56 courses with the subject MBA, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Foundations of Accounting: This course covers Financial Accounting concepts essential in core MBA courses. T better
Foundations of Quantitative Methods: This course covers spreadsheet skills and statistics concepts essential in core MBA courses.
Foundations of Finance: This course covers Finance concepts essential to success in the core MBA courses. Prerequisite:
To support rigor and equitable preparation, students lacking prior coursework or professional experience substantively similar to business analytics, finance, or accounting will be required to complete three non-credit foundation modules in these areas. Students may receive waivers if they have completed comparable coursework (e.g., a math major with analytics preparation) or possess sufficient professional experience. These modules must be completed before enrolling in the aligned core courses.
To support rigor and equitable preparation, students lacking prior coursework or professional experience substantively similar to business analytics, finance, or accounting will be required to complete three non-credit foundation modules in these areas. Students may receive waivers if they have e completed comparable coursework (e.g., a math major with analytics preparation) or possess sufficient professional experience. These modules must be completed before enrolling in the aligned core courses.
To support rigor and equitable preparation, students lacking prior coursework or professional experience substantively similar to business analytics, finance, or accounting will be required to complete three non-credit foundation modules in these areas. Students may receive waivers if they have completed comparable coursework (e.g., a math major with analytics preparation) or possess sufficient professional experience. These modules must be completed before enrolling in the aligned core courses.
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Leadership Development I: The course is grounded in the importance of self-awareness in facilitating personal and professional development via a number of components that include lectures, round table discussions, reflection, and a battery of assessments, which focus on thinking style, leadership profile, value preferences, and a full 360-degree feedback report. Students will conduct an analysis from all of the assessments and course components and submit an Individual Development Plan outlining steps for future development. Cross-listed with TOD 601. Graded: Pass/Fail. A grade of Pass = B or better.
Leadership Development II: This course is designed to facilitate the personal and professional development of each student through experiential learning. During this course students will work with their own executive coaches to develop strategies to identify and purpose professional and personal goals. In addition, each student will participate in a group consulting project with a local nonprofit as a part of gaining greater awareness of the community needs and opportunities in the greater Charlotte area. Cross-listed with TOD 602. semester immediately following MBA 601. Graded: Pass/Fail. A grade of Pass = B or better.
MBA Residency: This residency is a required session held either in Charlotte, NC or virtually. The purpose of this residency is to provide students with active learning experiences centered around career preparedness, professional communication and networking. The course may be repeated up to 6 times. Credit: 0.
Managerial Accounting: This course examines the way in which managers analyze and use accounting information to make effective managerial decisions. The course focuses on how to compute and prepare special analyses and reports as well as how to interpret those results for decision making purposes. Major topics include financial statements, product costing, budgeting, cost-volume-profit relationship, and planning and control.
Economics for Managers: This course introduces core economic concepts and relationships pertinent to business strategy formulation and managerial decisions. Topics covered include the role and interaction between consumer demand, firm costs, and industry market structure in guiding informed managerial decisions, the impact of alternative public policies at the industry and firm level, and assessment of broader macroeconomic policies. Students learn and apply basic economic concepts to gain understanding of their use and importance for business management and effective decision
Leading and Managing Organizations: This course provides an overview of topics and concepts in the field of Organizational Behavior. Emphasis is on developing a theoretical grasp of issues and problems and an understanding of practical implications of various theories of human behavior at work. Specific topics include leadership, motivation, teamwork, career issues, work roles, job enrichment, and employee participation activities necessary to generate goods and services in profit and non-profit organizations.
Understanding Social Identities: This course broadly explores definitions of the self and how different social identities develop, change, and overlap with each other across the lifespan. Using both theory and a large body of empirical research, we investigate how our own sense of self as well as our perceptions of other people s identities guide behavior. Guiding questions such as “what does identity mean?” and “how is identity legible?” and “how are national identities formed?” lead to more advanced explorations into the social and cultural influences, uses and ramifications of identities, their performance and their representation. Students explore from a variety of disciplinary perspectives the complex relationships between the formation of group and individual identities and representations of identity within and across categories such as race, class, gender, nation, dis/ability, citizenship, and sexuality in the context of the workplace.
