2023-2024 Catalog

Master of Business Administration, MBA

MBA with a Concentration in Business Essentials

16 Courses

36 Credits

Program Length:

  • Full-time in as few as 11 months
  • Part-time in as few as 16 months

Contextualize: From Boston to the World (8 credits)

Must be taken as early in the program as possible.
MBA-700Leadership Lab

1

MBA-701Values Based Decision Making

1

MBA-710Understanding World Class Clusters

3

MBA-721Collaborate

3

Business Fundamentals Courses (9 credits)

Must be taken as early in the program as possible.
MBA-641Financial Information for Business Management

1.5

MBA-651Financial Management for Business Decisions

1.5

MBA-661Marketing in a Changing World

1.5

MBA-671Operations Management in a Competitive Global Environment

1.5

MBA-715Integrate Business Fundamentals

3

Understand Business Fundamentals (3 credits)

MBA-730Innovative Thinking

3

Travel Seminar Requirement (3 credits)

 * MBA 741 is restricted to fully online students. 

MBA-740Immerse- Travel Seminar

3

MBA-741Experiential Intensive

3

Required Analytics Course (3 credits)

Choose one course from the following.
ACCT-824Big Data and Financial Statement Analytics

3

FIN-830Introduction to FinTech

3

FIN-841Financial Forecasting

3

FIN-882Applied Risk Management

3

FIN-890Data Analytics & Credit Risk

3

HLTH-805Big Data Strategies for Health and Healthcare

3

ISOM-730Python for Business Analytics

3

ISOM-801Solving Business Problems Using Advanced Excel

3

ISOM-821Data Management and Modeling

3

ISOM-835Predictive Analytics

3

ISOM-845Business Intelligence, Data Visualization, and Storytelling

3

MKT-870Advanced Marketing Analytics With R

3

Construct the Big Picture (7 credits)

MBA-745Contextualizing Values Based Decision Making

1

MBA-750Building Global Connections

3

MBA-760World Class Strategies

3

Lead and Implement Change (3 credits)

Must be taken as late in the program as possible.
MBA-770Leading and Implementing Change

3

MBA with a Concentration in Business Essentials PLUS

19 Courses

MBA: 36 Credits

Certificate: 9 Credits

Total Credits: 45

Program Length:

  • Full-time in as few as 15 months
  • Part-time in as few as 20 months

Contextualize: From Boston to the World (8 credits)

Must be taken as early in the program as possible.
MBA-700Leadership Lab

1

MBA-701Values Based Decision Making

1

MBA-710Understanding World Class Clusters

3

MBA-721Collaborate

3

Business Fundamentals Courses (9 credits)

Must be taken as early in the program as possible.
MBA-641Financial Information for Business Management

1.5

MBA-651Financial Management for Business Decisions

1.5

MBA-661Marketing in a Changing World

1.5

MBA-671Operations Management in a Competitive Global Environment

1.5

MBA-715Integrate Business Fundamentals

3

Understand Business Fundamentals (3 credits)

MBA-730Innovative Thinking

3

Travel Seminar Requirement (3 credits)

*MBA 741 is restricted to fully online students. 

MBA-740Immerse- Travel Seminar

3

MBA-741Experiential Intensive

3

Required Analytics Course (3 credits)

Choose one course from the following.
ACCT-824Big Data and Financial Statement Analytics

3

FIN-830Introduction to FinTech

3

FIN-841Financial Forecasting

3

FIN-882Applied Risk Management

3

FIN-890Data Analytics & Credit Risk

3

HLTH-805Big Data Strategies for Health and Healthcare

3

ISOM-730Python for Business Analytics

3

ISOM-801Solving Business Problems Using Advanced Excel

3

ISOM-821Data Management and Modeling

3

ISOM-835Predictive Analytics

3

ISOM-845Business Intelligence, Data Visualization, and Storytelling

3

MKT-870Advanced Marketing Analytics With R

3

Construct the Big Picture (7 credits)

