Northeastern offers a two-phase MBA program. The first phase consists of a set of Foundation courses, some or all of which may be waived depending on your prior academic preparation. The second phase is made up of 24 hours of advanced Core courses, and is required of all MBA students. Nine hours of elective courses complete the program

Foundation (Phase I) Courses

Phase I courses are designed for students with a non-business undergraduate degree who need an introduction to the domains of key business decision areas. If your undergraduate degree is in business, or if you have previously taken undergraduate business courses, you may be able to waive some or all of the Phase I courses.

The Phase I Course requirements may be met either by taking accelerated, graduate-level Foundation courses (numbered 400 or 401), or - beginning Fall, 2004 - by taking their undergraduate equivalents (numbered 2xx or 3xx):

	Course Title	Graduate Listing	Credit Hours	Undergraduate Equivalent	Credit Hours1
	Fundamentals of Accounting	ACTG 400	4	ACTG 201 and ACTG 202 (both must be taken)	3/3
	Legal and Social Environment of Business and Management	BLAW 400	2	BLAW 285	3
	Fundamentals of Business Economics	ECON 401	4	ECON 215 and ECON 217 (both must be taken)	3/3
	Fundamentals of Financial Management	FINA 400	2	FINA 360	3
	Fundamentals of Marketing	MKTG 400	2	MKTG 350	3
	Managing Organizations	MNGT 400	2	MNGT 370	3
	Fundamentals of Business Statistics	MNGT 401	2	MNGT 368	3
				1 Undergraduate courses can fulfill Foundation requirements, but do not earn graduate credit.

Core (Phase II) Courses

Phase II Courses - required of all MBA students - offer advanced study of key business and management topics. These courses carry graduate credit, and are available only to MBA or MSA students.

	Course Title	Listing	Credit Hours
	Managerial Accounting	ACTG 402	3
	Management of Information Systems and Technology	ACTG 403	3
	Issues in Corporate Finance	FINA 402	3
	Marketing Management	MKTG 402	3
	Applied Business Research	MNGT 402	3
	Leadership and Organizational Behavior	MNGT 403	3
	Production and Operations Management	MNGT 404	3
	Business Policy and Strategy	MNGT 502	3
	Total Core		24

Elective Courses

To round out your MBA degree, you'll select nine hours (3 courses) of electives. You may choose courses that reflect your interests and career goals — to develop in-depth expertise in a business functional area or to broaden your overall knowledge of business practice. All electives carry graduate credit, and are available only to MBA or MSA students.

	Course Title	Listing	Credit Hours
Accounting
	Seminar in Tax Planning	ACTG 410	3
	Accounting for Planning and Control	ACTG 412	3
	Current Topics in Financial Accounting	ACTG 421	3
	Issues in International Accounting and Multinational Business Operations	ACTG 480	3
	Master's Project	ACTG 500	3
	Master's Thesis	ACTG 501	3 - 6
Business Law
	International Business Law	BLAW 410	3
Finance
	Investment Strategies	FINA 462	3
	Corporate Financial Strategy	FINA 470	3
	International Financial Management	FINA 471	3
	Seminar on Futures and Options Markets	FINA 474	3
	Management of Financial Institutions	FINA 475	3
	Master's Project	FINA 500	3
	Master's Thesis	FINA 501	3 - 6
Management
	Human Resources Policy and Decision Making	MNGT 474	3
	Entrepreneurship	MNGT 480	3
	International Management	MNGT 481	3
	Strategy and Organization	MNGT 487	3
	Strategic Planning	MNGT 488	3
	Management of Organization Change	MNGT 489	3
	International Business	MNGT 498	3
	Master's Project	MNGT 500	3
	Master's Thesis	MNGT 501	3 - 6
Marketing
	Consumer Behavior and Marketing Action	MKTG 451	3
	Advertising Management	MKTG 452	3
	Marketing Research	MKTG 453	3
	Channels of Distribution and Retailing	MKTG 456	3
	Global Marketing	MKTG 458	3
	Industrial Marketing	MKTG 468	3
	Master's Project	MKTG 500	3
	Master's Thesis	MKTG 501	3
Cross-disciplinary
	Management Consulting	COBM 414	3