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Curriculum
The University of Utah MBA curriculum starts with fundamental business skills that prepare you to be an effective leader. We provide a multidisciplinary foundation in management, accounting, finance, data analytics, strategy, communications, and operations — taught by world-class faculty who are as approachable as they are accomplished. You’ll expand your skills and your horizons.
Your second year takes you beyond the classroom with experiential learning opportunities, like real-world consulting and field study. You’ll apply skills in analytical thinking, communication, and collaboration while building a network that extends far beyond graduation.
Core Courses
Credits: 1.5
The purpose of this course is to understand the theory and processes of working in a group or team. The course is designed to be relevant to the broad spectrum of problems that are faced in a variety of group settings. Students will learn analytical and behavioral tools to effectively diagnose complex dynamics in work groups and take action to improve group performance. Students will also learn practical interpersonal skills useful for implementing effective strategies in group situations. The course is intended to help students become more effective while working in groups and teams. Considerable emphasis will be placed on simulations, role-playing, and cases.
Credits: 3
Provides an introductory understanding of the basic concepts of financial accounting, including the format and content of the primary financial statements included in corporate annual reports. The course will cover the fundamental accounting procedures used to record, analyze, summarize, and report economic transactions involving major categories of assets, liabilities, equity, revenues and expenses. The overarching course objective is to create educated users of financial accounting information.
Credits: 3
Focuses on firms’ internal accounting information systems and their use in decision making, planning, and control, and performance evaluation. The objectives are threefold: to increase the students’ understanding of the data accumulation and allocation processes; to illustrate the proper application of these accounting data to solving managerial problems; and to expose the students to the strategic implications and limitations of the accounting systems and data. Applications considered include cost estimation, pricing and product mix decisions, activity-based costing, measuring opportunity costs for decision making and transfer pricing. As such, the course integrates the knowledge of firms’ internal accounting systems with problems confronting managers in the areas of finance, accounting, marketing, operations management, and human resources.
Credits: 3
Topics include financial analysis, planning, working-capital management, financial math, valuation, and capital budgeting.
Course Number: IS 6010
Credits: 3
Information technology has become increasingly critical to organizational competitiveness, as it is deeply entrenched in almost all aspects of a firm’s business. Effective deployment and use of technology can greatly enhance firm performance through effective analysis, planning, and operations with increased efficiency and agility. However, managing the fast-expanding information technology is challenging; many organizations struggle to effectively assimilate their business strategies/operations and technologies.This course provides MBA/PMBA students with (1) fundamental knowledge of information technology, established or emerging, and its exciting business applications; (2) a sound understanding of key issues and challenges surrounding the investment, evaluation, use, and management of information technology in various organizational settings; and (3) in-depth analyses of select best practices of information technology utilization, implementation, or management in different sectors. This course covers data management, business intelligence, business process management, Web technologies and digital transformation, enterprise systems, information security, and IT investment management; it offer a balance between technical knowledge and managerial/organizational issues and is anchored from the perspective of mangers, technology and business. Lectures and in-class discussions are the primary teaching methods, augmented by business case discussions, in-class labs and demonstrations, guest presentations, and individual assignments.
Credits: 1
In this competitive job market, being mediocre will not cut it. MBA 6000 Advancing Your MBA Career I is designed to help you define and develop your professional goals, build a personal action plan and refine the skills necessary for successful career management during and after your MBA. This course will take you through an overview of how to develop, build and maintain an effective career strategy that will include self-assessment, self-discovery and self-promotion. Full-Time MBA Only.
Course Number: MBA 6001
Credits: 1
Apply and refine the concepts introduce in MBA 6000 through class sessions, workshops, industry panels and speaker events. Career workshops will cover effective internship search strategies, internship preparation, interviewing techniques, power of presences, personal branding, etiquette, networking and salary negotiations. Full Time MBA students will enroll in this course during spring semester of the first year of the program.
Course Number: MBA 6002
Credits: 1
This course is designed to provide continued career development as you fine-tune job search strategies and tactics. Through the activities and assignments in this course, you will continue to sharpen your career search strategy as well as expand your professional network to result in an effective and successful career post-graduation.
Credits: 0.5
This course provides insight and helps develop relevant professional skills and tactics to hit the ground running as you begin your post-MBA career. This course focuses on creating a long-term career plan, goal setting and fine-tuning skills to own, develop and lead to a successful career.