MBA-745Contextualizing Values Based Decision Making

1

MBA-750Building Global Connections

3

MBA-760World Class Strategies

3

Lead and Implement Change (3 credits)

Must be taken as late in the program as possible.
MBA-770Leading and Implementing Change

3

Certificate Options (9 credits)

MBA

14 Courses

36 Credits

Program Length:

  • Full-time in as few as 11 months
  • Part-time in as few as 16 months

Contextualize: From Boston to the World (8 credits)

Must be taken as early in the program as possible.
MBA-700Leadership Lab

1

MBA-701Values Based Decision Making

1

MBA-710Understanding World Class Clusters

3

MBA-721Collaborate

3

Understand Business Fundamentals (3 credits)

MBA-730Innovative Thinking

3

Travel Seminar Requirement (3 credits)

*MBA 741 is restricted to fully online students. 

MBA-740Immerse- Travel Seminar

3

MBA-741Experiential Intensive

3

Construct the Big Picture (7 credits)

MBA-745Contextualizing Values Based Decision Making

1

MBA-750Building Global Connections

3

MBA-760World Class Strategies

3

Lead and Implement Change (3 credits)

Must be taken as late in the program as possible.
MBA-770Leading and Implementing Change

3

MBA Electives (12 credits)

The curriculum requires four courses (12 credits) of MBA electives, or an option of completing a three-course (nine credit) concentration with an open three-credit MBA elective. At least one elective must be an approved analytics course. The courses must be taken within the Sawyer Business School and be 800 level or above. A select number of 700-level Healthcare and Nonprofit electives are acceptable. The availability of elective courses varies by semester.

 

Concentrations include:

 

 

The schedule of when courses within a concentration are offered vary by semester.

Students who declare a concentration must submit an SBS Graduate Program Concentration Request Form. Students are encouraged to meet with their advisor before they declare a concentration.

The concentration appears on the transcript, not the diploma.

Below is a list of approved electives. 

 

 

Required Analytics Course

 
ACCT-824Big Data and Financial Statement Analytics

3

FIN-830Introduction to FinTech

3

FIN-841Financial Forecasting

3

FIN-882Applied Risk Management

3

FIN-890Data Analytics & Credit Risk

3

HLTH-805Big Data Strategies for Health and Healthcare

3

ISOM-730Python for Business Analytics

3

ISOM-801Solving Business Problems Using Advanced Excel

3

ISOM-821Data Management and Modeling

3

ISOM-835Predictive Analytics

3

ISOM-845Business Intelligence, Data Visualization, and Storytelling

3

MKT-870Advanced Marketing Analytics With R

3

Accounting

ACCT-800Graduate Financial Accounting I

3

ACCT-801Graduate Financial Accounting II

3

ACCT-802Graduate Financial Accounting III

3

ACCT-804Cost and Managerial Accounting

3

ACCT-805Auditing and Assurance Services

3

ACCT-806Fraud Examination

3

ACCT-807Forensic & Investigative Accounting

3

ACCT-824Big Data and Financial Statement Analytics

3

ACCT-861Leadership in the Financial Professions

3

ACCT-865Accounting Information Systems

3

ACCT-871Not-For-Profit and Governmental Accounting

3

ACCT-910Directed Individual Study in Accounting

3

Business Law and Ethics

Entrepreneurship

MGES-843Business Opportunities Using Design Thinking and Biomimicry

3

MGES-850Environmental Sustainability Management

3

MBA-920MBA Student Business Clinic

3

Finance and Managerial Economics

FIN-800Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation

3

FIN-808General Theory in Corporate Finance

3

FIN-810Investment Analysis

3

FIN-812Capital Budgeting

3

FIN-814Options and Futures

3

FIN-816Risk Management in Banking and Finance

3

FIN-818Financial Econometrics

3

FIN-825International Finance

3

FIN-830Introduction to FinTech

3

FIN-831Portfolio Management

3

FIN-835Behavioral Finance

3

FIN-841Financial Forecasting

3

FIN-880Investment Banking

3

FIN-881Real Estate Finance

3

FIN-882Applied Risk Management

3

FIN-890Data Analytics & Credit Risk

3

Healthcare Administration

HLTH-705Health Systems I: Healthcare in the U.S.

