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Costello Flex MBA
- MBA 603: Managerial Economics and Decisions of the Firm Master Syllabus - Online
- MBA 612: Managing Costs and Evaluating Performance Master Syllabus
- MBA 613: Financial Reporting and Decision Making Master Syllabus
- MBA 623 Marketing Management Master Syllabus
- MBA 633: Statistics for Business Decision Making Master Syllabus
- MBA 638: Operations Management Master Syllabus
- MBA 643: Managerial Finance Master Syllabus
- MBA 653: Organizational Behavior Master Syllabus
- MBA 662: Management of Information Technology and the Digital Enterprise Master Syllabus
- MBA 678: Strategic Management Master Syllabus
- MBA 701: Business Valuation Master Syllabus
- MBA 702: Corporate Financial Policy Master Syllabus
- MBA 703: Financial Markets Master Syllabus
- MBA 705: Venture Capital and Private Finance Master Syllabus
- MBA 706: Investment Analysis Master Syllabus
- MBA 707: Futures, Options and Other Derivatives Master Syllabus
- MBA 708: Taxes and Business Strategy Master Syllabus
- MBA 709: Risk and Portfolio Management Master Syllabus
- MBA 711: Entrepreneurship Master Syllabus
- MBA 712: Project Management Master Syllabus
- MBA 713: Managing Human Capital Master Syllabus
- MBA 715: Advanced Project and Program Management Master Syllabus
- MBA 716 International Business Strategy Master Syllabus
- MBA 717: International Finance Master Syllabus
- MBA 718: International Marketing Master Syllabus
- MBA 720: Marketing Analytics Master Syllabus
- MBA 721: Marketing Research Master Syllabus
- MBA 722: Consumer Behavior Master Syllabus
- MBA 723: Supply Chain Management Master Syllabus
- MBA 724: Marketing Communications Master Syllabus
- MBA 725: Leadership Master Syllabus
- MBA 726: Negotiations Master Syllabus
- MBA 727: Management Consulting Master Syllabus
- MBA 728: Organizational Change Master Syllabus
- MBA 729: Business Issues in Government Contracting Master Syllabus
- MBA 730: Management of Technology and Innovation Processes
- MBA 736: Environmentally Sustainable Business Models and Strategies
- MBA 738: Data Mining for Business Analytics Master Syllabus
- MBA 739: Advanced Data Mining for Business Analytics Master Syllabus
- MBA 740: People Analytics Master Syllabus
- MBA 742: Corporate Governance and Ethics Master Syllabus
- MBA 744: Fraud Examination Master Syllabus
- MBA 746: Real Estate Analysis and Valuation Master Syllabus
- MBA 752: Turning Ideas into Successful Companies Master Syllabus
- MBA 795: Global Business Perspectives Master Syllabus
- MBA 796: Directed Studies in Business Administration Master Syllabus
- MBA 797: Special Topics in Business Master Syllabus
MS in Accounting
- ACCT 532: Foundations of Financial Reporting II Master Syllabus
- ACCT 551: Foundations of Taxation of Business Entities Master Syllabus
- ACCT 561: Foundations of Assurance Services Master Syllabus
- ACCT 611: Advanced Issues in Managerial Accounting Master Syllabus
- ACCT 621: GovCon Acquisition Regulations and Reporting Master Syllabus
- ACCT 623: Project Accounting and Cost Management Master Syllabus
- ACCT 624: GovCon Business Systems and Control Master Syllabus
- ACCT 625: GovCon Audit and Compliance Master Syllabus
- ACCT 630: Advanced Financial Accounting Master Syllabus
- ACCT 633: Advanced Issues in Financial Reporting Master Syllabus
- ACCT 636: Fraud Examination Master Syllabus
- ACCT 641: Estate Planning Master Syllabus
- ACCT 651: Advanced Issues in Taxation Master Syllabus
- ACCT 661: Advanced Accounting Analytics I Master Syllabus
- ACCT 665: Advanced Accounting Analytics II Master Syllabus
- ACCT 670: International Accounting Master Syllabus
- ACCT 672: Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting Master Syllabus
