Contracts and Procurement Management

The Contracts and Procurement Management concentration provides contracting and procurement professionals in industry and in federal, state, and local governments with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to advance to positions of increasing responsibility. This concentration also enables professionals to enter the growing field of contracts and procurement management, to be more effective leaders by understanding these processes and their organizational impact, and to meet the credit hours now required by the federal government for its contracting officials.

The College of Graduate and Professional Studies also offers a certificate in Contracts and Procurement Management .

Program Structure
(Effective for Academic Catalog Years Fall 2007 through Fall 2009)

Foundation Courses (1-25 credits)*

These are undergraduate courses that ensure that you have the skills necessary to be successful in a graduate business program. They cover:

Accounting for Managers (3 credits)
Business Legal Environment (3 credits)
Statistics for Managers (3 credits)
Economics for Business (3 credits)
The Management Process (3 credits)
Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
Introduction to the MBA Program (1 credit)
Marketing for Managers (3 credits)
Production/Operations Management (3 credits)

*Any or all may be waived through a variety of means:

• Completion of comparable coursework from a regionally accredited college or university with a grade of "B" or higher, and completed within the last ten years from date of admission to the MBA program;
• Successfully passing an examination addressing the course content. A foundation course may be challenged by exam only one time.
  • CLEP Exam OR
  • Faculty-developed exam, administered at discretion of business faculty.

Introduction to the MBA Program (1 credit) is not waivable.

Foundation courses are offered through our undergraduate Bachelor of Professional Studies program.

It is the responsibility of the MBA applicant to demonstrate why/how a foundation course should be waived.

Note: Students admitted fall 2007 or later must complete all foundation courses before enrolling in graduate courses, with the exception of MBUS 501A and MMIS 500. Any student who earns a grade below C in a foundation course taken at the University must retake the course and earn a C or higher.

Note: After admission to the MBA program, CLEP and DANTES exams may not be used to satisfy MBA foundation course requirements without prior approval of the program director. Students who complete a post-baccalaureate or graduate business certificate and are later admitted to the MBA program must complete any remaining foundation courses prior to taking additional graduate level courses.

Core Courses (24 credits)

These eight courses (3 credits each), combined with the foundation courses, provide a common core of knowledge that all MBA students need:

MBUS 501A Organization Theory and Design (3 credits)
MBUS 502 Financial Decision Making for Managers (3 credits)
MBUS 523 Marketing Strategy (3 credits)
MBUS 525 Visionary Leadership (3 credits)
MBUS 529 Quantitative Business Modeling (3 credits)
MBUS 548 Managerial Economics (3 credits)
MBUS 595 Strategic Management (3 credits)
MMIS 500 Management Information Systems (3 credits)

Concentration Courses (12 credits)

Required:

MBUS 532 Federal Procurement Policy and Practices (3 credits)
MBUS 534 Pricing Contracts (3 credits)
MBUS 535 Negotiation and Persuasion (3 credits)

Elective Courses (choose one):

MBUS 516 Project Management (3 credits)
MBUS 533 Contract Performance and Evaluation (3 credits)
MBUS 537 Contracting for Managers (3 credits)

Advising Guide - Effective Academic Catalog Years Fall 2007 through Fall 2009

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