Curriculum and Course Sequence
The Elmhurst MBA requires the successful completion of 10 courses for a total of 7.50 credits, or 30 semester hours.
- In the first year, you will complete a schedule of courses together with your cohort.
- In your second year, you will select courses in your area of interest and study alongside students from the various cohorts.
Required Courses
- MBA 500 Organizational Management
- MBA 501 Financial and Managerial Accounting
- MBA 502 Analytical Tools for Management Decisions
- MBA 503 Marketing Management
- MBA 504 Financial Management
- MBA 505 Strategies for Creating a Competitive Advantage
Electives
- MBA 508 Special Topics
- MBA 509 Project Management
- MBA 517 Sales Techniques and Selling Strategies
- MBA 541 Corporate Finance
- MBA 542 Investment Theory and Portfolio Management
- MBA 545 Financial Statements Analysis
- MBA 550 Cultural Diversity in Organizations
- MBA 552 Leadership
- MBA 553 Organizational Behavior
- MBA 555 Negotiations
- MBA 558 Leading Change Management
- MBA 559 Leading Innovation and Technological Change
- MBA 583 Marketing Research
- MBA 584 Use of Social Media Data in Research
Sample Course Sequence
Fall Term
- MBA 500 Organizational Management
- MBA 501 Financial and Managerial Accounting
January / Spring Term
- MBA 502 Analytical Tools for Management Decisions
- MBA 503 Marketing Management
- MBA 504 Financial Management
Summer Term
- MBA 505 Strategies for Creating a Competitive Advantage
- Elective Course (optional)
Two elective courses are taken per term during year two.
Elmhurst University reserves the right to modify courses, schedules and program format without advance notice to students.