MBA

Project Management Principles, Practices, & MBA 512 4.5 None

Subject

MBA

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

wust.edu

/45 contact hrs) This comprehensive course lays the groundwork for understanding the complex and evolving field of project management, emphasizing the principles, practices, techniques, and methodologies detailed in the latest edition of The PMI PMBOK Guide. It provides students with a robust understanding of project management as a dynamic discipline that requires a blend of technical expertise and essential "people" skills. Throughout the course, students will delve into the key components that influence project success, such as balancing technology, human resources, organizational culture, stakeholder expectations, and other critical resources. The course spans the entire project lifecycle, offering in-depth exploration of each phase, including project initiation, planning, scheduling, execution, monitoring, controlling, and project closure. Students will also develop vital leadership competencies needed for effective project management in diverse and often challenging environments. These skills include team building, conflict resolution, negotiation, and influencing, which are essential for navigating interpersonal dynamics, fostering collaboration, and maintaining stakeholder alignment. At the end of the course, students will be equipped with the tools, strategies, and insights to lead projects to successful completion while managing the complexities of both technical requirements and human factors.

Subject

MBA

Credits (min)

4.5

Credits (max)

4.5

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

wust.edu

Prerequisite

None

/45 contact hrs) This course emphasizes the use of data collection and analysis in business environments to facilitate decision-making. Emphasis is on fundamental research methods and appropriate use of statistics in the social sciences. Topics include the nature and history of the scientific method, research tools, data collection, and analysis. Discussed briefly are the research process and characteristics of approaches and methodologies relevant to research in the field. Upon completion of this course, the student will have the ability to demonstrate an understanding of the nature and characteristics of research by comparing and contrasting several research designs, describe and demonstrate an acceptable format for structuring and submitting a research proposal, and perform basic statistical techniques used in educational and behavioral science research such as the Capstone Project. Prerequisite: None

Subject

MBA

Credits (min)

4.5

Credits (max)

4.5

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

wust.edu

/45 contact hrs) This course is divided into two major parts: Business Law and Business Ethics, to introduce students to the legal and ethical aspects of decision-making in business within the context of managerial practice. The first part deals with the principles of law with emphasis on business. Discussed is a study of the nature of law, legal reasoning, and procedures, relating to the court systems, government regulation, administrative agencies, and the private judicial systems of arbitration and mediation. Topics include crimes and torts, and economic and business-related aspects of each. Special emphasis is placed on contract law, including formation, breach of contract, and legal remedies. Selected actual cases illustrate practical problems. The latter part of the course covers the philosophical study of morality, including the theory of right and wrong behavior, the theory of value, and the theory of virtue and vice. Emphasized is the role of decision-making in business, placed in the context of basic philosophical perspectives on ethical behavior. Decision-making tools that reveal both ethical and profitable options are demonstrated, along with skills for formulating an organization's code of ethics. Topics such as downsizing, environmental abuse, community/societal responsibilities, government business relations, gender equality, the use of power, ethics in strategic planning, and cultural diversity are analyzed and discussed from a managerial perspective. Upon completion of the course, students will learn knowledge and skills to make sound decisions from the legal and ethical points of view. Prerequisite: None

Subject

MBA

Credits (min)

4.5

Credits (max)

4.5

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

wust.edu

/45 contact hrs) New service or product development is a common and important function needed in all types of business or non-profit organizations around the world. Marketing strategies concern all key processes of a new or revised product/service development lifecycle, including Ideation, competitive analysis, promotion, placement, pricing, and production. The task of establishing marketing strategies requires the analysis of consumer and business client needs while also considering the capabilities of the organization and the external market factors. Technology topics such as Artificial Intelligence, Data-Driven Marketing, Predictive Marketing, Augmented Marketing, and Agile Marketing will assume a large part of creating effective marketing strategies. Prerequisite: None

Subject

MBA

Credits (min)

4.5

Credits (max)

4.5

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

wust.edu

/45 contact hrs) This course covers various cutting-edge topics that affect today’s business world, such as Lean Production, Six Sigma, corporate governance, enterprise risk management, and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The research and application cases of the course provide the students with real business settings that focus on and enable students to review and understand the various financial and accounting reports from manufacturing and service industries. 80

Subject

MBA

Credits (min)

4.5

Credits (max)

4.5

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

wust.edu

Prerequisite

None

/45 contact hrs) This course is to help students think critically about how they interpret data and make decisions and then to learn how to avoid and correct common decision errors that occur because of faulty, ingrained mental models. Students learn how to examine theoretical and practical aspects of decision-making and understand and manage decision making from various perspectives. An emphasis is placed on strategic decisions and crisis decisions in a wide variety of circumstances, including business decisions, personal decisions, and managerial decisions made during several different types of events. Upon completion of this course, students will learn the ability to think critically, interpret information correctly, and make sound decisions. Prerequisite: None

Subject

MBA

Credits (min)

4.5

Credits (max)

4.5

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

wust.edu

MBA Concentration Courses (3 courses = 13.5 quarter credits) A number of high-level concentration courses are available to master’s degree students to provide them with emerging, contemporary, and diverse knowledge and skills. Prior to taking the Business Capstone, each MBA student is required to take concentration courses with different topics, which may contribute to coursework and research for the student’s concentration. 1. Leadership and Management 2. Accounting & Finance 3. Information Technology 4. Health Care Management 5. Human Resources Management 6. Project Management Students must complete all MBA core courses before enrolling in their concentration. LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION (CHOOSE 3 + MBA 691)

Subject

MBA

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

wust.edu

/45 contact hrs) This capstone is designed to be offered in the final term of a student's major. This course is planned to tie together the key learning objectives that faculty expect the student to have learned during the MBA program at WUST within the student’s concentration track. The purpose of this capstone course is to give students an opportunity to present their cumulative knowledge and skills in a simulated business environment. Students will integrate key business concepts they learned throughout their studies in this role. Prerequisite(s): All Core courses and at least 1 concentration class. The Capstone must be taken in the last term of the program. Students can take up to three (3) courses concurrently with the capstone project course in the last quarter. MBA Concentration Course Descriptions

Subject

MBA

Credits (min)

4.5

Credits (max)

4.5

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

wust.edu