The Zicklin MBA curriculum gives you the flexibility to design a program that suits your career objectives regardless of pace, program, or professional experience.
Curriculum Highlights
Core Curriculum & Functional Skills
All MBA students complete the same required core curriculum to gain a strong foundation of business practices. Once you’ve completed the core curriculum, you can customize your educational experience by selecting from a variety of functional skills courses that build competencies in specific career-related disciplines.
| Core Curriculum |
Functional Skills |
Strategy Management
Business communication
Statistics
Global and economic perspectives
Legal, ethical, and social responsibilities
Managing people and organizations |
Financial reporting
Corporate finance
Marketing management
Information technology strategy
Business analytics
Business operations
Innovation |
Electives
Through advisement from the Office of Graduate Programs, the Graduate Career Management Center (GCMC), and academic departments, students will discuss the skills required for the job, function, or industry they are aiming for, and then will select elective courses to pursue an interdisciplinary course of study. Students will graduate with a general MBA with a concentration/specialization of their own design.
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MBA Business Consulting Practicum
As an MBA student, you will complete a Business Consulting Practicum, where you will apply the concepts learned in the classroom and deliver a real business plan to a New York company.
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New York State CPA Accountancy
Students in the Full-Time MBA and Evening MBA, who do not have baccalaureate degrees in accounting, may complete the Accountancy program, which requires 61 – 73 credits. The program meets the educational requirements for the New York State Certified Public Accountant exam and conforms to the AACSB International standards for accreditation of accounting programs.
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Credit Requirements
| Full-Time MBA |
Evening MBA |
MBA in Accountancy |
| 48 |
48 |
61-73 |
Full-Time & Evening MBA Curriculum
Please Note: The listed curriculum is for students who enter the Full-Time MBA and Evening MBA as of Spring 2022. Students who entered in a prior semester should consult with their program advisor..
| Foundational/Fundamental Skills (18 credits) |
Credits |
| BUS 9558 |
Strategic Business Communication |
3.0 |
| ECO 9730 |
Firms in the Global Economy |
1.5 |
| IBS 9600 |
Introduction to International Business |
1.5 |
| LAW 9201 |
Overview of Business Law and Ethics |
1.5 |
| MGT 9200 |
Business and Society Relationships |
1.5 |
| MGT 9301 |
Managing People and Organizations |
3 |
| MGT 9600 |
Strategy and Competitive Advantage |
3 |
| STA 9708 |
Managerial Statistics |
3 |
| |
Total |
18 |
| Functional Skills (At least 3 courses required; advised based on background) |
Credits |
| ACC 9110 |
Financial Reporting |
3 |
| CIS 9000 |
Information Technology Strategy |
3 |
| CIS 9557 |
Business Analytics |
3 |
| FIN 9770 |
Corporate Finance |
3 |
| MGT 9700 OR OPM 9700* |
Managing Business Operations |
3 |
| MGT 9973 |
Managing Creativity, Ideation and Innovation in Startups and Corporations |
3 |
| MKT 9703 |
Marketing Management |
3 |
| |
Total |
9 |
| * MGT 9700 is now offered as OPM 9700. Students may only receive credit for MGT 9700 or OPM 9700, but not both. |
|
| Culminating Experience |
Credits |
| BUS 9601 |
Business Consulting Practicum |
3 |
| |
Total |
3 |
| Electives |
Credits |
| Career Path Electives of Choice |
18 |
| Total |
18 |
MBA in Accountancy Curriculum
MBA Accountancy Curriculum for students who entered Spring 2022 or after. Students who entered in a prior semester should consult with their program advisor.
| Foundational/Fundamental Skills (18 credits) |
Credits |
| BUS 9558 |
Strategic Business Communication |
3.0 |
| ECO 9730 |
Firms in the Global Economy |
1.5 |
| IBS 9600 |
Introduction to International Business |
1.5 |
| LAW 9201 |
Overview of Business Law and Ethics |
1.5 |
| MGT 9200 |
Business and Society Relationships |
1.5 |
| MGT 9301 |
Managing People and Organizations |
3 |
| MGT 9600 |
Strategy and Competitive Advantage |
3 |
| STA 9708 |
Managerial Statistics |
3 |
| |
Total |
18 |
| Functional Skills (At least 3 courses required; course selection is determined based on undergraduate background and NYS CPA requirments) |
Credits |
| CIS 9000 |
Information Technology Strategy* |
3 |
| CIS 9557 |
Business Analytics |
3 |
| FIN 9770 |
Corporate Finance** |
3 |
| MGT 9700 OR OPM 9700* |
Managing Business Operations |
3 |
| MGT 9973 |
Managing Creativity, Ideation and Innovation in Startups and Corporations |
3 |
| MKT 9703 |
Marketing Management |
3 |
| |
Total |
9 |
| * MGT 9700 is now offered as OPM 9700. Students may only receive credit for MGT 9700 or OPM 9700, but not both. |
|
| General Electives |
Credits |
| LAW 9800 |
Intensive Survey of Business Contracts and Law of Corporations + |
4 |
| ECO 9740 |
Fundamentals of Macroeconomics*** |
1.5 |
| Zicklin Electives To satisfy the CPA requirements of 36 credits in areas other than ACC/TAX, students may be required to take additional credits of general business courses. A student’s undergraduate transcript will be reviewed to determine if courses completed prior to admission to Zicklin can apply towards the 36 credits. |
0-3.5 |
| Total |
0-9 |
| Major: 10 Courses/ 34 Credits |
|
| Required |
Credits |
| ACC 9110 |
Financial Reporting |
3 |
| ACC 9811 |
Managerial Accounting Theory and Practice (prereqs: ACC 9110 or ACC 9112) |
4 |
| ACC 9804 |
Intermediate Financial Accounting (prereq: ACC 9112, or ACC 9110 w/ dept. permission) |
4 |
| ACC 9805 |
Advanced Financial Accounting (prereq: ACC 9804) |
4 |
| ACC 9818 |
Auditing and Accounting Information Systems(prerequisite ACC 9112 or equivalent) |
3 |
| ACC 9821 |
Auditing (prereq: ACC 9804) |
4 |
| ACC 9901 or ACC 9993 |
Special Topics in Accountancy**** (prerequisite: ACC 9110 or equivalent) Culminating Experience |
3 |
| TAX 9861 |
Federal Income Taxation: Theory and Practice |
3 |
| TAX 9878 |
Taxation of Business Entities (pre- or co-req: TAX 9861 or TAX 9862 or TAX 9863) |
3 |
| Choose one from: |
|
| At least 3 credits of advanced Accounting courses that are not in the list of required Accounting and Taxation courses. Students may take ACC 9993 Special Topics in Accounting more than once, provided the topic is different. |
3 |
| |
Total |
34 |
*CIS 9000 is required if you do not have 3 credits of Computer Information Systems at the undergraduate level.
**FIN 9770 is required if you do not have 3 credits of Financial Management or Corporate Finance at the undergraduate level.
***ECO 9740 may be waived if 3 credits of both Macro and Microeconomics have been completed at the undergraduate level.
****ACC 9901/ACC 9993 may be completed more than once with different topics; topics may include forensic accounting, advanced auditing, cases in business/accounting.
+LAW 9800 may be waived if 6 credits in business law have been completed on the undergraduate level.
****The 3.5 credits of business electives can be waived if students will meet the 36 credits of business electives through undergraduate coursework.
