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ELECTIVES & CONCENTRATIONS

Electives

The MBA + program allows students to focus their degree in a wide array of topics, thanks to the range of coursework both inside the business school and available through other departments in the University. Students are required to take 16 of their 72 required credits as electives. These electives can be selected from courses offered by the School of Business Administration or may, with the approval of the Director of Graduate Programs, be selected from areas outside the School of Business Administration. Electives are an opportunity to develop an area of concentration within the MBA + program. View the upcoming electives.

Concentrations are available in the following areas:

Students may wish to concentrate their electives in a certain area of study such as:

• Finance Option: The Finance option offered in conjunction with the MBA + creates an opportunity to develop a concentrated skill set within the finance area. This option provides students the skills to understand complex financial issues as well as experience in the application of financial tools that facilitate problem solving.
• Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship Concentration: The Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship (IME) concentration offers electives that address processes inside firms including the management of inventors and creative staff, as well as processes in the external environment such as market assessments of novel technologies. The goal is to equip students interested in new product development, entrepreneurship, or technology marketing with the knowledge required to bring new products and services to market.
• International Business Concentration: The International Business concentration provides grounding in the contemporary world affairs that affect business and in the organizational issues facing firms operating in the global arena.
• SBA Sustainable Enterprise Concentration: Learn about sustainable enterprises, product design and stewardship as well as measuring sustainability in business.
• PSU Sustainability Certificate: This graduate certificate offers an integrated series of post-baccalaureate courses that comprise a multidisciplinary study of the environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainability.
• Real Estate Development Certificate: a concentration centering on issues of property development, finance and real estate, and housing economics.
• Food Marketing & Logistics Concentration (FMLC) : Students completing this concentration will obtain an understanding of the macro-competitive dynamics of the industry; understand the industry structure, key players and value chain; and will understand issues in customer driven supply chain and purchasing. The MBA + required core class BA 506: Business Project offers students an opportunity to put their skills to work in a real industry-sponsored practical experience.

More information on concentrations

It is not necessary for students to select an area of concentration. Electives may be taken any time during the program, but students should plan ahead. Many electives are only offered one or two times per year. Students may also choose to concentrate their electives in related fields, such as Engineering Management, Health Administration, Human Resources, Supply & Logistics, Marketing, Not for Profit, and Systems Science, among others.