Business Economics
    Electives to constitute a concentration (12 semester hours) or a major (18 semester hours) in business economics are chosen from any of the courses listed below for which prerequisites have been satisfied:
     Econ 8080 Economics of the Public Sector
     Econ 8220 Human Resources and Labor Markets
     Econ 8230 Experimental Economics
     Econ 8300 Urban Economics
     Econ 8430 Theory of the Firm and Business Strategy
     Econ 8440 Industrial Organization and Antitrus                                Economics
     Econ 8450 Issues in Public Programs and Tax Policy
     Econ 8460 Economics of the State and Local Public                        Sector
     Econ 8470 International Public Economics
     Econ 8500 History of Economic Thought
     Econ 8600 Economics of Development
     Econ 8700 Economics and the Internet
     Econ 8740 Applied Statistics and Economics
     Econ 8850 International Trade
     Econ 8860 Economics of Global Finance

Electronic Commerce
    Note: The required and elective courses for the e-commerce concentration are under review as new courses in this area become available. Changes will be announced on the RCB’s website: robinson.gsu.edu. Click on Students then Updates.
    A concentration in electronic commerce consists of six required hours and six elective hours. These are the six required hours:
     CIS 8110 Information Technology Infrastructure
     CIS 8660 Electronic Commerce Strategy
    The six elective hours will be chosen from this list. Note that prerequisites for any course chosen must be met; see the course descriptions later in this catalog for prerequisites.
     Acct 8500 Reporting and Control Issues in Electronic              Commerce
     Acct 8630 Information Systems Assurance
     Act 8680/CIS 8680 Security and Privacy of                            information and Information Systems
     ECm 8400 e-Supply Chain Management
     Econ 8700 Economics and the Internet
     Ent 8200 Venture Creation in Electronic Commerce
     IB 8710 International Information Technology Issue                   and Policy
     Mk 8700 Electronic Marketing Fundamentals
     RMI 8390 Electronic Commerce in the Insurance                Industry

Entrepreneurship
    Concentration in entrepreneurship for an MBA student requires completion of 12 semester hours of courses as described below. Some of these courses have prerequisites.
     Ent 8000 may be exempted with documentation of having earned a grade of B or higher in a graduate or undergraduate introductory course in entrepreneurship or with documentation of having started a new venture no more than 10 years prior to entering the MBA program. If exempted, Ent 8000 must be replaced by a second course from the specified list below. It is suggested that courses with higher numbers be taken later in the student’s program of study.
     Take both of the following two courses, unless Ent 8000 is exempted:
     Ent 8000 Entrepreneurship and Enterprise
     Ent 8900 Field Study in Entrepreneurship
     Take one of the following two courses:
     Ent 8100 Business Plan Development
     Ent 8200 Venture Creation in Electronic Commerce
     Take one of the following five courses, or take two if     Ent 8000 is exempted:
     HRM 8210 Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
     IB 8100 International Entrepreneurship
     IB 8680 Technology and Global Competition
     Mgt 8430 Enhancing Leadership Skills
     Mgt 8820 Competitor Analysis
     An MBA Career Path in International Entrepreneurship is an additional option. See the descriptions of career paths later in this section.

Finance
    The following course is required for a finance concentration or major:
     Fi 8000 Valuation of Financial Assets
     The Department of Finance encourages all students pursuing a finance concentration or major to take Fi 8000 early in their program since it is a prerequisite for all electives except Fi 8020, Financial Analysis and Loan Structuring, and Fi 8040, Survey of International Finance.
     To complete a concentration, nine additional semester hours of 8000-level finance courses are required. To complete a major, 15 additional semester hours of 8000-level finance courses are required. 
     Dual Concentration Option: Students who complete the following set of courses as part of their MBA program will qualify for dual concentrations both in the area of finance and in risk management and insurance:
     Fi 8000 Valuation of Financial Assets
     Fi 8200 Derivative Markets I
     RMI 8050 Risk Management Modeling
     RMI 8370 Financial Risk Management
     An MBA Career Path in Enterprise Risk Management is an additional option. See the description of career paths later in this section.