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MBA in Biotechnology and Health Industry Management Curriculum & Schedule
All entering students are required to take MGMT 501. A series of Prerequisite, Core, and Skills courses is required to give all MBA students a common body of knowledge. Students may be exempt from up to 15 credits of Core and Skills courses, depending on previous background.
Great Valley's Course Prerequisites: click here; Great Valley's Course Descriptions and Prerequisites: Use the course descriptions and prerequisites linked from the "Course #" column below to learn about Penn State Great Valley offerings and prerequisites.
Important Note: The links below in the "Schedule" columns go to University Park's Web site. Although the course numbers, times, and availability on that site are accurate, their course descriptions and prerequisites are not the same as ours.
For questions regarding Great Valley's course prerequisites, substitutions or approvals,
contact the Management Division at ManagementHelp@psu.edu.
Great Valley's MBA Course Prerequisites: click here.
To access the Schedule of Courses, click here.
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Pre-Program Requirements
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Course #
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Course Name
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Schedule
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Schedule
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B A 517
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Communication Skills for Management
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BUSAD 501
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Statistical Analysis for Managerial Decision Making
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Summer 2013
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Fall 2013
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Core Courses
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MGMT 501
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Behavioral Science in Business
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Summer 2013
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Fall 2013
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ACCTG 511
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Financial and Managerial Accounting
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Summer 2013
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Fall 2013
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ACCTG 512
Effective summer 2012 replaced by
ACCTG 511
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Financial Accounting Theory and Reporting Problems
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BUSAD 523
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Prices and Markets
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Summer 2013
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Fall 2013
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FIN 531
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Financial Management
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Summer 2013
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Fall 2013
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OPMGT 510
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Operations Management
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Summer 2013
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Fall 2013
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MKTG 500
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Marketing Management
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Summer 2013
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Fall 2013
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Advanced Courses
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ACCTG 524
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Managerial Accounting
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Fall 2013
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BUSAD 530
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Biotechnology and Health Industry Overview
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Fall 2013
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BUSAD 537
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Management Information Systems
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Summer 2013
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Fall 2013
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BUSAD 534
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Ethical Dimensions of Biotechnology & Health Industry
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Managing & Leading People Elective
Choose ONE course:
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BUSAD 545
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Negotiation Strategies
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Summer 2013
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Fall 2013
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BUSAD 555
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Full-Range Leadership Development
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Fall 2013
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BUSAD 556
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Diversity Leadership
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Summer 2013
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BUSAD 545
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Negotiation Strategies
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Summer 2013
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Fall 2013
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MGMT 523
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Organizational Change: Theory and Practice
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MGMT 541
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Human Resource Management
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BUSAD 542
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Global Intercultural Management
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Fall 2013
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Managing Technology & Innovation Requirement
Choose ONE of the following:
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BUSAD 558
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Knowledge Management
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BUSAD 577
(formerly M I S 539)
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Management of Information Technology
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BUSAD 578
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Managing Business Processes
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BUSAD 576
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Ethical Issues in Information Technology
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Fall 2013
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MGMT 573
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Innovative Strategies
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Fall 2013
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Electives
Choose TWO courses:
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BUSAD 511
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New Ventures I
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Summer 2013
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Fall 2013
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BUSAD 835
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Commercialization of Biopharmaceuticals
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Summer 2013
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HPA 836
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Health Law
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Fall 2013
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HPA 850
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Healthcare Marketing
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I E 566
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Quality Control
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MGMT 597
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Special Topics
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Required Capstone Course
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BUSAD 583
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Future of Biotechnology and Health Industry
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