Credits: 3
Provides an opportunity to review, apply, and integrate major components of the MBA program. The specific format for the course may vary between sections; however, the typical format is a field study in which a team of MBA students consults with a local business on a significant issue facing that organization.
Credits: 3
This course emphasizes human behavior concepts and principles useful in creating high performance work places. Personal leadership effectiveness is enhanced through self-assessment, feedback, and studying the practices of exemplary leaders. Methods of managing individuals, groups and organizations to elicit high levels of performance are introduced through discussion of topics such as motivation, power and influence, group behavior and teams, decision making, conflict and collaboration, organization design, culture and leading change. Cases, group discussion and team exercises are used extensively in the course.
Course Number: MGT 6054
Credits: 1.5
Communication effectiveness is crucial for leaders in today’s complex business climate. Research spanning several decades consistently has shown that leaders with strong communication skills are more likely to receive job offers and promotions, and they are more successful when faced with a wide range of leadership challenges such as motivating and coaching others, resolving conflicts, and delivering negative messages. This course covers communication topics including: advanced public speaking and persuasion, strategic business writing (business proposals, email, social media), and effective interpersonal communication. Students will learn strategies that will enable them to integrate ethos, pathos, and logos into their organizational communication, adapt their message to their specific audience (using cultural and emotional intelligence), manage adversarial audiences, develop a proficiency in tailoring one’s communication style to the intended audience, and express data clearly.
Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide an overview of major marketing management and strategy concepts as well as their implementation and control. It emphasizes the application of these concepts to marketing decisions through case analyses and simulations as opposed to lectures. Topics include market assessment, segmentation, target marketing, positioning, differentiation, branding, budgeting, customer lifetime value analysis, and product, pricing, distribution, and promotional strategies.
Credits: 1.5
This course will develop decision making abilities with data-analysis and decision models. Applications will be in the business functional areas. Students will use computers to solve business problems. Course topics will include advanced statistical analysis, regression models, decision analysis basics, and portfolio management.
Credits: 3
Operations Management involves designing, operating, and improving the processes whereby any firm (such as a hospital) transforms raw materials (e.g., sick patients) into finished goods (e.g., cured patients). We develop a framework for analyzing business process flows within a firm and across firms, applying the principles not only to service industries but also to manufacturing. In particular, we look at the management of supply chains, capacity, inventory, quality, and product design, and discuss how to achieve a strategic fit between the Operations function and other business disciplines and how to create competitive advantage.
Credits: 3
Addresses fundamental principles of economics from the managerial perspective. Topics include supply and demand in markets, analysis of production and cost, consumer theory, analysis of market structure, the banking system, and macroeconomics.
Credits: 3
Business Strategy adopts the perspective of the chief executive and challenges the student to evaluate the competitive environment, evaluate the firm’s core skills and capabilities, and to craft a strategy that will allow the firm to leverage its competitive advantages over time. The course begins with an introduction to the core concepts and tools of competitive analysis, and then illustrates the application of these tools to the host of questions the chief executive must answer in order to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. The first part of the course focuses on business-level strategy, which explores how to create and sustain competitive advantage in undiversified firms. Topics addressed in this portion of the class include industry dynamics, identification of competitively valuable skills, resources, and capabilities, technology strategy, and trade-offs among various business level strategies. The second part of the course focuses on corporate strategy, which is concerned with the complex and challenging task of managing the diversified (multi-product) firm. Topics addressed include vertical integration, diversification, and globalization strategies.
