MBA Concentrations
The BGS Department is involved with two new MBA concentrations: one in "Public and Governmental Affairs" and another in "Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility." These concentrations are briefly described below. For full information on these concentrations contact the MBA Program office or visit the MBA Curriculum and Concentrations Blackboard site.
MBA Concentration: Public and Governmental Affairs
Business leaders face an increasingly complicated and fluid legal and regulatory environment, one characterized by frequent interactions between business and governments. Consequently, the ability to manage business-government relations issues is becoming a core leadership skill. The MBA concentration in Public & Governmental Affairs is intended for students interested in (i) public and governmental affairs positions within business firms, or (ii) the impact of law and regulation on strategy. The coursework within this concentration will provide students with the tools and knowledge they need to manage the regulatory, political and legal environment of business better.
Curriculum Requirements
Required core course
| BGS 381 |
Law, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility |
and
At least two courses chosen from the list below:
Choose At least two(2) of the following
| BGS 380C |
Corporate Communication |
| BGS 380 |
Corporate Political Strategy |
| BGS 385 or BGS 385W |
Business, Government & Public Policy or Business, Government & Public Policy (Washington Campus) |
|
and
Any one(1) courses chosen from Communications Track OR the Regulation and Policy Track, below:
Communications Track
| MAN 385 |
Managing Crises |
| MAN 383 |
Advocacy |
| ADV 385 |
Media Management |
Regulation and Policy Track
| LEB 380 |
Intellectual Property |
| LEB 380 |
Financial Crisis and Restructuring Law |
| LEB 380 |
Accountants Liability |
| LEB 380 |
Law of Real Estate Finance |
| LEB 380 |
Law for Finance |
| LEB 380 |
Law for Entrepreneurs |
| LEB 380 |
Energy Law |
| P A 383C |
Politics and Process |
| PA 383K |
Advanced Topics in Public Policy |
| BGS 381 |
Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility |
Additional courses may be approved on a course-by-course basis.
Total credit hours: 12
MBA Concentration: Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
Ethics and corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues loom larger than ever in business decision-making, and the ability to manage these issues is a core leadership skill. The MBA concentration in Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility is intended for students interested in (i) positions within business firms that deal with CSR, ethics and sustainability, or (ii) the impact of ethics and CSR issues on strategy. The courses within this concentration are designed to provide students with the tools and knowledge they need to manage the ethical and social responsibility aspects of business in today’s global economy.
Curriculum Requirements
One (1) of the following courses:
All of the following courses
| BGS 381 |
Law, Ethics and Corporate Responsibility |
| BGS 380/MAN 385 |
Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility |
and
Any two (2) courses from the list below:
Choose Two courses
| BGS 381L/MKT 382 |
Business Ethics & Social Responsibility |
| MAN 385 |
Management Sustainability Practicum |
| MAN 385/MKT 382 |
Corporate Governance |
| MAN 385 |
Topics in Sustainable Development |
| MKT 382 |
Business and the Environment |
| LEB 380 |
Green Tech Law & Policy |
| LEB 380 |
Law and Ethics for Finance |
| LEB 380 |
Law and Ethics for Accountants |
| MAN 385 |
Social Entrepreneurship |
| IB 395 |
Business in Emerging Markets |
Additional courses may be approved on a course-by-course basis.
Total credit hours: 12