Robinson Graduate Catalog 2002-2003

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Concentrations and Majors

M.B.A. concentrations and majors are listed and their requirements described below.The college reserves the right to amend this list at the end of any semester. The courses in these fields and other graduate courses and selected undergraduate courses of the college are described in the "Course Descriptions" chapter later in this catalog.

Accounting
Actuarial Science *
Business Analysis
(formerly Decision Sciences)
- Updated August 2002
Economics
Electronic Commerce *
Entrepreneurship*
Finance
General Business
Health Administration *
Hospitality Administration *
Human Resource Management
Information Systems
International Business
Management
Marketing
Personal Financial Planning **
Real Estate
Risk Management and Insurance

* Concentration only.
** Major only.

Accounting
The concentration and major in accounting require students to have completed courses equivalent to the following with minimum grades of C. These courses are described in the "Course Descriptions" chapter of the Georgia State University Undergraduate Catalog. This catalog is available from the Georgia State University Bookstore and on the web at www.gsu.edu; click on Students then Catalogs.

Acct 4010, Acct 4110, Acct 4210, Acct 4310, Acct 4610.

Graduate students who receive a grade lower than a grade of C in any undergraduate accounting course may repeat that course but may not enroll in any other accounting course until a grade of C or higher is earned in that course. Students with undergraduate accounting courses required who have financial aid should refer to "Courses Eligible to Count Toward Graduate Students' Financial Aid" in the Financial Information chapter before registering for the first time with graduate status.

Courses required for an accounting concentration or major:

	Acct 8310	Seminar in Management Information Systems
	Acct 8410	Seminar in Financial Reporting Policy
	or Acct 8770	Financial Statement and Business Analysis

To complete the concentration, six additional semester hours in an 8000-level Acct-prefixed course are required. To complete the major, 12 additional semester hours in 8000-level Acct-prefixed courses are required.

An MBA Career Path in Accounting Information Systems Design and Assurance is an additional option. See the descriptions of career paths later in this section.