The second year consists of 24 credit hours of electives; however, you may take as many as 36 hours during that time. Students use electives to create a program of study that is aligned with their personal interests and career objectives.
The Terry MBA Program has taken down artificial departmental "silos" and allows students to build a concentration from elective courses that constitute an area of interest. That is, electives may be mixed and matched across all functional areas so that a student whose long-term career vision is to be a CFO, for example, can combine electives in corporate finance, risk management, and economics to construct a corporate finance concentration.
Students may choose courses from the following areas:
Area contact:
Linda Bamber
706-542-3501
The J.M. Tull School of Accounting offers MBA elective courses designed to help managers use financial (and nonfinancial) information to make better business decisions. The courses span two areas: (1) internal reporting to support strategic internal operating decisions, and (2) financial reporting and in-depth analysis of information reported in firms' financial statements.
Area contact:
Annette Poulsen
706-542-3657
The graduate Finance courses provide a conceptual framework for analyzing the firm's financing and investment decisions. They address both applied and theoretical material and cover such topics as forecasting, capital budgeting, analysis of mergers and acquisitions, payout policies, corporate governance, and international finance. Cases are used extensively in most courses.
Area contact:
Annette Poulsen
706-542-3657
Area contact:
Rich Martin
706-542-3585
The Real Estate Analysis coursework is designed to improve an individual's ability to make real estate acquisition, management, and disposition decisions. It is divided into the areas of asset management (real estate investments), real estate finance, and real property valuation.
Topics in these broad areas include cash flow analysis, the role of real estate in increasing shareholder value, site selection, financing alternatives, control and disposition, negotiations, mortgage financing, mortgage securitization, valuation techniques and problems, and computer methods of valuation. The courses are intended to supplement nearly every area of MBA study, particularly since real estate assets often represent 25% or more of a firm's balance sheet.
Area contact:
David Eckles
706-542-3578
The Risk Management and Insurance graduate courses provide the student with a framework for understanding the management of risk by businesses. They are designed to facilitate understanding of the various aspects of risk management and insurance, and to provide opportunities to apply the knowledge gained on these topics to business situations.
The implications of financial, operational and other risks for businesses are considered in an integrated, enterprise-wide framework. The risk management and insurance electives provide a foundation for careers in corporate risk management, risk management consulting, employee benefits management/consulting, and insurance brokerage.
Area contact:
Chris Hanks
706-542-1294
UGA's Entrepreneurship courses prepare students for careers in entrepreneurial leadership, in starting and investing in new businesses, in managing small, high growth or family businesses, or in working for and eventually leading highly innovative, on-going organizations. Each course emphasizes the four key tasks of entrepreneurial leadership, namely, (1) opportunity identification and screening; (2) resource acquisition and deployment; (3) goal setting and strategy formulation; and (4) organization and action implementation.
Area contact:
Karen Napoleon
706-542-3701
The Integrated Resource (Operations) Management coursework focuses on the management of an organization's resources used to create products and services. The set of resources includes an organization's facilities, work-force, equipment, and materials. Operations Management issues permeate all levels of an organization's decision making from the long-term strategic to the tactical day-to-day operations.
Courses examine the usual management cycle of planning, implementing, and monitoring/controlling the provision of goods and services and place special emphasis on the continuous improvement of the processes necessary to provide these outputs. In light of an existing environment characterized by changing product demand, technological innovation, changing work force demographics, and international competitive forces, the long-term and short-term planning for an organization's resources represents a critical challenge to an organization's very survival.
Area contact:
Richard Watson
706-542-3706
The MIS Professional coursework is for those seeking to specialize in the development of information systems, MIS management or MIS consulting. The emphasis is on developing the technical and management skills necessary to design, create, and maintain computer-based systems and business processing applications. Students will also acquire the analytical skills necessary to develop a client's information requirements and to apply appropriate information processing technology to meet requirements.
The Decision Technology coursework focuses on computer applications that support individual and group decision making. It covers theory, concepts, development methodologies, software, hands-on application development, and case studies. The courses are designed for MBAs seeking to gain a rich and varied understanding of a portfolio of computer applications that can be used to support other functional areas of business such as marketing, finance, real estate, etc.
Area contact:
Rich Fox
706-542-3761
Meeting the needs of business is the touchstone of Terry's Marketing and Distribution Department. Today's businesses need marketing professionals well-rounded in both concepts and practical applications. The outstanding Marketing faculty in the Terry MBA Program represent a balanced mix of experience and expertise in all aspects of Marketing.
Area contact:
Daniel Feldman
706-542-9387
It is becoming increasingly clear that, for the U.S. to be able to compete in the world market and to survive, the American manager must become more aware of the international business arena. By studying the nature, roles, and strategies of international business participants and the environment in which they must operate, the international business courses provide students with a background to better understand and participate in today's global business environment.
In addition to international business courses, students are offered other Work and Study Abroad Opportunities for credit.
Terry gave me the opportunity to create a business plan for a startup company in Atlanta. They were so pleased with my work, they made me their product director."
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