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MBA in New Ventures and Entrepreneurial Studies 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,
e-mail 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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BUSAD 551
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Business Stakeholder Relations
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Summer 2013
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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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ACCTG 524
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Managerial Accounting
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Fall 2013
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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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Managing & Leading People Elective
Choose ONE of the following:
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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 (Can apply as only one elective)
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MGMT 541
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Human Resources Management (Can apply as only one elective)
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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 Elective
Choose ONE of the following:
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BUSAD 558
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Knowledge Management
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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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Corporate Innovative Strategies (Can apply as only one elective)
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Fall 2013
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BUSAD 578
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Managing Business Processes
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BUSAD 577
(formerly M I S 539)
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Management of Information Technology
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NV & ES Electives
Choose TWO of the following (must include one BUSAD course):
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BUSAD 515
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Acquiring the Existing Enterprise
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BUSAD 519
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Developing Creative High Performance Organizations
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Fall 2013
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BUSAD 522
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New Ventures II
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Spring 2013
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BUSAD 575
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High Tech Venture Development
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BUSAD 597 Special Topics
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Topics vary each session; contact the Management Division.
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Spring 2013
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FIN 532
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Financial Decision Processes
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Spring 2013
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LEAD 582
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Social Entrepreneurship and Community Leadership
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Spring 2013
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Fall 2013
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MGMT 523
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Organizational Change (Can apply as only one elective)
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Spring 2013
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MGMT 541
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Human Resources Management (Can apply as only one elective)
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Spring 2013
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MGMT 573
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Corporate Innovative Strategies (Can apply as only one elective)
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Spring 2013
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Fall 2013
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MGMT 597
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Topics vary each session; contact the Management Division.
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MKTG 597
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Topics vary each session; contact the Management Division.
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Fall 2013
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Capstone Course
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MGMT 571
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Strategic Management
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Summer2013
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Fall 2013
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