Contracts & Procurement Management
This concentration provides contract and procurement professionals in industry—and Federal, state, and local governments—with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to advance to positions of increasing responsibility. These skills cover the areas of commercial transactions, pricing, negotiating contracts, legal and ethical aspects of contracting, and strategic purchasing. The concentration can be configured to meet OPM requirements for various contracting and procurement positions in the Federal government.
Program Structure
(effective Fall 2007)
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:
Introduction to the MBA Program (1 credit)
Accounting for Managers (3 credits)
Business Legal Environment (3 credits)
Economics for Business (3 credits)
Statistics for Managers (3 credits)
The Management Process (3 credits)
Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
Marketing for Managers (3 credits)
Production/Operations Management (3 credits)
*Any or all may be waived through a variety of means:
- comparable academic coursework
- examination
Foundation courses are offered through our undergraduate Bachelor of Professional Studies program.
Core Courses (24 credits)
These eight courses (3 credits each), combined with the foundation courses, provide the common core of knowledge that all MBA students need:
MMIS 500 Management Information Systems (3 credits)
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 Leadershp (3 credits)
MBUS 529 Quantitative Business Modeling (3 credits)
MBUS 548 Managerial Economics (3 credits)
MBUS 595 Strategic Management (3 credits)
Concentration Courses (12 credits)
Required:
MBUS 532 Federal Procurement Policy & 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 & Evaluation (3 credits)
MBUS 537 Contracting for Managers (3 credits)