Northeastern University's D’Amore-McKim School of
Business is nationally and globally recognized as the
leading experience-based business school.
Through strong academic programs, the School
prepares
its graduates for employment at
organizations seeking
highly motivated business
leaders who have the
professional skills and ethical
training to make a positive
impact at all levels.
D’Amore-McKim faculty members engage in
knowledge
creation that advances the practice and
theory of
management with particular focus on global
management,
innovation, and corporate governance.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Degree Programs
D’Amore-McKim School of Business
Full-Time MBA .............................................................................................................. 5
Concentrations ......................................................................................................... 7
Part-Time MBA ........................................................................................................... 12
Elective Concentrations ......................................................................................... 14
Master of Science in Innovation ................................................................................. 18
Master of Science in Finance (Day) ............................................................................ 19
Master of Science in Finance (Evening) ...................................................................... 20
Master of Science in Finance/MBA (Day) ................................................................... 23
Master of Science in Finance/MBA (Evening) ............................................................ 24
Master of Science in International Business............................................................... 24
Master of Science in Technological Entrepreneurship ............................................... 26
Online MS in Business Analytics ................................................................................. 27
Online MBA ................................................................................................................ 28
Online Master of Science in Finance .......................................................................... 29
Online Master of Science in Taxation ......................................................................... 30
Online MBA/Master of Science in Finance ................................................................. 30
Bachelor of Science in Business Admin./Master of Science in Finance ...................... 31
JD/MBA ....................................................................................................................... 32
Master of Science in Nursing/MBA ............................................................................ 34
Graduate School of Professional Accounting
Master of Science in Accounting/MBA ....................................................................... 35
Master of Science in Accounting ................................................................................ 36
Master of Science in Taxation .................................................................................... 37
JD/Master of Science in Accounting/MBA .................................................................. 38
Certificate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Business Administration........................................................ 39
Part-Time MBA Track ............................................................................................ 39
Graduate Certificate in Accounting and Financial Decision Making
.............................
40
Graduate Certificate in Corporate Finance
....................................................................
40
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Graduate Certificate in Corporate Renewal
...................................................................
41
Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Administration & Policy
........................................
41
Graduate Certificate in Innovation Management ...................................................... 42
Graduate Certificate in International Business ........................................................... 42
Graduate Certificate in Investments .......................................................................... 43
Graduate Certificate in Leadership & Human Capital................................................. 43
Graduate Certificate in Marketing .............................................................................. 44
Graduate Certificate in Mutual Fund Management ................................................... 44
Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain Management ................................................... 45
Graduate Certificate in Technological Entrepreneurship ........................................... 45
Online Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain Management ........................................ 46
Course Descriptions
........................................................................................................ 46
Academic Code of Conduct
The Graduate Student Honor Code ............................................................................ 47
Guidelines for Handling Academic Honesty Issues ..................................................... 49
Procedures for Resolving Academic Disputes ............................................................ 49
Academic Information
Waivers ...............................................................................................................................
50
Transfer Credit Policy ................................................................................................... 50
Independent Study ....................................................................................................... 51
International Programs as Electives ............................................................................. 51
Nonbusiness Electives .................................................................................................. 51
Transfer Among Programs ........................................................................................... 52
Registration .........................................................................................................................
54
Closed Courses and Late Adds ..................................................................................... 55
Course Attendance and Withdrawals .......................................................................... 55
Grades .................................................................................................................................
56
Compensating for a Failing Grade ................................................................................ 57
Academic Standing and Continuing Student Status ..................................................... 57
Transcripts...........................................................................................................................
59
Honor Societies ............................................................................................................ 59
Graduation ..........................................................................................................................
59
Tuition and Fees
Tuition Bills and Payments ........................................................................................... 60
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Financing the Program ................................................................................................. 60
Scholarships ........................................................................................................................
60
Facilities and Resources
The Graduate Career Center ........................................................................................ 61
Program and Student Services ..................................................................................... 64
Graduate Student Lounge ....................................................................................... 65
Grad News eNewsLetter ......................................................................................... 65
Computer Labs and Bloomberg Terminals ................................................................... 65
Student Clubs and Organizations ................................................................................. 65
Disability Resource Center ........................................................................................... 66
ID Cards ........................................................................................................................ 66
University Emergency Delays/Closings ........................................................................ 66
Faculty and Staff
Administrative Staff List ............................................................................................... 68
Faculty List ................................................................................................................... 71
Appendix A: General Waiver Guidelines .......................................................................... 76
Campus Maps .................................................................................................................. 78
Index .......................................................................................................................................
81
Academic Calendar .......................................................................................................... 82
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D’AMORE-MCKIM SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
350 Dodge Hall
617-373-5992
Full-Time MBA Program
The full-time MBA program starts in the Fall Semester and is 55 credits. There are
16 credits of core coursework and 24 credits of concentration coursework.
Students must also take 15 elective credits, of which 3 credits must be
experiential in nature and 6 credits must be interdisciplinary (outside of DMSB).
Most elective credits are taken in the evening or on Saturdays. Students may
receive Transfer credit of up to 9 credits. A grade point
average of 3.000 is
required for graduation.
Required Courses
Semester One (Fall)
Module One
ACCT 6318
Accounting Data for Strategic Decision Making
2 cr
HRMG 6318
Managing the Organization
2 cr
SCHM 6318
Managing Operations & Supply Chain
2 cr
MKTG 6318
Customer Value & the Enterprise
2 cr
Module Two
FINA 6318
Financial Management
2 cr
ENTR 6318
Innovating & Creating Futures
2 cr
STRT 6318
Strategic Planning for the Future
2 cr
BUSN 6363
Social Impact of Business
2 cr
Full Semester
BUSN 6950
Strategic Planning for the Future
2 cr
BUSN 6200
MBA Skills Workshop
2 cr
Career Management*
0 cr c
ar
0 cr
*required for corporate residency
Total for Term: 16 cr
Semester Two (Spring)
Concentration 1 Enhanced Core
3 cr
Concentration 2 Enhanced Core
3 cr
Experiential Course
3 cr
Elective
3 cr
BUSN 6200
Career Management
*
0 cr
*required for corporate residency
Total for Term: 12 cr
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MBA Electives
Complete 15 semester hours in the following subject areas: ACCT, BUSN, ENTR,
FINA,
HRMG, INTB, MECN, MKTG, MGMT, SCHM, STRT, and TECE. 3 elective
credits must be experiential in nature and 6 credits must be interdisciplinary
(outside DMSB). No more than six elective credits can be drawn from one-credit
courses.
Corporate Residency
Students in the full-time MBA program are expected to complete a three-month,
six-month, or two six-month corporate
residency work assignment[s]. This is a
critical component of the Northeastern MBA
learning experience. The corporate
residency must be embedded within the course
curriculum and cannot be
approved after completion of all coursework. Students must
successfully
complete the Career Management class to participate in the corporate
residency
recruiting process.
Students will work with the Graduate Career Center to develop an appropriate
corporate residency placement. While corporate residencies are not guaranteed,
it is
the expectation of the program that all students will complete a residency
after their first year of classes, barring exceptional circumstances. Students
on
residency are expected to work full-time in the residency and will not be
permitted
to take any classes during the day and must receive prior approval
from their advisor for
any evening/weekend classes (maximum six credits per
semester).
The Graduate Career Center must approve all placements intended to fulfill the
corporate residency component of the program. Students are required to
provide the
Graduate Career Center a copy of their offer letter for corporate
residency and a job
description if the position is self-developed.
While rare, students failing to obtain an approved corporate residency will take
classes
Summer 2 and Fall semesters and apply for a corporate residency position
for January -
June. Students must be authorized by the Graduate Career Center to
pursue a January
residency. Note: Students on an International Visa cannot have
residency in their final
term so if they do a January - June residency, they are
required to take classes the
following Summer 2.
Students on academic probation are not eligible to participate in the Corporate
Residency program. Students with a GPA under 2.8 after Fall semester, year 1,
may not
search for a residency until they have satisfied the conditions of their
probation.
Students placed on probation after Spring semester and who have already secured a
residency position will be permitted to participate. However, if a residency placement
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has not been confirmed after academic progress has been evaluated following the end of
the academic term, the students must defer the residency until they have been removed
from probation.
There will be opportunities to extend corporate residency up to twelve months
based on employer needs and subject to OGS policies. This is particularly valuable to
students with less work experience coming to the program or those who are making
significant career changes. Students who elect to perform a second six-month
residency, January - June, will have their graduation date changed from August to
December. Students interested in a possible extended residency
must make their
interest known to the Career Center and work closely with the staff to
identify
opportunities and complete the appropriate processes. Students who complete a
second six-month residency must take at least one credit of coursework during their
time working to demonstrate forward progress in their degree.
Concentrations
Students will elect to pursue two of nine available concentrations. Students will
choose their concentrations during the fall semester of their first year prior to spring
semester registration in November. Students are encouraged to consult with their
academic advisor throughout their program to ensure they are registered for the
correct courses and that the requirements of the concentrations are met. Each
concentration is 12 credits and consists of the following:
Business Analytics
Required (3 credits):
BUSN 6365
Business Analytics
Select Three (9 credits):
SCHM 6215
Supply Chain Analytics
MKTG 6228
New Media & Digital Marketing Analytics
MKTG 6230
Driving Marketing Performance: Measure, Analyze, Profit
STRT 6210
Workforce Metrics & Analytics
MISM 6203
Business Analytics Methods
MISM 6210
Information Visuals & Dashboard for Business
MISM 6212
Data Mining & Machine Learning for Business
MISM 6213
Business Info Design, Quality, & Strategy
PPUA 5302
Information Design & Visual Analytics
CS 5200
Database Management Systems
CS 5100
Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
ECON 5140
Applied Econometrics
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Corporate Innovation & Venturing
Required (3 credits):
ENTR 6320
Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Dynamic Competition
Select Three (9 credits):
ENTR 6218
Business Model Design & Innovation
ENTR 6222
Competing in Dynamic, Innovation-Driven Markets
ENTR 6224
Intellectual Property & Other Legal Aspects of Business &
Innovation
ENTR 6225
Corporate Entrepreneurship through Global Growth,
Acquisitions, & Alliances
ENTR 6293
Design Thinking for Market-Driven Innovation
MGMT 6280
Innovation for Next Generation Products & Systems
HRMG 6212
Creating an Innovative Organization
HRMG 6280
The Human Side of Innovation
TECE 6222
Emerging & Disruptive Technologies
GE 5100
Product Development for Engineers (4 credits)
ARTG 5610
Design Systems (4 credits)
Entrepreneurship
Required (3 credits):
ENTR 6320
Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Dynamic Competition
Select Three (9 credits):
ENTR 6200
Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Growth
ENTR 6212
Business Planning for New Ventures
ENTR 6218
Business Model Design & Innovation
ENTR 6219
Financing Ventures from Early Stage to Exit
ENTR 6222
Competing in Dynamic, Innovation-Driven Markets
ENTR 6224
Intellectual Property & Other Legal Aspects of Business &
Innovation
ENTR 6225
Corporate Entrepreneurship through Global Growth,
Acquisitions, & Alliances
ENTR 6293
Design Thinking for Market-Driven Innovation
ENTR 6214
Social Enterprise
FINA 6260
Entrepreneurial Finance, Innovation Valuation & Private Equity
TECE 6230
Entrepreneurial Marketing & Selling
TECE 6250
Lean Design & Development
TECE 6300
Managing a Technology-Based Business
GE 5030
Iterative Product Prototyping for Engineers (4 credits)
GE 5100
Product Development for Engineers (4 credits)
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Finance - Corporate
Required (3 credits):
FINA 6320
Advanced Financial Management
Select One (3 credits):
FINA 6203
Investment Analysis
FINA 6260
Entrepreneurial Finance, Innovation Value & Private Equity
FINA 6216
Valuation & Value Creation
Select Two (6 credits):
FINA 6203
Investment Analysis*
FINA 6204
International Financial Management
FINA 6205
Financial Strategy
FINA 6207
Financial Modeling
FINA 6211
Financial Risk Management
FINA 6213
Investment Banking
FINA 6214
Mergers & Acquisitions
FINA 6215
Business Turnarounds
FINA 6216
Valuation & Value Creation*
FINA 6217
Real Estate Finance & Investment
FINA 6221
Entrepreneurial Finance
FINA 6260
Entrepreneurial Finance, Innovation Valuation & Private Equity
*if not taken as the required track course
Finance - Investments
Required (6 credits):
FINA 6320
Advanced Financial Management
FINA 6203
Investment Analysis
Select Two (6 credits):
FINA 6204
International Finance Management
FINA 6207
Financial Modeling
FINA 6211
Financial Risk Management
FINA 6213
Investment Banking
FINA 6214
Mergers & Acquisitions
FINA 6216
Valuation & Value Creation
FINA 6217
Real Estate Finance & Investment
FINA 6219
Portfolio Management
FINA 6260
Entrepreneurial Finance, Innovation Value & Private Equity
FINA 6360
Fund Management for Analysts (1 credit)
FINA 6361
Fund Management for Managers (1 credit)
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Healthcare Management
Required (9 credits):
HINF 5105
The American Healthcare System (or equivalent)
HRMG 6220
Health Organization Management
STRT 6220
Strategic Management for Healthcare Orgs
Select One (3 credits):
SCHM 6223
Managing Healthcare Supply Chain
FINA 6220
Healthcare Finance
(Additional open elective recommendations available.)
