University at Buffalo School of Management

SECOND YEAR Third Semester (Fall) – 15 elective credits + • May include a three-credit internship Fourth Semester (Spring) - 2 core credits plus 12-15 elective credits • MGO 642 Integration of Business Functions (1 credit - 14 weeks) • MGO 644 Business Practice (1 credit - 14 weeks) Conferral of the MBA degree requires the completion of sixty (60) credit hours including twenty-seven (27) credits of mostly cohort-based core. A concentration is not required, however a focus within your career is strongly recommended. + Students entering the program without relevant work experience must take a three-credit internship as part of the total 60 credit requirement. Only one three-credit internship may be used toward the 60 credits required for graduation. Electives outside the School of Management Two electives may be taken, unless waived by another graduate degree, outside of the department by petitioning the director for approval. Courses must be relevant to your program and career goals. See also "Degree Course Requirements" section on page 83. MBA Concentrations Students may customize their study programs by choosing from nine career oriented concentrations. Upon completion of the MBA curriculum and the requirements of a concentration, a Certificate of Attainment in the subject area covered by that concentration is awarded. You may concentrate in more than one area, especially if one of your concentrations is in management consulting or international management, as these are complimentary concentrations. However it is recommended that you make these choices deliberately and after investigating how these concentrations will help you fulfill your career goals. Formal concentrations are: Finance Human Resources Management Information Systems and E-Business Management Consulting Supply Chains and Operations Management Health Care Management Information Assurance International Management Marketing Management If a student does not choose to follow the requirements of one of the concentrations, he or she may choose electives from the offerings in any of the departmental areas: Accounting and Law Finance and Managerial Economics Management Science and Systems Marketing Operations Management and Strategy Organization and Human Resources Any course, except an internship, taken in fulfillment of the requirements for a concentration must be taken on a letter grade basis. No course taken on an "S/U" basis may be counted in determining whether a student has formally completed the concentration and may receive a certificate. 8

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