University at Buffalo School of Management

CHAPTER III Professional and Executive MBA Programs HEGIS #0506 Professional MBA The PMBA curriculum gives particular attention to understanding the role of the business firm in society, the management function of planning and control, and the tools with which modern management performs the functions of production, marketing, finance, and industrial relations. In addition to a working knowledge of modern management, students develop appreciation of the economic, political, cultural, and technological trends which affect the responsibilities of managers. The objective is to educate managers who can combine competence, imaginative new uses of management theory, and sensitivity to the realities of human organizations and their environments. PMBA Curriculum The PMBA program requires completion of 48 credit hours with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. The curriculum consists of twelve core courses (36 credits) and twelve (12) elective credits. Students are expected to complete significant work outside the classroom in both individual and group assignments. Each PMBA class typically progresses in cohort fashion through the program, which is completed in six academic semesters with one course in each of the two intervening summers. Individuals may elect to speed up or slow down progress through the program, thus arranging course completion in as little as twenty seven months, or as long as sixty months. Textbooks and other materials are provided for all scheduled PMBA courses – costs are included in the PMBA program fee. Elective Credits In addition to the two elective courses scheduled in the final spring semester, PMBA students must complete six (6) credits of flexible electives. The PMBA Office assumes that three elective credits will be earned through one-credit mini courses offered in August and January during the week prior to the beginning of the regular semester. The additional three credits may also be fulfilled by exercising one of the following options: Complete three additional one-credit mini courses; Complete a supervised research project with a faculty member; Complete an elective in the full-time day program, a number of which are offered in the evening; Complete a course that may be offered on an ad hoc basis in the evenings or during the intersession periods; Scheduled Course Sequence The PMBA course sequence is listed below. (Depending on availability of faculty, this sequence may be changed at the school's discretion.) First Semester (Fall) One-credit mini-course – "Facilitating Group Dynamics" MGQ 606 Probability and Statistics for Managers MGB 601 Behavioral and Organizational Concepts for Management Second Semester (Spring) MGA 604 Financial Analysis and Reporting MGE 601 Economics for Managers 25

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