Courses and Requirements
Degree Requirements
The MBA in Social Change program consists of 12 to 17 units (36-51 credits), depending upon previous coursework. Courses listed below with an * may be waived if taken at the undergraduate or graduate level within 8 years at an AACSB-accredited business school, or within 6 years at a non-AACSB school. A grade of B- or better is required to waive a course.
Program Length
Full-time students typically complete the program in 4 or fewer semesters, and part-time students in 8 or fewer semesters, depending on number of courses waived.
Core Courses
Contemporary Business Law *
Financial Management *
Foundations of Accounting *
Management Economics *
Management Information Systems *
Marketing Management *
Operations Management *
Statistical Methods *
Business in Society
Creating Effective Organizations – Leadership
Creating Effective Organizations – Strategic Decision Making
International Management
Management Decision Models
Marketing Strategy and Simulation
Social Change Elective Course Options:
GSOM
Social Entrepreneurship
Leading Change
IDCE
Social Entrepreneurship Electives
Microfinance
NGOs and Advocacy
Nonprofit and NGO Management Issues
Program Monitoring and Evaluation
Seeing Like a Humanitarian Agency
Community Development Electives
Local Community Development
Grant Writing for Community Developers
Youth and Community Development
Theories of Community Development and Planning
International Development Electives
Development Theory
Principles of Conflict Negotiation
Economic Fundamentals for International Development
Other Electives
Gender and Health
Gender, Power, and Social Change
Industrial Organization
Free Choice Elective Course Options
Students will also have the opportunity to select elective courses outside their concentration.