Concentrations
All MBA students must take 4 electives. If the student chooses, he/she may specialize in Finance or Marketing by taking 3 related courses. If the student does not wish to obtain a concentration in a specialized area, he/she may take any four electives from the General Business Concentration section below. For the Online MBA electives, please visit onlineGrad.business.siu.edu.
Finance Concentration
Students must complete three of the following 3-credit hour courses:
- BA 532 Financial Institutions and Markets
- BA 533 Investment Concepts
- BA 536 Financial Analysis and Security Valuation
- BA 582 International Finance
Marketing Concentration
Students must complete three of the following 3-credit hour courses:
- BA 505 Brand Management
- BA 551 Product Strategy and Management
- BA 558 Promotional Strategy and Management
- BA 581 Global Marketing
General Business Concentration
Students must complete four of the following 3-credit hour courses:
- BA 505 Brand Management
- BA 514 Ethics of Business
- BA 532 Financial Institutions and Markets
- BA 533 Investment Concepts
- BA 536 Financial Analysis and Security Valuation
- BA 537 Intellectual Property and Commercialization
- BA 548E Project Management
- BA 551 Product Strategy and Management
- BA 558 Promotional Strategy and Management
- BA 560 Management of Information Systems
- BA 561 Database Design and Applications
- BA 581 Global Marketing
- BA 582 International Finance