University of Portland Bulletin 2020-2021

M.B.A. Concentrations—12 credit hours

Business Analytics

BUS 519Business Analytics

3

BUS 543Decision Modeling and Analytics

3

BUS 552Prescriptive Analytics

3

BUS 555Database Management

3

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Choose four courses from the following:
BUS 510Economics and Metrics for Sustainability

3

BUS 512Leadership and Higher Level Management

3

BUS 513Social Responsibility in Organizations

3

BUS 515Social Venture Management

3

BUS 523Negotiation and Persuasion Strategies

3

BUS 526Sustainability Marketing

3

BUS 544Managing Innovation and Technology

3

BUS 571New Venture Creation

3

BUS 572Family Business Planning

3

BUS 573International Ventures

3

BUS 574New Venture Finance and Accounting

3

Finance

Choose four courses from the following:
BUS 519Business Analytics

3

BUS 531International Finance

3

BUS 532Security and Portfolio Analysis

3

BUS 533Financial Markets and Institutions

3

BUS 534Derivatives and Risk Management

3

BUS 536Personal Financial Planning

3

BUS 537Applied Financial and Economic Forecasting

3

BUS 538Corporate Financial Strategy: M&A and Restructure

3

BUS 539Research Methods in Finance

3

BUS 543Decision Modeling and Analytics

3

BUS 545Project Management

3

BUS 552Prescriptive Analytics

3

BUS 555Database Management

3

BUS 562Real Estate Finance

3

BUS 564Macro Economics in the Global Economy

3

BUS 567Applied Portfolio Management

3

BUS 568Income Tax Planning

3

BUS 574New Venture Finance and Accounting

3

Marketing

Choose four courses from the following:
BUS 521Consumer Behavior

3

BUS 522Marketing Research

3

BUS 523Negotiation and Persuasion Strategies

3

BUS 524Brand Promotions Management

3

BUS 526Sustainability Marketing

3

BUS 527Digital Marketing

3

BUS 528Sports Marketing

3

Nonprofit Management

Choose four courses from the following:
BUS 509Strategic Fundraising

3

BUS 514Accounting and Financial Controls for the Nonprofit Organization

3

BUS 515Social Venture Management

3

BUS 517Marketing for the Nonprofit Organization

3

BUS 518Financial Management for the Nonprofit Organization

3

BUS 523Negotiation and Persuasion Strategies

3

Operations and Technology Management

Choose four courses from the following:
BUS 519Business Analytics

3

BUS 540Process Analysis & Quality Management

3

BUS 542Systems Analysis and Design

3

BUS 543Decision Modeling and Analytics

3

BUS 545Project Management

3

BUS 546Supply Chain Analytics

3

BUS 547Inventory Management

3

BUS 548Project Management Processes and Certification

3

BUS 550Excel Spreadsheet Modeling

3

BUS 552Prescriptive Analytics

3

BUS 553Introduction to R Programming in Business

3

BUS 555Database Management

3

BUS 556Distribution Center Operations

3

BUS 557Power Problem Solving with VBA

3

BUS 558/BUS 463Introduction to Data Science

3

BUS 559/BUS 469Object Oriented Analysis and Design

3

Strategy

Choose four courses from the following:
BUS 508/ENV 501Innovation for Sustainability

3

BUS 522Marketing Research

3

BUS 538Corporate Financial Strategy: M&A and Restructure

3

BUS 543Decision Modeling and Analytics

3

BUS 544Managing Innovation and Technology

3

BUS 571New Venture Creation

3

Sustainability

Choose four courses from the following:
BUS 508/ENV 501Innovation for Sustainability

3

BUS 510Economics and Metrics for Sustainability

3

BUS 513Social Responsibility in Organizations

3

BUS 515Social Venture Management

3

BUS 526Sustainability Marketing

3

BUS 527Digital Marketing

3

Other Concentrations:

Customer Experience Management and Analytics courses include: Strategy and Competition in the Experiential Economy, Creativity, Innovation and Human Centered Design, Designing Innovative Brands that Resonate with Customers, Gaining Customer Insights: Qualitative and Ethnographic Research Methods.

Personal Selling courses include: Personal Selling, Marketing Automation, Marketing Operations, and CRM.

Health Care Management courses include: Design Thinking in Healthcare, BUS 515 Social Venture Management, BUS 517 Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations, BUS 519 Business Analytics, and Healthcare IT Management.

Business Internship

A 1-3 credit hour business internship course is available for students who need to receive academic credit to be eligible for an internship due to company policy, visa requirement, or other employment regulations. Students should contact the internship coordinator for more information.