Concentrations

Elective courses leading to a selected field of study are available for the Full-Time, Part-Time, Intensive One-Year and Intensive Part-Time MBA.  Areas of Emphasis include Entrepreneurship, Finance, International Business, and Marketing.

Entrepreneurship

Concentrating in Entrepreneurship prepares students to launch, lead, and grow businesses, or play roles in business development. Students write a business plan and participate in USF’s prestigious International Business Plan Competition. Students personalize the emphasis with courses from Entrepreneurial Management, Venture Capital & Investment Banking, Product Development, and Small Business Ventures.

Finance

Finance coursework prepares graduates to be investment or commercial bankers, venture capitalists, financial analysts, chief financial officers, controllers, and consultants. All students acquire a solid grounding in the fundamentals of capital markets and how they affect managerial decision making. Individuals then investigate the specialty fields of finance—investments, speculative financial instruments and markets, financial institutions, treasury management, and corporate and international financial management—most pertinent to their objectives.

International Business

Coursework introduces students to the complexities of international business so that they can apply their understanding to other fields of management. Graduates work in the import/export trade, finance, marketing, consulting, and general management. A student body drawn from over 30 countries provides students with both academic and personal insights into international business issues.

Marketing

Marketing students obtain a grounding in running a successful customer-driven organization. To learn how to build competitive advantage in the global marketplace, students focus on fundamentals: market segmentation, competitive analysis, pricing strategies, public relations, advertising, and distribution channels. Graduates work at the highest levels of management in a variety of industries in market research, sales, advertising, brand management, general management, and management consulting.