Curriculum | University of Utah Full-Time MBA

The University of Utah MBA curriculum starts with focusing on fundamental business skills that will prepare you to be an effective leader. Our world-class faculty lead classes that are intellectually stimulating and interactive while still making themselves available and approachable outside the classroom.

You’ll expand both your core skills and your horizons.

The University of Utah MBA curriculum provides a multidisciplinary foundation in management, accounting, finance, data analytics, strategy, communications, and operations. In addition, our two-year curriculum emphasizes analytical thinking, communication skills, and professionalism. This coursework is combined with the experiential options to challenge you and change your idea of what is possible.

60% Core Courses

40% Electives

Dual and Concurrent Programs

Certificates

Full-Time MBA Core Courses – 38 Credit Hours

Accounting and Finance
Financial Accounting
Managerial Accounting		 Marketing
Marketing Management
Finance
Financial Management
Managerial Economics		 Information Systems
Information Systems
Management
Foundations of Teamwork
Managing and Leading in Organizations
Business Communication
Business Strategy		 Operations
Data Analysis & Decision Making
Production & Operations Management

Electives – 24 Credit Hours

  • Strategic Cost Management
  • Advanced Excel & Access Techniques
  • Cases in Auditing & Systems
  • IT Risks & Controls
  • Reading & Interpreting Financial Statements
  • Accounting Communication

  • Business Law
  • Intellectual Property
  • Strategy & Technology
  • Profiles of Leadership

  • Analysis & Design
  • Database Theory & Design
  • Web Based Applications
  • Emerging Web Technologies & Strategies
  • Data Warehousing
  • Data Driven Strategies
  • Data Mining
  • Advanced Data Mining
  • Advanced Data Management
  • Digital Web Analytics
  • IT Security
  • Digital Forensics
  • Data Structures & Java
  • Networking & Servers
  • Cloud Computing
  • IT Leadership & Strategy

  • Advanced Marketing Strategies
  • Content Marketing, Social Media, & SEO
  • Digital Campaign Management & Analytics
  • Marketing for Health Professionals
  • Entrepreneurial Marketing
  • Consumer Insights & Analytics
  • Marketing Research

  • Competitive Advantage Through HR Management
  • Managerial Negotiation
  • Business Turnarounds
  • Applied International Management
  • Business Ethics

  • Excel for Finance Professionals
  • Statistics for Finance
  • Personal Financial Planning
  • Cases in Financial Strategy
  • Game Theory
  • Advanced Managerial Economics
  • Venture Capital
  • Advanced Venture Capital
  • Credit Institutions
  • Investment & Portfolio Management
  • Financial Modeling
  • Financial Markets Laboratory
  • Business Valuation
  • International Finance
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Real Estate Analytics
  • Real Estate Principles
  • Survey of Real Estate Development
  • Real Estate Finance
  • Real Estate Analysis Techniques
  • Real Estate Appraisal & Investment

  • Six Sigma for Managers
  • Practical Management Science
  • VBA for Business
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Operations Strategy
  • Project Management

Dual and Concurrent Programs

Your career interests don’t have to be limited to one focus, so why should your degree?

The Utah MBA curriculum was developed knowing that your goals may span different academic disciplines that require expertise in multiple areas. With a dual degree in engineering, healthcare administration, law, or medicine, you can bridge many disciplines. Our concurrent degrees in information systems or business analytics allow you to combine hard skills with the managerial outlook of an MBA. 

Dual Degree Programs

Bridge the gaps between technical knowledge, management skills, and entrepreneurial savvy at the nationwide hub of innovation and technology commercialization.

Videogame developers are trained to design and create products. However, the ultimate success of their efforts is frequently determined not by their technical skills but by the current business environment and the judgment of market forces. Unfortunately, this is an area most game developers know very little about and is frequently described as the ‘suits’ vs. the ‘dev’ divide. This degree aims to bridge that divide.

  • 84 total hours // 3 years
  • Complete both MBA and MEAE program applications simultaneously

Outstanding opportunities exist for students interested in transactional law and specializations inside the world of technology commercialization, patent law, and the legalities of protecting intellectual property.

  • 126 credit hours // 4 years
  • Once enrolled in JD, complete MBA program application

Integrate the study of medicine with training in managerial, financial, and technical areas of the health care field.

  • 5 years
  • Once enrolled in MD, complete MBA program application

This full-time CAHME-accredited option prepares students for administrative positions in hospitals, large clinics, extended care facilities, and clinical and reference laboratories. Graduates are also well-positioned for health care consulting roles and other organizations, such as those providing information technology to health care organizations.

  • 82 credit hours // 3 years
  • Complete both MBA and MHA program applications simultaneously

Concurrent Degree Programs

An MSIS degree can be completed concurrently while completing your MBA. This can be accomplished in the four semesters required for the MBA and necessitates only a few additional credit hours on top of MBA coursework.

Companies in the private and public sectors need professionals that can align information technology with business strategies. Our information systems curriculum offers courses that integrate technology into business processes.

An MSBA degree can be completed concurrently while completing your MBA. This necessitates only a few additional credit hours on top of MBA coursework.

Designed to provide students with the skills necessary to compete in the rapidly growing market for analytics and data science professionals, the MSBA program offers a unique blend of curriculum in both the technical and managerial space.

An MSF degree can be completed concurrently while completing your MBA. This can be accomplished in the four semesters required for the MBA and necessitates only a few additional credit hours on top of MBA coursework.

The MBA/MSF program prepares tomorrow’s financial leaders to react to the ever-changing industry and redefine their own institutions.

Certificates

Gain a broad background in information systems and more specialized knowledge in data mining and analytics, business intelligence, software, systems architecture, product and process management, and IT security.

A Graduate Certificate in Information Systems will provide a significant advantage to those seeking to advance their careers in the field of information systems or strengthen their technical proficiency.

This 18 credit hour certificate program is designed for maximum flexibility and offers a wide choice of courses and areas of concentration within the Utah MBA curriculum.

Program electives and faculty are shared with the Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS) program, and provide the same level of instruction and interaction. The Operations and Information Systems (OIS) Department also offers a number of flexible transfer options should students want to apply coursework from the Graduate Certificate program toward the completion of a full MSIS degree.

The Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics (GCBA) allows students to gain specialized knowledge in data analytics and management. Obtaining a graduate-level analytics certificate will significantly benefit those seeking to advance their careers in the rapidly growing market for data and analytics professionals.

This 18 credit hour certificate program offers students a wide choice of courses within the Utah MBA curriculum. Program electives and faculty are shared with the Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) program and provide the same high level of instruction and interaction.

Gain a broad background in information systems and more specialized knowledge in data mining and analytics, business intelligence, software and systems architecture, product and process management, and IT security.

A Graduate Certificate in Information Systems will provide a significant advantage to those seeking to advance their careers in the field of information systems or strengthen their technical proficiency.

This 18 credit hour certificate program is designed for maximum flexibility and offers a wide choice of courses and areas of concentration within the Utah MBA curriculum.

Program electives and faculty are shared with the Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS) program, and provide the same level of instruction and interaction. The Operations and Information Systems (OIS) Department also offers a number of flexible transfer options should students want to apply coursework from the Graduate Certificate program toward the completion of a full MSIS degree.

The Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics (GCBA) allows students to gain specialized knowledge in data analytics and management. Obtaining a graduate-level analytics certificate will significantly benefit those seeking to advance their careers in the rapidly growing market for data and analytics professionals.

This 18 credit hour certificate program offers students a wide choice of courses within the Utah MBA curriculum. Program electives and faculty are shared with the Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) program and provide the same high level of instruction and interaction.

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