International Business
Required (3 credits):
INTB 6208
Global Strategy
Select Three (9 credits):
INTB 6226
Becoming a Global Leader
INTB 6232
Emerging Markets & Corporate Strategy
INTB 6260
Advanced Topics in Global Management & Strategy
INTB 6212
Cultural Aspects of International Business
INTB 6224
Competing to Win in Emerging Markets
INTB 6230
International Field Study
FINA 6204
International Financial Management
MKTG 6212
International Marketing
Leading People & Organizations
Select Four (12 credits):
HRMG 6221
Power & Influence
MGMT 6214
Negotiations
TBD
Managing a Diverse Workforce
HRMG 6218
Great Companies
HRMG 6219
Leadership & Sustainability
TBD
Strategic HR
HRMG 6223
Global Talent Management
Marketing
Required (3 credits):
MKTG 6320
Advanced Marketing Management
Select Three (9 credits):
MKTG 6210
Marketing Research
MKTG 6212
International Marketing
MKTG 6214
New Product Development
MKTG 6216
Market Focused Strategy
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MKTG 6218
Marketing in the Service Sector
MKTG 6222
Digital Marketing
MKTG 6223
Brand and Advertising Management
MKTG 6224
B2B Strategic Sales
MKTG 6226
Consumer Behavior
MKTG 6230
Driving Marketing Performance: Measure, Analyze, Profit
MKTG 6260
Special Topics in Marketing
Supply Chain Management
Required (3 credits):
SCHM 6213
Global Supply Chain Strategy
Select Three (9 credits):
SCHM 6211
Logistics & Transportation Management
SCHM 6212
Executive Roundtable in Supply Chain Management
SCHM 6214
Sourcing & Procurement
SCHM 6215
Supply Chain Analytics
SCHM 6221
Sustainability & Supply Chain Management
SCHM 6222
Managing Emerging Issues in Supply Chain Management
SCHM 6223
Managing Healthcare Supply Chain Operations
SCHM 6224
Demand Planning & Forecasting
The curriculum is subject to change by D’Amore-McKim faculty. Please monitor the
website for updates. Note that in any given term/year, only a subset of these
electives will be available.
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Part-Time MBA Program
Students enter the part-time MBA program in either the Fall semester or the Spring
semester. There are 33 credits of required courses and 27 credits of elective courses
for
a total of 60 credits. Students may receive Waiver and/or Transfer credit of up to
20
credits (transfer credit is limited to 9 credits). Consult the Waiver Guidelines in
Appendix
A, page 78. A grade point average of 3.000 is required for graduation. A
number of
elective concentrations are available.
Required Courses (33 credits)
ACCT 6200
Financial Reporting and Managerial Decision Making 1
3 cr
ACCT 6201
Financial Reporting and Managerial Decision Making 2
1.5 cr
HRMG 6200
Managing People and Organizations
3 cr
INTB 6200
Managing the Global Enterprise
3 cr
MGSC 6204
Managing Information Resources
1.5 cr
SCHM 6201
Operations and Supply Chain Management
3 cr
MKTG 6200
Creating and Sustaining Customer Markets
3 cr
MECN 6200
Global Competition and Market Dominance
3 cr
FINA 6200
Value Creation Through Financial Decision Making
3 cr
MGSC 6200
Information Analysis
3 cr
STRT 6200
ENTR 6200
Strategic Decision Making in a Changing Environment
Enterprise Growth and Innovation
3 cr
3 cr
Elective courses - 27 credits. Elective courses are either 1 or 3 credits. Of the 27
elective
credits, no more than 6 can be drawn from one-credit courses.
Part-Time MBA students typically follow a three-year academic plan, based on the
semester in which the student enters. To the extent a student deviates from the
sequence, the Graduate School cannot guarantee that required courses will be
available
in a given semester. Students are encouraged to consult with their academic
advisor
throughout their program to ensure they are registered for the correct
courses and that
future courses are planned appropriately.
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Typical 3-year Fall term start Typical 3-year Spring term start Year
one Year one
Fall
term
Spring
term
ACCT
6200
3
credits
ACCT
6200
3
credits
HRMG
6200
3
credits
HRMG
6200
3
credits
Spring
term
Summer
1
term
ACCT
6201
1.5
credits
ACCT
6201
1.5
credits
s
MGSC 6204
1.5
credits
MGSC 6204
1.5
credits
MGSC
6200
3
credits
MGSC
6200
3
credits
Summer
1
term
Fall
term
SCHM 6201
3
credits
SCHM 6201
3
credits
INTB
6200
3
credits
INTB
6200
3
credits
Summer
2
term
Elective
3
credits
Year
two
Year
two
Fall
term
Spring
term
MKTG
6200
3
cred
i
ts
MKTG
6200
3
credits
MECN
6200
3
cred
i
ts
MECN
6200
3
credits
Spring
term
Summer
1
term
FINA
6200
3
credits
Elective
3
credits
ENTR
6200
3
credits
Elective
3
credits
Summer
1
term
Summer
2
term
Elective
3
cred
i
ts
Elective
3
credits
Elective
3
credits
Summer
2
term
Fall
term
Elective
3
credits
FINA
6200
3
credits
ENTR
6200
3
credits
Year
three
Year
three
Fall
term
Spring
term
STRT
6200
3
credits
STRT
6200
3
credits
Elective
3
credits
Elective
3
credits
Spring
term
Summer
1
term
Elective
3
credits
Elective
3
credits
Elective
3
credits
Elective
3
credits
Summer
1
term
Summer
2
term
Elective
3
credits
Elective
3
credits
Elective
3
credits
Fall
term
Elective
3
credits
Elective
3
credits
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Online MBA Courses
Part-time MBA students are allowed to take up to five online elective courses towards
their degree. These courses must be taken after they complete all core classes. Since
online courses are five-week intensive classes, part-time students are unable to
register
for an on-campus semester long course at the same time.
Elective Concentrations
Students in the Part-Time MBA program may choose electives to specialize in an area
of
concentration within their MBA program. Concentrations require 9 credits (unless
noted otherwise) of course work as outlined below. Students may apply for up to two
concentrations. An individual course may only count toward a single concentration.
Corporate Finance
FINA 6205
Financial Strategy (Required)
3 cr
Select 6 credits from these courses:
FINA 6204
International Financial Management
3 cr
FINA 6207
Financial Modeling
3 cr
FINA 6213
Investment Banking
3 cr
FINA 6214
Mergers and Acquisitions
3 cr
FINA 6215
Business Turnarounds
3 cr
FINA 6216
Valuation and Value Creation
3 cr
FINA 6221
Entrepreneurial Finance
3 cr
FINA 6222
Risk Management and Insurance
3 cr
FINA 6231
Disrupting Finance and Insurance
3 cr
FINA 6260
Entrepreneurial Fin, Innovation Valuation and
Private Equity
3 cr
Investments
FINA 6203
Investment Analysis (Required)
3 cr
Select 6 credits from these courses:
FINA 6207
Financial Modeling
3 cr
FINA 6211
Financial Risk Management
3 cr
FINA 6212
Fixed Income Securities and Risk
3 cr
FINA 6213
Investment Banking
3 cr
FINA 6217
Real Estate Finance and Investment
3 cr
FINA 6218
Personal Financial Planning
3 cr
FINA 6219
Portfolio Management
3 cr
FINA 6222
Risk Management and Insurance
3 cr
FINA 6292
Advanced Topics in Finance
3 cr
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Mutual Fund Management
FINA 6203
Investment Analysis (Required)
3 cr
FINA 6219
Portfolio Management (Required)
3 cr
Complete one of the following elective courses:
FINA 6360
Mutual Fund Management for Analysts OR
3 cr
FINA 6361 Fund Management for Managers
Mutual Fund Management for Managers
3 cr
(3 credits required, at least one credit must be from FINA 6361)
Corporate Renewal
Select 9 credits from these courses:
ENTR 6214
Social Enterprise
3 cr
ENTR 6224
Intellectual Property/Other Legal Aspects of
Business and Innovation
3 cr
FINA 6215
Business Turnarounds
3 cr
FINA 6216
Valuation and Value Creation
3 cr
HRMG 6212
Creating an Innovative Organization
3 cr
HRMG 6218
Great Companies
3 cr
HRMG 6213
Leadership
3 cr
MGMT 6210
Law for Managers and Entrepreneurs
3 cr
MGMT 6214
Negotiations
3 cr
MKTG 6216
Market Focused Strategy
3 cr
Supply Chain Management
Select 9 credits from these courses:
SCHM 6211
Logistics and Transportation Management
3 cr
SCHM 6212
Executive Roundtable in Supply Chain Management
OR
3 cr
SCHM 6222 Managing Emerging Issues in Supply Chain
Management
3 cr
SCHM 6213
Global Supply Chain Strategy
3 cr
SCHM 6214
Sourcing and Procurement
3 cr
SCHM 6215
Supply Chain Analytics
3 cr
SCHM 6221
Sustainability and Supply Chain Management
3 cr
SCHM 6223
Managing Health Care Supply Chain Operations
3 cr
SCHM 6224
Demand Planning and Forecasting
3 cr
16
International Business
INTB 6212
Cultural Aspects of International Business (Required)
3 cr
Select 6 credits from these courses:
FINA 6204
International Finance Management
3 cr
INTB 6217
Creating Sustainable Competitive Advantage
through
3 cr
Through Global Innovation
INTB 6224
Competing to Win in Emerging Markets
3 cr
INTB 6226
Becoming a Global Leader
3 cr
INTB 6230
International Field Study
3 cr
INTB 6232
Doing Business in Emerging Markets
3 cr
MKTG 6212
International Marketing
3 cr
SCHM 6213
Global Supply Chain Strategy
3 cr
ENTR 6225
Corporate Entrepreneurship through Global
Growth/Acquisitions/Alliances
3 cr
Marketing
Select 9 credits from these courses:
MKTG 6210
Marketing Research
3 cr
MKTG 6212
International Marketing
3 cr
MKTG 6214
New Product Development
3 cr
MKTG 6216
Market Focused Strategy
3 cr
MKTG 6218
Marketing in the Service Sector
3 cr
MKTG 6222
Digital Marketing
3 cr
MKTG 6223
Brand and Advertising Management
3 cr
MKTG 6224
B2B and Strategic Sales
3 cr
MKTG 6226
Consumer Behavior
3 cr
MKTG 6260
Special Topics in Marketing Analytics
3 cr
Entrepreneurship
Select 9 credits from these courses:
ENTR 6212
Business Planning for New Ventures
3 cr
ENTR 6214
Social Enterprise
3 cr
ENTR 6218
Business Model Design and Innovation
3 cr
ENTR 6219
Financing Ventures from Early Stages to Exit
3 cr
ENTR 6220
Family Business Leadership and Governance
3 cr
ENTR 6222
Competing in Dynamic, Innovation-Driven Markets
3 cr
ENTR 6224
Intellectual Property/Other Legal Aspects of Business
Innovation
3 cr
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ENTR 6225
Corporate Entrepreneurship through Global
Growth/Acquisitions/Alliances
3 cr
TECE 6300
Managing a Technology-Based Business
3 cr
MKTG 6214
New Product Development
3 cr
Technological Entrepreneurship
Select 9 credits from these courses:
ENTR 6212
Business Planning for New Ventures
3 cr
ENTR 6224
Intellectual Property/Other Legal Aspects of Bus.
Innov.
3 cr
TECE 6222
Emerging and Disruptive Technologies
3 cr
TECE 6230
Entrepreneurial Marketing and Selling
3 cr
TECE 6240
Finance for Tech Based Entrepreneurial Firms
3 cr
TECE 6250
Lean Design and Development
3 cr
TECE 6300
Managing Technology-Based Business
3 cr
TECE 6340
The Technical Entrepreneur as Leader
3 cr
FINA 6260
Entrepreneurial Finance, Innovation, Valuation, and
Private Equity
3 cr
Health Care Management
(12 credits required)
HINF 5105
The American Healthcare System (Required)
3 cr
STRT 6220
Strategic Mgmt for Healthcare Organizations
(Required)
3 cr
HRMG 6220
Health Organization Management (Required)
3 cr
Select 3 credits from these courses:
PHTH 5234
Economic Perspectives on Health Policy
3 cr
PHTH 5232
Evaluating Healthcare Quality
3 cr
HINF 5101
Introduction to Health Informatics and Health Info
Systems
3 cr
SCHM 6223
Managing Healthcare Supply Chain Operations
3 cr
FINA 6220
Health Care Finance
3 cr
Note that groups offering specializations may periodically modify specialization
courses.
Access to the Graduate Career Center
Students in the Part-Time MBA program immediately have access to online research
tools, Career Clips videos, and a comprehensive career management manual.
Career Expos – You will be eligible to attend MBA Career Expos both on
campus and virtually.
Networking Events, Webinars and Employer Events – You will have access to
these events. Schedules will be posted in the newsletter. Registration will be
required.
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Students also have access to individual career services once
they have completed at
least 50% of their program and must be in good academic
standing. Once the Career
Center receives confirmation from your advisor that you are
eligible for services you
can work with the Career Center as follows:
Career Advisor – Work with a career advisor for resume review, cover
letter
review, job search strategy, networking strategy, etc.
Access to Job Postings – Once your advisor approves your final resume
you will be
granted access to the Northeastern job posting system so
you can post your resume and apply for posted
positions.
MS in Innovation
The Master of Science in Innovation is a part-time program offered either on-campus
(Boston) or 100% online and is designed
specifically for working professionals who
want to become innovation leaders. The program covers the fundamentals of
innovation in business from multiple
perspectives by using case studies and
experiential innovation projects. The on-campus program starts in September with
classes held primarily on Saturdays, and the online program starts in January.
Required Courses for On-Campus and Online
MGMT 6280
Innovation for Next-Generation Products and Systems
3 cr
MKTG 6280
Gaining Customer Insight
3 cr
ACCT 6280
Planning and Budgeting for Innovation
3 cr
MKTG 6283
Marketing and Selling Innovation
3 cr
ENTR 6217
Lean Innovation
3 cr
FINA 6284
Financing Innovation and Growth
3 cr
HRMG 6280
The Human Side of Innovation
3 cr
HRMG 6281
Leading and Implementing Innovation in Organizations
3 cr
MGSC 6281
Service Innovation and Management
3 cr
On-Campus Required Course
BUSN 6280
How Executives Lead Innovation and Enterprise
Growth
3 cr
Online Required Course
ENTR 6225
Corporate Entrepreneurship through Global Growth
Acquisitions and Alliances
3 cr
Access to the Graduate Career Center
Students in the MS in Innovation program immediately have access to online research
tools, Career Clips videos, and a comprehensive career management manual.
