Course Descriptions
Courses for the Master of Business Administration program are hyperlinked below to the University Bulletin. Please refer to the prerequisites mentioned on this page as those listed on the University Bulletin may differ from Penn State Great Valley. All courses offered are three credits unless otherwise indicated.
ACCTG 512 - Financial Accounting Theory and Reporting Problems
ACCTG 524 - Managerial Accounting
Prerequisites: ACCTG 512
ACCTG 800 - Financial and Managerial Accounting
Previously offered as ACCTG 511
BA 800 - Marketing Management
Previously offered as MKTG 500
Prerequisite: MGMT 501, ACCTG 511 or ACCTG 512
BA 810 - Supply Chain and Operations Management
Previously offered as OPMGT 510
Prerequisites: ACCTG 511 or ACCTG 512, MGMT 501, and BUSAD 501
BADM 828 - Negotiations
Previously offered as BUSAD 545 - Negotiation Strategies
Prerequisites: MGMT 501
BADM 834 - Portfolio Management
Previously offered as FIN 506 - Portfolio Theory
BUSAD 501 - Statistical Analysis for Managerial Decision Making
BUSAD 519 - Developing Creative High Performance Organizations
Prerequisite: MGMT 501
BUSAD 523 - Prices and Markets
Prerequisite: MGMT 501
BUSAD 525 - Quantitative Methods in Finance
Prerequisite: BUSAD 501 or equivalent
BUSAD 527 - Fixed Income Securities
Prerequisite: FIN 513
BUSAD 542 – Global Intercultural Management
Prerequisites: MGMT 501
BUSAD 555 - Full-Range Leadership Development
Prerequisite: MGMT 501
BUSAD 556 - Diversity Leadership
Prerequisite: MGMT 501
BUSAD 558 - Knowledge Management
Prerequisites: MGMT 501
BUSAD 559 - Career Management
Prerequisite: MGMT 501
BUSAD 578 - Managing Business Processes
Prerequisite: MGMT 501
BUSAD 582 - Social Entrepreneurship & Community Leadership
Prerequisite: MGMT 501
BUSAD 802 - Cornerstones of Sustainability
BUSAD 809 - Triple Bottom Line Accounting
BUSAD 811 - New Ventures Ideation and Feasibility Analysis
Previously offered as BUSAD 511 New Ventures I
Prerequisite: MGMT 501
BUSAD 822 - New Venture Start Up
Previously offered as BUSAD 522 - New Ventures II
Prerequisites: MGMT 501 and BUSAD 811, or by permission from instructor
BUSAD 824 - Finance and Investment for Sustainable Growth
BUSAD 826 - Current Issues in Corporate Finance
Previously offered as BUSAD 526
Prerequisites: ACCTG 512, BUSAD 525, MBADM 820 or equivalent
BUSAD 828 - Mergers and Acquisitions
Previously offered as BUSAD 528
Prerequsities: ACCTG 512
BUSAD 830 - Biotechnology and Health Industry Overview
Previously offered as BUSAD 530
Prerequisite: MGMT 501 or permission of instructor
BUSAD 834 - Ethical Dimensions of Management in the Biotechnology and Health Industry
Previously offered as BUSAD 534
Prerequisites: MGMT 501
BUSAD 835 - Commercialization of Biopharmaceuticals
Prerequisite: BUSAD 830
BUSAD 837 - Managing Digital Enterprises
Previously offered as BUSAD 537 - Management Information Systems
Prerequisite: MGMT 501
BUSAD 876 - Ethical Issues in Information Technology
Previously offered as BUSAD 576
Prerequisites: MGMT 501
BUSAD 879 - Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Prerequisite: OPMGT 510
FIN 513 - Speculative Markets
Prerequisite: FIN 508
FIN 805 - Multinational Managerial Finance
Previously offered as FIN 505
Prerequisite: FIN 531 or equivalent
FIN 808 - Analysis of Financial Markets
Previously offered as FIN 508
Prerequisites: FIN 531 or equivalent
H P A 836 - Health Law
Prerequisites: MGMT 501 and BUSAD 530 or permission of instructor
H P A 850 - Health Care Marketing
Prerequisites: MGMT 501, BUSAD 530
HRER 501 - Labor and Employment Law
Note: HRER courses are offered through the School of Labor and Employment Relations
HRER 516 - Labor Market Analysis
Note: HRER courses are offered through the School of Labor and Employment Relations
HRER 800 International and Comparative Employment Relations
Note: HRER courses are offered through the School of Labor and Employment Relations
HRER 816 - Labor Market Analysis
Note: HRER courses are offered through the School of Labor and Employment Relations
I B 800 - International Business Management
Previously offered as I B 500
Prerequisite: MGMT 501
LEAD 862 - Strategic Leadership
Previously offered as LEAD 562
Prerequisites: MGMT 501
LEAD 863 - Ethical Dimensions of Leadership
Previously offered as PHIL 597
MBADM 820 - Financial Management
Previously offered as FIN 531
Prerequisites: BUSAD 501 or BUSAD 801 and ACCTG 511, ACCTG 512 or ACCTG 800
MBADM 815 - Ethical and Responsible Business Leadership
Previously offered as BUSAD 551 - Business, Ethics, and Society
Prerequisite: MGMT 501
MGMT 501 - Behavioral Science in Business
MGMT 507 - Positive Organizational Behavior and Wellbeing
MGMT 573 - Corporate Innovative Strategies
Prerequisite: MGMT 501
MGMT 823 - Organizational Change: Theory and Practice
Previously offered as MGMT 523
Prerequisites: MGMT 501
MGMT 841 - Human Resources Management
Previously offered as MGMT 541
Prerequisite: MGMT 501
MGMT 871 - Strategic Management
Previously offered as MGMT 571
Prerequisites: All required foundation and essential courses
MKTG 518 - Global Marketing
Prerequisites: MGMT 501 and BA 800
MNGMT 897 - Special Topics: Sustainable Marketing
Prerequisites: MGMT 501 and BA 800
Class Availability
If the course you are trying to schedule is full, please contact the department at 610-648-3229 or e-mail ManagementHelp@psu.edu for further advising.
The University reserves the right to cancel or postpone any course because of insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. This document is informational,and is not binding on the University.