Master of Business Administration, page 5
Areas of Concentration
Graduate School of Business Administration

International Business

This concentration prepares M.B.A. students for careers in international management by providing a global perspective on business. The content of this concentration covers the analysis of investment, marketing and financial opportunities on a global basis. Problems examined include designing global manufacturing, marketing and financial strategies, and assessing the political and economic environment in which multinational firms operate.

Courses*
ACCT 574Global Perspectives on Accounting
FBE 526Macroeconomic Analysis for Business
FBE 562Current Issues in International Finance
FBE 563Theory of International Trade
FBE 564International Financial Management
MKT 555Marketing Channels
MKT 565Global Marketing
MOR 541Political and Social Issues in Business
MOR 542Management in a Global Economy

*Students may substitute a semester-abroad experience for the courses in this concentration within an approved foreign partner institution.

Real Estate

This concentration prepares M.B.A. students for careers in real estate analysis and development. It also trains people for careers in the rapidly growing area of real estate finance, with a focus on real estate capital markets. This latter area involves securing both residential and commercial real estate mortgages. The concentration covers the application of modern financial principles and techniques to real estate development and investment. Problems dealt with include the valuation and financing of real estate properties. FBE 589 is required.

Courses
ACCT 544Federal Taxes
FBE 525Financial Institutions
FBE 543Microeconomic Forecasting
FBE 565Economics of Urban Land Use: Feasibility Studies
FBE 570Practicum in Real Estate
FBE 588Advanced Real Estate Law
FBE 589Real Estate Analysis
FBE 591Advanced Real Estate Analysis
IOM 520Regression Models
IOM 522Applied Time Series Analysis for Forecasting
MKT 529Sales Management
MKT 543Market Demand and Sales Forecasting

Health Care Advisory Services

This concentration assists M.B.A. students in preparation for careers in analytical or advisory capacities within the health care industry whether in hospitals, health maintenance organizations, government agencies or consulting firms. The concentration is generally offered in association with the Health Services Administration in the School of Public Administration. PUAD 530 Problems and Issues in the Health Field is required for this concentration.

Exception: Students pursuing this concentration may take up to three courses in the School of Public Administration from the courses listed.

Courses
IOM 582Management of Service Operations
MOR 555Design of High Performing Organizations
PUAD 508Management of HMOs and Ambulatory Care Service
PUAD 509Management of Long-Term Care Organizations
PUAD 530Problems and Issues in the Health Field
PUAD 531bFinancial Management of Health Services
PUAD 536Legal Issues in Health Care Delivery
PUAD 539Seminar in Hospital Administration
PUAD 569Administration of Mental Health Services
PUAD 573Wellness in the Workplace
PUAD 593Advanced Seminar in Health Services Administration

Waivers

Subject waiver of required courses may be granted to students based on prior academic work. All waived courses must be replaced by electives.

Students should carefully read their program evaluation form to know what electives must be taken if they are granted subject waivers. To be granted a subject waiver in a particular field, the student mus t have (1) completed at least two relevant courses in the field at the upper division or graduate level, (2) earned a grade of B or better, and (3) completed the courses no more than five years before entering the master's program at USC from an AACSB accredited business school (or equivalent economics department).

Further information regarding the waiver policy in the Graduate School of Business Administration may be obtained from the GSBA Academic Services Office which is located in Bridge Hall 101, (213) 740-0695.

Academic Warning and Dismissal

Master's students must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or better to stay in good academic standing.

Academic Warning

Master's students who, in a term, do not earn or maintain a 3.0 (A = 4.0) grade point average will be given an academic warning in the semester following the one in which they became deficient in grade points. Students who are below a 3.0 at the end of the required number of units for any degree may, with the prior permission of the Associate Dean for Master's Degree Programs, be allowed to take a maximum of 12 additional units at USC to obtain the required GPA.

Grades below C (2.0) in all master's degree courses are not acceptable. If a lower grade is obtained, the course must be repeated at USC and a grade of C or above must be obtained. Degree credit will not be given for courses with grades of C- and below but the grades are computed into the grade point average. Such courses should be repeated in the next semester in which the course in question is offered and must be repeated within one calendar year. Satisfactory completion of all required courses must occur prior to or concurrently with the beginning of advanced course work.

Dismissal

Master's students on probation may be subject to dismissal after two consecutive semesters of warning for full-time students or three semesters for part-time students if their cumulative record is short of the 3.0 average.

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