Career Expos – You will be eligible to attend MBA Career Expos both on campus
and virtually.
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Networking Events, Webinars and Employer Events – You will have access to
these events. Schedules will be posted in the newsletter. Registration will be
required. Job search webinars are available on our website. All DMSB students
are
eligible to participate in Career Center Career Expos, workshops, webinars,
and
networking events. Communication of these events will be sent to your
husky
email.
Students also have access to individual career services once
they have completed at
least 50% of their program and must be in good academic
standing. Once the Career
Center receives confirmation from you advisor that you are
eligible for services you
can work with the Career Center as follows:
Career Advisor – Work with a career advisor for resume review, cover letter
review, job search strategy, networking strategy, etc.
Access to Job Postings – Once your advisor approves your final resume you will be
granted access to the Northeastern job posting system so you can post your
resume and apply for posted
positions.
MS in Finance (MSF) Program – Day
The MSF Day Track requires 30 credits, and is a lock-step cohort program, beginning in
September and ending the following August. Within this program, students can build a
foundation to work toward the CFA designation, prepare to enter a finance PhD
program or seek employment in specialized finance positions globally.
Students may only complete this program as a 12-month track and on a full time basis.
Participation in a corporate residency or co-op is not possible in this
program.
Students are required to complete 30 credits and maintain a grade point average of
3.000, which is required for graduation.
MS in Finance Day Track Curriculum:
Required Course Work
FINA 6201
Financial Theory & Policy
3 cr
FINA 6202
Analysis of Financial Institutions & Markets
3 cr
FINA 6203
Investment Analysis
3 cr
FINA 6204
International Finance Management
3 cr
FINA 6205
Financial Strategy
3 cr
FINA 6206
Finance Seminar
3 cr
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Complete four FINA electives*: [a sampling of previous offerings]
FINA 6207
Financial Modeling
3 cr
FINA 6211
Financial Risk Management
3 cr
FINA 6212
Fixed Income Securities and Risk
3 cr
FINA 6214
Mergers and Acquisitions
3 cr
FINA 6217
Real Estate Finance and Investment
3 cr
FINA 6219
Portfolio Management
3 cr
FINA 6260
Entrepreneurial Finance, Innovation Valuation,
and
3 cr
Private Equity
FINA 6292
Advanced Topics in Finance
3 cr
BUSN 6200
Career Management
0 cr
*Finance elective offerings vary at the discretion of the finance department.
Access to the Graduate Career Center
Students in the Day MSF program will work closely with the Career Center Staff.
Students in good academic standing can work with the Career Center as follows:
Career Management Class – You may elect to enroll into a career
management class with the
Career Center team to address your job search
tools, skills and preparation.
Career Advisor – Work with a career advisor for resume review, cover letter
review, job search strategy, networking strategy, etc.
Access to Job Postings – Once your advisor approves your final resume
you will be
granted access to the Northeastern job posting system so
you can post your resume and apply for posted
positions.
Career Expos – You will be eligible to attend MBA Career Expos both on
campus and virtually.
Networking Events, Webinars and Employer Events – You will have access to
these events. Schedules will be posted in the newsletter. Registration will be
required.
MS in Finance (MSF) Program – Evening
The Master of Science in Finance program requires 30 credits, 18 credits of required
courses and 12 credits of electives (three credits may be non-finance electives).
Students interested in pursuing the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) or Certified
Financial Planner (CFP) designations should select appropriate electives.
Students begin the program in the Fall term. Students may complete the program on a
full-time or part-time basis. Participation in a corporate residency, coop or internship
is
not possible in this program.
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Students may receive waiver and/or transfer credit for up to 9 credits. A minimum of
21
credits must be taken within the D’Amore-McKim School of Business. A grade point
average of 3.000 is required for graduation.
Required Courses (18 credits)
FINA 6201*
Financial Theory and Policy
3 cr
FINA 6202
Analysis of Financial Institutions and Markets
3 cr
FINA 6203
Investment Analysis
3 cr
FINA 6204
International Finance Management
3 cr
FINA 6205
FINA 6206
Financial Strategy
Finance Seminar
3 cr
3 cr
*FINA 6200 may be substituted for FINA 6201
Elective Courses (12 credits). Nine credits must be Finance courses. One three credit
open elective from ACCT, ENTR, FINA, HRMG, INTB, MECN, MKTG, MGMT, SCHM, or
STRT.
Full-time MSF program plan:
(students may choose one of three tracks):
Track 1: 10 Month Completion
(Fall, Spring and Summer 1 Terms)
Fall Term Spring Term Summer 1 Term
FINA 6201 FINA 6205 FINA 6204
FINA 6202 FINA 6206 Finance Elective
FINA 6203 Finance Elective
Open Elective Finance Elective
Note: Students must select this option prior to the start of the Fall Term in order
to be
properly registered. The open elective may be finance or non-finance elective
Track 2: 12 Month Completion
(Fall, Spring, Summer 1 and Summer 2 Terms)
Fall Term Spring Term Summer 1 Term
FINA 6201 FINA 6205 FINA 6204
FINA 6202 FINA 6206 Finance Elective
FINA 6203 Finance Elective
Finance Elective Summer 2 Term
Open Elective
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Track 3: 16 Month Completion
(Fall, Spring and Fall Terms)
Fall Term Spring Term Fall Term (2)
FINA 6201 FINA 6205 FINA 6204
FINA 6202 Finance Elective FINA 6206
FINA 6203 Finance Elective Open Elective
Finance Elective
Note: This option provides for no classes during the Summer Term and students
are
expected to return home. For some students, FINA 6206 may be taken in
the Spring
Term and FINA 6205 in the second Fall Term.
Part-time MSF program plan:
Fall Term (1) Summer Term Fall Term (2)
FINA 6201 Finance Elective FINA 6206
FINA 6202 Open Elective Finance Elective
Spring Term (1) Spring Term (2)
FINA 6203 FINA 6205
FINA 6204 Finance Elective
Note: For some students, FINA 6206 may be taken in the second Spring Term and
FINA
6205 in the second Fall Term.
Access to the Graduate Career Center
Students in the Evening Master of Science in Finance program immediately have
access to online research tools, Career Clips videos, and a comprehensive career
management manual.
Career Expos – You will be eligible to attend MBA Career Expos and will have
an
opportunity to include your resume in the resume books sent to
employers in
advance.
Networking Events, Webinars and Employer Events – You will have access to
these events. Schedules will be posted in the newsletter. Registration will be
required. Job search webinars are available on our website. All DMSB
students
are eligible to participate in Career Center Career Expos,
workshops, webinars,
and networking events. Communication of these
events will be sent to your
husky email.
Students also have access to individual
career services once they have completed at
least 50% of their program and must be in
good academic standing. Once the Career
Center receives confirmation from you
advisor that you are eligible for services you
can work with the Career Center as follows:
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Career Advisor – Work with a career advisor for resume review, cover
letter
review, job search strategy, networking strategy, etc.
Access to job postings – Once your advisor approves your final resume
you will be
granted access to the Northeastern job posting system so
you can post your resume and apply for posted
positions.
Full-Time MS in Finance/MBA Program
Students may be admitted to the MSF/MBA program at the point of their initial
enrollment in the Graduate School of Business Administration or may petition to
change
into the MSF/MBA program from either the MBA or the MSF programs (see
details on
page 52). The MSF/MBA Program requires 67 credits versus 85 to earn the
two degrees
separately (Full-Time MBA requires 55 credits. MSF requires 30 credits).
Once either the MBA or
the MSF has been awarded, it is not possible to apply for the
joint degree.
The Full-Time MSF/MBA program requirement of 67 credits consists of all the
required courses in
the Full-Time MBA program, required finance courses,
concentration courses, and electives.
Students may receive Waiver and/or Transfer credit of up to 20 credits (transfer credit
is
limited to 9 credits). A grade point average of 3.000 is required for graduation.
Curriculum for Full-time MSF/MBA:
Full-Time MBA required core coursework as detailed starting on
page 5
:
16 cr
Required finance courses
12 cr
FINA 6320
Advanced Financial Management
3 cr
FINA 6204
International Financial Management
3 cr
FINA 6205
Financial Strategy
3 cr
FINA 6206
Finance Seminar
3 cr
Finance electives:
12 cr
MECN 6200
Global Competition & Market Dominance
3 cr
*required for finance electives
Concentration electives:
12 cr
Select from Business Analytics (recommended), Corporate Innovation & Venturing,
Entrepreneurship, Healthcare Management, International Business, Leading People
& Organizations, Marketing, and Supply Chain Management
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Open electives:
15 cr
6 credits must be interdisciplinary (outside DMSB)
3 credits must be experiential in nature
Total credits:
67 cr
Evening MS in Finance/MBA Program
Students may be admitted to the MSF/MBA program at the point of their initial
enrollment in the Graduate School of Business Administration or may petition to
change
into the MSF/MBA program from either the MBA or the MSF programs (see
details on
page 52). The MSF/MBA Program requires 72 credits versus 90 to earn the
two degrees
separately (MBA requires 60 credits. MSF requires 30 credits). Once either
the MBA or
the MSF has been awarded, it is not possible to apply for the joint degree.
The MSF/MBA program requirement of 72 credits consists of all the required courses
in
the Part-Time MBA program, four of the six required courses in the MSF program as
listed below, and electives.
Students may receive Waiver and/or Transfer credit of up to 20 credits (transfer credit
is
limited to 9 credits). A grade point average of 3.000 is required for graduation.
Curriculum for Evening MSF/MBA:
All required courses in the Part-Time MBA as detailed starting on
page 12:
33 cr
And the following Finance courses:
FINA 6203
Investment Analysis
3 cr
FINA 6204
International Financial Management
3 cr
FINA 6205
Financial Strategy
3 cr
FINA 6206
Finance Seminar
3 cr
And the following elective requirements:
Finance electives
12 cr
Business electives (may be Finance courses)
15 cr
Total credits:
72 cr
MS in International Business (MSIB) Program
The Master of Science in International Business program requires 30 credits: 21 credits
of required graduate business courses; a 3 credit International Field Study Course and 6
credits of electives; which may be MBA, sociology, or political science curriculum.
Students begin the program in the Fall term. Students may complete the program on a
full-time (2 full semesters and both summer terms) or part-time basis (4 full
semesters).
Participation in a corporate residency is not possible in this program.
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Students may receive waiver and/or transfer credit for up to 9 credits. A minimum of
21
credits must be taken within the D’Amore-McKim School of Business. A grade point
average of 3.000 is required for graduation.
Graduate Business Requirements
The following Graduate Business courses are required:
FINA 6204
International Finance Management
3 cr
FINA 6209
Introduction to International Accounting and Finance
3 cr
INTB 6200
Managing the Global Enterprise
3 cr
INTB 6226
Becoming a Global Leader
3 cr
MECN 6203
Global Managerial Economics
3 cr
MKTG 6206
International Marketing
3 cr
SCHM 6213
Global Supply Chain Management
3 cr
International Field Study Requirement
INTB 6230
International Field Study
3 cr
Electives (6 credits)
Complete 6 semester hours from the following subject areas:
ACCT, BUSN, ENTR, FINA, HRMG, INTB, STRT, TECE, MECN, MKTG, MGMT, MGSC,
SCHM
Students may also consider political science or sociology courses.
Access to the Graduate Career Center
Students in the MSIB program immediately have access to online research tools,
Career Clips videos, and a comprehensive career management manual.
Career Expos – You will be eligible to attend MBA Career Expos both on
campus and virtually.
Networking Events, Webinars and Employer Events – You will have access to
these events. Schedules will be posted in the newsletter. Registration will be
required. Job search webinars are available on our website. All DMSB
students
are eligible to participate in Career Center Career Expos,
workshops, webinars,
and networking events. Communication of these
events will be sent to your
husky email.
Students also have access to individual career services once they have
completed at
least 50% of their program and must be in good academic standing. Once
the Career
Center receives confirmation from you advisor that you are eligible for
services you
can work with the Career Center as follows:
Career Advisor – Work with a career advisor for resume review, cover
letter
review, job search strategy, networking strategy, etc.
Access to Job Postings – Once your advisor approves your final resume
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you will be
granted access to the Northeastern job posting system so
you can post your resume and apply for posted
positions.
MS in Technological Entrepreneurship (MSTE) Program
The Master of Science in Technological Entrepreneurship program requires 30 credits:
27 credits of required courses and 3 elective credits. Students begin the program in
the Fall term. Students may complete
the program on a full-time (10 months - Fall,
Spring and Summer 1) or part-time basis
(22 months - 4 full semesters and two
summer terms). Participation in a co-op or
corporate residency is not possible in this
program.
Students may receive waiver and/or transfer credit for up to 9 credits. A minimum of
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credits must be taken within the D’Amore-McKim School of Business. A grade point
average of 3.000 is required for graduation.
Required Courses (27 credits)
ENTR 6200
ENTR 6212
Enterprise Growth and Innovation
Business Planning for New Ventures
3 cr
3 cr
ENTR 6218
Business Model Design and Innovation
3 cr
ENTR 6219
Financing Ventures from Early Stage to Exit
3 cr
TECE 6222
Emerging and Disruptive Technologies
3 cr
TECE 6230
Entrepreneurial Marketing and Selling
3 cr
TECE 6250
Lean Design and Development
3 cr
TECE 6300
Managing a Technology-Based Business
3 cr
TECE 6340
The Tech. Entrepreneur as Leader
3 cr
Elective (3 credits)
Complete one course (3 credits) in one of the following subject areas: ACCT, BUSN,
ENTR, FINA, HRMG, INTB, MECN, MKTG, MGMT, SCHM, STRT, or TECE
Access to the Graduate Career Center
Students in the MSTE program immediately have access to online research tools,
Career Clips videos, and a comprehensive career management manual.
Career Expos – You will be eligible to attend MBA Career Expos and will have
an
opportunity to include your resume in the resume books sent to employers
in
advance.
