Graduate business education for students choosing a full-time MBA at Bentley includes a leadership experience exposing students to the elements of the business world today and in the future. In addition to intensive preparation for working in U.S. based businesses, global business immersions that combine classroom instruction and international trips help broaden students' understanding of the world’s economy and international cultures. Students will have exclusive hands-on access to top executives from the corporate world, learning firsthand how today’s leaders navigate and solve their biggest business challenges.
Curriculum
Course | Title | Credits |
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Foundation Requirements | ||
GR 521 | Managerial Statistics | 3 |
GR 522 | Economic Environment of the Firm | 3 |
GR 523 | Marketing Management | 3 |
GR 524 | Accounting for Decision-Making | 3 |
GR 525 | Financial Statement Analysis for Decision-Making | 3 |
Total Credits: | 15 | |
Note: Students may be waived from three Foundation Courses without being required to add electives. If four Foundation Courses are waived, one additional course at the 600-level or higher is required. If five Foundation Courses are waived, two added courses at the 600-level or higher are required. |
Course | Title | Credits |
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Program Requirements | ||
GR 601 | Strategic Information Technology Alignment | 3 |
GR 602 | Business Process Management | 3 |
GR 603 | Leading Responsibly | 3 |
GR 604 | Global Strategy | 3 |
GR 606 | Designing for the Value Chain | 3 |
GR 645 | Law, Ethics and Social Responsibility | 3 |
Concentration Courses (Students must select a concentration from the list below): | 12 | |
Total Credits | 30 |
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If more than three Foundation Courses are waived, students must add electives. See Note under Foundation Requirements. MBA students enrolled in the accelerated online format may only concentrate in leadership.
Note: MBA students are not allowed to have more than four elective courses from the same academic discipline (e.g., AC, FI, TX) count toward their degree. All course work must be completed within five years.
General
Course | Title | Credits |
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Concentration Requirements | ||
Four Graduate Courses at the 600-level or higher from any department. | 12 | |
Total Credits | 12 |
Accounting
Course | Title | Credits |
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Concentration Requirements | ||
Choose any four of the following: | 12 | |
Financial Reporting and Analysis | ||
Advanced Topics in Financial Reporting | ||
Managerial Accounting | ||
Internship in Accounting Practice | ||
Advanced Topics in Financial Accounting | ||
Business Reporting and Analysis | ||
Business Processes and Controls Assessment | ||
Financial Information Systems | ||
Financial Statement Audit | ||
Information Technology Audit | ||
Internal Audit | ||
Federal Income Taxation | ||
Tax Factors in Business Decisions | ||
Accounting for Income Taxes | ||
Government and Not for Profit Accounting, Reporting and Auditing | ||
Principles of Fraud Investigation | ||
Fraud and Forensic Accounting | ||
Accounting Analytics in Practice | ||
International Dimensions of Accounting | ||
Professional Judgment, Ethics and Decision Making | ||
Global Business Experience (Requires approval from concentration advisor) | ||
Total Credits: | 12 |
Students may wish to focus their study using required concentration and elective courses in a planned way. For example, focus areas in accounting might include external auditing, internal auditing, financial accounting, forensic accounting, controllership, or accounting information systems. Students are encouraged to meet with the Accounting Concentration Advisor, for help in choosing courses to support their areas of interest.
