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MSBA Approved Electives
MSBA Approved Electives
Below is a list of the approved electives for the Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) Program. For detailed information on courses, including executive summaries and videos, visit the Academic Subjects page. Use Schedule Builder or MyU Class Search to check course schedules throughout the year.
Notes:
Electives are subject to change.
This list may not be exhaustive as courses are added and revised annually.
Additional UMN Twin Cities graduate courses may be petitioned to contribute towards program electives. Academic advisor approval required.
Questions? Current students can contact their academic advisor at aaset@umn.edu.
Applied Business Analytics
Applied Business Analytics
MABA 6341 Data Visualization (2 credits)
Business Analytics
Business Analytics
MSBA 6155 Generative AI for Business Applications (2 credits)
MSBA 6351 Recommender System Techniques and Applications (2 credits)
MSBA 6451 Prescriptive Analytics (2 credits)
MSBA 6461 Advanced AI for Natural Language Processing (2 credits)
MSBA 6493 Directed Study (0-4 credits)
MSBA 6494 Directed Research (0-4 credits)
Applied Economics
Applied Economics
APEC 5831 Food and Agribusiness Marketplace (2 credits)
Business Administration
Business Administration
MBA 6111 Organizational Behavior (2 credits)
MBA 6141 Managerial Economics (2 credits)
MBA 6211 Marketing Management (3 credits)
MBA 6221 Supply Chain & Operations (3 credits)
MBA 6301 Strategic Management (3 credits)
MBA 6315 The Ethical Environment of Business (2 credits)
Business Law
Business Law
BLAW 6158 The Study of Laws Affecting Private Business and Publicly-Traded Companies (2 credits)
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
ENTR 6025 Introduction to Entrepreneurship (2 credits)
ENTR 6036 Managing the Growing Business (2 credits)
ENTR 6042 Implementing New Product Design & Business Development (4 credits)
Finance
Finance
FINA 6920 Special Topics (credits vary)
FINA 6123 Financial Services Industry (2 credits)
Information and Decision Sciences
Information and Decision Sciences
IDSC 6051 Information Technologies & Solutions (2 credits)
Insurance and Risk Management
Insurance and Risk Management
INS 6101 Employee Benefits (2 credits)
INS 6105 Corporate Risk Management (2 credits)
INS 6205 Insurance Theory and Practice (2 credits)
Management
Management
MGMT 5102 Start Up: Customer Development and Testing (2 credits)
MGMT 5451 Leading Change in the Workplace (2 credits)
MGMT 6004 Negotiation Strategies (2 credits)
MGMT 6033 Strategy Implementation (2 credits)
MGMT 6034 Strategic Leadership (2 credits)
MGMT 6035 Complex and Cross-Cultural Negotiations (2 credits)
MGMT 6041 Competing Globally (2 credits)
MGMT 6043 Strategies for Sustainability (2 credits)
MGMT 6055 Management of Innovation and Change (2 credits)
MGMT 6084 Management of Teams (2 credits)
MGMT 6085 Corporate Strategy (4 credits)
MGMT 6100 Topics in Management (2 credits)
MGMT 6222 Creating and Managing Diversity and Inclusion (2 credits)
MGMT 6305 The International Environment of Business (4 credits)
MGMT 6311 Developing Cultural Agility: Leading and Collaborating in a Globalized Workplace (2 credits)
MGMT 6444 Employee Engagement and Wellbeing (2 credits)
MGMT 6465 Leadership and Personal Development (2 credits)
Managerial Communications
Managerial Communications
MCOM 5535 Business Presentation Skills for Leaders (2 credits)
Marketing
Marketing
MKTG 6086 Digital Marketing (2 credits)
Medical Industry Leadership Institute
Medical Industry Leadership Institute
MILI 6235 Pharmaceutical Industry: Business and Policy (2 credits)
MILI 6589 Medical Technology Evaluation and Market Research (2 credits)
MILI 6920 MILI Topics Course (2 credits)
MILI 6985 The Healthcare Marketplace (2 credits)
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