Networking Events, Webinars and Employer Events – You will have access to
these events. Schedules will be posted in the newsletter. Registration will be
required. Job search webinars are available on our website. All DMSB
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students
are eligible to participate in Career Center Career Expos,
workshops, webinars,
and networking events. Communication of these
events will be sent to your
husky email.
Students also have access to individual career services once they have
completed at
least 50% of their program and must be in good academic standing. Once
the Career
Center receives confirmation from you advisor that you are eligible for
services you
can work with the Career Center as follows:
Career Advisor – Work with a career advisor for resume review, cover
letter
review, job search strategy, networking strategy, etc.
Access to Job Postings – Once your advisor approves your final resume
you will be
granted access to the Northeastern job posting system so
you can post your resume and apply for posted
positions.
Online MS in Business Analytics (MSBA)
The Master of Science in Business Analytics is a fully online program with no campus
residency requirements. The program consists of 30 credits of required curriculum.
Courses are offered in a back-to-back format. A grade point average of 3.000 is
required for graduation. Participation in a co-op or corporate residency is not possible
in this program.
Required Courses
MISM 6200
Intro to Business Analytics
3 cr
MISM 6202
Foundations of Data Analysis for Business
3 cr
MISM 6203
Business Analytics Methods
3 cr
MKTG 6232
Engaging Customers & Markets
3 cr
MISM 6210
Information Visuals & Dashboards for Business
3 cr
MKTG 6294
Customer Centric Research Methods
3 cr
MISM 6212
Data Mining & Machine Learning for Business
3 cr
MKTG 6295
Customer Performance Modeling
3 cr
MISM 6213
Business Information Design, Quality, &
Strategy
3 cr
MISM 6214
Business Analytics Capstone
3 cr
Access to the Graduate Career Center
Students in the MSBA program immediately have access to online research tools,
Career Clips videos, and a comprehensive career management manual.
Career Expos – You will be eligible to attend MBA Career Expos and will have
an
opportunity to include your resume in the resume books sent to employers
in
advance.
Networking Events, Webinars and Employer Events – You will have access to
these events. Schedules will be posted in the newsletter. Registration will be
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required. Job search webinars are available on our website. All DMSB
students
are eligible to participate in Career Center Career Expos,
workshops, webinars,
and networking events. Communication of these
events will be sent to your
husky email.
Students also have access to individual career services once they have
completed at
least 50% of their program and must be in good academic standing. Once
the Career
Center receives confirmation from you advisor that you are eligible for
services you
can work with the Career Center as follows:
Career Advisor – Work with a career advisor for resume review, cover
letter
review, job search strategy, networking strategy, etc.
Access to Job Postings – Once your advisor approves your final resume
you will be
granted access to the Northeastern job posting system so
you can post your resume and apply for posted
positions.
Online MBA (OMBA)
The Northeastern University Online MBA is a fully online program with no campus
residency requirements. Students may enter the program at one of nine start dates
per
academic year. By adhering to a schedule established at the semester of entry,
the
program may be completed in as little as 24 months. Students in the OMBA are
classified as part-time and participate in one course at a time; completing core
courses
in the first year and capstone and elective courses in the second year. Once
students
matriculate they must complete the program in the online format.
Students may receive waiver and/or transfer credit for up to 15 credits (transfer credit
is
limited to 9 credits). A minimum of 35 credits must be taken within the D’Amore-
McKim School of Business. Consult the Waiver Guidelines in Appendix A, page 76. A
grade point average of 3.000 is required throughout the program.
Concentrations
In their second year, students may choose up to two concentrations from the
following:
Finance, Healthcare Management, High Technology Management,
Innovation
Entrepreneurship, International Management, Marketing, Supply Chain
Management,
and Sustainability. Some concentrations have required courses;
students should speak
with an advisor for more information.
Dual Online MBA/Online Master of Science in Finance (Dual OMBA/OMSF)
Second year students are eligible to apply for the Dual MBA/MSF. The dual degree is
reflected on the transcript and diploma. For additional information refer to the Online
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Dual MBA/MSF section.
Online MBA Academic Plan
Required Courses
ACCT 6272
Financial Statement Preparation and Analysis
2.25 cr
ACCT 6273
Identifying Strategic Implications in Accounting Data
2.25 cr
HRMG 6200
Managing People and Organizations
3 cr
INTB 6200
Managing the Global Enterprise
3 cr
MGMT 6213
Managing Ethics in the Workplace and Marketplace
2 cr
MKTG 6200
Creating and Sustaining Customer Markets
3 cr
MECN 6200
Global Competition and Market Dominance
3 cr
FINA 6200
Value Creation through Financial Decision Making
3 cr
MGSC 6200
Information Analysis
3 cr
STRT 6200
Strategic Decision Making in a Changing Environment
3 cr
ENTR 6200
Enterprise Growth and Innovation
3 cr
MGSC 6204
Managing Information Resources
1.5 cr
SCHM 6201
Operations and Supply Chain Management
3 cr
Complete 15 semester hours from the following: ENTR, FINA, HRMG, INTB, MECN,
MKTG, MGMT, MGSC, SCHM
Total Credits 50 cr
Online MS in Finance (OMSF)
The Northeastern University Online Master of Science in Finance is a fully online
program with no campus residency requirements. Students may enter the program at
one of six start dates per academic year. By adhering to a schedule established at the
semester of entry the program may be completed in as little as 16 months. Students in
the OMSF are classified as part-time and participate in one course at a time; completing
core courses in the first year and capstone and elective courses in the second year.
Once students matriculate they must complete the program in the online format.
Students may receive waiver and/or transfer credit for up to 9 credits. A minimum of 21
credits must be taken within the D’Amore-McKim School of Business. Consult the
Waiver
Guidelines in Appendix A, page 76. A grade point average of 3.000 is required
throughout the program.
Online MSF Academic Plan
Required Courses
FINA 6201
Financial Theory and Policy
3 cr
FINA 6202
Analysis of Financial Institutions and Markets
3 cr
FINA 6203
Investment Analysis
3 cr
FINA 6204
International Finance Management
3 cr
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FINA 6205
Financial Strategy
3 cr
FINA 6206
Finance Seminar
3 cr
Complete 12 semester hours of electives from the following range:
FINA 6211- FINA 6219 12 cr
Total Credits 30 cr
Online MS in Taxation (OMST)
The Northeastern University Online Master of Science in Taxation is a fully online
program with no campus residency requirements. Students may enter the program at
one of six start dates per academic year. By adhering to a schedule established at the
semester of entry the program may be completed in as little as 16 months. Students in
the OMST are classified as part-time and participate in one course at a time;
completing
core courses in the first year and elective courses in the second year. Once
students
matriculate they must complete the program in the online format.
Students may receive waiver and/or transfer credit for up to 9 credits (waiver credit is
limited to 6 credits). A minimum of 21 credits must be taken within the D’Amore-
McKim School of Business. Consult the Waiver Guidelines in Appendix A, page 76. A
grade point average of 3.000 is required throughout the program.
Online MST Academic Plan
Required Courses
ACCT 5230
Federal Tax Issues and Analysis
3 cr
ACCT 5232
Estate Gifts and Taxation
3 cr
ACCT 6231
Corporations and Shareholders
3 cr
ACCT 6292
Tax, Research, Practice, and Ethics
3 cr
ACCT 6235
Partners and Partnerships
3 cr
Complete 15 semester hours of electives from the following:
Any within the range of: ACCT 6239- ACCT 6265
Total Credits 30 cr
Dual Online MBA and MS in Finance (OMBA/OMSF) Degree
The Northeastern University dual Online MBA/Master of Science in Finance is a fully
online program with no campus residency requirements. The OMBA/OMSF is
available
to second year Online MBA students who have achieved a minimum of a 3.0
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GPA and a
B grade in ACCT 6272, ACCT 6273, and FINA 6200. Students may apply to
the dual
program at any point during their second year. The OMBA/OMSF can be
completed in
as little as 36 months. Once students matriculate they must complete
the program in
the online format. The dual degree is listed on both the transcript and
the diploma.
Students may receive waiver and/or transfer credit for up to 15 credits (transfer credit
is
limited to 9 credits). A minimum of 47 credits must be taken within the D’Amore-
McKim School of Business. Consult the Waiver Guidelines in Appendix A, page 76. A
grade point average of 3.000 is required throughout the program.
Online MBA/MSF Academic Plan
Required Courses
ACCT 6272
Financial Statement Preparation and Analysis
2.25 cr
ACCT 6273
Identifying Strategic Implications in Accounting Data
2.25 cr
HRMG 6200
Managing People and Organizations
3 cr
INTB 6200
Managing the Global Enterprise
3 cr
MGMT 6213
Managing Ethics in the Workplace and Marketplace
2 cr
MKTG 6200
Creating and Sustaining Customer Markets
3 cr
MECN 6200
Global Competition and Market Dominance
3 cr
MGSC 6200
Information Analysis
3 cr
STRT 6200
Strategic Decision Making in a Changing Environment
Environment
3 cr
ENTR 6200
Enterprise Growth and Innovation
3 cr
MGSC 6204
Managing Information Resources
1.5 cr
SCHM 6201
Operations and Supply Chain Management
3 cr
FINA 6200
Value Creation through Financial Decision Making
3 cr
FINA 6203
Investment Analysis
3 cr
FINA 6204
International Finance Management
3 cr
FINA 6205
Financial Strategy
3 cr
FINA 6206
Finance Seminar
3 cr
Complete 9 semester hours of finance electives 9 cr
Complete 6 semester hours from the following subject areas:
MGSC, ENTR, FINA, HRMG, INTB, MECN, MKTG, MGMT, SCHM 6 cr
Total Credits 62 cr
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Master of
Science in Finance (BSBA/MSF) Program
This program provides undergraduate Finance majors in the Northeastern University
College of Business the opportunity to earn both their BSBA and MSF in 5 years. The
Master of Science in Finance portion of the program requires 30 credits, 15 credits of
required courses and 15 credits of electives. Students interested in pursuing the
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Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) or Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designations
should select appropriate electives. Participation in a corporate residency, co-op or
internship during the graduate portion of the program is not available. A grade point
average of 3.000 is required throughout the program.
Required Courses
FINA 6202
Analysis of Financial Institutions and Markets
3 cr
FINA 6204
International Finance Management
3 cr
FINA 6205
Financial Strategy
3 cr
FINA 6206
Finance Seminar
3 cr
FINA 6219
Portfolio Management
3 cr
Finance Elective Courses
12 cr
Open Elective Courses
3 cr
Total Credits
30 cr
JD/MBA Dual Degree Program
The JD/MBA program offers students an opportunity to obtain both the JD and MBA
degrees in a full-time, four-year course of study, which includes four one-quarter co-op
work experiences arranged through the law school co-op office. Starting in the fall
term,
students are enrolled in the School of Law for a total of three years and the
D'Amore-
McKim School of Business for one year. JD/MBA candidates complete three
years of law
school, taking a break after either year one or year two to complete one
year of business
school. Information detailing the three years of JD course work and
co-op is available at
the School of Law website.
The course work for the MBA year consists of 46 semester credits, comprised of the
following coursework:
Full-time MBA required coursework (as detailed starting on
page 5
): 16 cr
Concentration 1 electives: 12 cr
Select from Business Analytics, Corporate Innovation & Venturing,
Entrepreneurship, Healthcare Management, International Business, Leading
People & Organizations, Marketing, and Supply Chain Management
Concentration 2 electives: 12 cr
Select from Business Analytics, Corporate Innovation & Venturing,
Entrepreneurship, Healthcare Management, International Business, Leading
People & Organizations, Marketing, and Supply Chain Management
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Open electives: 6 cr
3 credits must be experiential in nature
Total credits: 46 cr
Administrative Law
Advanced Income Taxation
Antitrust
Banking Law
Basic Income Taxation
Bioethics and the Law
Business Bankruptcy
Collective Bargaining
Commercial Law: Bankruptcy
Commercial Law: Secured
Transactions
Communications Law
Computers, Technology, and the
Law
Corporate Finance: Transactions
Corporate Finance:
Reorganizations
Corporate Taxation
Corporations
Employment Discrimination
Employment Law
Entertainment Law
Environmental Decision-Making
Environmental Law
Health Law
Human Rights in the Global Economy
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property Transactions
Practice
International Law
International Business Transactions
International Intellectual Property Law
International Tax and Business
International Trade
Internet Law
Immigration Law
Labor Arbitration Workshop
Labor Law I
Labor Law II
Land Use Planning
Law of Financial Institutions
Modern Real Estate Development
Negotiation
Nonprofit Organizations
Patent Law
Securities Regulation
Seminar in Law and Political Economy
Seminar in Law Practice Management
Sports Law
State and Local Taxation
Trademark Law
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Nursing and Business Administration MS/MBA Program
To earn the Nursing and Business Administration MS/MBA degree, you must
complete
twelve courses in nursing and twelve in business administration. The
nursing curriculum
integrates a two-semester practicum with the theory and
knowledge base appropriate
to advanced roles of the nurse manager; the business
courses cover the full
complement of functional courses delivered in four years of
part-time study, although
you can take up to seven years to complete the program.
All courses are offered late in
the day or evening at the Boston campus.
MBA Requirements
ACCT 6272
Financial Statement Preparation and Analysis
2.25 cr
ACCT 6273
Identifying Strategic Implications in Accounting Data
2.25 cr
ENTR 6200
Enterprise Growth and Innovation
3 cr
FINA 6200
Value Creation Through Financial Decision Making
3 cr
INTB 6200
Managing the Global Enterprise
3 cr
Business Electives
4 cr
ACCT 6272
Financial Statement Preparation and Analysis
2.25 cr
ACCT 6273
Identifying Strategic Implications in Accounting Data
2.25 cr
ENTR 6200
Enterprise Growth and Innovation
3 cr
FINA 6200
Value Creation Through Financial Decision Making
3 cr
INTB 6200
Managing the Global Enterprise
3 cr
Business Electives
4 cr
*Note: Students may not take HRMG 6200 Managing People and Organizations or MGSC 6204 Managing
Information Resources. The material in these courses is covered within the required nursing courses
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GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING
412 Dodge Hall
617-373-3244
[email protected]astern.edu
Master of Science in Accounting/MBA Program
This 72-credit, full time, joint degree program is specifically designed for liberal arts
and
sciences and non-accounting majors who are interested in a business career.
