The STEM MBA combines the signature pieces of the Broad MBA curriculum with a significant infusion of quantitative curriculum, resulting in a degree experience that prepares our graduates to pursue both management and consulting positions across the technical sector. A matrixed, cross-functional degree plan, using all five departments within the college, provides our STEM MBA students the machine learning, programming, project management, enterprise analytics and data visualization skills they need, paired with our best-in-class MBA core curriculum experience.
If you are interested in the traditional Full-Time MBA program curriculum (non-STEM-designated) you can view it here.
Broad MBA Core Curriculum
Graduation Requirement 1
The Broad MBA core curriculum provides the opportunity for STEM MBA students to grow and learn with students from the traditional Full-Time MBA program. This 30+ credit experience, drawing from all five academic departments at Broad, provides a strong foundation in Supply Chain Management, Finance, Marketing, Management, Business Communications, and Accounting.
Both STEM MBA and Full-Time MBA Students will be on 5-person student learning teams during the Fall and Spring semesters of their first year. These teams will be re-sorted each semester, allowing students multiple work opportunities with a greater amount of their peers.
MBA Concentration Curriculum (12 credits)
Graduation Requirement 2
STEM MBA students will pursue a primary concentration in Supply Chain Management, Marketing, and Finance. This 12-credit pathway focuses the academic experience toward the student’s desired post-MBA role and industry.
STEM MBA Courses (Remaining Credits; Student Must Earn 61 Credits in Total)
Graduation Requirement 3
Each STEM MBA student will complete their degree experience by enrolling in skill-based quantitative courses from across the academic departments, deepening their technical acumen in many aspects of analytical work. This course list is audited annually to ensure maximum utility, access, and ROI for STEM MBA students.
Fall Semester Offering
- ACC 843 Value Chain Accounting and Analytics Design and use of managerial accounting systems to support operational decisions in complex, real-world settings, using analytical techniques and real data. Data mining and visualization with financial and nonfinancial information. Statistical distributions and regression analyses in the context of managerial accounting systems.
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- FI 844 Corporate Financial Strategies Applying financial strategies to managerial decision making.
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- FI 845 Financial Modeling and Simulation I Applications of financial theory through computer modeling. Financial forecasting, cash flow modeling, and valuation.
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- FI 846 Financial Modeling and Simulation II Application of financial theory using computer modeling. Portfolio optimization, risk measurement, and option pricing.
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- FI 847 Corporate Strategies and Risk Management Identifying corporate strategies to help manage business, financing, and competitive risks. Case studies.
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- FI 857 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management Fundamental analysis of individual stocks. Discounted cash flow valuation, relative valuation, and special situations. Management of student-run investment fund.
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- FI 862 Corporate Strategy Valuation Measuring and managing the valuation of corporate strategies.
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- FI 865 Corporate Real Options Valuation Application of the real options methodology to analyze practical problems in corporate finance.
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- FI 891 Topics In Finance Current and emerging issues in corporate finance, investments, and financial modeling to supplement and enrich existing courses.
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- MKT 807 Consumer Insights Traditional and emerging research tools that organizations use to capture the voice of the customer. Application of behavioral science research in developing deep understanding of customers that can be used in developing marketing strategies, including segmentation, positioning, branding, advertising, customer satisfaction and loyalty.
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- MKT 810 Open Innovation Management Development of new products ideas for service firms and physical good manufacturers using voice of the customer approaches, leveraging ideas from channel partners, and from frontline employees. Fuzzy front end of the innovation process.
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- SCM 833 Decision Support Models Analytical models to support decision making with specific supply chain focus. Topics include multiple regression, linear optimization, decisions under uncertainty, and forecasting.
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- SCM 852 Supply Management Procurement and supply management. Insourcing and outsourcing decisions. Global sourcing. Supply chain risk management. Cost analysis and management tools. Purchase negotiation, contract management and purchasing ethics. Supplier relationship management and supplier development.
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- SCM 853 Operations Strategy Developing and implementing operations strategy. Matching of competitive priorities with operational investments and decisions. Manufacturing process choice, capability development, technology management, process simulation, linking supply chain with product type and inventory management decisions. Recent developments such as synchronized flow management, E-commerce, and advanced performance measurement.
