Full-Time Degree Requirements

Degrees earned will be distributed as: "Master of Business Administration" without focus area specifications.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours	Counts towards
Core Courses		22
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		14
"Elective Courses" are approved in conjunction with the academic committee
Total Hours		54

¹

"Concentration Area Courses" must be a minimum of 12 credit hours in 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

Course List

Code	Title	Hours	Counts towards
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

Course List

Code	Title	Hours	Counts towards
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 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours	Counts towards
MBA 510	Critical Thinking for Managers	1
MBA 512	Ethical 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
MBA 610	Special Topics in Business Administration	1-6

Part-Time Degree Requirements

Degrees earned will be distributed as: "Master of Business Administration" without focus area specifications.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours	Counts towards
Core Courses		20
See "Core Courses" listed below
Analytics / Quantitative Course 1		3
"Analytics / Quantitative Course" is approved in conjunction with the academic committee
Practicum Course 2		3
"Practicum Course" is approved in conjunction with the academic committee
Elective Courses 3		14
"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

Course List

Code	Title	Hours	Counts towards
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

Course List

Code	Title	Hours	Counts towards
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

Course List

Code	Title	Hours	Counts towards
MBA 510	Critical Thinking for Managers	1
MBA 512	Ethical Thinking for Managers	1
MBA 531 & MBA 532	Leading People 1 and Leading People 2	3
MBA 580	Creating Value in Organizations	3

¹

"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.

 

²

"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.

³

"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.

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