Accelerated (Day-Time) MBA Curriculum
Program requirements
Foundation Courses
These courses are required for candidates who do not have a bachelor's degree in business or who lack basic knowledge in the following disciplines:
| ACCT 509 | Essentials of Accounting | 3 |
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| ACCT 510 | Fundamentals of Accounting | 3 |
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| DSIM 509 | Essentials Quantitative Methd | 3 |
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| DSIM 510 | Fundamentals Quantatv Methods | 3 |
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| ECON 509 | Essentials of Economics | 3 |
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| ECON 510 | Fundamentals of Economics | 3 |
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| FIN 509 | Essentials of Finance | 3 |
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| FIN 510 | Fundamentals of Finance | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
MBA Core Courses
The following courses are required for all Accelerated (Day) MBA students:
| ACCT 522 | Accounting Managerial Control | 3 |
| DSIM 518 | Competing Innovatn &Info Tech | 3 |
| DSIM 535 | Quant Approach Dcsn-Making | 3 |
| DSIM 577 | Managing Prod and Srvc Oper | 3 |
| ECON 520 | Economics of High Performance | 3 |
| FIN 534 | Optimizing Financial Perfrmnc | 3 |
| INB 555 | Competing in the Global Econ | 3 |
| MGT 545 | Global Corp Strategy and Poli | 3 |
| MGT 548 | Leading People &Organizations | 3 |
| MKG 540 | Strategic Mkg in Digital Econ | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
Additional Courses Required for the General MBA
| MGT 566 | Legal &Ethical Environ of Bus | 3 |
| XXX xxx | Additional Elective: Choose one (1) three credit hour course from any of the concentration courses, electives or special topics offering | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Total Credit Hours: 36
Concentrations
Accelerated MBA students may elect one of five (5) concentrations in Accounting and Finance, Management, Management Accounting, Consumer Goods and Services Marketing, or Portfolio Management. In addition to the MBA Core courses, each concentration requires the courses as listed below. More than one concentration may be earned. One course cannot count for two (2) concentrations.
Accounting and Finance
Students in this concentration must choose three (3) of the following 3-credit hour courses for a total of nine (9) credit hours:
| ACCT 620 | Advanced Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 630 | Advanced Tax Accounting | 3 |
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| ACCT 650 | Adv Mngrl Acct & Fin Modeling | 3 |
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| FIN 650 | Adv Mngrl Acct & Fin Modeling | 3 |
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| ACCT 660 | | 3 |
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| FIN 660 | | 3 |
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| ACCT 670 | | 3 |
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| ACCT 680 | Financial Decision-making | 3 |
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| FIN 680 | Financial Decision-making | 3 |
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| FIN 610 | Practicum Portfolio Managmnt | 3 |
| FIN 620 | Financing New Ventures | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Management
Students in this concentration must take the following three (3) courses for a total of nine (9) credit hours:
| MGT 610 | Strategic Human Resource Mgt | 3 |
| MGT 620 | Responsible Leadership | 3 |
| MGT 630 | Teamwork & Organizatnl Change | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Management Accounting
Students in this concentration must take the following two (2) required courses and one (1) elective course for a total of nine (9) credit hours:
| ACCT 620 | Advanced Managerial Accounting | 3 |
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| ACCT 680 | Financial Decision-making | 3 |
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| FIN 680 | Financial Decision-making | 3 |
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| ACCT xxx | Elective third course chosen from any of the accounting courses available as part of the Accounting and Finance concentration | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
NOTE: Students pursuing the Management Accounting concentration who also wish to pursue the Accounting and Finance concentration must take three (3) additional concentration courses (no duplicates).
Consumer Goods and Services Marketing
Students in this concentration must choose three (3) of the following 3-credit hour courses for a total of nine (9) credit hours:
| MKG 525 | Essntl Consumer Goods & Srvcs | 3 |
| MKG 530 | Consumer Behavior Buying Prac | 3 |
| MKG 535 | Consumer Promotional Strategy | 3 |
| MKG 590 | Internship Curr Prac Training | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Portfolio Management
Students in this concentration must take the following three (3) courses for a total of nine (9) credit hours:
| FIN 610 | Practicum Portfolio Managmnt | 3 |
| FIN 611 | Adv Portfolio Theory & Pract | 3 |
| FIN 612 | Investment Management | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
NOTE: Students pursuing the Portfolio Management concentration who also wish to pursue the Accounting and Finance concentration may not “double count” FIN 610. This concentration requires Finance department approval.
Global
The MBA degree with a Global Concentration will be awarded to students who complete the required number of credit hours for the MBA, who have spent two full 16-week semesters at JU and who have completed one full 16-week semester (or equivalent) at an officially approved partner institution in meeting the requirements of 39 total credit hours.
Students will meet the general requirements for the Accelerated MBA, and will be permitted to substitute credit hours earned at partner institutions for MBA Core and elective classes. Students may transfer up to 16 credit hours from a partner institution and must complete a minimum of 23 credit hours at Jacksonville University. Students must remain full time while at the partner institution.
In addition to the MBA Core Courses, students will complete 9 credit hours from electives offered at the Davis College of Business or a partner institution
Total: 9
Notes:
- All instruction will be done in English.
- All partners are AACSB accredited.
- The credits earned at the partner institution will be transferred as per the terms of the MOU (Memoranda of Understanding) with individual institutions, up to 16 credit hours will count toward the MBA.
- The Davis College of Business will maintain a schedule of acceptable substitutions for the credits transferred from partner institutions.
- A minimum of 23 credit hours at the Graduate Level must be completed in the Davis College of Business to earn the MBA.
- Students must remain full time while at the partner institution.
OPTIONAL Master of Science /MBA with a Global concentration
By extending the time spent at the partner institution, students will be able to earn a Master of Science degree from a partner institution in an appropriate business discipline in addition to an MBA with a Global concentration from JU. Students who meet the requirements for the MBA as shown above and who also complete the minimum requirements for a Master of Science degree from a partner institution will be eligible to earn a Master of Science degree from the partner institution.
Requirements:
39 Credit Hours Total
2 Full (16 week) Semesters at JU
1 Full Semester at overseas University
18 -22 Months Full Time
The credits earned at the partner institution will be transferred as per the terms of the Memoranda of Understanding. Further, the terms of the MOU will govern the requirements and awarding of the degrees by each institution as well as the discipline in which the MS degree will be awarded (e.g. MS International Business). A minimum of 23 credit hours at the Graduate Level must be completed in the Davis College of Business to earn the MBA and only 16 credit hours will be counted toward the MBA.
Notes:
- All instruction will be done in English.
- All partners are AACSB accredited.
- The credits earned at the partner institution will be transferred as per the terms of the MOU with individual institutions. Not every partner institution will be able to offer a Master of Science in a particular discipline (that is, the MS degree awarded by a partner will reflect the available specializations at partner institutions).