MBA Foundation
Phase
Admission to
the MBA program is required for this portion of the MBA
which consists of a foundation of business study that would be required for students whose undergraduate program was not in a business field. There are 11 topic areas in the foundation phase. Applicants' requirements in this phase will be determined by the program director during the admissions process. Students who have completed an undergraduate program in a business field will normally have satisfied most or all of the foundation requirements.
Foundation requirements may be completed
as resident courses, or through the graduate Internet foundation courses offered in cooperation with other UW system institutions. Part-time students are especially encouraged to complete foundation coursework through the Internet courses, as they are offered in accelerated, shortened formats that provide an opportunity to complete this phase more quickly.
Foundation Requirements
Financial Accounting
ACC 221 (or 703 Internet)
Study the financial statement approach to explain and apply basic
principles of accounting.
Managerial Accounting
ACC 222 (or 704 Internet)
Examine accounting principles as they relate to management decision
making and cost determination.
Macroeconomics
ECO 120 (or 704 Internet)
Learn to apply economic principles to domestic and international
problems.
Microeconomics
ECO 110 (or 703 Internet)
Investigate microeconomic principles and their application to decision
making by individuals, businesses and government.
Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
MGT 205
Explore ethical theory and the legal framework in which American
business operates.
Information Systems I-S 220
Study the use of information systems to assist management in planning,
directing, and controlling the activities of an organization.
Financial Management
FIN 355 (or 701 Internet)
Study the financial management of a firm and the finance function.
Marketing
MKT 309 (or 700 Internet)
Explore the study of marketing in business and other organizations.
Organizational Behavior
MGT 308 (or
703 Internet)
Examine the current contributions of behavioral sciences in describing
and analyzing the behavior of individuals and groups in organizations.
Production Management
MGT 393 (or 702 Internet)
Investigate the theoretical foundation for decision making in
production.
Statistics
MTH 145 (or BUS 710 Internet)
Learn the fundamentals of modern statistical methods.
Internet Foundation Courses
Students admitted with foundation requirements will be encouraged to
complete those we offer in our accelerated, Distance Education
program. These are shortened course formats, conducted via
the Internet,
in partnership with other UW System schools. For further information see the internet foundation
consortium at
http://www.wisconsinonlinemba.org
Date Last Modified
02/21/2008
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