3

HLTH-730Healthcare Operations Management and Performance Improvement

3

HLTH-740Healthcare Management and Human Resources

3

HLTH-805Big Data Strategies for Health and Healthcare

3

HLTH-807Innovation: The Future of Healthcare

3

HLTH-810Quality, Patient Safety, and Patient Experience

3

HLTH-842Global Health

3

HLTH-843Design Thinking for Healthcare Solutions

3

HLTH-844Healthcare Analytics

3

HLTH-855Advanced Quality, Patient Safety, and Performance Improvement

3

Information Systems and Operations Management

ISOM-631Data Analytics with SAS Base

3

ISOM-730Python for Business Analytics

3

ISOM-801Solving Business Problems Using Advanced Excel

3

ISOM-821Data Management and Modeling

3

ISOM-825Enterprise Data Management

3

ISOM-827Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence

3

ISOM-829Advanced Data Management Leveraging ETL Tools

3

ISOM-835Predictive Analytics

3

ISOM-837From Data Mining to Business Insights

3

ISOM-840Security and Privacy

3

ISOM-845Business Intelligence, Data Visualization, and Storytelling

3

ISOM-851Supply Chain Management

3

ISOM-861Project Management: Gaining Competitive Advantage

3

ISOM-910Directed Individual Study

3

Marketing

MKT-810Marketing Research for Managers

3

MKT-815Marketing Foundations and Strategy

3

MKT-818Global Product Innovation

3

MKT-819Global Perspectives in Consumer Marketing

3

MKT-845Advanced Digital Analytics

3

MKT-850Customer Centricity and Creativity in Marketing

3

MKT-855Digital Marketing Challenges

3

MKT-860Qualitative Methods and Customer Insights

3

MKT-870Advanced Marketing Analytics With R

3

MKT-877Neuromarketing: an Experiential Perspective

3

Organizational Behavior

MGOB-725Managerial Skills

3

MGOB-810Emotional Intelligence

3

MGOB-825Human Resource Management

3

MGOB-835Managing Difficult People at Work

3

MGOB-841Bldg Inclusive Organizations

3

MGOB-845People Analytics

3

MGOB-855Conflict & Negotiation

3

Public Administration including Nonprofit Management

P.AD-711Foundations of Public Service and Administration

3

P.AD-712Information Based Management

3

P.AD-715Quantitative Analysis

3

P.AD-716Public Service Human Resource Management

3

P.AD-718Leadership Strategies for an Interconnected World

3

P.AD-810Public Sector Admin Law

3

P.AD-811Politics of Federal Bureaucracy

3

P.AD-815Nonprofit Management

3

P.AD-817Administrative Strategies of State and Local Government

3

P.AD-819Grant Writing and Management

3

P.AD-822Public Management Information Systems

3

P.AD-823The U.S. Health System

3

P.AD-827Financing State & Local Government

3

P.AD-828Public Service Communication

3

P.AD-831Civic Innovation and Citizen Engagement

3

P.AD-832Health Policy

3

P.AD-838Ethics in Public Service

3

P.AD-839Leadership and Decision Making in Action

3

P.AD-840Comparative Public Policy

3

P.AD-842Workplace and Labor Law

3

P.AD-848Nonprofit Law and Ethics

3

P.AD-849Revenue Strategies for Nonprofits

3

P.AD-900Special Topics

3

P.AD-910Individual Study in Public Service

1-6

Strategic Management

MGSM-833Corporate Innovation

3

MGSM-834Mergers and Acquisitions

3

MGT-910Directed Study in Management

1-3

Taxation

TAX-801Federal Taxation of Income

3

TAX-802Taxation of Property Transactions

3

TAX-861Tax Research

3

TAX-862Taxation of Corporations

3

TAX-863Taxation of Pass-Through Entities

3

TAX-865International Taxation Outbound

3

TAX-867Mergers & Acquisitions Taxation

3

MBA PLUS

17 Courses

MBA: 36 credits

Certificate: 9 credits

Total Credits: 45

Program Length:

  • Full-time in as few as 15 months
  • Part-time in as few as 20 months

 

Contextualize: From Boston to the World (8 credits)

Must be taken as early in the program as possible.
MBA-700Leadership Lab

1

MBA-701Values Based Decision Making

1

MBA-710Understanding World Class Clusters

3

MBA-721Collaborate

3

Understand Business Fundamentals (3 credits)

MBA-730Innovative Thinking

3

Travel Seminar Requirement (3 credits)

*MBA 741 is restricted to fully online students. 

MBA-740Immerse- Travel Seminar

3

MBA-741Experiential Intensive

3

Construct the Big Picture (7 credits)

MBA-745Contextualizing Values Based Decision Making

1

MBA-750Building Global Connections

3

MBA-760World Class Strategies

3

Lead and Implement Change (3 credits)

Must be taken as late in the program as possible.
MBA-770Leading and Implementing Change

3

MBA Electives (12 credits)

The curriculum requires four courses (12 credits) of MBA electives, or an option of completing a three-course (nine credit) concentration with an open three-credit MBA elective. At least one elective must be an approved analytics course. The courses must be taken within the Sawyer Business School and be 800 level or above. A select number of 700-level Healthcare and Nonprofit electives are acceptable. The availability of elective courses varies by semester.

 

Concentrations include:

 

 

The schedule of when courses within a concentration are offered vary by semester.

Students who declare a concentration must submit an SBS Graduate Program Concentration Request Form. Students are encouraged to meet with their advisor before they declare a concentration.

The concentration appears on the transcript, not the diploma.

Below is a list of approved electives. 

Required Analytics Course

 
ACCT-824Big Data and Financial Statement Analytics

3

FIN-830Introduction to FinTech

3

FIN-841Financial Forecasting

3

FIN-882Applied Risk Management

3

FIN-890Data Analytics & Credit Risk

3

HLTH-805Big Data Strategies for Health and Healthcare

3

ISOM-730Python for Business Analytics

3

ISOM-801Solving Business Problems Using Advanced Excel

3

ISOM-821Data Management and Modeling

3

ISOM-835Predictive Analytics

3

ISOM-845Business Intelligence, Data Visualization, and Storytelling

3

MKT-870Advanced Marketing Analytics With R

3

Accounting

ACCT-800Graduate Financial Accounting I

3

ACCT-801Graduate Financial Accounting II

3

ACCT-802Graduate Financial Accounting III

3

ACCT-804Cost and Managerial Accounting

3

ACCT-805Auditing and Assurance Services

3

ACCT-806Fraud Examination

3

ACCT-824Big Data and Financial Statement Analytics

3

ACCT-861Leadership in the Financial Professions

3

ACCT-865Accounting Information Systems

3

ACCT-871Not-For-Profit and Governmental Accounting

3

ACCT-910Directed Individual Study in Accounting

3

Business Law and Ethics

Entrepreneurship

MGES-850Environmental Sustainability Management

3

MBA-920MBA Student Business Clinic

3

Finance and Managerial Economics

FIN-800Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation

3

FIN-808General Theory in Corporate Finance

3

FIN-810Investment Analysis

3

FIN-816Risk Management in Banking and Finance

3

FIN-818Financial Econometrics

3

FIN-820Financial Policy

3

FIN-825International Finance

3

FIN-830Introduction to FinTech

3

FIN-831Portfolio Management

3

FIN-835Behavioral Finance

3

FIN-841Financial Forecasting

3

FIN-880Investment Banking

3

FIN-882Applied Risk Management

3

FIN-890Data Analytics & Credit Risk

3

FIN-910Directed Individual Study

1-3

FIN-920MSF Graduate Internship

3

Healthcare Administration

HLTH-705Health Systems I: Healthcare in the U.S.