Understanding Social Identities: This course broadly explores definitions of the self and how different social identities develop, change, and overlap with each other across the lifespan. Using both theory and a large body of empirical research, we investigate how our own sense of self as well as our perceptions of other people s identities guide behavior. Guiding questions such as “what does identity mean?” and “how is identity legible?” and “how are national identities formed?” lead to more advanced explorations into the social and cultural influences, uses and ramifications of identities, their performance and their representation. Students explore from a variety of disciplinary perspectives the complex relationships between the formation of group and individual identities and representations of identity within and across categories such as race, class, gender, nation, dis/ability, citizenship, and sexuality in the context of the workplace.
Business Analytics: This course provides an overview of concepts, techniques and applications of statistical data analysis and management science as they support decision making processes throughout the organization. Includes quantitative methods commonly used to support business decision modeling and to investigate past business performance to drive business planning. This course includes the application of current computer software.
data analytics and business strategy to improve organizational decision-making. This course equips students with frameworks to translate complex data into actionable insights, integrate quantitative reasoning, and identify strategic choices under uncertainty. Students will build predictive and prescriptive models to demonstrate how decision intelligence drives performance across finance, marketing, and operations contexts.
technologies transforming modern business operations and decision workflows. Students will gain hands-on experience with leading AI platforms, automation frameworks, and low- code/no-code tools that streamline processes, enhance productivity, and enable scalable analytics. The course emphasizes practical implementation, ethical considerations, and strategic adoption of automation and AI in enterprise contexts.
Managerial Finance: This course introduces students to the theory and practice of corporate finance in a valuation and decision making context. In particular, students will learn to employ a valuation approach for making decisions in areas including capital budgeting, capital structure, cash distributions, raising capital, and mergers and acquisitions. The course blends theoretical aspects of corporate finance with case discussions.
Managing in a Global Context: This course develops an understanding of the challenges that firms and their managers face in attempting to operate in a global business environment. The course explores the causes and consequences of the evolving global business environment including the changing patterns of international trade and investment, the nature and impact of international trade policies and institutions, foreign currency markets and the international monetary system, and strategies for international expansion:
Corporate Governance and Ethics: This course focuses on the practice of corporate governance and ethical behavior. Students will deepen their understanding of the legal and ethical responsibilities of shareholders, board of directors, and management of a corporation with the goal of learning to develop a sound corporate governance framework. Students will analyze and discuss cases and real-world situations to better understand the interplay between law, ethics, corporate governance, and social responsibility in the context of business and public policy.
Inclusion & Engagement Management in Organizations: This course is designed to provide business professionals with the skills required to effectively develop, manage and lead an inclusive and engaged workforce in the 21st century. A review of human differences provides a basis for understanding the causes of prejudice, stereotypes, discrimination, unconscious
Operations Management: This course explores the relationship between operating systems of the organization and the marketing, financial and human resource systems. Tactical day-to-day operating decisions and long-range strategic decisions are covered and discussed. The student will learn strategies and methods that will assist in discerning how productive entities work and ways to improve performance.
Stakeholder, Client, and Relationship Management: This course is designed to provide professionals with the knowledge, skills, and tools to effectively work with others, both inside and outside of their organization. Students will engage in a host of micro and macro business processes, including stakeholder identification, persona analysis, stakeholder management, and stakeholder engagement. The course topics include emotional intelligence, communication styles, interpersonal skills, and an audience-focused approach. Cross-listed with TOD 651. Prerequisites: None.
Management Information Systems: This course examines how information systems are developed and used in organizations to achieve business success and competitive advantage. Emphasis is placed on information technology as an enabler to support business strategy, define business models and provide for more efficient operations in both domestic and global business environments.
Data Protection: Provides a working knowledge of fundamental data protection techniques for protecting data at rest, data in motion, and data in processing. Techniques include encryption algorithms and systems (symmetric, asymmetric, standard, digital certificates, and hashes), Steganography, data masking, and data obfuscation. Examines access controls, availability, authentication, confidentiality, data integrity, and non- repudiation as well as defenses against DDOS and other data attacks. Security by diversity and security in depth are presented as fundamental requirements.