The 15
month, cohort program begins every June and includes a three month paid
internship.
Degree Requirements
All of the courses are required; there are no electives.
A maximum of 6 credits may be waived. Please see “Appendix A - General Waiver
Guidelines (page 78).” All waiver requests must be presented to the Graduate
School of
Professional Accounting office no later than the conclusion of the first
week of the
semester. Instructor approval may be required. A grade point average
of 3.000 is
required for graduation.
Summer Term I
ACCT 6220
Corporate Financial Reporting and Decision Making 1
3 cr
ACCT 6221
Corporate Financial Reporting and Decision Making 2
6 cr
HRMG 6200
Managing People and Organizations
3 cr
MECN 6200
Global Competition and Market Dominance
3 cr
MGSC 6200
Information Analysis
3 cr
Total credits:
18 cr
Fall Term
ACCT 6217
Corporate Governance, Ethics, and Financial Reporting
3 cr
ACCT 6222
Corporate and Governmental/Non-Profit Financial
Reporting and Decision Making
6 cr
ACCT 6223
Audit and Other Assurance Services
6 cr
ACCT 6224
Taxation of Individuals and Business Entities
6 cr
MGSC 6201
Information Systems and Technology
3 cr
Total credits:
24 cr
Spring Term
BUSN 6364
3-month internship at accounting firm (January-March)
0 cr
Students return to school in April
ACCT 6226
SCHM 6201
Strategic Cost Management
Supply Chain Management
3 cr
3 cr
Total credits:
6 cr
Summer Term II
ACCT 6227
Accounting for Business Combinations
3 cr
ACCT 6228
Contemporary Issues in Accounting Theory
3 cr
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FINA 6200
Value Creation through Financial Decision-Making
3 cr
INTB 6200
Managing the Global Enterprise
3 cr
ENTR 6211
Entrepreneurship: Services and Retail Business Creation
3 cr
MKTG 6200
Creating and Sustaining Customer Markets
3 cr
STRT 6200
Strategic Decision Making in a Changing Environment
3 cr
Total Credits:
24 cr
Total program credits: 72 cr
Master of Science in Accounting Program
The Master of Science in Accounting program is comprised of 30 credits and is
approved
by the Massachusetts State Board of Accountancy. The program is
designed to be
completed on a full-time basis. The majority of students follow a
Summer/Fall
curriculum plan.
Students will choose to specialize in either Audit or Tax, depending on their career
path. Some of the Track Electives will include topics in Forensic Accounting or
Auditing
the High Tech Industry in the Audit Track, or State and Local Taxes or
International Tax
for those specializing in tax. A grade point average of 3.000 is
required for graduation.
Required Courses:
ACCT 6203
Business Entity Taxation
3 cr
ACCT 6204
Financial Reporting for Integrated Multinational
Enterprises
3 cr
ACCT 6207
Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Financial
Reporting
3 cr
ACCT 6216
Financial Reporting for Government & Non-Profit
Organizations
2 cr
ACCT 6229
Accounting for Foreign Currency Transactions
1 cr
ACCT 6253
Ethics in Professional Accounting
3 cr
Audit Track:
ACCT 6205
Professional Environment of the Audit and
Assurance Industry
3 cr
ACCT 6217
Corporate Governance, Ethics and Financial
Reporting
3 cr
ACCT 6254
Accounting Research and Communication
3 cr
Taxation Track:
ACCT 6231
Corporations and Shareholders
3 cr
ACCT 6235
Partners and Partnerships
3 cr
ACCT 6254
Accounting Research and Communication
3 cr
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Track Electives
Complete two of the following courses:
ACCT 6239
State and Local Taxation
3 cr
ACCT 6240
International Taxation: Inbound Transactions
3 cr
ACCT 6246
Retirement Plans
3 cr
ACCT 6248
Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates
3 cr
ACCT 6255
Forensic Accounting
3 cr
ACCT 6256
Internal Audit
3 cr
Total program credits: 30 cr
Master of Science in Taxation Program
The Master of Science in Taxation program requires 30 credits, 15 credits of required
courses and 15 credits of electives. Students may begin the program in the Fall,
Spring,
or Summer terms. Most students complete the program within two years
while working
full-time.
Students may receive transfer credit for up to 9 credits. A minimum of 21 credits
must
be taken within the D’Amore-McKim School of Business. A grade point average
of 3.000
is required for graduation.
Required courses:
ACCT 5230
ACCT 6231
Federal Tax Issues and Analysis
Corporations and Shareholders
3 cr
3 cr
ACCT 5232
Estate and Gift Taxation
3 cr
ACCT 6233
Tax Research Methodology
1.5 cr
ACCT 6234
Tax Practice, Procedures and Ethics
1.5 cr
ACCT 6235
Partners and Partnerships
3 cr
Total Required credits
15 cr
MST Elective courses
15 cr
Total Program credits
30 cr
(Note: Electives for the MST degree are numbered ACCT 6236 through ACCT 6252.
Students may take a maximum of 3 credits of non-
tax electives towards completion
of the MST degree.)
Students who are not admitted MST candidates must obtain permission from the
GSPA
office before registering for any MST designated courses. Students enrolled in
the MST
program may not register for online MST courses.
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JD/MSA/MBA
Law students with non-accounting undergraduate degrees are eligible for admission
to a
program leading to a concurrent JD/MSA/MBA. This degree combination is
particularly
effective preparation for those seeking careers in corporate practice,
mergers and
acquisitions, or taxation. The program enables students to earn these
degrees in 45
months rather than the 48 months required if undertaken sequentially.
Law students
follow the regular program of the School of Law for two years and must
apply to the
Graduate School of Professional Accounting (GSPA) by January 15 of their
second year.
The summer and fall terms of the third year are academic terms in the
GSPA; the spring
term is spent on Corporate Residency at an accounting firm under
the supervision of a
staff attorney. The remaining summer term is devoted to further
academic study in
accounting and business. The fourth year consists of two terms of
law school academic
work and one co-op term.
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CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
350 Dodge Hall gradcertificates@northeastern.edu
617-373-5992
Certificate programs allow students the opportunity to earn graduate business level
credit without enrolling in a degree program. To earn the certificate, a student must
attain a final cumulative grade point average of at least 3.000 in the required
certificate
courses within a three-year period (two years for the online certificate).
An individual
course may only count toward a single certificate.
Courses completed with a grade of B or better may transfer into an MBA or other
MS
programs at Northeastern University. If you have questions about the certificate
programs, visit the office at 350 Dodge Hall, call 617.373.5992, or email
[email protected]. Students in the certificate programs do not
have access to the MBA Career Center but they can use central career center
services.
Graduate Certificate in Business Administration
Graduate Certificate in Business Administration – Customizable Track
Students will earn their Graduate Certificate in Business Administration after
completing minimum of 12
credits or maximum of 15 credits. They can take any
available courses from the Part-time MBA schedule offered each semester.
Students
must bear prerequisites in mind should they want to
enroll in a class where
prerequisites are required.
With the advice of administration and
faculty, students
tailor their own course of study either within a specific discipline or
across
disciplines. Students can design their own certificate by completing any courses from
the MBA
program (being mindful of prerequisites). Note: The part-time MBA track
and the
international student track require an additional 3 semester hours.
Part-Time MBA Track
This track is for students who are specifically interested in pursuing the Part-Time
MBA
upon completion of the certificate program. Upon successful completion of this
track
students are eligible to waive the GMAT/GRE requirement for admissions into
the Part-
time MBA, Part-time MBA/MS Finance programs. To be eligible for the
GMAT/GRE
waiver one must complete the prescribed graduate business courses
listed below with a
B or better in each class and earn a minimum cumulative grade-
point average of 3.300. This track is not F1, student visa compliant.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
ACCT 6200
Financial Reporting and Managerial Decision Making 1
3 cr
ACCT 6201
Financial Reporting and Managerial Decision Making 2
1.5 cr
FINA 6200
Value Creation through Financial Decision Making
3 cr
HRMG 6200
Managing People and Organizations
3 cr
MGSC 6200
Information Analysis
3 cr
MGSC 6204
Managing Information Resources
1.5 cr
Total Credits
15 cr
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International Student Track
This track is an opportunity for international students to study full-time, earning 15
graduate credits over two consecutive semesters. Students must take the following
five
core MBA courses as they become available for this particular section and must
be
enrolled full-time in their first semester of study
.
ACCT 6200
Financial Reporting and Managerial Decision Making 1
3 cr
ENTR 6200
Enterprise Growth and Innovation
3 cr
HRMG 6200
Managing People and Organizations
3 cr
INTB 6200
Managing the Global Enterprise
3 cr
MKTG 6200
Creating and Sustaining Customer Markets
1.5 cr
Total Credits
15 cr
Graduate Certificate in Accounting and Financial Decision
Making
The Graduate Certificate in Accounting and Financial Decision Making consists of 6 classes,
earning students 15 graduate credits over the course of two to three semesters. Students
must take four required courses and can supplement their certificate with two electives.
Credits earned in this certificate program can be applied toward a Part-Time MBA, Part-Time
MSF/MBA, and other MS programs at Northeastern University. This program is F1/student
visa compliant only in the Summer and Fall. International students are not eligible to start
this program in the Spring semester.
ACCT 6200
Financial Reporting and Managerial Decision Making 1
3 cr
ACCT 6201
Financial Reporting and Managerial Decision Making 2
1.5 cr
FINA 6219
Portfolio Management
3 cr
MGSC 6200
Information Analysis
3 cr
Electives
MGSC 6204
Managing Information Resources
1.5 cr
Any 3 credit elective
Graduate Certificate in Corporate Finance
The Graduate Certificate in Corporate Finance consists of 4 to 5 classes, earning students 12
to 15 graduate credits over the course of three semesters or longer. Students must take one
required course and can supplement their certificate with three or four electives. Credits
earned in this certificate program can be applied toward a Part-Time MBA, Part-Time
MSF/MBA, and other MS programs at Northeastern University. This program is not F1,
student visa compliant.
Required
FINA 6205
Financial Strategy
3 cr
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Electives
FINA 6204
International Finance Management
3 cr
FINA 6213
Investment Banking
3 cr
FINA 6214
Mergers and Acquisitions
3 cr
FINA 6215
Business Turnarounds
3 cr
FINA 6216
Valuation and Value Creation
3 cr
FINA 6260
Entrepreneurial Finance, Innovation Valuation
3 cr
Graduate Certificate in Corporate Renewal
The Graduate Certificate in Corporate Renewal consists of 4 to 5 classes, earning students
12 to 15 graduate credits over the course of two semesters or longer. Students must
choose one of the three required courses and can supplement their certificate with three
or four electives. Your electives will be based on the required course that you choose.
Credits earned in this certificate program can be applied toward a Part-Time MBA, Part-
Time MSF/MBA, and other MS programs at Northeastern University. This program is not
F1, student visa compliant.
Required (select one)
FINA 6200
Value Creation through Financial Decision Making
3 cr
HRMG 6200
Managing People and Organizations
3 cr
MKTG 6200
Creating and Sustaining Customer Markets
3 cr
Electives
ENTR 6214
Social Enterprise
3 cr
FINA 6216
Valuation and Value Creation
3 cr
HRMG 6212
Creating an Innovative Organization
3 cr
HRMG 6218
Great Companies
3 cr
MGMT 6214
Negotiations
3 cr
MKTG 6214
New Product Development
3 cr
MKTG 6216
Market Focused Strategy
3 cr
Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Administration & Policy
The Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Administration & Policy is an interdisciplinary
certificate that consists of 4 to 5 classes, earning students minimum of 12 or maximum of 15
graduate credits over the course of three to four semesters. Students must take three
required courses from D’Amore-McKim School of Business and Bouvé College of Health and
Sciences. They can supplement their certificate with one or two additional business, law or
health and science classes. Credits earned in this certificate program can be applied toward a
Part-Time MBA, Part-Time MSF/MBA, and other MS programs at Northeastern University.
This program is not F1, student visa compliant
Required
HINF 5105
The American Healthcare System
3 cr
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STRT 6220
Healthcare System
3 cr
HRMG 6220
Health Organization Management
3 cr
Electives
HINF 5101
Introduction to Health Informatics & Health Information
3 cr
LAW 7617
Economic Perspectives on Health Policy
4 cr
PHTH 5232
Evaluating Healthcare Quality
3 cr
SCHM 6223
Managing Healthcare Supply Chain Operations
3 cr
Graduate Certificate in Innovation Management
The Graduate Certificate in Innovation Management consists of 4 to 5 classes, earning
students minimum of 12 or maximum of 15 graduate credits over the course of one to
three semesters. Students must take one required courses and can supplement their
certificate with three to four electives. Credits earned in this certificate program can be
applied toward a Part-Time MBA, Part-Time MSF/MBA, and other MS programs at
Northeastern University. This program is eligible for F1, student visa.
Required
ENTR 6200
Enterprise Growth and Innovation
3 cr
Electives
ENTR 6212
Business Planning for New Ventures
3 cr
ENTR 6214
Social Enterprise
3 cr
ENTR 6218
Business Model Design & Innovation
3 cr
ENTR 6220
Family Business Leadership and Governance
3 cr
ENTR 6222
Competing in Dynamic, Innovation-Driven Markets
3 cr
ENTR 6224
Intellectual Property & Other Legal Aspects of
Business & Innovation
3 cr
ENTR 6225
Corporate Entrepreneurship through Global
Growth, Acquisition, & Alliances
3 cr
ENTR 6293
Design Thinking for Market-Driven Innovation
3 cr
MGMT 6210
Law for Managers & Entrepreneurs
3 cr
MKTG 6214
New Product Development
3 cr
TECE 6222
Emerging and Disruptive Technologies
3 cr
TECE 6230
Entrepreneurial Marketing & Selling
3 cr
TECE 6250
Lead Design & Development
3 cr
TECE 6300
Managing a Technology-Based Business
3 cr
TECE 6340
The Technical Entrepreneur as Leader
3 cr
3 cr
Graduate Certificate in International Business
The Graduate Certificate in International Business consists of 4 to 5 classes, earning
students minimum of 12 or maximum of 15 graduate credits over the course of one to
three semesters. Students must take two required courses and can supplement their
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certificate with two to three electives. Credits earned in this certificate program can be
applied toward a Part-Time MBA, Part-Time MSF/MBA, and other MS programs at
Northeastern University. This program is eligible for F1, student visa.