Electives
Advanced Auditing
Advanced Excel and Access Techniques
Business Tax Strategies
Business Valuation and Analysis
Corporate Governance and Communication
Financing Accounting Reporting
IT Risks and Controls
Reading and Interpreting Financial Statements
Visual Basic Applications for Accounting
Advanced Venture Capital
Entrepreneurial Marketing
Lassonde Venture Programs
Venture Capital
Venture Finance
Venture Foundations
Venture Fund
Venture Planning
Venture Trends
Advanced Corporate Finance
Advanced Venture Capital
CFA Level I and II
Commercial Leasing
Construction for Real Estate Development
Excel for the Finance Professional
Financial Applications of Statistical Models
Finance Consulting
Financial Engineering
Financial Management and Decision
Financial Markets Laboratory
Financial Modeling
Financial Programming
International Finance
Introduction to Financial Programming
Introduction to Risk for Multi-Asset Class Investments and Portfolio Management Investors
Investments and Portfolio Management
Making in a Corporation
Mergers and Acquisitions
Visual Basic Applications for Accounting and Finance
Personal Finance Planning
Perspect Private Equity
Real Estate Analysis Techniques
Real Estate Analytics
Real Estate Appraisals and Investments
Real Estate Capital Markets
Real Estate Contracts and Transactions
Real Estate Development Life Cycle
Real Estate Finance
Real Estate Financial Modeling
Real Estate Investment Trusts
Real Estate Principles
Business Law
Business Ethics
Change Management
Competitive Advantage Through People
Diversity and Inclusion: A Business Strategy
Intellectual Property
International Management
Managerial Negotiation
Non-Profit Consulting
Profiles of Leadership
Social Venturing: Consulting to Not-for-Profit Organizations
Strategic Leadership
Advanced Marketing Strategies
Algorithms for Business Decisions
Brand Management
Consumer Behavior
Content Marketing, Social Media and Search Engine Optimization
Digital Campaign Management and Analytics
Digital Campaign Management Entrepreneurial Marketing
Digital Customer Relationship Management and Database Marketing
Digital Marketing and Analytics
International Marketing
Machine Learning for Business Applications Search Engine Optimization
Marketing Analytics and ROI
Marketing Research
Marketing for Health Professionals
Text Analytics
Advanced Data Management
Advanced Data Mining
Analytical Decision Models I and II
Advanced Information Security
Business Intelligence and Analytics
Cloud Computing
Cybersecurity Risk and Compliance
Data Analysis and Decision Making II
Data Mining
Data Science and Big Data
Data Structure and Java
Database Theory and Design
Data Warehousing Design and Information Systems Analysis and Design
Data Visualization
Digital Forensics
Emerging Web Technologies and Strategies
E-Business
Implementation
Introduction to Business Analytics
IT Leadership and Strategy
IT Security
Net Defense and Countermeasures
Networking and Servers
Product Management
Project Management
Python
Six Sigma Green Belt for Manufacturing Certification
Six Sigma Green Belt for Non-Manufacturing Certification
Six Sigma for Managers
Special Topics in Information Systems
Statistics and Predictive Analytics
Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Risk Management
Web Based Applications
Visual Basic Applications for Business
Visual Basic Applications II
To lead in today’s business climate, you must understand the nuances of foreign business dynamics and culture. For those interested in gaining a global perspective, the PMBA program offers an optional international trip elective that gives students a knowledge and understanding of the international business environment. This venture into global corporate affairs provides students the opportunity to experience firsthand how business is conducted abroad.
The first section of the course will include in-class lectures and activities meant to expose you to current issues in international business and the country you are visiting.
Previous international trip destinations:
- Mexico City, Mexico (2024)
- Lisbon, Portugal (2023)
- Barcelona, Spain (2022)
- Johannesburg, South Africa (2019)
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (2018)
- Shanghai, China (2017)
- Seoul, South Korea (2015 and 2016)
- Beijing & Tianjin, China (2013 and 2014)
- Buenos Aires, Argentina (2012)
Elective offerings are subject to change; you can contact us to confirm the current availability of any course.
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Concentrations
Your career interests don’t have to be limited to one focus, so why should your degree?
The Utah MBA curriculum was developed to support goals that span different academic disciplines. This concentration model allows students to gain in-depth knowledge of their chosen field through intensive study and experiential learning — giving students a competitive advantage in the hyper-competitive MBA internship and career search.
All students must specify a concentration in their application. Please read through the options carefully before applying. Your admission to the program will be partially determined by the track you choose and its applicability to your stated career path.
Dual Degrees
The MD/MBA dual degree integrates the study of medicine with the study of business management. This five-year program is designed for students interested in both clinical medicine and the business aspects of medicine. It is tailored for individuals seeking careers in clinical leadership in the for-profit and not-for-profit industries. Graduates are prepared for careers in:
- Health Management
- Medical Practice Management
Logistics
- 5 year duration
- Once enrolled in MD, complete MBA program application
The JD/MBA program recognizes the increasingly complex body of knowledge necessary to the creative conduct of business and business-related law practice. This specialized program is designed to accommodate career interests if students (a) contemplate a career in business management and want to acquire the skills and perspective of a lawyer, or (b) contemplate a career as a lawyer specializing in business-related law and want to acquire the skills and perspective of the business-oriented manager.
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.
JD/MBA graduate students are prepared for careers in:
- Business Law
- Jurisprudence Management
Logistics
- 126 credit hours // 4 years
- Once enrolled in JD, complete MBA program application
Bridge the gaps between technical knowledge, management skills, and entrepreneurial savvy at the nationwide hub of innovation and technology commercialization.