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Operational Cybersecurity Management: Focuses on developing skills relative to an understanding of the business risks that exist when proper cybersecurity access controls are not effectively implemented. Students will study breach cases and have the opportunity to interface with security experts to gain an in-depth understanding of current risks, threats, and vulnerabilities organizations face. Lab simulations will be completed and each lab will be analyzed for its meaning and purpose in increasing security knowledge. Students will create a cybersecurity breach report and as a team project create an access control plan with recommendations for overcoming or minimizing cyber breach situations through the use of proper controls, the control framework, lab experiences, and other resources explored in the course. Prerequisite: MBA 656. Credit 3.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Management Certificate
Strategic Leadership: This course integrates many of the student's academic and professional experiences to focus on the strategic planning necessary for an organization to define and achieve its overall objectives. The course includes discussion of cases and a project. The ability to identify issues and problems and to develop management strategies for an organization is emphasized.
Advanced Managerial Finance: This course provides an in- depth study of financial theory, analysis and application in selected areas. Topics include advanced financial analysis, economic value added, estimation of free cash flows, 235
Investment Analysis: This course includes the study of capital market theory, the balance between risk and return, rates of return required by investors and the study of betas in the capital asset pricing model, all examined from the viewpoint of the private investor.
International Financial Management: This course covers international financial management topics including exchange rate determination, interest rate parity and purchasing power parity relationships, international Fisher Effect, transaction and operating exposure, forward markets, hedging with futures and options, international financial markets, and international cost of capital, capital budgeting, and capital structure.
Global Business Management Certificate
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Advanced Coaching Theories: This course is dedicated to the development of advanced coaching skills, allowing students to enhance their expertise through both in-class and practical, real-world practice. Emphasizing the alignment of these skills with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) competencies, this course prepares students for the ICF credentialing assessment. By the end of the course, students will have a deep understanding of advanced coaching techniques and be well-equipped for certification. This course includes over 30 hours of ICF Core Competency coursework.
Coaching Practicum: This course offers students a hands-on opportunity to apply coaching knowledge and skills in real- world settings. Working one-on-one with a client, students will conduct an in-depth coaching engagement, gaining practical experience in building trust, setting goals, and facilitating meaningful progress. In addition, the course explores the principles and best practices of group coaching, providing students with the tools to effectively design, lead, and integrate group coaching into their professional practice. Cross-listed with TOD 636.
Talent Management: One of the primary responsibilities of human resources and managers at all levels is managing talent throughout the employee lifecycle. Human resource management spans the employee life-cycle and requires a keen awareness of individual and organizational issues and strategies. Topics covered include recruitment, selection, on- boarding, career planning, job/competency analysis, performance management, development, retention, retirement, voluntary and involuntary separation, downsizing, and labor- management relations. Cross-listed with TOD 635.
Leadership Skills and Techniques: This course provides knowledge and skills to be effective leaders and managers in the evolution of successful organizations. Students examine a wide-range of leadership theories and practices to analyze and lead today’s successful companies and teams, such as political acumen, crisis management, leadership styles, strategic planning and conflict resolution and negotiation. Additionally, students determine key factors involved in sustaining organizations. Cross-listed with TOD 650.
Principles of Talent & Organization Development: This course provides an overview of talent and organization development, including its history, ethics, literature, and the principal behavioral theories on which it is based. Analysis of the consultation process includes the skills and techniques involved in entry, contracting, organizational scanning, and preliminary diagnosis, as well as such individual and intra- group interventions as coaching, process consultation, teaming, and behavior modeling. Cross-listed with TOD 605.
Organizational System Change: This acourse explores current practices and findings in the field of organization development such as design thinking and organization design. Students participate in an applied OD effort that includes data collection and analysis, and client feedback. Special attention will be paid to the impact of emerging trends such as innovation and complexity theory on best practices in change management. Cross-listed with TOD 610.
