Develop expertise in a specific field by choosing an MBA concentration. Fordham Graduate School of Business students can choose one or two of six areas:

• Accounting & Taxation
• Communications & Media Management
• Finance & Business Economics
• Information & Communications Systems
• Management Systems
• Marketing
• Dual Concentrations

The majority of Fordham's MBA programs consist of 60 credits. However, prerequisites of up to nine (9) additional credits in economics and quantitative methods courses also may be required.

Requirements for Completion of an MBA Degree

Program Prerequisites

Regardless of concentration, all students must fulfill the following prerequisites:

• Mathematical Methods for Business (equivalent of DG6810)
• Statistics (equivalent of DG6820)
• Managerial Economics (Microeconomics - equivalent of BE6220)

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Core Business Courses

(eight courses, 24 credits)

Regardless of your concentration, the following eight courses comprise the core curriculum.

• AC6111 - Fundamentals of Accounting
• BL6310 - Business Law I
• MG6613 - Fundamentals of Management (Prerequisites BE6220 and DG6820)
• FN6411 - The Financial Environment (Prerequisite AC6111)
• MK6710 - Marketing Management (Prerequisite BE6220)
• IC6910 - Management Information Systems
• MG6627 - Operations Management (Prerequisite MG6613)
• MG7660 - Business Policy (Prerequisites all core courses)
• MG7660 Business Policy, the capstone course of the MBA, should be taken as close to the end of the program as possible and only after the other core courses have been completed. Because of its integral importance to the program, this course will not be waived.  

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Areas of Concentration

(five courses, 15 credits)

A concentration consists of advanced-level courses in one of six areas:

• Accounting
• Communications and Media Management
• Finance
• Information and Communications Systems
• Management Systems
• Marketing

Specific concentration requirements are set forth in each area description.

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Electives

(7 courses, 21 credits)

Electives are advanced-level courses outside the core and concentration requirements. There are two types of electives:

Breadth electives (five courses, 15 credits)
Students must take five advanced-level courses outside their concentration. Advanced-level courses are 7000- or 8000-numbered courses. To be outside a student’s concentration, elective course numbers must have a letter prefix different from that of the concentration. Of the five required breadth electives, students are limited to a maximum of two courses having the same letter prefix.

Free electives (two courses, 6 credits)
These are advanced-level courses in either the concentration, elective areas, or both, subject only to individual course prerequisites. They are not subject to the breadth elective distribution requirement or concentration requirements.

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Minimum Residency Requirement

To complete the MBA degree, a student must satisfy the minimum residency requirement of 45 credits. Program prerequisite courses are not applied toward the minimum residency requirement. A student may waive certain core business courses, but cannot waive concentration courses, breadth electives or free electives. If waivers in the core business courses result in reducing a student’s program below the 45-credit minimum residency requirement, a student must replace these courses with advanced-level courses offered by the School in the same academic areas.

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Waivers

Students may apply for waivers from the program prerequisite and core business courses, with the exception of MG7660 Business Policy. Waivers from concentration courses, breadth electives or free electives are not granted. For more information click on: Waivers Information  

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Computer Proficiency

Students are expected to have basic competence in using computers to complete certain coursework. Students wishing to improve computer skills should take the six-week, non-credit computer workshop, IC6902-Personal Computer Skills Development.

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Graduate Tutorials

A graduate tutorial is an independent study conducted under the guidance and supervision of a faculty advisor. A request to take a graduate tutorial will be considered only in the following situations:

• To pursue a specialized topic, independently
• When a student is prevented from graduating because a required course is not offered
• When special circumstances, such as job relocation, prevent a student from physically taking classes at Fordham
• When a required course is canceled and no other sections of that course are offered

Students interested in pursuing a graduate tutorial should contact the Office of Student Affairs at (212) 636-7202.

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