- 74 credit hours // 2.5 years
- Complete both MBA and MSE program applications simultaneously
Biomedical Engineering
Graduate students can pursue research and educational opportunities in bioinstrumentation, medical imaging, biomaterials, biomechanics, neural interfaces, computational bioengineering, and other specialty areas. Learn More
Chemical Engineering
Students have the opportunity to earn an advanced dual degree in chemical engineering with low research intensity. Students will develop a deeper understanding of the core principles of chemical engineering and will learn the art of independent research. Learn More
Computer Science & Engineering
This dual degree program is intended to offer students the opportunity to combine a business and technology education, leading to entrepreneurship and technology management opportunities. Learn More
Electrical and Computer Engineering
The MBA/MS ECE dual degree features a curriculum focused on technology and management. The program seeks candidates with an engineering or science background. Learn More
Mechanical Engineering
The MS/MBA program combines students’ applied interests and training in engineering with the comprehensive business sense developed in a full-time MBA program. The result is a professional, comfortable move between technical and commercial issues. Graduates will be qualified to direct or manage new products, processes, and systems from the laboratory to the boardroom. Learn More
- 84 total hours // 3 years
- Complete both MBA and MEAE program applications simultaneously
The dual MBA/MHA program prepares students to become part of the next generation of health care administration leaders with a program featuring a cutting-edge curriculum, minutes away from some of the nation’s top health care centers. 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.
MBA/MHA graduate students are prepared for careers in:
- Health Care Operations
- Health Care Administration Fellowship
Logistics
- 82 credit hours // 3 years
- Complete both MBA and MHA program applications simultaneously
Concurrent Degrees
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.
MBA/MSBA graduate students are prepared for careers in:
- Business Analysis
- Data Strategy
- Production or Brand Management
Students can pursue a Master of Science in Cybersecurity Management (MSCM) degree concurrent to their MBA degree.
The MSCM program is designed to deliver the knowledge, leadership, and real-word experience required to meet the information security needs of modern-day businesses. Combining an MSCM with an MBA can accelerate your career in cybersecurity management. You’ll exit the program with a world-class education and the the leadership skills needed to land positions at the top of the field.
Full-time MBA students can complete the MSCM program in 4 semesters.
An MSF degree can be completed concurrently while completing your MBA. This concurrent path teaches students to lead the next generation of financial professionals, redefine institutions, and react to the ever-changing industry. Students are prepared for careers in:
- Commercial or Investment Banking
- Strategic Planning
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.
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.
MBA/MSIS graduate students are prepared for careers in:
- IT Consulting or Management
- Computer Systems Analysis
Strategy Programs
Subsets of the Business Strategy concentration include:
- Operations/Supply Chain
- Consulting
- Human Resources
- Leadership Development
- Social Impact
Business Strategy graduate students are prepared for careers in:
- Operations Management
- Inventory Control Management
- Human Resources Management
- Social Enterprise Management
- Consulting
The Marketing Strategy concentration focuses on the development of strategic plans and implementation, including careful resource allocation and leadership skills essential for success in business. Management and consulting require resourcefulness, a faculty for learning, and advanced strategic thinking. A specialization in Marketing Strategy provides a necessary foundation for tomorrow’s business leaders.
The marketing concentration emphasizes customer value and customer-relationship-management orientations with a particular emphasis on marketing analytics. After having been introduced to basic marketing frameworks, techniques, and principles in the MBA Core, the marketing concentration equips students with in-depth market analysis, marketing strategy planning, and marketing strategy implementation skills in key content areas.
Marketing graduate students are prepared for careers in:
- Marketing Management
- Product or Brand Management
Graduate Certificates
This certificate program is designed for maximum flexibility and offers students a wide choice of courses and areas of concentration. Certificate electives and faculty are shared with the Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS) program and provide the same high level of instruction and interaction.
Certificate 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. If you have questions, please contact the academic advisor of your graduate program.
The Graduate Certificate in Operations and Supply Chain Management helps students gain specialized knowledge about how firms create and capture value. Students will learn how to maximize quality relative to expenses, optimize supply chain activities, and lower production costs while managing process flows. The courses will explore strategic choices for different industries and operational objectives. Students will learn how to manage inventory effectively, utilize information systems with their supply chains, and gain real-world practice in presenting operational results to management and/or other operations personnel.
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