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Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Graduate Program

The Clark University M.B.A. program develops competence in basic management functions, skill in managing organizations and an understanding of the global environment. Each graduate of Clark’s M.B.A. program is able to demonstrate:

  • competence in the functional areas of management;
  • in-depth understanding of one of the functional areas of management or global business;
  • skill in integrating the management functions into an effective organization, and understanding the legal, political, ethical, social and environmental responsibilities of management;
  • appreciation of the global context in which most organizations function; and
  • the leadership and communication skills needed to formulate and implement management decisions.


Program Faculty

Margarete Arndt, D.B.A.
Barbara Bigelow, Ph.D.
Mary-Ellen Boyle, Ph.D.
Gary Chaison, Ph.D.
Pilsik Choi, Ph.D.
Keith Coulter, Ph.D.
Dileep Dhavale, Ph.D., CPA
Priscilla Elsass, Ph.D.
Laura Graves, Ph.D.
Arpita Joardar, Ph.D.
Edward J. Ottensmeyer, Ph.D.
Joseph Sarkis, Ph.D.
Inshik Seol, Ph.D.
Richard Spurgin, Ph.D.
Maurry Tamarkin, Ph.D.
Jing Zhang, Ph.D.


Adjunct Faculty

William Carlson, Ph.D.
John L. Crawley, M.S., J.D.
Louis Farina , M.B.A., C.P.A.
Katya Fels Smyth, A.B.
Jane Gilligan, M.A.
Michael Holbrook,
Frank Jenkins, M.B.A.
David Jordan, D.H.A.
Mark Love, M.B.A., C.P.A.
Gerald McCarthy, Ph.D.
Saeed Mohaghegh, M.B.A.
John Rainey, M.B.A.
Ruth Rowan, M.B.A., C.F.A.
Kristi Thompson, M.B.A.
Dennis Wadsworth, M.B.A.
Russell Wass, M.S.M.


Visiting Faculty

Ted Buswick, M.A., M. Ed.
Donna Gallo, M.B.A.
Bhaswar Gupta, Ph.D.
Wendy Jeffus , D.B.A., M.S.F.
Serguey Khovansky, Ph.D.
Will O’Brien, J.D., M.B.A.
Kenneth Preiss, Ph.D.
Michael Ruff, M.B.A., C.P.A.
Joel Sternberg, Ph.D.


Emeriti Faculty

Robert Bradbury, Ph.D.
Harold T. Moody, Ph.D.

Courses
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Title of CourseCourse Number
Foundations of Accounting
ACCT4100
Financial Accounting and Reporting I
ACCT5101
Financial Accounting and Reporting II
ACCT5102
Management Accounting
ACCT5103
Accounting Information Systems
ACCT5104
Financial and Operational Auditing
ACCT5105
Analysis of Financial Statements
ACCT5107
Business Analysis and Valuation
ACCT5108
Nonprofit Accounting
ACCT5109
Global Business Seminar
CAP5783
Meet the CEOs
CAP5784
Entrepreneurship: Social Impact
CAP5802
Management Communications
COM4700
Management Economics
ECON4004
Financial Management
FIN4200
Case Studies in Corporate Finance
FIN5201
Investment Strategies
FIN5203
Real Estate Finance
FIN5205
Tax Strategies and Management Decisions
FIN5206
Advanced Derivatives
FIN5207
Fixed-Income Securities
FIN5208
Corporate Restructuring
FIN5214
Topics: Quantitative Finance & Econometrics
FIN5218
Case Studies in International Finance
FIN5281
Stock and Bond Valuation
FIN5301
Quantitative Techniques for Derivatives Valuation
FIN5302
Financial Modeling
FIN5303
Game Theory
FIN5304
Technical Analysis
FIN5305
Legal Aspects of Corporate Finance
FIN5306
Case Studies in Derivatives
FIN5310
Portfolio Management
FIN5311
Financial Indexing
FIN5312
Mergers and Acquisitions
FIN5900
Creating Effective Organizations: Strategic Decision Making
MGMT4301
Creating Effective Organizations: Leadership
MGMT4302
Organizational Communication
MGMT4701
International Management
MGMT4707
Business Law
MGMT4708
Business in Society
MGMT4709
International Transactions
MGMT4712
Managing Change and Conflict
MGMT5302
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
MGMT5304
Industrial Relations
MGMT5305
Diversity in the Workplace
MGMT5306
Women in Management
MGMT5308
The Contemporary Workplace
MGMT5401
Discrimination in Employment
MGMT5402
Collective Bargaining
MGMT5406
International Labor Relations
MGMT5407
Creativity, Leadership and the Arts
MGMT5408
Greening the Corporation
MGMT5505
Project Management
MGMT5543
Services Management
MGMT5604
Learning by Analogy
MGMT5606
Spirituality and Business
MGMT5609
Doing Business in Northern Europe
MGMT5782
Global Business Seminar
MGMT5783
Management Consulting Projects
MGMT5792
Entrepreneurship: Social Impact
MGMT5802
Turnaround Management
MGMT5806
Cross Cultural Management
MGMT5807
Corporate Intellectual Property
MGMT5900
Innovations in Management & Management Education
MGMT6000
Management Information Systems
MIS4500
Database Management Systems
MIS5501
Management of Information Technologies
MIS5505
Knowledge Management in Organizations
MIS5506
E-Commerce
MIS5507
Data Security and Privacy
MIS5513
Operating Systems
MIS5523
Design and Analysis of Computer Networks
MIS5533
Project Management
MIS5543
Information Systems Analysis and Design
MIS5553
Business Intelligence
MIS5573
Special Topics: IT for Business Analyst
MIS5583
Decision Support Systems
MIS5602
Web-site Development
MIS5604
Marketing Management
MKT4400
Marketing Strategy and Simulation
MKT4402
Marketing Research
MKT5401
Consumer and Industrial Buyer Behavior
MKT5402
Advertising and Promotion
MKT5403
Business-to-Business Marketing
MKT5405
Market Pricing
MKT5406
Services Marketing
MKT5407
International Marketing
MKT5482
Personal Selling/Sales Management
MKT5485
Branding Strategies
MKT5486
Product Marketing
MKT5494
Global Marketing
MKT5900
Operations Management
OM4601
Statistical Methods
STAT4005
Management Decision Models
STAT4006

 



 

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