Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Graduate Program

The Clark University M.B.A. program develops competence in basic management functions, skill in managing organizations and an understanding of the global environment. Each graduate of Clark’s M.B.A. program is able to demonstrate:

• competence in the functional areas of management;
• in-depth understanding of one of the functional areas of management or global business;
• skill in integrating the management functions into an effective organization, and understanding the legal, political, ethical, social and environmental responsibilities of management;
• appreciation of the global context in which most organizations function; and
• the leadership and communication skills needed to formulate and implement management decisions.

Required Courses

• ACCT 4100 - Foundations of Accounting
• ECON 4004 - Management Economics (1/2 unit)
• STAT 4005 - Statistical Methods (1/2 unit)
• STAT 4006 - Management Decision Models (1/2 unit)
• MGMT 4301 - Creating Effective Organizations: Strategic Decision Making
• MGMT 4302 - Creating Effective Organizations: Leadership
• MGMT 4708 - Business Law (1/2 unit)
• MGMT 4709 - Business in Society (1/2 unit)
• MGMT 4710 - International Business

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• FIN 4200 - Financial Management

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• FIN 5301 - Stock and Bond Valuation (1/2 unit)

• (if waived from FIN 4200 )

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• MKT 4400 - Marketing Management

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• MKT Seven-week elective (1/2 unit)

• (if waived from MKT 4400 )

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• MIS 4500 - Management Information Systems

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• MIS Seven-week elective (1/2 unit)

• (if waived from MIS 4500 )

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• OM 4600 - Operations Management (1 unit)
• Capstone (1 unit)

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Capstone

In the final stages of the M.B.A. curriculum, each student must complete a course that integrates their academic program and provides a professional, cross-disciplinary, career-building experience. Students have the opportunity to apply their academic skills to the world of practice through courses such as Sustainability Consulting Projects (CAP 5510 ), Leadership and Decision Making (CAP 5784 ), Management Consulting Projects (CAP 5792 ), Entrepreneurship (CAP 5802 ), Global Business Seminar (CAP 5783 ) or a Special Topics Capstone (CAP 5900 ). Students should choose a capstone option that best complements their selected area of focus.

Concentration and Free Electives

In addition to the courses listed above, students must take three to four units in one area of concentration, plus additional electives in any other area to total 17 units for the entire program. The list of electives that can be taken for each concentration can be found on the Forms and Policies page of the GSOM website. Students may choose from the following areas of concentration: