The Evening MBA program establishes a strong foundation in many key areas of business, provides depth and breadth in core business themes, including ethical business practices, and allows for concentrations in accounting, financial services, global supply chain management, human resources, information technology, international business, and marketing in the new economy.
Developed through extensive input from students, faculty, alumni and corporate leaders, the Evening MBA program is designed with flexibility in mind. Students choose the pace at which they take courses. They can take as few as three credit hours a semester or accelerate their program by taking 12 credit hours each semester to complete their studies in 16 months.
Program Highlights
- Each course meets once a week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Classes are offered at two locations: the Main Street Campus or the Canisius Center @ Amherst, which is 10 miles from the main campus.
- Open to all undergraduate majors.
- Ideal for the working professional.
Course Requirements
Foundation -- 21.0 total credit hours
MBA 502
3.0
Organizational Behavior
MBA 503
3.0
Statistics for Managers
MBA 504
3.0
Economics for Managers
MBA 505
3.0
Financial Accounting
MBA 506
3.0
Foundations of Marketing Management
MBA 507
3.0
Operations Planning & Control
MBA 508
3.0
Corporate Finance
Ethics -- 3.0 credit hours
MBA 509
3.0
Legal Environment & Ethics OR
MBA 510
3.0
Managerial Environment & Ethics
Core Areas -- 12.0 credit hours (Complete 3.0 credit hours from each of four of the five areas)
1. Accounting
MBA 610
3.0
Managerial Accounting
2. Finance
MBA 620
3.0
Investment Management
MBA 621
3.0
Money, Banking, and the Economy
MBA 622
3.0
Financial Institutions and Markets
MBA 625
3.0
Advanced Corporate Finance
3. Marketing
MBA 630
3.0
Marketing Strategy
4. Management
| MBA 641 | 3.0 | Human Resources Management | ||
| MBA 642 | 3.0 | Global Supply Chain Management |
5. Information Technology
| MBA 570 | 1.5 | Management Information Systems and one of the following: |
| MBA 526 | 1.5 | Regression Analysis & Forecasting | ||
| MBA 546 | 1.5 | Management Science | ||
| MBA 653 | 1.5 | Business Intelligence | ||
| MBA 657 | 1.5 | Information Security | ||
| MBA 658 | 1.5 | System Dynamics |
Concentrations/Electives -- 9.0 credit hours
Students may elect to complete one of the concentrations listed below or complete any 9.0 credit hours of electives, which could include courses from the fifth core area.
Concentrations -- Accounting, Financial Services, Human Resources, Information Technology, Marketing in the New Economy, International Business, Global Supply Chain Management.
Capstone
3.0
MBA 690
3.0
Strategic Management & Leadership
Total Program -- 48.0 credit hours