MBA Changes For Current Students - Fall 2022

As the business landscape continues to shift, so must Cleveland State University and the academic programs that we deliver. To that end, the MBA program will undergo a curriculum change for the Fall 2022 semester.

This change will help alleviate some of the guesswork that comes from choosing electives for your program, and also shrink our prerequisite list to a grouping of required courses that better prepares students for the core of the program.

Learn more:

Curriculum/Coursework:

For students who do not hold an undergraduate degree in business, there are just four pre-requisite courses (10 credit hours):

All MBA students must take 10 core courses (30 credit hours). Students can elect to add three additional courses to earn a specialization that will be designated on the student’s transcript and diploma. Core courses are as follows:

Specializations:

Add three (3) courses to earn a specialized MBA degree. Your specialization will be designated on your transcript. Specializations include:

• Accounting and Taxation
• Advertising and Analytics
• Digital Marketing
• Economic Forecasting
• Governance, Risk Mangement and Compliance
• Information Systems
• Labor Relations
• Marketing Analytics 
• Organizational Change
• Operations and Supply Chain Management

You must contact our advising staff at gradbusinessadvising@csuohio.edu to add your specialization to degree audit.

To make an appointment with a Graduate Business Advisor, please contact the Graduate Advising Office: