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On March 13, AASET launched a new version of the Electives site. You can visit the new site at https://z.umn.edu/CSOMGradElectives.
On March 13, AASET launched a new version of the Electives site. Please visit the new site at https://z.umn.edu/CSOMGradElectives for resources to support your elective selection.
Students in the Management Science MBA Program must complete at least 12 credits of STEM-focused electives. Below is the list of courses that will count towards the MBA STEM Elective pool. Additional courses may be added to this list, and students may use the petition option detailed at the bottom of the page.
Throughout the MBA Electives site, courses designated with * are options Management Science MBA students may use towards the STEM MBA Elective Requirement.
In addition to the options listed below, Management Science MBA students may take select MS in Finance courses towards their STEM or MBA Electives. Please contact your academic advisor for more information.
Applied Business Analytics
MABA 6121 Practical Statistics for Business Applications (2 cr) - Has significant content overlap with MBA 6121 Data Analysis & Statistics (MBA core class)
MABA 6155 Generative AI for Business Applications (2 cr) - prereq: MABA 6311
MABA 6251 AI for Competitive Advantage (2 cr)
MABA 6311 Programming for Business Analytics (2 cr)
MABA 6321 Data Management & Big Data (2 cr)
MABA 6341 Data Visualization (2 cr) - equivalent to IDSC 6445
MABA 6345 Responsible AI (2 cr) - prereq: MABA 6251
MABA 6351 Recommender System Techniques and Applications (2 cr) - prereq: MABA 6421
MABA 6411 Exploratory Data Analytics (2 cr) - prereq: MABA 6311, MABA 6121
MABA 6421 Predictive Analytics (2 cr) - prereq: MABA 6311, MABA 6121
MABA 6441 Causal Inference via Econometrics and Experimentation (2 cr) - prereq: MABA 6121
MABA 6451 Prescriptive Analytics (2 cr)
Accounting & Taxation
ACCT 6102 Financial Statement Analysis (2 cr) (previously MBA 6100)
ACCT 6606 Financial Data Analytics (2 cr) - Students must have significant previous accounting background and meet equivalent of prerequisites. Students can work with their academic advisor and respective program to enroll.
MBT 5347 Tax Technology and Analytics Fundamentals (2 cr) - Students must have significant previous accounting background and meet equivalent of prerequisites. Students can work with their academic advisor and respective program to enroll.
Finance
FINA 5529 Derivatives II (2 cr)
FINA 6111 Financing Over a Firm's Lifecycle (1 cr)
FINA 6121 Debt Markets (2 cr)
FINA 6211 Cash Flows & Project Selection (2 cr) - Class transitioned to 2 cr effective in spring 2025
FINA 6214 Business Valuation (1 cr)
FINA 6222 Mergers & Acquisitions (2 cr)
FINA 6321 Portfolio Analysis (2 cr)
FINA 6322 Financial Modeling (2 cr)
FINA 6323 Advanced Financial Modeling (2 cr)
Information Systems
IDSC 6051 IT Solutions (2 cr) (previously IDSC 6050)
IDSC 6445 Data Visualization (2 cr) - equivalent to MABA 6341
Human Resources Analytics
HRIR 6112 People Analytics (2 cr)
Marketing
MKTG 6051 Marketing Research: Rapid Insights (2 cr)
MKTG 6052 Marketing Analytics: Managerial Decisions (2 cr) (previously MKTG 6050)
MKTG 6075 Pricing Strategy (4 cr)
MKTG 6083 Customer Analytics (2 cr)
MKTG 6086 Digital Marketing (2 cr)
Medical Industry Leadership Institute (MILI)
MILI 6589 Medical Technology Evaluation & Market Research (2 cr)
MILI 6963 Healthcare Analytics (2 cr)
MILI 6995 Medical Industry Valuation Laboratory (2 cr) - transitioning to 4 cr in fall 2025
MILI 6997 Global Medical Industry Valuation Laboratory in Bay Area (4 cr)
IBUS 6997 Global Valuation Laboratory in Sweden (4 cr)
Supply Chain & Operations
SCO 6041 Project Management (2 cr)
SCO 6048 Logistics and Transportation (2 cr)
SCO 6072 Managing Technology in Supply Chain (2 cr)
SCO 6085 Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (2 cr) (previously SCO 6090)
SCO 6096 Supply Chain Management in Healthcare & Medical Device (2 cr)
SCO 6098 Operations Excellence via Lean Thinking (2 cr)
SCO 6191 Big Data Analytics Supply Chain (2 cr)
Additional Petition Options
Additional Petition Options
Students can also petition through their academic advisor and respective program to have additional Master of Accountancy (MAcc) and Masters of Business Taxation (MBT) coursework to contribute towards their STEM MBA Elective requirement. Students meet all prerequisites. Students can contact their academic advisor for more information.
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