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A student may obtain a general MBA or pursue an MBA with a concentration. A student wishing to pursue a concentration must complete at least 12 credit hours of electives in one of the following concentration areas, each falling under one of the three tracks at OSB: accounting; finance; management; marketing; or business information and decision systems.

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1. Concentrations in the FAME (Finance, Accounting and Managerial Economics) Track: Accounting and Finance

The track offers two general concentrations: accounting and finance. Students wishing to focus further in the finance area can choose one of the following clusters of courses: (1) risk management, (2) portfolio management, or (3) financial management. Each of these clusters helps the student pursue a particular career path in the concentration area.

Risk management cluster: FINA 318, FINA 337 or FINA 339, FINA 346, any other finance elective, and any other 3-credit business elective including a FINA or ACCT course

Portfolio management cluster: FINA 315, FINA 318, FINA 320, FINA 335 and any 3-credit business elective including a FINA or ACCT course

Financial management cluster: FINA 325, FINA 340, FINA 341, FINA 342 and any 3-credit business elective including a FINA or ACCT course

2. Concentrations in the MM&E (Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship) Track: Management and Marketing

The track offers two concentrations: (1) General Management and (2) Marketing.

The recommended list of elective courses for the General Management concentration are MNGT 332, MNGT 336, MNGT 340, MNGT 345 and any other 3-credit business elective including a MNGT or MKTG course.

The recommended list of elective courses for the Marketing concentration is MKTG 311, MKTG 312, MKTG 315, MKTG 341 and any 3-credit business elective including a MNGT or MKTG course.

3. Concentration in the BIDS (Business Information and Decision Systems) Track: Business Information and Decision Systems.

The track offers a concentration in business information and decision systems.