3

HLTH-707Evidence-Based Healthcare Management

3

HLTH-710Healthcare Accounting and Financial Management

3

HLTH-720Health Systems II: Economics, Law, and Policy

3

HLTH-730Healthcare Operations Management and Performance Improvement

3

HLTH-740Healthcare Management and Human Resources

3

HLTH-805Big Data Strategies for Health and Healthcare

3

HLTH-807Innovation: The Future of Healthcare

3

HLTH-810Quality, Patient Safety, and Patient Experience

3

HLTH-840Innovation and Strategic Management in Healthcare

3

HLTH-842Global Health

3

Information Systems and Operations Management

ISOM-631Data Analytics with SAS Base

3

ISOM-730Python for Business Analytics

3

ISOM-801Solving Business Problems Using Advanced Excel

3

ISOM-821Data Management and Modeling

3

ISOM-825Enterprise Data Management

3

ISOM-827Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence

3

ISOM-829Advanced Data Management Leveraging ETL Tools

3

ISOM-835Predictive Analytics

3

ISOM-837From Data Mining to Business Insights

3

ISOM-840Security and Privacy

3

ISOM-845Business Intelligence, Data Visualization, and Storytelling

3

ISOM-851Supply Chain Management

3

ISOM-861Project Management: Gaining Competitive Advantage

3

ISOM-910Directed Individual Study

3

Marketing

MKIB-817International Marketing

3

MKIB-819Global Perspectives in Consumer Marketing

3

MKT-810Marketing Research for Managers

3

MKT-814Strategic Marketing

3

MKT-818Global Product Innovation

3

MKT-845Advanced Digital Analytics

3

MKT-855Digital Marketing Challenges

3

MKT-860Qualitative Methods and Customer Insights

3

MKT-870Advanced Marketing Analytics With R

3

MKT-877Neuromarketing: an Experiential Perspective

3

MKT-898Consulting Project

3

MKT-910Directed Study in Marketing

1-3

MKT-920Marketing Internship

3

Organizational Behavior

MGOB-725Managerial Skills

3

MGOB-810Emotional Intelligence

3

MGOB-825Human Resource Management

3

MGOB-835Managing Difficult People at Work

3

MGOB-841Bldg Inclusive Organizations

3

MGOB-855Conflict & Negotiation

3

Public Administration including Nonprofit Management

P.AD-711Foundations of Public Service and Administration

3

P.AD-712Information Based Management

3

P.AD-715Quantitative Analysis

3

P.AD-716Public Service Human Resource Management

3

P.AD-718Leadership Strategies for an Interconnected World

3

P.AD-810Public Sector Admin Law

3

P.AD-811Politics of Federal Bureaucracy

3

P.AD-815Nonprofit Management

3

P.AD-817Administrative Strategies of State and Local Government

3

P.AD-819Grant Writing and Management

3

P.AD-822Public Management Information Systems

3

P.AD-823The U.S. Health System

3

P.AD-827Financing State & Local Government

3

P.AD-828Public Service Communication

3

P.AD-831Civic Innovation and Citizen Engagement

3

P.AD-832Health Policy

3

P.AD-838Ethics in Public Service

3

P.AD-839Leadership and Decision Making in Action

3

P.AD-840Comparative Public Policy

3

P.AD-842Workplace and Labor Law

3

P.AD-848Nonprofit Law and Ethics

3

P.AD-849Revenue Strategies for Nonprofits

3

P.AD-900Special Topics

3

P.AD-910Individual Study in Public Service

1-6

Strategic Management

MGSM-833Corporate Innovation

3

MGSM-834Mergers and Acquisitions

3

MGT-910Directed Study in Management

1-3

Taxation

TAX-801Federal Taxation of Income

3

TAX-802Taxation of Property Transactions

3

TAX-861Tax Research

3

TAX-862Taxation of Corporations

3

TAX-863Taxation of Pass-Through Entities

3

TAX-865International Taxation Outbound

3

TAX-867Mergers & Acquisitions Taxation

3

Certificate Options (9 credits)

Transfer Policy