- ACCT 673: Advanced Accounting Information Systems Master Syllabus
- ACCT 695: Graduate Field Experience Master Syllabus
- ACCT 696: Directed Studies in Accounting Master Syllabus
- ACCT 697: Special Topics in Accounting Master Syllabus
- ACCT 701: Business Valuation Master Syllabus
- ACCT 702: Tax Practice, Procedure, and Research Master Syllabus
- ACCT 706: Partnership Taxation Master Syllabus
- ACCT 708: Taxes and Business Strategy Master Syllabus
- ACCT 712: Special Topics in Taxation Master Syllabus
- ACCT 737: Fraud and the Law Master Syllabus
- ACCT 738: Advanced Topics in Fraud Master Syllabus
- ACCT 742: Governance and Ethics Master Syllabus
- ACCT 771: Audit Analytics Master Syllabus
- ACCT 772: Federal Accounting and Reporting Master Syllabus
- ACCT 781: Tax Analytics Master Syllabus
- ACCT 795: Global Accounting Environment Master Syllabus
- ACCT 796: Independent Studies/Directed Readings Master Syllabus
MS in Business Analytics
- MSBA 601: Statistics and Software for Business Analytics Master Syllabus
- MSBA 610: Essentials for Business Analytics: From Data Ethics to Data Driven Decision-Making Master Syllabus
- MSBA 615: Database Management for Business Analytics Master Syllabus
- MSBA 618: Programming for Business Analytics Master Syllabus
- MSBA 625: Exploratory Data Analysis and Visualization Master Syllabus
- MSBA 639: Supply Chain Analytics Master Syllabus
- MSBA 663: Pricing Analytics Master Syllabus
- MSBA 655: Retailing Analytics Master Syllabus
- MSBA 692: Practicum in Business Analytics Master Syllabus
- MSBA 697: Special Topics in Business Analytics Master Syllabus
- MSBA 738: Data Mining for Business Analytics Master Syllabus
- MSBA 743: Business Forecasting Master Syllabus
- MSBA 757: Prescriptive Analytics Master Syllabus
- MSBA 795: Business Analytics Applied Capstone Master Syllabus
- ACCT 661: Advanced Accounting I Master Syllabus
- ACCT 665: Advanced Accounting Analytics II Master Syllabus
- ACCT 673: Advanced Accounting Information Systems Master Syllabus
- MBA 720: Marketing Analytics Master Syllabus
- MBA 721: Marketing Research Master Syllabus
- MBA 739: Advanced Data Mining for Business Analytics Master Syllabus
- MBA 740: People Analytics Master Syllabus
- GBUS 720: Marketing Analytics Master Syllabus
- GBUS 721: Marketing Research Master Syllabus
- GBUS 739: Advanced Data Mining for Business Analytics Master Syllabus
- GBUS 740: People Analytics Master Syllabus
- MKTG 652: Customer Analytics Master Syllabus
- MKTG 639: Supply Chain Analytics Master Syllabus
MS in Finance
- MSF 603: Managerial Economics and Decisions of the Firm Master Syllabus - Online
- MSF 632: Statistical and Quantitative Methods for Finance Master Syllabus - Online
- MSF 643: Financial Economics and Statement Analysis Master Syllabus - Online
- MSF 672: Corporate Financial Policy and Valuation Master Syllabus - Online
- MSF 683: CFA Ethics and Preparation Master Syllabus - Online
- MSF 705: Venture Capital, Private Finance, and Alternative Investments Master Syllabus - Online
- MSF 706: Investment Analysis Master Syllabus - Online
- MSF 707: Futures, Options, and Other Derivatives Master Syllabus
- MSF 717: International Finance and Financial Markets Master Syllabus
- MSF 732: Fixed Income Securities Master Syllabus - Online
- MSF 777: Student Managed Investment Fund Master Syllabus
MS in Management
- GBUS 601: Statistics for Management Master Syllabus
- GBUS 613: Financial Reporting and Decision Making Master Syllabus
- GBUS 623: Marketing Management Master Syllabus
- GBUS 638: Operations Management Master Syllabus
- GBUS 643: Managerial Finance Master Syllabus
- GBUS 653: Organizational Behavior Master Syllabus
- GBUS 662: Management of Information Technology Master Syllabus