Required
INTB 6200
Managing the Global Enterprise
3 cr
INTB 6212
Cultural Aspects of International Business
3 cr
Electives
FINA 6204
International Finance Management
3 cr
MKTG 6212
International Marketing
3 cr
INTB 6224
Competing to Win in Emerging Markets
3 cr
INTB 6230
International Filed Study
3 cr
SCHM 6213
Global Supply Chain Management
3 cr
INTB 6226
Becoming a Global Leader
3 cr
MECN 6200
Global Competition and Market Dominance
3 cr
ENTR 6200
Enterprise Growth & Innovation
3 cr
Graduate Certificate in Investments
The Graduate Certificate in Investments consists of 4 to 5 classes, earning students 12 to
15 graduate credits over the course of three semesters or longer. Students must take one
required course and can supplement their certificate with three or four electives. Credits
earned in this certificate program can be applied toward a Part-Time MBA, Part-Time
MSF/MBA, and other MS programs at Northeastern University. This program is not F1,
student visa compliant.
Required
FINA 6203
Investment Analysis
3 cr
Electives
FINA 6211
Financial Risk Management
3 cr
FINA 6212
Fixed Income Securities
3 cr
FINA 6213
Investment Banking
3 cr
FINA 6217
Real Estate Finance and Investment
3 cr
FINA 6218
Personal Financial Planning
3 cr
FINA 6219
Porfolio Management
3 cr
Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Human Capital
The Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Human Capital consists of 4 to 5 classes, earning
students minimum of 12 or maximum of 15 graduate credits over the course of one to three
semesters. Students must take one required course and can supplement their certificate
with three to four electives. Credits earned in this certificate program can be applied toward
a Part-Time MBA, Part-Time MSF/MBA, and other MS programs at Northeastern University.
This program is eligible for F1, student visa.
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Required
HRMG 6200
Managing People and Organizations
3 cr
Electives
HRMG 6210
Managing Professionals & High Performance Teams
3 cr
HRMG 6212
Creating an Innovative Organization
3 cr
HRMG 6213
Leadership
3 cr
HRMG 6214
A Management Perspective of Human Resource
Management
3 cr
HRMG 6218
Great Companies
3 cr
HRMG 6219
Leadership for Environmental Sustainability
3 cr
HRMG 6220
Health Organization Management
3 cr
MGMT 6214
Negotiations
3 cr
STRT 6210
Workforce Metrics & Analytics
3 cr
Graduate Certificate in Marketing
The Graduate Certificate in Marketing consists of 4 to 5 classes, earning students a minimum
of 12 or maximum of 15 graduate credits over the course of one to three semesters.
Students must take one required courses and can supplement their certificate with three to
four electives. Credits earned in this certificate program can be applied toward a Part-Time
MBA, Part-Time MSF/MBA, and other MS programs at Northeastern University. This program
is eligible for F2, student visa only in the Spring semester.
Required
MKTG 6200
Creating and Sustaining Customer Markets
3 cr
Electives
MKTG 6212
International Marketing
3 cr
MKTG 6214
New Product Development
3 cr
MKTG 6216
Market Focused Strategy
3 cr
MKTG 6218
Marketing in Services
3 cr
MKTG 6222
Digital Marketing
3 cr
MKTG 6223
Brand and Advertising Management
3 cr
MKTG 6224
B2B and Strategic Sales
3 cr
MKTG 6226
Consumer Behavior
3 cr
MKTG 6260
Special Topics in Marketing
3 cr
Graduate Certificate in Mutual Fund Management
The Graduate Certificate in Mutual Fund Management consists of 4 to 5 classes, earning
students 12 to 15 graduate credits over the course of three semesters or longer. Students
must take one required course and can supplement their certificate with three or four
electives. Credits earned in this certificate program can be applied toward a Part-Time
MBA, Part-Time MSF/MBA, and other MS programs at Northeastern University.
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Required (select 3 or 4)
FINA 6202
Analysis of Financial Institutions and Markets
3 cr
FINA 6203
Investment Analysis
3 cr
FINA 6212
Fixed Income Securities
3 cr
FINA 6219
Portfolio Management
3 cr
FINA 6360
Fund Management for Analysts
3 cr
Electives
FINA 6211
Financial Risk Management
3 cr
FINA 6212
Fixed Income Securities
3 cr
FINA 6213
Investment Banking
3 cr
FINA 6217
Real Estate Finance and Investment
3 cr
FINA 6218
Personal Financial Planning
3 cr
Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain Management
The Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain Management consists of four to five courses,
12 or 15
credits. Credits earned in this program can transfer into a Northeastern MBA as
electives or in some cases Engineering Masters (check with advisor). There are two
required courses and room for two to three electives. This program is eligible for F1,
student visa.
Required
SCHM 6210
Supply Chain Management
3 cr
SCHM 6213
Global Supply Chain Strategy
3 cr
Electives
SCHM 6211
Logistics and Transportation Management
3 cr
SCHM 6212
Executive Roundtable in Supply Chain Management
3 cr
SCHM 6214
Sourcing and Procurement
3 cr
SCHM 6215
Supply Chain Analytics
3 cr
SCHM 6221
SCHM 6222
Sustainability and Supply Chain Management
3 cr
Graduate Certificate in Technological Entrepreneurship
The Graduate Certificate in Technological Entrepreneurship consists of four courses,
12
credits, completed over a period not to exceed three years. Credits earned in the
certificate program may be applied towards the Master in Technological
Entrepreneurship, the Pat-time MBA or in some cases Engineering Masters (check with
advisors). This program is eligible for F1, student visa.
Required
ENTR 6200
Enterprise Growth and Innovation
3 cr
ENTR 6212
Business Planning for New Ventures
3 cr
Electives
ENTR 6214
Social Enterprise
3 cr
ENTR 6218
Business Model Design and Innovation
3 cr
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ENTR 6219
Financing Ventures from Early Stage to Exit
3 cr
ENTR 6220
Family Business Leadership and Governance
3 cr
ENTR 6222
Competing in Dynamic, Innovative-Drive Markets
3 cr
TECE 6222
Emerging and Disruptive Technologies
3 cr
TECE 6230
Entrepreneurial Marketing and Selling
3 cr
TECE 6250
Lean Design and Development
3 cr
TECE 6300
Managing a Technology-Based Business
3 cr
TECE 6340
The Technical Entrepreneur as Leader
3 cr
Online Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain Management
The Online Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain Management consists of four courses.
Required Courses:
Chose 1 of the following:
Program Total Credits 12 cr
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Course Descriptions for all current courses and an archive of all courses offered since
Fall 2003 may be found at the Registrar's Website (www.northeastern.edu/registrar)
ACADEMIC CODE OF CONDUCT
A Statement of Principles and Expectations of Graduate Business Students
Above all else, students are expected to ensure that their conduct helps to create an
atmosphere conducive to learning and the interchange of knowledge. While it is
understood that some of these items are subject to interpretation, students should
nonetheless endeavor to:
1.
Be respectful of fellow students, staff, and faculty.
2.
Not discriminate against fellow students in any manner.
3.
Contribute a fair share to team efforts and allow all classmates to participate
and
be heard.
SCHM
6210
Supply
Chain
Management
3
cr
SCHM
6211
Logistics
and
Transportation
Management
3
cr
SCHM
6213
Global
Supply
Chain
Strategy
3
cr
SCHM 6214
Sourcing and Procurement
3 cr
SCHM 6221
Sustainability and Supply Chain Management
3 cr
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4.
Attend every class unless extenuating circumstances arise, turn assignments in
on
time, and follow instructions on all assignments including those affecting the
use of
technology.
5.
Be truthful in speech and other forms of communication, which includes, but is
not
limited to, avoiding academic dishonesty.
The Graduate Student Honor Code
Specific Policies and Procedures (Based on Northeastern University Guidelines)
Academic dishonesty violates the most fundamental values of an intellectual
community
and depreciates the achievements of the entire University community.
Accordingly,
Northeastern University views academic dishonesty as one of the most
serious offenses
that a student can commit while in college.
The following is a broad overview of what constitutes academic dishonesty. It is not
meant to be an all-encompassing definition.
Cheating
Defined as intentionally using or attempting to use unauthorized materials,
information, teaching notes, or study aids in any academic exercise.
Examples:
•
Unauthorized use of notes, text, or other aids during an examination
•
Copying from another student's examination, research paper, case write-
up,
homework, computer disc, USB drive or other electronic medium
•
Sharing answers during an examination
•
Communicating during an examination
•
Handing in the same paper for more than one course without the
explicit
permission of the instructor
•
Perusing a test before it is given
•
Hiding notes in an electronic device for use during an examination
Fabrication
Defined as falsification, misrepresentation, or invention of any
information,
data, or citation in an academic exercise.
Examples:
•
Making up the data for a research paper
•
Altering the results of a lab experiment or survey
•
Listing a citation for a source not used
•
Stating an opinion as a scientifically proven fact
Plagiarism
Defined as representing the words or ideas of another as one's own
without
providing proper documentation of source in a footnote, endnote, or
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intratextual note.
The following sources demand notation:
•
Word-for-word quotation from a source, including another student's work
•
Paraphrase: using the ideas of others in your own words
•
Unusual or controversial facts (facts not apt to be found in many places)
•
Interviews, radio, television programs, information from the Internet,
and
telephone conversations
Unauthorized Collaboration
This refers to instances when students, each claiming
sole
authorship, submit separate reports that are substantially similar to one
another.
Specific faculty instructions regarding the need to do individual or group work should
be
adhered to.
Participation in Academically Dishonest Activities
Examples:
•
Stealing an examination
•
Purchasing a pre-written paper through a mail-order or other service, including
via
the Internet
•
Sharing questions and/or answers from an exam with students from
another
section of the same course
•
Selling, loaning, or otherwise distributing materials for the purpose of
cheating,
plagiarism, or other academically dishonest acts
•
Alteration, theft, forgery, or destruction of academic work of other students,
library
materials, laboratory materials or academic records including transcripts,
course
registration cards, course syllabi, and examination/course grades
•
Intentionally missing an examination or assignment deadline to gain an
unfair
advantage
Facilitating Academic Dishonesty:
Defined as helping or attempting to violate any
provision of this policy.
Examples:
•
Inaccurately listing someone as co-author of a paper, case write up, or project
who
did not contribute
•
Sharing with another student a take-home examination, homework
assignment,
case write-up, lab report, and so on, without expressed
permission from the
instructor
•
Taking an examination or writing a paper for another student
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Students are expected to bring forward observed breaches of the honor code to
instructors or a member of the administration.
By submitting his/her work the student is indicating that it has been prepared in
accordance with the Graduate Student Honor Code.
Guidelines for Handling Academic Honesty Issues
All members of the Northeastern University community share a role in upholding the
Academic Honesty Policy. Any member of the community who witnesses a violation
of
this policy should report it to the appropriate faculty member or their academic
program office.
Faculty who believe a student has violated the Academic Honesty Policy may choose
to
invoke individual course penalties and/or refer the case to the Office of Student
Conduct
and Conflict Resolution. Individual course penalties can result in, but are not
restricted
to, failing the assignment/assessment, failing the course or any other
appropriate
academic outcome, in addition to any University imposed penalty.
Students may appeal
individual course penalties through the Resolving Academic
Disputes process below.
Cases referred to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR) will
be
referred to the University's Student Conduct Board. If a student is found
responsible for
violating the Academic Integrity Policy, a minimum sanction of
deferred suspension and
a paper will be imposed. A second violation will result in
expulsion from the University.
Students found responsible for violating the Academic
Integrity Policy through OSCCR
may appeal their sanction through the established
OSCCR appeal process, but may not
then appeal the academic outcome through the
Academic Dispute procedure.
Procedures for Resolving Academic Disputes
If a student is in doubt about an action to be taken or how to respond to another's
action, the student should consult with a Graduate Business Programs staff member
to
receive guidance on appropriate next steps.
When questions and concerns arise about a grade, classroom performance and
expectations, academic conduct, etc. the student should meet first with the professor
teaching the course to seek resolution. In instances where issues are not resolved, the
student should then meet with the Group Coordinator who supervises the faculty
member. If the student is not satisfied, the student may seek a formal resolution by
submitting a written statement within one month of the event (20 working days) to
the
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs describing the situation and offering a
proposed
resolution.
The Associate Dean will provide a written response within 30 days. The Associate
Dean
has the discretion to consult the Professor, the Group Coordinator, the
Graduate
Programs Committee (which functions as the Academic Standing
Committee for
Graduate Business Programs), or others.
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If the student is still not satisfied, the student may, within 30 days of the receipt of
the
Associate Dean's disposition, request a University-level review from the Vice
Provost for
Graduate Education who will convene an appeals resolution committee
and issue a
decision.
A member of the faculty or staff who remains dissatisfied after attempting to review
an
academic honor code dispute with a student can request a review by filing a
written
complaint with the Vice Provost for Graduate Education, who will initiate the
"discipline
process" specified in the University Student Handbook, available at
http://www.northeastern.edu/gradhandbook or refer the case to the Office of
Student
Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR).
ACADEMIC INFORMATION
Waivers
A course waiver may be granted to a student in the Part-Time MBA, Online MBA, MSF
Online MSF, Online MST or MSIB program who has completed prior undergraduate
coursework at an AACSB-accredited institution within the past five years with a grade
of
“B” or better (grades of “B-” do not qualify). The student is excused from taking the
required course and the total credits for graduation will be reduced. Waived courses
will
not appear on the final transcript. See Appendix A: General Waiver Guidelines
(page 78)
for waiver criteria for core MBA courses. Waiver requests for other courses
will be
considered on an individual case basis. Please consult with your academic
advisor for
additional information.
