M.B.A.

M.B.A. concentrations

You can customize the M.B.A. program to your individual interests and goals by choosing from 13 optional concentrations. All M.B.A. concentrations require completion of three courses, allowing you to choose up to two concentrations while meeting the 18-credit hour elective requirement. Although students may initially select a concentration at the time they complete their application for admission, any further changes to the concentration, including adding a new concentration or changing a concentration, will not be possible until the student has completed at least one semester of their graduate studies.

To request an M.B.A. concentration, you must submit the M.B.A. concentration request form (PDF) prior to applying for graduation. M.B.A. concentrations cannot be added once your graduation audit has started. Concentrations are not listed on your degree but do appear on your transcript.

All courses listed below are three credits.

Accounting Systems
Equips students with the analytical and technical skills necessary for sound professional judgment in financial decision-making. Courses cover many topics, including financial and managerial accounting, accounting systems, ERP systems, and more.

To complete the Accounting Systems concentration, choose three of the following courses:
Please contact Accounting Department Chair Matt Roling at matthew.roling@wayne.edu for additional information on this concentration or meeting CPA requirements.
Digital/Business Analytics
Provides digital and business analytic competencies so students have sufficient technical skills and understanding required by firms to generate insights into structured and unstructured data. This concentration focuses on data management, decision-making support, qualitative and quantitative analysis, applied technology and mobile delivery. The concentration can be completed entirely online.

Courses are categorized based upon understanding the principles associated with digital/business analytics, gaining skill utilizing insight generation tools and delivering the content to the end-user or decision maker. Students have the option of completing all six of their required M.B.A. electives from the list below.

To complete this concentration, students must complete at least three of the following courses:
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
The Entrepreneurship and Innovation concentration emphasizes concept and application, focusing on the successful formation and management of new ventures. The concentration is designed to equip students with the understanding, skills, and experiences needed to translate ideas into reality and develop an understanding of the commercialization potential of their ideas, inventions, and discoveries. Students will learn how to solve unique problems associated with innovation, think creatively and critically as they acquire and manage financial and human resources required to sustain the effort to develop, launch and grow a new venture. The emphasis is on the special knowledge and skills required of an entrepreneurial manager and leader.

The concentration requires a total of nine credit hours of course work.

Required course:
- EI 7000: Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Innovation OR MGT 7660: Entrepreneurial Management
Choose two electives from the following:

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Courses (EI 7000 or MGT 7660 is a prerequisite for all other EI courses)
Other Mike Ilitch School of Business elective courses (prerequisites may apply):
Other Wayne State elective courses (prerequisites may apply):
- BMS 7100: Introduction to the Business of Biotechnology
- IBS 7110: Introduction to the Business of Biotechnology
- SW 6991: Social Entrepreneurship
Please contact the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Director Jeff Stoltman for additional information on this concentration.
Finance
Provides students with a deeper understanding of the management of money and other assets, such as stocks and bonds, for organizations and/or individuals. Course topics include investment policies, money, and capital markets, international finance, and more.

Students have the option of completing all six of their required M.B.A. electives from the concentration list below. Individual concentration requirements must be met to graduate with this distinction on your transcript.

To complete the Finance concentration, please complete the following course:
- FIN 7230: Investment Policies
and at least two of the following:
Financial Accounting
Prepares students to synthesize financial information and create financial reports for an organization's stakeholders. Course topics include financial statement analysis, governmental and not-for-profit accounting, accounting systems, and more.

Students have the option of completing all six of their required M.B.A. electives from the concentration list below. Individual concentration requirements must be met to graduate with this distinction on your transcript.

To complete the financial accounting concentration, please complete the two following courses:
- ACC 7040: Intermediate Financial Accounting I
- ACC 7050: Intermediate Financial Accounting II
and at least one of the following:
Please contact Accounting Department Chair Matt Roling at matthew.roling@wayne.edu for additional information on this concentration or meeting CPA requirements.
Global Supply Chain Management
Prepares students with in-depth knowledge about global challenges and the critical links in the value chain of goods. The concentration covers subjects such as strategic procurement, ERP systems, and quality management.

Students have the option of completing all six of their required M.B.A. electives from the concentration list below. Individual concentration requirements must be met to graduate with this distinction on your transcript.