Conflict and Negotiation: The purpose of this course is to examine the nature of conflict and to better understand the impact that it has on our lives. Starting with the premise that conflict is a natural part of everyday life, the goal of the cours is to assist you in identifying and analyzing your conflict management style and in developing an action plan for improving your negotiation skills and for managing conflict. Cross-listed with TOD 632.
Transformational Change: Transformational Change provides an experience of an intensive leadership development process focused on the individual becoming a more fully integrated person. Using a highly experiential approach, the course utilizes personality and leadership assessments, reflective papers and journaling to create a platform for transformational change. Special emphasis is placed on building personal resiliency with a focus on moving towards self-actualization and growth by identifying and managing an individual's unique leadership "shadow." This experience is an intensive process to promote transformational growth and breakthrough leadership development. Cross-listed with TOD 646.
Management Consulting: This course introduces the concepts, methods, skills, and attributes required for effective consultation in organizations, both from an internal and external role. The course includes a deep dive into a simulation of a consulting proposal development. Additionally, the course includes a review of potential consulting firms that the students might consider. Beyond a mere knowledge base, the course is designed to identify and develop skills required to pursue a successful career in consulting. Additional focus is on issues of practice development and management such as client identification, marketing, partnering, contracting, and client relationship management. Cross-listed with TOD 644.
Learning & Development Management Certificate
Entrepreneurship: New Venture Creation: This course examines the nature of the entrepreneur and the entrepreneurial process, as well as the critical ingredients in success and failure. The course explores the skills, concepts, and knowledge relevant to creating and funding a new venture. Considerable attention is given to the screening and evaluation of ideas and new business opportunities. The capabilities gained in this course apply to potential entrepreneurs interested in starting a new business, those interested in taking over an existing business, and those interested in incorporating an entrepreneurial approach in established businesses. Cross-listed with TOD 638.
Global Business Strategy : This course addresses the opportunities, problems, and techniques involved in developing and implementing business strategy in an international e context. Students will analyze frameworks and strategic tactics for effective transnational operations and develop recommendations for entering new markets.
Creative Connections: This hands-on course explores the nature and universality of creativity, methods for cultivating individual creativity, and organizational frameworks for creative problem-solving. As the omponential theory of creativity explains, "Everyone is creative, as our creativity often aligns with interests, instrinsic motivations, and creative practices. In an environment of rapid change, leaders must be able to find connections between seemingly disparate fields and functions and to critically assess options. Cross-listed with TOD 648.
Topics in Business Administration: Special topics courses will be offered on a regular basis and may vary by term. This course may be repeated up to 6 credits and count toward elective courses.
International Experience: During this course, students participate in a "hands-on" OD effort in collaboration with an international OD program in a country or countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, or North America. Course requirements include attendance at pre-trip seminars and completion of all course assignments after the conclusion of the travel experience. Cross-listed with TOD 652.
Internship: Students participate in in-depth academic coursework and onsite internship work in order to further connections between the workplace, industry trends and professional development. Students are expected to complete 43 onsite internship hours per credit hour in addition to coursework. The McColl School must approve an internship placement. This course may be repeated for up to 6 credits. No more than 3 credits may be applied to the elective requirements for the degree.
Inclusion & Engagement Management Certificate
Innovation, Change & Entrepreneurship: This course provides 237
Independent Study: This course requires independent reading and investigation of literature relevant to a specific topic or area of business. Students must complete and have approved a proposal for an Independent Study prior to registration for this course. This course may be repeated for up to 6 credits.
applied management consulting as a structured problem- solving experience, allowing them to integrate analytical tools and concepts from their graduate coursework with real organizational challenges in the Charlotte region and beyond. Students collaborate in consulting teams on a defined engagement with a partner organization over the course of a semester, producing data-driven recommendations that create tangible value for the client while reflecting the McColl School’s emphasis on leadership, character, and community impact. Cross-listed with TOD 696. Prerequisites: None, yet instructor permission is required. Course can be taken twice for up to six credit hours in total. Credit: 3
Source: Queens University of Charlotte's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