Business Analytics
Course | Title | Credits |
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Concentration Requirements | ||
ST 625 | Quantitative Analysis for Business | 3 |
ST 635 | Intermediate Statistical Modeling for Business | 3 |
Methodology Electives: Select 1 or 2: | 3 to 6 | |
Optimization and Simulation for Business Decisions | ||
Time Series Analysis | ||
Design of Experiments for Business | ||
Introduction to Machine Learning | ||
Data Mining | ||
Customer Data Analysis and Relationship Marketing | ||
Applications Elective: (may select up to 1) | 0 to 3 | |
Data-Driven Development with Python | ||
Data Management and SQL for Analytics | ||
Business Intelligence Methods and Technologies | ||
The Macroeconomics of Financial Markets | ||
Data Science | ||
Marketing Research and Analysis | ||
Internship in Business Data Analysis | ||
Total Credits: | 12 |
Finance
Course | Title | Credits |
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Concentration Requirements | ||
FI 623 | Investments | 3 |
FI 625 | Corporate Finance: Theory, Tools and Concepts (for students who are waived from GR 525) | 3 |
or FI 627 | Corporate Finance: Applications and Advanced Topics | |
Select two of the following: | 6 | |
Corporate Finance: Applications and Advanced Topics (if not required) | ||
Financial Modeling | ||
Fixed Income Valuation and Strategies | ||
Equity Valuation | ||
Derivatives | ||
Quantitative Investment Management | ||
Applying ESG for Sustainable Equity and Fixed Income Investing | ||
Financial Strategy | ||
Internship in Finance | ||
Management of Financial Institutions | ||
Mergers and Acquisitions | ||
International Financial Management | ||
Financial Planning Fundamentals | ||
Investment Practice and Ethics | ||
Computational Finance | ||
Large Investments and International Project Finance | ||
Total Credits: | 12 |
Information Systems Technology
Course | Title | Credits |
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Concentration Requirements | ||
Choose four of the following: | 12 | |
Data-Driven Development with Python | ||
Algorithmic Thinking with Java | ||
Data Management and SQL for Analytics | ||
Cybersecurity | ||
Enterprise Architecture | ||
Cloud-Based Enterprise Applications | ||
Software Project Management | ||
Data Analytics Architectures with Big Data | ||
Mobile Application Development | ||
Looking into the Future: Automation and Digital Technologies | ||
Artificial Intelligence Techniques and Applications | ||
Business Intelligence Methods and Technologies | ||
Special Topics Seminar | ||
Computer Information Systems Internship | ||
Global Business Experience (Requires approval from Concentration Adviser) | ||
Managerial Communication | ||
Argumentation Strategies for Business | ||
Managing with Analytics | ||
Directed Study Seminar | ||
Internship in Information and Process Management | ||
Information Security, Controls and Ethics | ||
Enterprise Systems Planning and Configuration | ||
Special Topics in Information and Process Management | ||
Total Credits: | 12 |
Leadership
Course | Title | Credits |
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Concentration Requirements | ||
Choose 3-4 of the following: | 9 to 12 | |
Ethical Issues in Corporate Life | ||
Entrepreneurial Thinking | ||
Emotionally Intelligent Leadership | ||
Leading Effective Work Teams | ||
Negotiating | ||
Managing Strategic Alliances | ||
Leading Change | ||
Leading Technology-Based Organizations | ||
Leading Effectively in Global Business Environments | ||
Project Management | ||
Strategic Innovation | ||
Leading Service Innovation | ||
Leading for Quality | ||
Management Across Cultures | ||
Leading in a Diverse Workplace | ||
Internship in Management | ||
Management Consulting Skills | ||
Special Topics in Management | ||
Employee Experience | ||
Global Business Experience (Requires approval from Concentration adviser) | ||
May chose one of the following: | 0 to 3 | |
Managerial Communication | ||
Argumentation Strategies for Business | ||
Total Credits: | 12 |
Law and Taxation
Course | Title | Credits |
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Concentration Requirements | ||
TX 601 | Federal Taxation of Income | 3 |
Select three of the following: | 9 | |
Business Law | ||
International Business Law | ||
Professional Tax Practice | ||
Transactions | ||
Corporations and Shareholders | ||
Multi-Jurisdictional Taxation | ||
Federal Taxation of Income from Trusts and Estates | ||
Pass-Through Entities and Closely Held Businesses | ||
Mergers and Acquisitions | ||
Investment Companies and Other Financial Products | ||
Intellectual Properties | ||
Tax Aspects of Buying and Selling a Business | ||
Tax Accounting Problems | ||
State and Local Tax Practice | ||
International Tax Practice | ||
Ethical Issues in Corporate Life | ||
Global Business Experience (requires approval from concentration adviser) | ||
Total Credits: | 12 |
Marketing
Course | Title | Credits |
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Concentration Requirements | ||
MK 612 | Strategic Marketing | 3 |
MK 726 | Customer Data Analysis and Relationship Marketing | 3 |
Select two of the following: | 6 | |
Internship in Marketing Practice | ||
Marketing Research and Analysis | ||
Consumer and Buyer Behavior | ||
Marketing Promotion and Communication | ||
New Products: Planning, Developing and Marketing | ||
International Marketing | ||
Marketing of Services | ||
E-Marketing | ||
Marketing for Corporate Immersion | ||
Special Topics in Marketing | ||
Enhancing Creativity | ||
Global Business Experience (Requires approval from concentration coordinator) | ||
Total Credits: | 12 |
Strategic Healthcare Management
Course | Title | Credits |
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Concentration requirements | ||
Students must complete four of following: | 12 | |
Project Management for Healthcare | ||
Interpersonal Dynamics in Health Care | ||
Healthcare Innovations | ||
Healthcare Analytics | ||
One 600-level graduate course (including new experimental courses, directed studies, internships, GBEs, or other courses) relevant to the concentration area, subject to approval by the concentration advisor/MBA program director. | ||
Total Credits | 12 |