Professional M.B.A., Management Concentration (36 hours)

Management Concentration Option (minimum 6 hours)

For those students who do not want a specific concentration, the MBA will consist of 15 core classes and six hours of elective courses. The six hours of electives may be selected from any course in the Concentration Electives listing. Courses designated by BU/MAcc 6xxx are offered by the College of Business.  The remaining elective course offerings are offered by other colleges, and specific course timing may not coincide with the MBA schedule.

Concentration Electives:

• BU 6A13 - Internet and Social Media Marketing (3)
• BU 6A23 - Leading Teams Through Change (3)
• BU 6A33 - Leading with Innovation (3)
• BU 6303 - Health Services Management (3)
• BU 6323 - The U.S. Health Care System (3)
• BU 6333 - Health Care Financial Management (3)
• BU 6723 - Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Investment Banking (3)
• BU 6743 - Investment Fund Management (3)
• BU 6753 - Financial Statement Analysis (3)
• BU 661V - Directed Work Experience (1-3)
• BU 662V - Independent Project or Research (1-3)
• MAcc 6303 - Advanced Financial Reporting (3)
• MAcc 6313 - Governmental & Non-Profit Accounting (3)
• MAcc 6403 - Advanced Accounting and Consolidations (3)
• MAcc 6513 - Managerial Accounting & Finance (3)
• MAcc 6603 - Advanced Auditing & Forensics (3)
• MAcc 663V - Professional Certification Preparation (1-3)
• MAcc 6703 - Taxation of Passthrough Entities (3)
• ICM 5003 - Survey of Conflict Management (3)
• ICM 5023 - Mediation (3)
• ICM 5033 - Conflict Management in Business and Commercial Settings (3)
• HCI 5003 - Decision Support Systems (3)
• HCI 5013 - Information Systems Management (3)
• HCI 5103 - Introduction to Health Care Informatics (3)
• ISEC 5113 - Introduction to Information Security (3)
• ISEC 5123 - Risk Assessment & Mitigation Planning (3)
• ISEC 5223 - Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning (3)
• SU 6003 - Sustainable Earth Systems (3)
• SU 6023 - Sustainable Enterprise (3)

Professional MBA Core Courses (30 hours required)

The Lipscomb Professional MBA includes 15 required core courses to be completed by all graduate students.

• BU 6000 - Orientation to MBA Program (Non-credit and P/F) (0)
• BU 6010 - MBA Graduation Seminar (Non-credit and P/F) (0)
• BU 6012 - Embracing Values (2)
• BU 6032 - Accounting for Executives (2)
• BU 6052 - Financial Management (2)
• BU 6082 - Strategy (2)
• BU 6132 - Operations (2)
• BU 6142 - Business Intelligence (2)
• BU 6532 - Leading Effective Organizations (2)
• BU 6632 - International Business (2)
• BU 6112 - Organizational Behavior (2)
• BU 6122 - Entrepreneurship (2)
• BU 6232 - Integrated Decision Making (2)
• BU 6252 - Integrated Talent Management (2)
• BU 6262 - Applied Value Creation (2)
• BU 6062 - Strategic Marketing (2)
• ICM 5082 - Strategic Negotiation in Legal Settings (2)