MBA Program of Study
The TSU MBA curriculum is a broad-based management education that provides students
with the knowledge and skills to assume leadership positions in the public and private
companies. The MBA curriculum consists of 36 hours of credit; 27 hours of core
requirements and 9 hours of elective requirements. Students that do not have an
undergraduate degree in business will need to take foundation courses prior to beginning
the graduate coursework. These courses may include the foundation courses listed below.
Foundation Courses
Undergraduate Courses
Semester
OR
Hours
Graduate
Courses
Semester
Hours
Accounting Principles & Business Law
9
ACCT 5000
3
Information Systems & Statistics
6
BISI 5000
3
Economics Principles & Business
Finance
9
ECON 5000
3
Management & Marketing Principles
6
MGMT 5000
3
Total
30
MBA Core Requirements - 27 hours
ACCT 6010
BISI 6130
Systems
ECON 6110
ECON 6010
FINA 6300
MGMT 6020
MGMT 6060
12
Semester
Hours
Accounting and Business Decisions
Management & Evaluation of Information
3
Managerial Economics
Statistical Decision Making
Managerial Finance
Behavior In Organizations
Operations Management
3
3
3
3
3
3
MGMT 6110
Environment
MKTG 6050
Business Strategy & The Economic
Marketing Management
3
3
MBA Elective Requirements- 9 hours
3 elective courses in one area of concentration
9
Total
Semester Hours
36
Tennessee State University, College of Business, 330 10th Ave. N., Nashville, TN 37203-3401.
http://www.tnstate.edu/business/