To complete the Global Supply Chain Management concentration, M.B.A. students must complete the two following courses:
- GSC 7620: Global Supply Chain Management (offered in fall and winter)
- GSC 7650: Strategic Procurement (offered in fall and winter)
  NOTE: GSC 7650 may be taken during the study abroad program in China, offered each May.
PLUS at least one of the following:
- ACC 7148: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems & Business Integration (strongly recommended)
- GSC 7010: Supply Chain Decision Tools (strongly recommended)
- GSC 7260: Theory of Constraints: Breakthrough Solutions (strongly recommended; offered in spring)
- GSC 7670: Special Topics in Supply Chain Management
- GSC 7680: Manufacturing Planning and Control
- GSC 7910: Managing Automotive Supply Chain Sustainability
- GSC 7920: Supply Chain Process Analysis and Costing
- GSC 7930: Managing Risk in Automotive Supply Chains
- GSC 7960: Lean Six Sigma (strongly recommended: offered as a five-day course in January and May, eight hours per day)
- GSC 7991: Principles of Quality Management (strongly recommended; offered in fall and winter)
- GSC 7992: Methods of Quality Management: Greenbelt Certificate Preparation (strongly recommended; offered in spring)
- GSC 7995: Directed Study: Supply Chain Management Study Abroad (strongly recommended)
  NOTE: Two-week, three-credit study abroad programs in Global Supply Chain Management are offered in China, Central Europe, Brazil, and Italy. In China, students may opt to stay an additional two weeks and complete the required course GSC 7650 in addition to GSC 7995, for a total of six credits. Travel costs range from $2,300 to $3,200, plus tuition.
- MKT 7950 (or MGT 7950): Business and Sustainability
Course scheduling matrix
Healthcare Supply Chain Management
Provides students with an overview of the healthcare industry and key disciplines within healthcare supply chain management, including: medical device/pharma production, quality management, lean six sigma, healthcare purchasing, logistics, warehousing, hospital materials management and disaster preparedness.

The concentration requires a total of nine credit hours of course work and can be completed entirely online.

Two new required courses:
- GSC 7670: Healthcare Supply Chain Management – Hybrid 11-week course, offered Fall of 2020
- GSC 7960: Healthcare Lean Six-Sigma – Hybrid 4-week course, offered Winter 2021
Choose one additional required course:
Human Resources
Emphasizes concept and application, focusing on long-term goals and managing individual issues. The concentration teaches skills to identify and solve problems in the management of human resources.

Students have the option of completing all six of their required M.B.A. electives from the concentration list below. Individual concentration requirements must be met to graduate with this distinction on your transcript.

One course is required:
- MGT 7640: Management of Human Resources
Two other courses are required from the following:
The Human Resources concentration focuses on current policies and practices regarding the management of human resources in various organizational contexts. Students will have the opportunity to join the recently formed Wayne State University Student Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). SHRM is an important credentialing body in the field.
Information Systems Management
Emphasizes a managerial approach to information systems. Students learn about business information systems, telecommunications and networks, data mining, and more.

Students have the option of completing all six of their required M.B.A. electives from the concentration list below. Individual concentration requirements must be met to graduate with this distinction on your transcript.

To complete the Information Systems Management concentration, students must complete at least three of the following courses:
International Business
Prepares students to evaluate the challenges and opportunities of business practices occurring across national borders. Students learn about international marketing strategy, global perspectives, global supply chain management, and more.

Students have the option of completing all six of their required M.B.A. electives from the concentration list below. Individual concentration requirements must be met to graduate with this distinction on your transcript.

To complete the International Business concentration, please complete the two following courses:
- MKT 7460: International Business
- MKT 7500: International Marketing Strategy
and at least one of the following:
Management
Equips students with leadership skills needed to effectively direct a variety of business functions in a fast-paced, constantly changing business environment. Course topics include organizational change and development, managing human resources, and more

Students have the option of completing all six of their required M.B.A. electives from the concentration list below. Individual concentration requirements must be met to graduate with this distinction on your transcript.

To complete the Management concentration, please complete at least three of the following courses:
Marketing
Prepares students to plan strategies for increasing an organization's competitiveness and satisfying consumer needs. Courses explore a wide range of topics including market strategy, advertising management, consumer behavior, and more.

Students have the option of completing all six of their required M.B.A. electives from the concentration list below. Individual concentration requirements must be met to graduate with this distinction on your transcript.

To complete the Marketing concentration, please complete the two following courses:
- MKT 7450: Business Research and Methodology
- MKT 7470: Consumer and Industrial Buying Behavior
and at least one of the following:
Sport and Entertainment Management
Emphasizes concept and application, focusing on the business of sport and entertainment organizations. The concentration is designed to underscore management fundamentals learned in the M.B.A. program to equip students with the knowledge, experience, and skills to work in the world of elite sport and entertainment.

Critical questions such as how to attract and retain the elusive entertainment consumer, how to build a franchise to be win- and profit-maximizing, and how to manage events that highlight an organization's core mission will be explored.

To complete the Sport and Entertainment Management concentration, please complete the following course:
- SEM 7100: Sport & Entertainment Management
and at least two of the following:

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M.B.A. concentrations

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