Core Competency Courses   

FIN 599 - Financial Management Foundations
   This course provides MBA students with a smooth transition into the economics and financial aspects of the MBA curriculum. It provides basic economics background on both Micro and Macro levels where price system, cost structure and stabilization economic polices and their implications in the corporate world are analyzed. Special emphasis is placed on the financial environment, especially financial markets and market participants. The course also analyzes corporate financial performance through financial statements and financial ratios. Students are introduced to evaluating cash flow over time and to the basic models of evaluating financial securities. In addition, basic analysis of investment projects evaluation is included. 

MAT 598 - Quantitative Business Foundations
   This course is designed to improve the quantitative abilities of students starting the MBA program.  Functions, solving systems of equations, introduction to linear programming, differential calculus, descriptive statistics, and the use of a graphing calculator and an electronic spreadsheet in the solution of business problems will be covered.