continue to improve their operations in the current cost-constrained, yet increasingly competitive, economic environment.
• Students with an MBA in Operations Managementwill meet the wider needs of businesses in the region by providing a trained workforce in all areas of business operations (service, projects, supply chain, analytics, etc.)

Admissions Information

• Students applying to the MBA program are required to have a bachelor's degree in any field of study
• An upper division bachelor's degree Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher is one of the elements evaluated to determine admission to the MBA program
• Students are required to provide either the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Examination (GRE) exam score and meet the minimum required scores for admissions

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PROGRAM INFORMATION

The MBA is 43-55 credits: 31-43 credits core courses (see course list below). 12 credits may be waived for students with an undergraduate business degree or for students that have taken equivalent undergraduate business courses

• *ACG - 6027 Financial Accounting
• *FIN - 6406 Financial Management
• *MAR - 6055 Marketing Functions and Processes
• *QMB - 6603 Data Analysis for Managers
• *Course can be waived if student has taken undergraduate course equivalent
• BUL - 6455 Business Law and Applied Ethics
• ECP - 6705 Advanced Managerial Economics
• GEB - 6215 Graduate Business Communication
• GEB - 6931 Executive Forum
• MAN - 6296 Leadership and Organizations
• ACG - 6315 Advanced Analysis and Application of Accounting Data
• FIN - 6806 Advanced Financial Management
• ISM - 6026 Management Information Systems and Technology
• MAN - 6501 Operations Management
• MAN - 6937 Global Environment of Management
• MAR - 6815 Advanced Marketing Management
• MAN - 6721 Global Business Strategy
• 12 credits electives/specialization

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COURSE INFORMATION

Students electing the Operations Management Track will take the basic core and four elective courses as follows:

• MAN 6525 Quality Management
• MAN 6581 Project Management
• MAN 6596 Supply Chain Management
• And one class from the following list:
  • ISM 6508: Web-Based Business Development
  • MAR 6837: Developing and Marketing Innovations
  • Or other approved Special Topics courses.

TECHNOLOGY TOOLS USED IN MIS COURSES

• ISM 6508 (Web Business Development): Microsoft Excel & Wix.com

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CAREER OUTLOOK

Career Benefits

• Procurement, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management are some of the fastest growing fields nationwide.
• While many companies are hiring in these areas, they report that they are having a hard time finding qualified candidates (“ Supply Chain Management: The Next Big Thing?”, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Sept. 2011)
• Operations Research Analysts are ranked #4 in the Business Jobs in 2020 by US News and World Report.
• Business Operations Managers are ranked #9 in the Best Business Jobs in 2020 and #20 in Best Paying Jobs in 2020 by US News and World Report.

Existing Professions Benefiting from Skills in Operations Management

• Procurement managers
• Logistics managers
• Quality assurance managers
• Inventory managers
• Project managers
• Process improvement analysts
• Supply chain managers
• Lean operations consultants

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