Students are required to submit official transcripts (if not included in the application
package) and syllabi for each waiver request. Students may be asked to provide
additional documentation. New students may contest initial waiver decisions, or
request additional waivers only during their first semester (within 60 days of
admission
for all online programs). After this time period, waivers will not be
granted.
Waiver credits plus transfer credits may never exceed one-third of the total credits
for
the degree such that at least two-thirds of the course requirements must be
earned in
the graduate program.
Transfer Credit Policy
A student may petition during the admission process for transfer credit of up to 9
credits
for either a required course or an elective, subject to the requirements of the
individual
program. The course considered for transfer credit must be a graduate-
level course in
an AACSB-accredited graduate program, completed within the past
five years, and with
a grade of a "B" or better. (a "B-" will not qualify.) The course
description or syllabus
must be attached to the petition. Grades of transferred
courses are not calculated in a
student's GPA. Once enrolled in a D’Amore-McKim
School of Business graduate
program, a student may be approved for transfer credit
only if a comparable course is
not offered at Northeastern.
Up to 6 quarter hours of credit (4.5 semester hours) may be transferred from courses
in
graduate programs offered by Northeastern University's College of Professional
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Studies.
Waiver credits plus transfer credits may never exceed one-third of the total credits
for
the degree such that at least two-thirds of the course requirements must be
earned in
the graduate program.
Independent Study
Independent study projects can be approved for 1, 1.5, 2, 3, or 4 credits. Students are
generally limited to 6 credits of independent study credit (typically two 3-credit hour
projects). A student is expected to complete approximately 40 hours of independent
work for each credit.
Petitions for independent study must be submitted to the Program Director for
approval
at least one month prior to the first week of classes in the semester in which
the course
will be taken and must:
•
Outline the academic work to be completed, an interim measure of evaluation,
and
the final product that will be submitted, with a weekly task schedule.
•
Specify the criteria for evaluation.
•
Identify the course requirement the independent study will cover.
•
Be signed by the sponsoring faculty member, certifying the academic validity of
the
work. The faculty member must be a member of the full-time faculty.
•
Signed by the sponsoring faculty member's Group Coordinator.
If the petition is approved, registration will be confirmed. Students conducting
independent studies are subject to all registration and academic guidelines including
incomplete grade regulations.
International Programs for Elective Credit
Each summer the College of Business offers INTB 6230 - International Field Study, a
travel/study abroad course. MBA or MSIB students may take this course
for elective
credit. Past locations have included China, The Middle East, India, Russia,
Southeast
Asia, Central and South Americas and Central Eastern Europe. This course
may be
repeated once on a space available basis.
Nonbusiness Electives
Students may petition to take up to 12 credits of graduate courses at Northeastern
University outside the D’Amore-McKim School of Business (excluding the College of
Professional Studies) to satisfy elective requirements, subject to the requirements of
the
individual program and prior approval by their Advisor or Program Director. The
petition
must demonstrate how the course(s) will expand a student's management
skills, or
enhance achievement of career goals. Grades of nonbusiness graduate
electives taken at
Northeastern count in computation of the cumulative grade-point
average necessary
for completion of degree requirements, and are not treated as
transfer courses.
However, courses from the College of Professional Studies are considered transfer
credits as noted above.
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Foreign language courses are offered at Northeastern for undergraduate credit only
in 4
semester hour units. MBA students wishing to take foreign language courses as
electives
may petition for nonbusiness electives and append a statement that
specifies all prior
foreign language work/experience, career goals, how foreign
language electives will
support those goals, and the proficiency desired, as well as a
list and schedule of desired
courses. Grades will count in computation of the
cumulative grade-point average.
Credits will be translated as follows:
•
Two introductory undergraduate language courses (8 semester hour credits)
will
earn 3 graduate semester hour credits.
•
Each upper level undergraduate course (4 semester hour credits) will
earn 3
graduate semester hour credits.
•
Students are limited to 9 semester hours of MBA credit for languages, subject
to
the waiver and transfer credit requirements of the individual program.
•
Language courses taken prior to MBA matriculation will not be accepted
for
transfer credit.
Transfer Among Programs
Transfers to the Part-Time MBA Program
From the Full-time MBA Program:
•
Transfer must occur before semester 3 and prior to Corporate Residency of
the
Full-time MBA program.
•
Student must have at least a 3.0 grade point average in the Full-time MBA
program.
•
All credits earned will transfer.
•
Individual core courses taken in the Full-time MBA program will be accepted
as
fulfilling the corresponding requirements in the Part-Time MBA program.
•
The transferring student must fulfill all remaining Part-Time MBA
requirements,
even if this results in a degree total of more than 60 credits.
•
Students may not transfer back to the original program.
Transfer requests should be directed to the Assistant Dean and Director, Program
and
Student Services.
From other Northeastern University MBA Programs:
•
Transfer will be granted upon the mutual agreement of the Program Directors
for
the two programs.
•
All credits earned will transfer.
•
Individual core courses taken in the previous program will be accepted as
fulfilling
the corresponding requirements in the Part-Time MBA program.
•
The transferring student must fulfill all remaining Part-Time MBA
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requirements,
even if this results in a total degree of more than 60 credits.
•
Students may not transfer back to their original program.
Transfer requests should be directed to the Assistant Dean and Director, Program
and
Student Services
From all other programs:
•
Students must apply to the Part-Time MBA program following the usual process
for
new students.
•
If the student is accepted, waiver and transfer credit for individual courses will
be
granted under the current guidelines for the Part-Time MBA program.
The Assistant Dean and Director, Program and Student Services may rule on appeals
to
these conditions.
Transfers to the Full-time MBA Program
All students wishing to enroll in the Full-time MBA Program must apply to the
program
following the established process for new students. If the student is
accepted, the
student will enter the Full-time MBA program with the next entering
Fall class (i.e.,
students may not join the Full-time MBA program midyear). Transfer
credit for
individual courses will be granted under the current guidelines for the Full-
time MBA
program.
The Associate Dean, Graduate Programs may rule on appeals to these conditions.
Transfers to the MSF/MBA Program
From the Full-time MBA Program or the Part-Time MBA Program:
Students in the Full-time MBA or Part-Time MBA program may request to transfer to
the
corresponding MSF/MBA program. They must meet the following criteria:
•
Completed the core Finance course and FINA 6203 Investment Analysis.
•
Achieved an overall GPA of 3.000 or better.
•
Achieved a GPA in all Finance courses of 3.000 or better.
Transfer requests should be submitted in writing to the Academic Advisor
From all other programs:
•
Students must apply to the MSF/MBA program following the usual process for
new
students.
•
If the student is accepted, waiver and transfer credit for individual courses will
be
granted under the current guidelines for the MSF/MBA program.
Questions regarding transfer should be directed to the appropriate Academic Advisor
Transfers to the MSF, MSIB or MSTE Program (full or part time)
From all programs:
•
Students must apply to the program following the usual process for new
students.
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•
If the student is accepted, waiver and transfer credit for individual courses will
be
granted under the current guidelines for the program.
Questions regarding transfer should be directed to the appropriate Academic Advisor
Transfers to and from the Online Graduate Business Programs- OMBA, OMSF, and
OMST
Transfers into or from an Online Graduate Business program to/from a non-online
Northeastern Graduate Business program may only occur one time. Students who
transfer must meet and adhere to the program requirements of the program to which
they transfer. If a student decides to return to the original program, after the transfer
is
complete, they must reapply to the program. Students may receive the maximum
transfer credits permitted in the program to which they are transferring. Questions
and
requests should be directed to the Director of Distance Learning Programs and
the
Director of current program.
Registration
Registration Procedure
The Office of the Dean in 101 Hayden Hall, with the Office of the Registrar in 120
Hayden Hall, serves as the final interpreter of course registration status and all other
registration policies and procedures. Students are advised to follow all published
rules
and procedures.
Graduate Course Offerings are posted at Registrar's website:
http://www.neu.edu/registrar/schedules.html. Updated course information is
available
at their web site and published in the weekly newsletter.
•
Day sections of required courses are typically reserved for full-time students.
•
Evening/Saturday sections of required courses are typically reserved for Part-
Time
MBA students. Non-business students may be allowed in these courses if
space is
available.
•
Students from all graduate business programs take elective courses which
are
generally, offered in evenings or on weekends.
•
Courses for Online MBA, Online MSF and Online MST programs are restricted
to
Online students only and are designated accordingly.
•
Course registration for online courses ends one week prior to first day of term.
Students register for courses via the myNEU Web Portal (myNEU.neu.edu).
Students
should consult with their advisor regarding course offerings, registration
and degree
requirements.
One-Credit Course Limit
A maximum of 6 one-credit courses may be used to meet graduation requirements.
A
variety of one-credit special topics electives is offered each term. The courses will
have
pass-fail grading.
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Course Load and Registration for International Students
To maintain the required full-time status, international students must enroll in a
minimum of 8 credits each semester. Registration for Corporate Residency, though
counted as zero credits, qualifies for full-time status. Prior to taking a corporate
residency, international students must file the necessary paperwork with OGS for
Curricular Practical Training and adhere to the start and end dates as approved.
Course Load during Corporate Residency
While students are on corporate residency, their priority is to their employer.
Students
should not take any classes during Summer 2 while they adjust to corporate
residency.
With their employer's and the Career Center's permission, students may
take a
maximum of six credits per semester while on residency. Courses while on
residency
can only be in the evening or on Saturdays and only if they do not conflict
with work
hours. No day classes are allowed while on residency. Pre-approval must
be received
from the Career Center prior to registering. Corporate residency is a full-
time
commitment.
Closed Courses and Late Adds
The D’Amore-McKim School of Business maintains a policy of limiting enrollment to
classes on a first-come, first-served basis. No wait-lists are formed. A reasonable
class
size enables faculty members to devote ample time to students as individuals.
Too
many, or even too few students, can harm the dynamics of the class experience.
It
would be unfair to all students not to limit class size.
Graduating students will receive priority for closed courses if they require the course
to
graduate. Requests for enrollment in a closed course, or a late add (after the
second
week of class) should be made to your Academic Advisor.
Course Attendance and Withdrawals
Students are expected to attend all class sessions. Unless otherwise stated in the
syllabus, failure to attend the first 2 class meetings may result in withdrawal from the
course. Online students are expected to participate as outlined in the course syllabi
To withdraw from an on-ground course with a full tuition credit, a student must
officially
drop the course by the end of the second week of classes in full Fall and
Spring
semesters or the first week of classes in a half summer term. (Note: Course
weeks are
counted as seven days from the first day of class, not based on a Monday -
Friday week.)
Course withdrawal and tuition charges or refunds for dropped courses
follow the
University schedule and policies as outlined on the Registrar's website
(www.neu.edu/registrar).
Online students who wish to stop taking a course with no academic or financial
obligation must request a drop within the first 20% of the course. After the first 20%
of
the course, and prior to the last 7 days of a course, a student can request a
Withdraw.
Students who withdraw will receive a W on their transcripts and are
responsible for all
tuition and fees associated with the course. Registration, adding
and dropping courses
is available through myNEU. Students should check their
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registration through their
myNEU account to ensure the accuracy of their add/drop
transactions.
Ceasing to attend class or notifying the instructor of withdrawal does not constitute
official course withdrawal. Students will be charged full tuition and will be subject to
grades of I, W, U, or F should they fail to withdraw officially. Tuition adjustments are
granted only on the basis of the date on which the withdrawal form is filed and
processed in the Registrar's Office.
Grades
Grades routinely awarded are:
A, A- A is awarded for work whose quality is at an exceptionally high level for a graduate
degree. A- indicates a high, but not exceptional level of quality.
B+, B, B- B is awarded for work whose quality is at the expected level for a graduate degree.
B+ or B- indicates quality that is slightly above or below the expected level,
respectively.
C+, C, C- C is awarded for work whose quality is fair, but below the expected level for a
graduate degree. C+ or C- indicates quality that is slightly above or below the
expected level, respectively.
F
This grade is awarded for work whose quality is at a failing level.
Other grades that may be awarded are:
NE
Not Enrolled For students who register but fail to attend full tuition
applies
S
Satisfactory For an elective course in the pass/fail system
U
Unsatisfactory For an elective course in the pass/fail system
P
In Progress A temporary grade, usually given for the first course in a 2 course
sequence
Grades awarded infrequently include:
I Incomplete: This grade is used only when a final exam or final project has not been
completed, the instructor has granted an extension of time and an incomplete grade
contract has been completed. A student who has not completed assignment during the
semester will be given a final grade based on work submitted. The final exam or paper
must be made up within the semester following that in which the “I” is received, unless
the instructor grants an extension in writing, which may not exceed two additional
academic semesters. Courses for which incomplete grades are not cleared after the
extension period will be considered repeated courses for the purposes of degree
requirements.
W
Withdrew: This grade is recorded on the transcript of a student who drops a course
officially with the Registrar’s Office after the third week and before the twelfth week of
the semester; after the second and before the sixth week of a half-semester. For online
students a “W” grade will be recorded on the transcripts of a students who drops after
the first 20% of a course and before the last seven days of a course.
*
Grade not submitted: This designation can result from an error in registration or
delayed submission of final grades by an instructor. This never appears on official
transcripts, and is removed as soon as grades are received or the registration problem
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is resolved.
Grades are available through myNEU shortly after grades are closed. Online
program
grades are generally available two weeks from the course end date.
Questions about
particular grades should be directed to the professor.
Compensating for a Failing Grade
A failed required course may be repeated only once, and must be completed with a
grade of C- or better the next term that the course is offered (after 12 months for
online students). A student who fails to complete a repeated required course within
the
designated time frame will be blocked from taking all other courses until the
student
completes the course with a grade of C- or better. In an elective course, the
student may
repeat the elective once and earn a grade of C- or better or may petition
to substitute
another elective. If the student earns a second grade of F in a repeated
course, the
Graduate Programs Committee must withdraw the student.