- GBUS 692: Professional Development Experience Master Syllabus
- GBUS 795: Global Business Perspectives Master Syllabus
- MBA 716: International Business Strategy Master Syllabus
- MBA 717: International Finance Master Syllabus
- MBA 718: International Marketing Master Syllabus
MS in Real Estate Development
- REAL 601: Fundamentals of Affordable Housing Syllabus
- REAL 602: Sustainable Real Estate Development Syllabus
- REAL 605: Policy and Planning of the Built Environment Master Syllabus
- REAL 615: Brokerage and Market Analysis Master Syllabus
- REAL 625: Financial Analysis and Valuation Master Syllabus
- REAL 635: The Development Process Master Syllabus
- REAL 645: Law & Entitlements Master Syllabus
- REAL 655: Design and Construction Master Syllabus
- REAL 701: Affordable Housing Finance Syllabus
- REAL 702: Affordable Housing Policy Syllabus
- REAL 703: Data Center Development Syllabus
- REAL 710: Real Estate Entrepreneurship Master Syllabus
- REAL 720: Real Estate Leadership and Project Management Master Syllabus
- REAL 730: Financing Real Estate Projects Master Syllabus
- REAL 740: Real Estate Investments Master Syllabus
- REAL 750: MRED Capstone Master Syllabus
- REAL 751: Case Competition Syllabus
- REAL 752: Global Real Estate Experience Syllabus
- REAL 790: Special Topics in Real Estate Master Syllabus
- REAL 796: Directed Reading Master Syllabus
- CEIE 573: Legal Aspects of the Construction Process Master Syllabus
- CEIE 667: Multi-modal Transportation Systems Master Syllabus
- EVPP 524: Introduction to Environmental and Resource Economics Master Syllabus
- GGS 507: Geographic Approaches for Sustainable Development Master Syllabus
- PHIL 644: Business and Organizational Ethics Master Syllabus
- PUBP 602: Regional Economic Development: Strategies and Applications Master Syllabus
- PUBP 714: Topics in Transportation Policy, Operations, and Logistics Master Syllabus
- PUBP 745: Transportation and the Environment Master Syllabus
- PUBP 752: Infrastructure Finance Master Syllabus
- PUBP 781: Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Master Syllabus
* Electives may be selected from other REAL courses and available offerings in appropriate areas including the Schar School of Policy and Government; the Costello College of Business; the Volgenau School of Engineering; the College of Humanities and Social Sciences; the College of Science; and the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution.
Graduate Certificate in Accounting Analytics
- ACCT 661: Advanced Accounting Analytics I Master Syllabus
- ACCT 665: Advanced Accounting Analytics II Master Syllabus
- ACCT 673: Advanced Accounting Information Systems Master Syllabus
- ACCT 771: Audit Analytics Master Syllabus
- ACCT 781: Tax Analytics Master Syllabus
Graduate Certificate in Accounting for Government Contracts
- ACCT 621: GovCon Acquisition Regulations and Reporting Master Syllabus
- ACCT 623: Project Accounting and Cost Management Master Syllabus
- ACCT 624: GovCon Business Systems and Control Master Syllabus
- ACCT 625: GovCon Audit and Compliance Master Syllabus
Graduate Certificate in Affordable Housing
- REAL 601: Fundamentals of Affordable Housing Master Syllabus
- REAL 602: Sustainable Real Estate Development Syllabus
- REAL 605: Policy and Planning of the Built Environment Master Syllabus
- REAL 615: Brokerage and Market Analysis Master Syllabus
- REAL 625: Financial Analysis and Valuation Master Syllabus
- REAL 635: The Development Process Master Syllabus
- REAL 645: Law & Entitlements Master Syllabus
- REAL 655: Design and Construction Master Syllabus
- REAL 701: Affordable Housing Finance Master Syllabus
- REAL 702: Affordable Housing Policy Master Syllabus
Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics
- GBUS 720: Marketing Analytics Master Syllabus
- GBUS 721: Marketing Research Master Syllabus
- GBUS 738: Data Mining for Business Analytics Master Syllabus
- GBUS 739: Advanced Data Mining for Business Analytics Master Syllabus
- GBUS 740: People Analytics Master Syllabus
- GBUS 744: Fraud Examination Master Syllabus
- MBA 720: Marketing Analytics Master Syllabus
- MBA 721: Marketing Research Master Syllabus
- MBA 738: Data Mining for Business Analytics Master Syllabus
- MBA 739: Advanced Data Mining for Business Analytics Master Syllabus
- MBA 740: People Analytics Master Syllabus
- MBA 744: Fraud Examination Master Syllabus
Graduate Certificate in Business Fundamentals
- GBUS 613: Financial Reporting and Decision Making Master Syllabus
- GBUS 623: Marketing Management Master Syllabus
- GBUS 638: Operations Management Master Syllabus
- GBUS 643: Managerial Finance Master Syllabus
- GBUS 653: Organizational Behavior Master Syllabus
- GBUS 662: Management of Information Technology Master Syllabus
- ACCT 621: GovCon Acquisition Regulations and Reporting Master Syllabus
- ACCT 623: Project Accounting and Cost Management Master Syllabus
- ACCT 624: GovCon Business Systems and Control Master Syllabus
- MBA 729: Business Issues in Government Contracting Master Syllabus
- MBA 712: Project Management Master Syllabus
- MBA 713: Managing Human Capital Master Syllabus
- MBA 726: Negotiations Master Syllabus
Graduate Certificate in Government Accounting
- ACCT 611: Advanced Issues in Managerial Accounting Master Syllabus
- ACCT 672: Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting Master Syllabus
- ACCT 742: Governance and Ethics Master Syllabus
- ACCT 772: Federal Accounting and Reporting Master Syllabus
Graduate Certificate in Human Capital and Human Resource Management
- MBA 713: Managing Human Capital Master Syllabus
- MBA 728: Organizational Change Master Syllabus
- MBA 725: Leadership Master Syllabus
- MBA 727: Management Consulting Master Syllabus
- MBA 740: People Analytics Master Syllabus
- GBUS 713: Managing Human Capital Master Syllabus
- GBUS 692: Professional Development Experience Master Syllabus
- GBUS 725: Leadership Master Syllabus
- GBUS 727: Management Consulting Master Syllabus
- GBUS 728: Organizational Change Master Syllabus
- GBUS 740: People Analytics Master Syllabus
- GBUS 795: Global Business Perspectives Master Syllabus
- PSYC 618: Applied Leadership in the Workplace Master Syllabus
- PSYC 620: Motivation and Well-Being Master Syllabus
- PSYC 622: Applied Teamwork in the Workplace Master Syllabus
- PSYC 627: Performance Management Master Syllabus
- PSYC 629: Workforce Training Master Syllabus
Graduate Certificate in Information Security Management
- ISM 603: Fundamentals of Information Security Master Syllabus
- ISM 650-DL: Managing Network and Data Security Master Syllabus
- ISM 650: Managing Network and Data Security Master Syllabus
- ISM 700: Analytics, Economics, Metrics in Information Security Management Master Syllabus
- ISM 750: Information Security Governance, Risk, Compliance and Audit Master Syllabus
Graduate Certificate in Marketing
- MKTG 615: Digital Marketing Strategy Master Syllabus
- MKTG 623: Marketing Strategy Master Syllabus
- MKTG 651: Marketing Research Master Syllabus
- GBUS 720: Marketing Analytics Master Syllabus
- MBA 718: International Marketing Master Syllabus
- MBA 720: Marketing Analytics Master Syllabus
- MBA 724: Marketing Communications Master Syllabus
- MKTG 612: Consumer Behavior Master Syllabus
- MKTG 652: Customer Analytics Master Syllabus
- MKTG 697: Special Topics in Marketing Master Syllabus
- MSBA 625: Exploratory Data Analysis and Visualization Master Syllabus