Year 1

Year 1 - Fall Term - 24 Credit Hours

Module A Courses

• AMAE 6201 - Foundations of Arts and Nonprofit Leadership
• ACCT 6201 - Financial Accounting I
• BUSE 6202 - Managerial Economics
• FINA 6201 - Managerial Finance
• MAST 6478 - Data Analytics
• MNGT 6020 - First-Year Foundations
• MNGT 6001 - Managing Your Career
• MNO 6201 - Organizational Behavior

Module B Courses

• AMAE 6205 - Nonprofit and Financial Management and Accountability
• ACCT 6202 - Financial Accounting II or ACCT 6205 - Managerial Accounting
• ITOM 6202 - Management Decision Analysis
• MAST 6478 - Data Analytics (continued)
• MKTG 6201 - Marketing Management
• MNGT 6020 - First-Year Foundations (continued)
• MNGT 6001 - Managing Your Career (continued)
• MNGT 6203 - Business Communications

Note:

• Students select the second accounting course based on their interest and anticipated concentration: either ACCT 6202 - Financial Accounting II or ACCT 6205 - Strategic Cost Analysis.
• MNGT 6020 - First-Year Foundations is a requirement of the M.A./M.B.A. program. The successful completion of this degree requirement earns a grade of P (pass). Students participate in various required activities to enhance professional development.

Year 1 - Spring Term - 18-24 Credit Hours

AMAE 6051 - Practicum (10 hours per week over BOTH Modules A and B)

Module A Courses

• AMAE 6224 - Resource Development for Nonprofit Leaders
• ITOM 6203 - Operations Management
• STRA 6201 - Strategic Management
• MNGT 6230 - The Unbridled Venture Project
• Elective - one or two courses (2-4 credit hours)

Module B Courses

• AMAE 6222 -  Earned Revenue and Program Development
• BUSE 6203 - Macroeconomics or FINA 6222 - Financial Markets and Monetary Policy
• MNGT 6210 - Global Leadership Program
• MNO 6202 - Leading Teams and Organizations
• Elective - one or two courses (2-4 credit hours)

Notes: 

• Students concentrating in Finance should enroll in FINA 6222 - Financial Markets and Monetary Policy instead of BUSE 6203 - Macroeconomics.

Year 1 - Summer Term - 3 Credit Hours

• AMAE 6204 Arts Administration Internship
• AMAE 6104 Leadership Intensive 

Year 2

Year 2 - Fall Term - 18 Credit Hours

International Study - Optional
Courses at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy -- student can opt to study abroad or not

• Arts and nonprofit leadership electives at Meadows: four courses (12 credit hours)
• Business electives at Cox: 2 courses (4 credit hours)

Year 2 - Spring Term - 18-20 Credit Hours

AMAE 6054 - Practicum (10 hours per week over BOTH Modules A and B)

Module A Course

• AMAE 6203 - Strategic Internal and External Communication 

Module B Course

• AMAE 6202 - Nonprofit Strategic Planning and Change Management
• MKTG 6233 - Nonprofit Marketing Strategy (offered every other year)

Module A and B Courses

• Business electives: seven or eight courses (14-16 credit hours)

Cox Credit Hours Summary for M.A./Full-Time M.B.A. Program

• 34 credit hours of required Cox courses
• 18 credit hours of elective Cox courses

52 credit hours total from Cox toward M.A./M.B.A. degree

Note: For the 18 credit hours of elective courses, students complete one concentration. Each concentration requires 12–16 specific credit hours.

Credit Hours Summary by School