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- SCM 854 Integrated Logistics Systems Logistics systems and operations that achieve synchronized demand and supply. Transportation, inventory analysis, warehousing, materials handling, and logistics network design. Integrated performance measurement and organizational structure.
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Spring Semester Offering
- ACC 822 Information Systems Project Management
Management of information system projects. Management of project scope, time, cost and quality. Optimization of project resources. Planning and control of projects. Program and portfolio management. Consulting issues for effective project management. Waterfall, lean and agile methodologies are discussed.
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- FI 852 Financial Derivatives I
Introduction to pricing, trading strategies, and hedging applications of forward and futures contracts, swaps, and options.
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- FI 855 Financial Derivatives II
Derivatives pricing and applications to corporate securities, structured products, and credit default swaps.
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- FI 869 Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital
Introduction to the financing and valuation of entrepreneurial startups, venture capital and private equity. How to prepare a successful business plan to raise financing from venture capitalists. Structuring venture capital and private equity deals.
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- FI 870 Venture Capital and Private Equity
Advanced topics in the financing of entrepreneurial startups, venture capital and private equity. Valuation for entrepreneurial startups, venture capital and private equity, and institutions. Corporate venture capital. Venture capital investing and fundraising. Private equity investments. Sale of venture capital-backed entrepreneurial firms, and initial public equity offerings.
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- FI 872 Financial Data Analytics I
Introduction to the analysis of real-world financial data in a variety of settings. Applying textual analysis to large documents, identifying “sentiment” in Google search data, and back-testing trading strategies. Developing the programming skills necessary to both collect and prepare data for analysis. Identifying, downloading, cleaning, and shaping data.
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- FI 873 Financial Data Analytics II
Advanced application of data analysis to finance. Automating data acquisition, to apply textual analysis to large documents and transcripts. Analyzing weather data, geographic data, corporate patent data, and posts on social media. Examining how the information in these databases is related to financial outcomes.
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- MGT 856 Corporate Strategy
Management of multi-business firms, conglomerates and business groups. Mergers and acquisitions, firm scope, strategic alliances, corporate governance and strategic leadership.
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- MKT 806 Marketing Research for Decision Making
Collection and analysis of marketing research data for marketing decision making. Focuses on marketing research methods for data collection and introductory data analysis.
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- MKT 809 Pricing, Profitability and Marketing Metrics
Design, management, and integration of pricing into the marketing mix and the revenue yield strategies of the firm. Analytic, empirical and simulation approaches to pricing.
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- MKT 816 Marketing Analysis
Analysis of marketing data from a variety of sources for decision making. Use of statistical software to analyze marketing data. Scanner data, data mining, and web site metrics and analytics.
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- MKT 819 Predictive Analytics
Advanced quantitative methods for marketing research. Focuses on marketing research for understanding and predicting sales and related marketing variables. Includes multiple regression, logistic regression, time series, and neural network modeling. Emphasis on applications of these techniques using statistical analysis software.
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- MKT 823 Applications in Predictive Analytics
Advanced quantitative methods for marketing research. Focuses on marketing research methods for enhancing predictive models in marketing research. Includes multivariate statistical methods such as factor analysis, cluster analysis, multidimensional scaling, conjoint analysis, and other approaches. Emphasis on applications of these techniques using statistical analysis software.
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- MKT 861 Marketing Research Strategy and Analysis
Various topics in marketing research.
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- MKT 864 Data Mining for Marketing
Statistical and computer-based techniques for exploring and understanding very large data arrays in large-scale marketing research projects. Understanding how advanced computer technology, large databases, and statistical methods such as predictive and classification models work together to generate new insights into marketing strategy issues. Emphasis on applications of using statistical analysis software.
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- MKT 867 Sampling and Research Design
Experimental design, survey/questionnaire design, sampling, and data collection in marketing.
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- SCM 825 Strategic Sourcing
Strategic sourcing process. Opportunity assessment, spend and requirements analysis, supply market analysis, category sourcing strategy development and implementation. Supplier evaluation and selection.
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- SCM 826 Manufacturing Design and Analysis
Designing and analyzing operations processes. Capacity planning and management, process flow and mapping, value-mapping, quality tools and techniques, dependent demand inventory techniques. Recent developments and data.
