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Full Time, Saturday, and Evening MBA Curriculum

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Full Time MBA Curriculum
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Full-Time MBA Curriculum

The first year of the MBA program is designed to provide students with a strong base of knowledge for advanced business studies. The core is delivered through an integrated series of concentrated courses plus course work in statistics and economics.

Following the first two semesters of core classes, students are encouraged to participate in a summer experiential learning or internship activity. Students can also use the summer months to complete elective coursework.

The second year provides students with the opportunity to tailor their program to meet unique career goals and aspirations. MBA students select elective coursework to choose an area of specialization or follow a general management program of study. Please read the elective policy guidelines.

Full-time MBA Core Schedule
Fall Semester	Week 1 - 4	Week 5 - 8	Week 9 - 12
Monday	MGMT 501 Strategy Formation Jeffrey Kaufmann	ACCT 508 Survey of Financial & Managerial Accounting Marvin Bouillon
Tuesday	BusAd 592 MBA Professional Skills Development STAT 528 Applied Business Statistics (Lab M 12-2)
Wednesday	MIS 503 Management Information Systems Brian Mennecke		SCM 502 Operations Management & Strategy
Thursday	STAT 528 Applied Business Statistics
Friday	MGMT 507 Organizational Behavior Jim Werbel	SCM 502 Operations Management & Strategy	MGMT 507 Organizational Behavior Jim Werbel

Spring Semester	Week 1 - 4	Week 5 - 8	Week 9 - 12
Monday	FIN 505 Financial Valuation & Corporate Financial Decisions Rick Dark		MKT 509 International Business John Wong
Tuesday	ECON 532 Managerial Economics
Wednesday	MKT 509 International Business John Wong	MKT 504 Marketing
Thursday	ECON 532 Managerial Economics
Friday	MGMT 511 Ethics & Social Responsibility Jeffrey Kaufmann	MGMT 512 Strategic Management Sam DeMarie

Saturday MBA and Evening MBA Curriculum

The first four semesters of the Saturday MBA and Evening MBA programs are designed to provide students with a strong base of knowledge for advanced business studies. The interrelated and interdisciplinary core classes provide a logical progression, as well as a solid foundation in accounting, finance, economics, statistics, marketing, operations, information systems, international business, organizational behavior, social and ethical issues, and strategic management.

The final four semesters empower students to tailor their program to unique career goals and aspirations. Half of the required total credit hours are earned through elective courses, which allow students to meet personal areas of interest. Students can select elective coursework to fulfill a formal specialization or follow a general management program of study.

Typical Schedule of Classes
Fall	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
	MGMT 501 cr. 1 Strategy Formation ACCT 508 cr. 2 Survey of Financial and Managerial Accounting MGMT 507 cr. 2 Organizational Behavior MGMT 511 cr. 1 Ethics and Social Responsibility	SCM 502 cr. 2 Operations Management and Strategy MIS 503 cr . 2 Management Information Systems MGMT 512 cr. 2 Strategic Management	Elective Courses cr. 6
Spring	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
	FIN 505 cr. 2 Financial Valuation and Corporate Financial Decisions MKT 509 cr. 2 International Business MKT 504 cr. 2 Marketing	Elective Courses cr. 6	Elective Courses cr. 6
Summer	Year 1	Year 2
	STAT 528 cr. 3 Applied Business Statistics ECON 532 cr. 3 Business Economics	Elective Courses cr. 6
In the Evening MBA program classes meet in Des Moines twice per week from 5:45 to 9:15 p.m. Saturday MBA classes are held in Ames from 8:30 AM - 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. The fall and spring semesters are twelve weeks. Summers are comprised of two six week sessions.

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