Full-Time Degree Requirements

Degrees earned will be distributed as: "Master of Business Administration" without focus area specifications.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Courses		22
See "Core Courses" listed below
Concentration Area Courses 1		12
"Concentration Area Courses" are approved in conjunction with the academic committee
Analytics / Quantitative Course 2		3
"Analytics / Quantitative Course" is approved in conjunction with the academic committee
Practicum Course 3		3
"Practicum Course" is approved in conjunction with the academic committee
Elective Courses 4		14
"Elective Courses" are approved in conjunction with the academic committee
Total Hours		54

¹

"Concentration Area Courses" must be a minimum of 12 credit hours in entrepreneurship, finance, innovation management, marketing, or operations.

²

"Analytics / Quantitative Course" is a minimum of one course that builds upon the core statistics course.  Offerings include electives in applied statistics, finance, information technology, marketing, and operations.

³

"Practicum Course" must be a minimum of one course semester-long course where students serve as a consulting team for an actual organization.  Offerings include applications in analytics, consulting, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, product innovation, operations and supply chain, and risk management.

⁴

"Elective Courses" may include any graduate course in the Poole College of Management; courses outside the College must be approved by the academic director of the NC State MBA. Students that have completed the Business Sustainability Graduate Certificate may use up to 3 credits to count for elective credit toward the completion of the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.

Core Courses

All courses in the following categories are required by all MBA students:

Markets and Finance

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
MBA 501	Financial Accounting for Decision Makers	1
MBA 502	Managerial Accounting for Decision Makers	1
MBA 505	Essential Economics for Managers	2
MBA 520	Financial Management of Corporations	2

Analyzing the Value Chain

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
MBA 506	Data-Driven Managerial Decisions 1	1
MBA 507	Data-Driven Managerial Decisions 2	1
MBA 540	Principles of Operations and Supply Chain Management	2
MBA 560	Marketing Management and Strategy	2

Managing the Organization 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
MBA 510	Critical Thinking for Managers	1
MBA 512	Ethical Thinking for Managers	1
MBA 530	Leading People	3
MBA 580	Creating Value in Organizations	3
MBA 590	Special Topics In Business Management	1-6
MBA 610	Special Topics in Business Administration	1-6

Part-Time Degree Requirements

Degrees earned will be distributed as: "Master of Business Administration" without focus area specifications.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Courses		20
See "Core Courses" listed below
Analytics / Quantitative Course 1		3
"Analytics / Quantitative Course" is approved in conjunction with the academic committee
Practicum Course 2		3
"Practicum Course" is approved in conjunction with the academic committee
Elective Courses 3		14
"Elective Courses" are approved in conjunction with the academic committee
Total Hours		40

Core Courses

All courses in the following categories are required by all MBA students:

Markets and Finance

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
MBA 501	Financial Accounting for Decision Makers	1
MBA 502	Managerial Accounting for Decision Makers	1
MBA 505	Essential Economics for Managers	2
MBA 520	Financial Management of Corporations	2

Analyzing the Value Chain

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
MBA 506	Data-Driven Managerial Decisions 1	1
MBA 507	Data-Driven Managerial Decisions 2	1
MBA 540	Principles of Operations and Supply Chain Management	2
MBA 560	Marketing Management and Strategy	2

Managing the Organization

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
MBA 510	Critical Thinking for Managers	1
MBA 512	Ethical Thinking for Managers	1
MBA 531 & MBA 532	Leading People 1 and Leading People 2	3
MBA 580	Creating Value in Organizations	3

¹

"Analytics / Quantitative Course" must be at least one course that builds upon the core statistics course.  Offerings include electives in: applied statistics, finance, information technology, marketing, and operations.

 

²

"Practicum Course" is a semester-long course where students serve as a consulting team for an actual organization.  Offerings include: applications in analytics, consulting, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, product innovation, operations and supply chain, and risk management.

³

"Elective Courses" may include any graduate course in the Poole College of Management; courses outside the College must be approved by the academic director of the NC State MBA. Students that have completed the Business Sustainability Graduate Certificate may use up to 3 credits to count for elective credit toward the completion of the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.

Faculty