Curriculum: M.B.A./M.A., Diplomacy and International Relations

Diplomacy and International Relations Component (30 credits)

The Diplomacy Core (24 credits)

DIPL 6000	International Relations Theory	3
DIPL 6001 or DIPL 6180	Politics of Cultural and Ethnic Pluralism or Comparative Foreign Policy	3
DIPL 6002 or 6005	International Organizations or Public International Law	3
DIPL 6153 or 6170	Comparative Political Economy Development or Advanced Topics in Economic Development for International Affairs	3
DIPL 6105 or 6155	International Political Economy or Advanced Economic Aspects of International Relations	3
DIPL 6310	Research Methods for Policy Analysis	3
DIPL 6311	Master's Research Project	3
DIPL 7111	Internship	3

Diplomacy Electives (6 credits)

DIPL XXXX	Diplomacy Electives	6
	Students may choose any two Diplomacy courses at the 6000 or 7000 level to fulfill this requirement.

*Note: Dual degree students do not take International Perspective (BMBA 9202) or Business Policy Capstone (BMBA 9400). Dual degree students write a Master's Research Project under the guidance of both their Business and Diplomacy advisers.

Stillman School of Business Component (30 credits)

Pre-Qualification Sequence (non-credit bearing)

BBMA 8008	Accounting Pre-Qualifier	N/A
BMBA 8009	Legal Studies Pre-Qualifier	N/A
BMBA 8011	Economics Pre-Qualifier	N/A
BMBA 8013	Finance Pre-Qualifier	N/A
BMBA 8018	Mathematics Pre-Qualifier	N/A
BMBA 8019	Statistics Pre-Qualifier	N/A
BMBA 8020	IT Management Pre-Qualifier	N/A

The Business Core (20 credits)

BMBA 9450	The Launch Experience	2
	(PQs: None)
BMBA 9451	Corporate Social Responsibility	2
	(PQs: None)
BMBA 9453	Accounting for Decision Makers	2
	(PQs: BMBA 8008)
BMBA 9454	Legal Environment	2
	(PQs: BMBA 8009)
BMBA 9455	The Role of Quantitative Analysis in Business Decision Making	2
	(PQs: BMBA 8018, 8019, 8020)
BMBA 9456	Management Theory and Practice	2
	(PQs: none)
BMBA 9457	Market Decision Making	2
	(PQs: none)
BMBA 9458	Information Technology Management	2
	(PQs: BMBA 8020)
BMBA 9459	Economics for Managers	2
	(PQs: BMBA 8011)
BMBA 9460	Financial Decision Making	2
	(PQs: BMBA 8013)
	(Co-requisites: BMBA 9455 & BMBA 9548)

 

The Business Elective Courses (10 credits)

Students can take any elective course as soon as the respective foundation course for the elective course is completed. Students choose from the following: Accounting, Finance, IT Management, International Business Management, Marketing, Sport Management, Supply Change Management.

Students who wish to obtain a specialization may take 12 elective credits (15 for Accounting) from the same discipline (an additional 2 credits beyond what is required). This will result in the student completing 32 total credits (35 for Accounting).

Other Degree Requirements

	MBA Service Project (20 hours)
	Assessment and Exit Interview

A comprehensive list of Diplomacy course descriptions can be found in the Graduate Catalogue.