Weekend MBA: Degree Requirements & Course Descriptions

The courses we’ve listed below are the current requirements for degree completion for the Weekend MBA Program.  As the Weekend program is a cohort program, waivers are not allowed for any coursework previously completed.  All students begin and complete the program together.

Many of the courses taught in the program are organized into functional blocks.  For example, Quantitative Analysis and Operations Management are taught together to allow for synergy between the two topics.  The courses listed below are taught in the program but are organized differently than shown.  For more detailed course descriptions, click here or contact Program Director Don Purdy at 518.442.4964, at dpurdy@albany.edu, or at @UAlbanyMBA.

Required Courses, Credits

Skills: 3 Credits

• BUS 523-Presentation Skills, 1 credit
• BITM 510-Advanced Excel with Visual Basic for Applications, 1 credit
• BITM 520-Database Management, 1 credit

Foundations: 12 Credits

• BACC 518-Accounting for Managers, 3 credits
• BFIN 515-Economic Analysis, 3 credits
• BITM 513-Quantitative Analysis, 3 credits
• BMGT 513-Organizational Behavior, 3 credits

Functional Applications, 15 credits

• BFIN 525-Financial Management, 3 credits
• BITM 514-Operations Management, 3 credits
• BITM 522-Information Technology Management, 3 credits
• BMGT 514-Human Resources Management, 3 credits
• BMKT 522-Marketing Management, 3 credits

Integration: 6 Credits

• BBUS 675-International Business, 3 credits
• BMGT 682-Strategic Management, 3 credits

Electives: 9 Credits

Three courses are chosen by program administration each year for Weekend MBA student electives.

Research: 3 Credits

• BFIN, BITM, BMGT or BMKT 698 Research Project

Total Credits: 48