Business Administration (MR)
Apply NowFull-Time Degree Requirements
Degrees earned will be distributed as: "Master of Business Administration" without focus area specifications.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | 21 | |
See "Core Courses" listed below | ||
| Concentration Area Courses 1 | 12 | |
"Concentration Area Courses" are approved in conjunction with the academic committee | ||
| Analytics / Quantitative Course 2 | 3 | |
"Analytics / Quantitative Course" is approved in conjunction with the academic committee | ||
| Practicum Course 3 | 3 | |
"Practicum Course" is approved in conjunction with the academic committee | ||
| Elective Courses 4 | 15 | |
"Elective Courses" are approved in conjunction with the academic committee | ||
| Total Hours | 54 | |
| 1 | "Depth Area Courses" must be a minimum of two courses in life sciences management, entrepreneurship, finance, innovation management, marketing, or operations. |
| 2 | "Analytics / Quantitative Course" is a minimum of one course that builds upon the core statistics course. Offerings include electives in applied statistics, finance, information technology, marketing, and operations. |
| 3 | "Practicum Course" must be a minimum of one course semester-long course where students serve as a consulting team for an actual organization. Offerings include applications in analytics, consulting, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, product innovation, operations and supply chain, and risk management. |
| 4 | "Elective Courses" may include any graduate course in the Poole College of Management; courses outside the College must be approved by the academic director of the NC State MBA. |
Core Courses
All courses in the following categories are required by all MBA students:
Markets and Finance
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MBA 501 | Financial Accounting for Decision Makers | 1 |
| MBA 502 | Managerial Accounting for Decision Makers | 1 |
| MBA 505 | Essential Economics for Managers | 2 |
| MBA 520 | Financial Management of Corporations | 2 |
Analyzing the Value Chain
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MBA 506 | Data-Driven Managerial Decisions 1 | 1 |
| MBA 507 | Data-Driven Managerial Decisions 2 | 1 |
| MBA 540 | Principles of Operations and Supply Chain Management | 2 |
| MBA 560 | Marketing Management and Strategy | 2 |
Managing the Organization
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MBA 510 | Critical Thinking for Managers | 1 |
| MBA 530 | Leading People | 3 |
| MBA 580 | Creating Value in Organizations | 3 |
| MBA 590 | Special Topics In Business Management | 1-6 |
Part-Time Degree Requirements
Degrees earned will be distributed as: "Master of Business Administration" without focus area specifications.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | 19 | |
See "Core Courses" listed below | ||
| Depth Area Courses 1 | 6 | |
"Depth Area Courses" are approved in conjunction with the academic committee | ||
| Analytics / Quantitative Course 2 | 3 | |
"Analytics / Quantitative Course" is approved in conjunction with the academic committee | ||
| Practicum Course 3 | 3 | |
"Practicum Course" is approved in conjunction with the academic committee | ||
| Elective Courses 4 | 9 | |
"Elective Courses" are approved in conjunction with the academic committee | ||
| Total Hours | 40 | |
Core Courses
All courses in the following categories are required by all MBA students:
Markets and Finance
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MBA 501 | Financial Accounting for Decision Makers | 1 |
| MBA 502 | Managerial Accounting for Decision Makers | 1 |
| MBA 505 | Essential Economics for Managers | 2 |
| MBA 520 | Financial Management of Corporations | 2 |
Analyzing the Value Chain
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MBA 506 | Data-Driven Managerial Decisions 1 | 1 |
| MBA 507 | Data-Driven Managerial Decisions 2 | 1 |
| MBA 540 | Principles of Operations and Supply Chain Management | 2 |
| MBA 560 | Marketing Management and Strategy | 2 |
Managing the Organization
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MBA 510 | Critical Thinking for Managers | 1 |
| MBA 531 & MBA 532 | Leading People 1 and Leading People 2 | 3 |
| MBA 580 | Creating Value in Organizations | 3 |
| MBA 590 | Special Topics In Business Management * | 1-6 |
| * | MBA 590 option for Full-Time Students only. |
| 1 | "Depth Area Courses" must be a minimum of two courses in life sciences management, entrepreneurship, finance, innovation management, marketing, or operations. |
| 2 | "Analytics / Quantitative Course" must be at least one course that builds upon the core statistics course. Offerings include electives in: applied statistics, finance, information technology, marketing, and operations. |
| 3 | "Practicum Course" is a semester-long course where students serve as a consulting team for an actual organization. Offerings include: applications in analytics, consulting, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, product innovation, operations and supply chain, and risk management. |
| 4 | "Elective Courses" may include any graduate course in the Poole College of Management; courses outside the College must be approved by the academic director of the NC State MBA. |
Faculty
Full Professors
- Steven G. Allen
- Steve H. Barr
- Jonathan D. Bohlmann
- Marianne Bradford
- Joseph F. Brazel
- Jon Carr
- Yuang Sung Al Chen
- Robert L. Clark
- Robert B. Handfield
- Hans Sebastian Heese
- David H. Henard
- Stacy W. King
- Bradley Lane Kirkman
- Stephen K. Markham
- Roger C. Mayer
- Donald P. Pagach
- Fay Cobb Payton
- Eileen Z. Taylor
- Beverly B. Tyler
- Mark D. Walker
- Richard Simon Warr
- Ira R. Weiss
Associate Professors
- Turanay Caner
- Bartley R. Danielsen
- Julia B. Earp
- Jesse Aaron Ellis
- Eda Kemahlioglu-Ziya
- Srinivasan Krishnamurthy
- Karlyn Mitchell
- Paul W. Mulvey
- Jeffrey M. Pollack
- William Michael Rand
- Stefanie Mora Robinson
- Michael A. Stanko
- Jeffrey S. Stonebraker
- Donald P. Warsing
Assistant Professors
- Nachiket Meghashyam Bhawe
- Heather Johnson Dretsch
- Patrick James Flynn
- Timothy Charles Kraft
- Elena Kulchina
- Elizabeth Erin Powell
- Rishika Rishika
- Jared Smith
- Qingqing Wu
Emeritus Faculty
- Jon W. Bartley
- David L. Baumer
- Stephen N. Chapman
- K. Shannon Davis
- Gary W. Dickson
- Cleon W. Harrell Jr.
- Duncan M. Holthausen
- Charles P. Jones
- Stephen E. Margolis
- John K. McCreery
- Elizabeth A. McDermed
- Julius C. Poindexter Jr.
Practice/Research/Teaching Professors
- Leigh Shamblin