ADVANCED PROGRAM — 30 UNITS
Core Courses — 18 units
The six core courses in the advanced program are taken by all MBA students. This ensures that all MBA graduates have an understanding of the important skills for effective management and an integrative knowledge of the core areas of business, regardless of their area of concentration. Although you are required to choose either a concentration or a general course of study when you apply for admission, the common core allows you to rethink your concentration (or general course of study) decision, and to change it with minimum course penalty (for further information, refer to “Change of Program” on p. 114).
MGT 300 Managerial Analysis and Team Dynamics
(Must be taken as part of the first six units of the advanced program.) Managerial Finance
Marketing Management
Operations Management
Management of Innovation and Technology Developing Strategies for Competitive Advantage (Must be taken as part of the final six units of the advanced program.)
FI 300A MKT 300 OP 300 OP 303 MGT 362
Concentration Courses — 12 units
The four concentration courses in the advanced program allow you to develop expertise in a specialized area of business. The concentrations include required and elective courses. Currently, GGU offers nine MBA concentrations. Or, you can choose a general course of study. Courses listed carry three semester units of credit unless otherwise noted.
For those students who wish to develop on-the-job experience in the program, you can develop hands-on experience through our internship program by taking three units of an internship course in your field of interest. For three months, under the supervision of GGU faculty, you will work for a business or nonprofit organization, applying your Golden Gate education to real-life circumstances.
General Course of Study — 12 units
(For those students who do not choose a concentration.)
Four courses ( 12 units) from any 300-level courses with the following prefixes: ACCTG, ECON, FI, ITM, MGT, MKT, OP, PA or TA.
Students who do not choose the General Course of Study choose one of the following concentrations:
Accounting Concentration — 12 units
The accounting concentration prepares you for a career in public accounting as an auditor, tax professional or consultant; in private industry as a controller, treasurer or chief financial officer; in not-for-profit accounting; or in banking and other positions where strong integration of finance and accounting is required.
Required Courses — 12 units
ACCTG 300 Accounting Research and Communication
Three 300-level courses ( 9 units) with the ACCTG prefix, which may include ACCTG 398 Internship: Accounting.
Students who choose the accounting concentration also need to satisfy the following proficiency requirement and foundation courses:
36 Graduate Business Administration
Undergraduate Proficiency Requirement — 3 units*
ACCTG 1A Financial Accounting
Accounting Foundation Courses — 18 units*
ACCTG 100A Intermediate Accounting I
ACCTG 100B Intermediate Accounting II
ACCTG 100C Intermediate Accounting III
ACCTG 105 Cost Management
ACCTG 108A** Federal Income Tax I
ACCTG 146 Business Law
*These courses will be waived for those students who have passed the CPA examination. Additionally, individual courses can be waived if students have previously completed comparable courses at another regionally accredited institution with a grade of B- or better. Students may be admitted to advanced program courses before completion of the entire accounting foundation and foundation program courses, but must complete all accounting foundation and foundation program courses by the time that six units have been earned in the advanced program.
**Students who have passed the Enrolled Agents Exam do not have to take ACCTG 108A.
Finance Concentration — 12 units
You’ll learn the traditional decision-making techniques in the areas of capital budgeting, capital structure, investment management, and short-term capital management. You’ll learn how to manage financial risks with derivatives that are playing an increasingly important role in corporate risk management. You’ll learn to use financial information to make wise choices and steer your company to success.
Required Courses — 12 units
FI 300 Corporate Finance
Three 300- or 400-level courses ( 9 units) with the FI or ECON prefix,
which may include FI 497 Internship: Finance.
In the competitive global marketplace, effective management of human resources is necessary for success and often overlooked. You’ll learn to understand the human resource issues triggered by technology and the international business environment, and how to apply your knowledge as a human resource manager or personnel officer in business and public organizations.
Required Courses — 12 units
MGT 346 Human Resource Management
MGT 370 Strategic Human Resource Management
(To be taken as part of the last six units in the concentration.)
Two of the following:
MGT 305 Managing People in International Settings
MGT 341 Benefits Administration
MGT 342 Compensation and Administration
MGT 343 Labor Relations
MGT 344 Training and Development
MGT 358 Employment Law
MGT 359 Managing the Employment Function
MGT 396A-ZZ Selected Topics in Management
MGT 398 Internship: Management
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