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 511 - Financial and Managerial Accounting
ACCTG 512 - Financial Accounting Theory and Reporting Problems
ACCTG 524 - Managerial Accounting
Prerequisites: ACCTG 512
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 834 - Portfolio Management
Previously offered as FIN 506 - Portfolio Theory
BUSAD 501 - Statistical Analysis for Managerial Decision Making
BUSAD 511 - New Ventures I
Prerequisite: MGMT 501
BUSAD 519 - Developing Creative High Performance Organizations
Prerequisite: MGMT 501
BUSAD 522 - New Ventures II
Prerequisites: MGMT 501 and BUSAD 511, or by permission from instructor
BUSAD 523 - Prices and Markets
Prerequisite: MGMT 501
BUSAD 525 - Quantitative Methods in Finance
Prerequisite: BUSAD 501 or equivalent
BUSAD 526 - Advanced Corporate Finance
Prerequisites: ACCTG 512, BUSAD 525, FIN 531 or equivalent
BUSAD 527 - Fixed Income Securities
Prerequisite: FIN 513
BUSAD 530 - Biotechnology and Health Industry Overview
Prerequisite: MGMT 501 or permission of instructor
BUSAD 534 - Ethical Dimensions of Management in the Biotechnology and Health Industry
Prerequisites: MGMT 501
BUSAD 537 - Management Information Systems
Prerequisite: MGMT 501
BUSAD 542 – Global Intercultural Management
Prerequisites: MGMT 501
BUSAD 545 - Negotiation Strategies
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 576 - Ethical Issues in Information Technology
Prerequisites: 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 824 - Finance and Investment for Sustainable Growth
BUSAD 835 - Commercialization of Biopharmaceuticals
Prerequisite: BUSAD 530
BUSAD 879 - Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Prerequisite: OPMGT 510
BUSAD 809 - Triple Bottom Line Accounting
FIN 505 - Multinational Managerial Finance
Prerequisite: FIN 531 or equivalent
FIN 508 - Analysis of Financial Markets
Prerequisites: FIN 531 or equivalent
FIN 513 - Speculative Markets
Prerequisite: FIN 508
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 816 - 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
I B 500 - International Business Management
Prerequisite: MGMT 501
LEAD 562 - Strategic Leadership
Prerequisites: MGMT 501
MBADM 820 - Financial Management
Previously offered as FIN 531
Prerequisites: MGMT 501, ACCTG 511 or ACCTG 512
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 523 - Organizational Change: Theory and Practice
Prerequisites: MGMT 501
MGMT 541 - Human Resources Management
Prerequisite: MGMT 501
MGMT 571 - Strategic Management
Prerequisites: All required foundation and essential courses
MGMT 573 - Corporate Innovative Strategies
Prerequisite: MGMT 501
MKTG 518 - Global Marketing
Prerequisites: MGMT 501 and MKTG 500
MNGMT 897 - Special Topics: Sustainable Marketing
Prerequisites: MGMT 501 and MKTG 500
PHIL 597 - Ethical Dimensions of Leadership
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.