Six (6) credits taken at the graduate level from an AACSB accredited graduate program in business, may be transferred if the credits do not apply to a previously completed degree and have relevancy to the current curriculum which is determined on a case-by-case basis. Transfer credits must have an earned grade of "B" or better and be taken within seven (7) years prior to entering the Suffolk MBA Programs.

Students Who Leave Boston Before Their Degree is Complete

Occasionally, Suffolk MBA students must leave the Boston area having not yet completed their degree. You may be able to transfer in six credits from an AACSB-accredited MBA close to your new place of residence. Courses must be pre-approved by Suffolk’s assistant dean of graduate programs and have a grade of "B" or better.

Students who leave the area may also be able to complete all or a portion of their Suffolk MBA on a part-time basis online.

Transfer Credits from the Moakley Center for Public Management's Certificate Program

Students who have completed a certificate program through the Suffolk University Moakley Center for Public Management may have an opportunity to reduce credit requirements to an SBS graduate degree program (MBA, MMOL, MSA, MHA, MSBA, or MSM). All course waivers and/or transfers varies by program and are reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the respective SBS Graduate Programs Office.

In order for a course to be considered, it must have an SBS graduate program course equivalent, the student must have earned a grade of B or better, and the student must have successfully completed the certificate prior to enrolling in the SBS graduate degree program.

Applicants must also meet the admission standards for the SBS graduate degree program to which they are applying.

Learning Goals and Objectives

  1. Identifies the problem and related issues.
  2. Identify key assumptions.
  3. Generates salient alternatives.
  4. Examine the evidence and source of evidence.
  5. Identify conclusions, implications, and consequences.
Learning Goals Learning Objectives
Be able to effectively apply analytical and critical reasoning skills to solve organizational challenges. (Analytical Reasoning)
Effectively articulate the role of ethics in management. (Ethics) 1. Identify conflicts of interests and pressures that could lead to unethical conduct.
2. Understand what kinds of questions are helpful to ask oneself when confronting an ethical dilemma.
3. Demonstrate the ability to identify and take into account the interests of different stakeholders.
4. Understand how business strategies that facilitate “doing good” can be made consistent with profitability.
5. Understand that what is legal may not always be ethical and that what is ethical may sometimes not be legal.
6. Appreciate that ethical norms varies across different countries and cultures.
Indicate an understanding of how culture, economic and political issues differ across countries. (Global Awareness) 1. Articulate fundamental challenges of global business.
2. Analyze financial impacts of operating a global business.
3. Apply the analysis to global management situation.
4. Identify challenges of an international workforce.
5. Demonstrate cultural awareness of external constituents.
Be able to effectively communicate in oral form. (Oral Communication) 1. Organize the presentation effectively.
2. Deliver the presentation with attention to volume, clarity, grammatical correctness and precision.
3. Develop the topic.
4. Communicate with the audience.
5. Use communication aids effectively.
6. Summarize the presentation.
Be able to effectively communicate in written form. (Written Communication) 1. Develop a topic with supporting details.
2. Organize written communication effectively and logically.
3. Use correct word choice and effective sentence structure.
4. Employ normal conventions of spelling and grammar.
5. Provide examples and supporting evidence.
6. Communicate accurate quantitative information.