Al-Buraimi University College
CSUN-IPGC@BUC

Course Descriptions for MBA in Management

Core Courses

The core courses in the MBA Program are designed to treat each of the management functions in depth and broaden student awareness of contemporary issues affecting business enterprises. MBA students must complete the following seven (7) three-unit courses for the core component:

Mandatory

  • FIN 500 - Advanced Topics in Finance
    Analysis of decisions in financial management. Includes financial planning, working capital management, capital budgeting, valuation analysis, portfolio management, capital structure, and ethical and multinational concerns. Case analysis with written assignments done individually and in groups. 

  • MGT 500 - Human Behavior in Organizations
    An experiential course designed to teach management skills such as conflict resolution, motivation, leadership, and communication, as well as the functioning of groups. Case analysis with written assignments done individually and in groups.

  • MGT 590 - Strategic Management
    Strategy and leadership from middle to top management perspective. Use of cases, readings, simulations to integrate functional fields of business. Requires team activities, strategy formulation/implementation, serving purpose of comprehensive project. Case analysis with written assignments done individually and in groups. •

  • MKT 500 - Strategic Marketing: Cases and Current Issues
    Current topics in strategic marketing: strategic planning, market resource allocation, buying behavior, forecasting, product positioning. Social, legal, ethical and global issues in marketing will be explored. Case analysis with written assignments done individually and in groups.

Below, you will select three (3) out of the four (4) courses. This will make the sum of the seven (7) three-unit courses for the core component.

  • ACC 502 - Advanced Topics in Accounting
    Application of functional accounting in contemporary business. Decision making through the integrated use of financial accounting (reporting to outside interests) and relevant income tax consequences. Case/problem analysis on an individual and group basis with written presentation.

  • CIS 502 – Advanced Topics in Information Systems
    Covers issues of concern to managers in areas such as information processing applications and technology, management of the information processing function, impacts of information technology on the firm and on society, global information systems and the information superhighway.

  • FIN 502 - Advanced Topics in International Business
    Exploration of issues related to all functional areas within a global business environment. Emphasizes the additional opportunities, risks, uncertainties and difficulties of conducting business across national boundaries. Case analysis with written assignments done individually and in groups.

  • OMG 502 - Advanced Topics in Operations Management
    Management of the operations process including production and service aspects. Topics include capacity and location planning, scheduling, facility layout, project and inventory management, and quality improvement. Behavioral, multinational ethical issues will be considered. Case analysis with written assignments done individually and in groups.

Concentrations

All concentration options assume completion of all (21 units) of core coursework unless otherwise noted.
For The purpose of the International Graduate Center at Al-Buraimi University College, the MBA Program currently offers two concentrations for the MBA: International Business, or Management.

International Business (30 units)

Requires FIN 503, MGT 503, and MKT 503 (9 units)

  • FIN 503 - Advanced Topics in Multinational Finance
    Financial decision making in a global setting: financial systems, Euro-currency markets, balance of payments, foreign exchange markets, risk measurement, hedging and trade. Case analysis with written assignments done individually and in groups. •

  • MGT 503 - Advanced Topics in International Management
    Covers international management practices and managerial behavior applications to decision making. Topics will include national differences in culture, strategies for communicating, cooperating across cultures, and managing global operations. Case analysis with written assignments done individually and in groups.

  • MKT 503 - International Marketing: Cases and Current Issues
    Course covers current topics in strategic marketing: strategic planning, market resource allocation, buying behavior, forecasting, product positioning. Social, legal, ethical, and global issues in marketing will be explored. Case analysis with written assignments done individually and in groups.

In the International Business concentration, students will complete 10 courses (30 units) for the MBA.

Management (33 units)

Requires the two courses (6 units) listed below to be completed as required courses for the concentration.

  • MGT 516 - Leadership
    Course builds on knowledge of leadership provided in the MGT 500 Human Behavior in Organizations course, expands the scope and depth of knowledge of leadership theories, provides practice in basic leadership skills, and develops student's self-knowledge of his or her preferred leadership styles. Case analysis with written assignments done individually and in groups.

  • HRM 520 - Essentials of Human Resources Management
    Focuses on best practices in essential areas of human resource management: job analysis, recruiting, selection, training and development. Students learn how to develop effective HR selection practices, as well as training programs and career paths that motivate employees. Case analysis with written assignments done individually and in groups.

Two additional courses (6 units) must be completed from the following list of optional courses.

  • MGT 512 - Seminar in Entrepreneurship
    Provides an understanding of the entrepreneur and the entrepreneurial process. Emphasis on new venture planning and establishment of new firms. The distinctive focus is enterprise creation. Case studies and open discussions with small business owners and successful entrepreneurs are featured.

  • HRM 521 - Compensation and Benefits
    Examines best practices in compensation. Students will learn how to design effective compensation plans and policies, as well as laws regarding pay and benefits. Case analysis with written assignments done individually and in groups.

  • MGT 503 - Advanced Topics in International Management
    Covers international management practices and managerial behavior applications to decision making. Topics will include national differences in culture, strategies for communicating, cooperating across cultures, and managing global operations. Case analysis with written assignments done individually and in groups.

  • HRM 525 - Strategic Human Resource Management
    Focuses on strategic aspects of human resource management, including theoretical perspectives on human resources, labor relations, legal issues, and global human resource management. Uses both a theoretical approach and real work-setting case applications with written assignments done individually and in groups

  • MGT 595 - Selected Topics in Management
    Intensive study of a specialized area in management on a selected topic of interest. Case analysis with written assignments done individually and in groups.

    Bridge Course Description

    BUS 501 - Financial Accounting/Business Finance (2) Use and interpretation of financial statements under generally accepted accounting principles. Emphasis is on underlying theory, concepts, principles and practice. A survey of the decision framework for financial management, forecasting and planning, risk, valuation and cost of capital, capital structure and budgeting.

    BUS 502 - Operations Research/Business Statistics (2) Applications of quantitative decision analysis to solve complex business problems including production systems, marketing analysis, transportation systems and inventory control. Utilizes the collection and interpretation of data for use in decision-making including probability theory and applications, random sampling, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression and correlation.

    BUS 503 - Management Theory/Legal Environment (2) Analysis of principles and theories of management, organization theory, planning and control techniques. Considers the relationships of information utilization for competitive advantage, data as a resource, and decision support. Includes consideration of the legal environment, governmental regulation, social accountability, and ethical issues in business organizations.

    BUS 504 - Marketing Principles/Economics of the Firm (2) Analysis of the interdependence of elements in a firm's marketing function including the marketing environment and target markets, marketing strategy with emphasis on the marketing mix, social and ethical responsibilities of marketing. Applications of macroeconomic and microeconomic theory to management decisions. Emphasis is on analysis and quantitative techniques appropriate for solving forecasting, production cost and pricing problems under various market conditions.

    BUS 505 - Management Information Systems (1) Introduction, analysis, and applications of the use of information for decision processes, planning, and decision support in organizational systems. Considers the concepts of information systems for competitive advantage, data as a resource, quality control and reengineering, development and management of systems, and end-user computing.