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- SCM 827 Competing Through Supply Chain Logistics
Logistics as a value-adding process that synchronizes demand and supply. Supply chain logistics strategy, information technology, segmental positioning, forecasting and collaborative planning, and customer accommodation.
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- SCM 834 Supply Chain Process Modeling and Simulation
Code simulation models in software to support decision making. Simulation concepts, programming, design methods, and results interpretation. Offered second half of semester.
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- SCM 855 Supply Chain Management Technology and Applications I
Integration of logistics, procurement, and operations strategy in the supply chain. Problem solving approaches, decision support tools, and analytical methods. Applications through case studies and computer simulations of supply chain situations in consumer and industrial settings.
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- SCM 856 Supply Chain Management Technology and Applications II
Integration of logistics, procurement, and operations strategy in the supply chain. Problem solving approaches, decision support tools, and analytical methods. Applications through case studies and computer simulations of supply chain situations in consumer and industrial settings.
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- SCM 869 Service Supply Chains
Service supply chains. Application of supply chain principles in a service environment. Service design and resource management. Management of the transformation processes. Management of delivery to the final customer.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- How different is the STEM MBA curriculum from the traditional Full-Time MBA curriculum?
The STEM MBA curriculum is focused on quantitative (math, statistics, analytics, etc.) courses, versus the traditional Full-Time MBA which provides additional flexibility to enroll in qualitative courses. The classes and sections offered in both programs are the same, however, the STEM MBA degree limits electives to be more quantitative than qualitative.
- Do students need a STEM undergraduate degree to succeed in the STEM MBA program?
While a STEM undergraduate degree is not needed to succeed in the STEM MBA program, we strongly advise an educational and/or professional focus on quantitative preparation. The degree was created to further grow students’ quantitative strengths whilst enrolled in the program.
- Great! Where do I apply?
Kindly apply HERE. Choose “Graduate” and upon entering personal background information, you will reach the third tab named “Other Information.” Choose the Major Preference “Master of Business Administration – Full-Time.” Then, indicate in your optional essay your interest in pursuing a STEM MBA program.
- Is the STEM MBA program eligible for federal financial aid?
Yes, the STEM MBA has been approved by all state and federal agencies and is eligible for federal financial aid.
- Can a student enroll in free electives in the STEM MBA program?
Yes. All electives taken must be quantitative ones, either from the directed course list, or via approval from the STEM MBA Managing Director. If a student wishes to take courses outside of the directed course list, they must first ensure their degree requirements for the STEM MBA will be met and meet with the program office to discuss their options.
- Can a student pursue two concentrations in the STEM MBA program?
Yes. Students have the ability to pursue a second concentration, as long as the second concentration’s courses are qualified STEM electives (see list above or contact Program Director) is towards their required electives from the quantitative list.
- Can a student enroll in non-quantitative courses in the STEM MBA program?
Yes. After STEM MBA students have earned their 61st credit, they may enroll in up to seven credits in non-quantitative courses (i.e., negotiations, international business, etc.).
- Are STEM MBA students study-abroad eligible?
Yes. They have the same privileges to enroll in study abroad as traditional Full-Time MBA students do.
- Are STEM MBA students an equal part of the Full-Time MBA experience, with access to the same benefits and resources?
Yes. They have the same access to program resources (study rooms, MBA lounge), student resource groups (DEI and Professional Clubs, etc.), and college resources (Palmer Career Center, Dean’s Office).
- I am a current, in-residence Full-Time MBA student. Can I transfer into the STEM MBA program?
If you are interested in this option, please make an appointment to speak with an MBA Advisor. Your current academic record will be audited by the MBA Program Office to ensure you qualify to transition to the STEM MBA program, OISS has assured us that your I-20’s can be amended accordingly.
- Which CIP code does the new STEM MBA program carry?
The new degree carries the CIP code: 52.1301, corresponding to Management Science.
- Can MBA alumni retroactively change their degree program?
Unfortunately not, given that this is a new program, degrees cannot be altered retroactively.
- Does Broad offer the dual-degree programs (e.g. DO/MBA, JD/MBA and MD/MBA) alongside the STEM MBA?
No, the courses required to complete our dual-degree programs do not sufficiently align with the dual degree programs to allow for a STEM MBA dual degree.