No more than 110% of credits of a graduate program may be taken for any reason.
Repeated courses may be taken to replace an F and to raise the grade point average,
but will count in the total number of credits taken. Extra courses, up to the 110%
may
be taken to attain the minimum grade-point average. No course may be
repeated more
than once.
Academic Standing and Continuing Student Status
Students may be accepted into a program on a conditional or provisional basis. Once
the
condition(s) or provision(s) are met, the student is officially accepted. If the
condition(s)
or provision(s) are not met by the designated deadline, the student may
be withdrawn
from the program.
All students must maintain a prescribed cumulative grade point average (GPA) to
continue in their program. Failure to do so may result in an official written warning,
academic probation or dismissal. Failure to meet the conditions of any warning or
probation may result in continued probation or dismissal. Cumulative grade point
average requirements for each program and corresponding levels for a Warning,
Probation or Dismissal are as outlined on page 54.
Unless otherwise noted, Students must complete all degree requirements in no more
than 7 years (5 years for the online programs) and are expected to maintain
continuous
progress toward a degree. Continuous progress is defined as:
Full-time MBA, MSF/MBA and JD/MBA – Minimum of 8 credits per semester, or
actively
participating in a Corporate Residency
Part-Time MBA, Evening MSF/MBA, MSF (full or part-time) MST (full or part-time),
MSTE
(full or part-time) and MSIB (full or part-time) – Minimum of 3 credits per
semester
Online MBA, Online MSF, Online MST and Online MBA/MSF- Minimum of 3 credits
per
term.
A student who does not maintain continuous progress for two consecutive semesters
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will be issued a warning to resume continuous progress for the following semester.
Failure to do so may result in withdrawal from the program. A withdrawn student
must
submit a written request to resume graduate study, detailing the circumstances
that led
to withdrawal and describe the specific academic plan the student will follow
to
complete remaining degree requirements satisfactorily.
Program
Time frame
Cumulative Grade Point Average
Action
Full- time MBA
and full-time
MSF/MBA
At the end of First
Year Fall
Semester
Under 2.0
Dismissal
Between 2.0 and 2.79
Probation*
Between 2.8 and 3.2
Warning
At the end of First
Year
Spring Semester
and l ater
Under a 3.0 and on probation from a
previous semester
Dismissal
Under a 3.0 or failure to earn 24 credits
Probation
Between 3.0 and 3.2
Warning
JD/MBA
At the end of First
Year Fall
Semester
Under 2.5
Dismissal
Between 2.5 and 2.79
Probation
Between 2.8 and 3.2
Warning
At the end of First
Year
Spring Semester
and l ater
Under a 3.0 and on probation from the Fa
ll
semester, or under a 2.5
Dismissal
Under a 3.0 or failure to earn 24 credits
Probation
Between 3.0 and 3.2
Warning
Part-Time
MBA,
Evening
MSF/MBA,
Online MBA
and Online
MBA/MSF
Between 6 and 11
credits
attempted
Under 2.5
Warning
Between 12 and 23
credits
attempted
Under 2.5
Probation
Between 2.5 and 2.99
Warning
24 or greater
credits
attempted
Under 3.0 and on probation for 12 credits
Dismissal
Under 3.0
Probation
MSF, MSIB,
MSTE, Online
MSF, Online
MST, and MS
Innovation
Between 3 and 5
credits
attempted
Under 2.5
Warning
Between 6 and 11
credits
attempted
Under a 2.5
Probation
Between 2.5 and 2.99
Warning
12 or greater
credits
attempted
Under 3.0 and on probation for 6 credits
Dismissal
Under 3.0
Probation
Under 2.5
Dismissal
Graduate
Certificates
One Semester
Under cumulative 3.0
Probation
Probation
Two Consecutive
Semesters
Under cumulative 3.0 and on probation
Dismissal
MST and MSA
Two
Consecutive
Semesters
Under cumulative 3 0 and currently on
probation
Dismissal
MS in
Accounting/
MBA
End of June Term
Failure of ACCT 6220
Dismissal
End of Summer 2 Term
Under 3.0
Probation
Under 2.5
Dismissal
End of Fall Term
Under 3.0
Probation
Under 2.67
Dismissal
End of Spring Term
Under 3.0
Probation
Under 2.83
Dismissal
*Students are not eligible for residency if on probation
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A student may request a leave of absence from a program by writing a letter to the
Director
of their program. The letter should include the intended return date and a plan
of academic
study to complete the degree upon return. To return from a leave of
absence or to receive
an extension on the maximum time allowed to complete a degree,
a request must be written
to the Director, including a plan to complete the degree.
A student in the MS Innovation or MSA/MBA program who fails or withdraws from any
required course puts their academic standing in jeopardy and must consult with their
Program Director and/or the Associate Dean. The failed (or incomplete) course must be
repeated as soon as it is offered. The student will not be allowed to continue in courses
for
which the student does not satisfy all prerequisites.
Students in the MSA/MBA program who do not pass ACCT 6220 will not satisfy the
prerequisite to progress to ACCT 6221 in July. Students counseled out of the program at
this
point may take financial accounting courses at other institutions and petition to be
re-
admitted in the following year at the discretion of the Director of the Graduate
School of
Professional Accounting. Students who fail any required course before the end
of Fall
Semester may lose the opportunity to participate in an internship at the
discretion of the
GSPA office and the participating firms.
Full-time MBA students on academic probation are not eligible for corporate residency.
Transcripts
Official transcripts can be obtained at Registrar's Office, 120 Hayden Hall (617.373.2199,
www.northeastern.edu/registrar). There is no charge. Students may obtain an unofficial
transcript through their myNEU account.
Honor Society
The top 20% of graduates in each Graduate Business program are offered membership
in
Beta Gamma Sigma, the international business honor society. Beta Gamma Sigma is
restricted to business schools where all programs meet accreditation standards of The
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Its purpose is "to
encourage
and reward scholarship and accomplishment among students of business
administration, to
promote the advancement of education in the art and science of
business, and to foster
integrity in the conduct of business operations." Induction to
Beta Gamma Sigma occurs
each graduation. The society will contact eligible students
directly.
Cumulative grade-point averages are the basis for calculating these percentages and
eligibility is determined by the program and student services staff. Neither the college
nor
the university maintains a class rank list.
Graduation
In the Fall of each year, the University Registrar sends a notice to all potential
graduating
students to register for Commencement. Through this registration, students
will indicate
their expected graduation date, if they will participate in the
commencement ceremony,
how their name should appear on their diploma, and other
pertinent information. Failure
to properly register will delay the issuance of the
d
iploma.
Commencement exercises are held each year at the end of the Spring term and at the
end
of the Summer II session. Diplomas are also awarded after the end of the Fall term.
These
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graduates are invited to participate in the Spring Commencement.
All financial obligations to the University must be discharged before graduation.
Diplomas
will not be issued and transcripts are unavailable until students' accounts
(financial, library,
etc.) are clear.
International students are required to submit a Program Completion Form with ISSI
prior to
graduation. International Students who plan to work in the U.S. after
graduation using
Optional Practical Training must petition for OPT before the last day of
classes in their last
term.
TUITION AND FEES
Tuition and fees vary for the different programs and are subject to revision by the Board
of
Trustees at any time. Current tuition and fees are available on the Registrar's website
(www.northeastern.edu/registrar).
Tuition Bills and Payments
Northeastern utilizes an online billing system. Students will be notified at their NEU e-
mail
address whenever an online bill is generated. They should then logon to their
myNEU
account and click on "NU Pay" to view the bill and pay online. Payment plans
and due dates
are noted on the invoice. A late fee is levied for late payments. Students
who default on
tuition will be blocked from further activity in the program and will be
held liable for the
outstanding tuition and all reasonable associated collection costs
incurred by the University,
including attorney's fees. The financially blocked student will
be prohibited from using
University services, such as the library and recreation facilities,
their registration will be
canceled and the student will not be able to reregister or
receive a grade report until the
financial situation is rectified.
Tuition payment expected for a course where a student officially withdraws from the
course
follows the schedule established by Customer Service. Non-attendance at a class
or verbally
informing a faculty member will not constitute official withdrawal from a
course.
Questions regarding refunds should be discussed directly with Student Financial
Services.
All students who are registered for 6 or more credits will be billed for state mandated
health
insurance. Students with health insurance that meet state mandated minimum
may waiver
out of this fee. Waiver instructions and deadlines are included with the bill.
Financing the Program
Most financial aid available for graduate business programs is through loans. The Office
of
Student Financial Services is in 356 Richards Hall may be contacted in person, by
phone
(617.373.5899), by TTY (617.373.5714), by fax (617.373.8735), by email
([email protected]) and via the web: www.northeastern.edu/financialaid/.
Scholarships
Merit Scholarships are awarded at the time of admission. Additional merit funds are not
available thereafter. Other endowed scholarships may be available during the academic
year.
Application information and deadlines for these scholarships will be announced in
the Grad
eNewsLetter. College scholarships are expendable only for tuition and
may be renewed
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annually if the student maintains a 3.000 GPA and/or adheres to the
guidelines outlined in
their award letter.
FACILITIES AND RESOURCES
The Graduate Career Center
The Career Center offers a wide array of services to current students and alumni of the
D’Amore-McKim School of Business MBA and MS programs. Evening and Online MBA
and
MS students have access to services of the Career Center once they have completed
at least
50% of their program requirements and are in good academic standing.
Students must provide confirmation of eligibility from their academic advisor to access
services. The Career Center can provide the form for you. Students with extenuating
circumstances may request earlier access through the Career Center Director. The
Career
Center’s mission is to provide students with the best resources that will enable
them to
make informed career choices, to help Full-time MBA students obtain
Corporate Residency
positions and to assist with full-time employment opportunities.
The Career Center is
located in 312 Dodge Hall (617-373-3003).
Career Management Online Tools
All MBA and MS Students and Alumni have access to the career management tools and
materials on the website: http://www.damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/graduate-
career-
center. This resource is available for all MBA students regardless of their time in
the
program.
Career Resources
The Career Center subscribes to a variety of valuable online resources to support
student
networking and job search activities. Access to these resources is through GTS,
the online
job posting database available to students. Access to GTS is provided by the
Career Center,
students can request access at any time to utilize the tools. Students and
alumni must have
a final resume reviewed and approved by the Career Center to gain
GTS access for applying
to posted positions and to be included in resume books.
Available resources include:
•
Going Global: Country and city specific resources to support your job search.
•
Hoovers: Detailed company information including officers, financial data, recent
news coverage, competitors, etc.
•
Vault’s Career Insider – Leading source of career intelligence. Helps you research
companies, industries and career subjects. Great to help you prepare for interviews.
Career Center Blog
Timely updates on job search and career management topics will be available on the
Career
Center blog. http://gettoworkblog.wordpress.com
Career Clips
The Career Center has a library of Career Clips videos online that are available to all
graduate
business students and alumni. These sessions cover a wide variety of topics
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including
job search strategies, resumes, cover letters, interviews, LinkedIn, networking,
salary
negotiations and more.
Career Expos
The Career Center supports both Fall and Spring Career Expo events which brings
multiple
employers to campus or to a virtual event. Some employers will be seeking students for full-
time
positions. These events offer great networking opportunities. The Career Center also
supports the annual Supply Chain Expo. Events are posted in GTS and listed each week
in
the Grad eNewsletter. Emails will be sent to husky email addresses.
Advising
The Career Center staff offers career assessment advising, career counseling, and job
search
coaching on an individual basis. Every eligible and interested student should
review their
career strategy with a member of the Career Center staff. Call the Career
Center to schedule
a meeting. Your resume must be approved by your advisor to gain
access to GTS for job
postings.
Job Search Information
The Career Center provides access to GTS for graduate students and alumni. This web-
based recruiting management system reflects all current postings for both corporate
residency and full-time opportunities. The database is accessible from any computer
24/7.
Registration on GTS is essential for participation in all recruiting activities that the
Career
Center facilitates.
Full-time students will be trained on GTS and given access through the Career
Management
Course. Evening and online students are eligible for access for recruiting
purposes to GTS
once they have successfully completed more than 50% of their
program requirements, are
in good academic standing and have their resume approved
by a Career Center advisor. If
they require earlier access do to personal situations, they
may request access from the
Director of the Career Center. All students can obtain
access to utilize the job search tools.
All alumni are also eligible for access. Students
should contact the Career Center to set up
their access.
A listing of all corporate residency and full-time opportunities added to GTS in the
previous
week appears in the weekly Grad eNewsletter.
Mock Interviews
First year full-time MBA students are required to complete both an in-person and a
telephone
mock interview prior to participation in the MBA Residency Interview Day. All
other
students are encouraged to take advantage of this resource. Prior to the Interview Day,
outside HR professionals will be scheduled in the Career Center for a series of mock
interviews. Students will participate in an interview and then receive immediate
feedback on
their performance. This is an excellent opportunity to enhance interview
performance for
both corporate residency and full-time job searches. Availability of the
mock interview
sessions will be communicated via the Grad eNewsletter and to
students' NU email accounts.
Off season and other students may schedule
mock interviews with Career Center staff as
needed.
Networking Opportunities
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Any time an employer representative comes to campus, it is an opportunity for
networking.
Students are highly encouraged to take advantage of as many networking
opportunities as
possible to enhance their job search strategy and success. Networking
opportunities will be
posted in the weekly Grad eNewsletter. Opportunities
include:
Executive Luncheon Series – Executives of partner companies come to campus for
an
informal lunch with MBA students. Dine with senior executives to learn more
about
their company, their industry and their career path. A schedule will be
shared in
advance and students may sign up via GTS. Participation is limited to full-
time MBA
students.
Insider Insight Sessions – Company representatives come to campus to present an
overview of their company, current business issues, career paths and current
opportunities.
Guest Speakers – Company representatives comes to campus often as speakers in
Career Management Class, other classes or student club activities.
Alumni Database – This online directory is accessible to students. Alumni can be of
assistance for informational interviews and networking.
Linked In - Students are invited to join the D’Amore-McKim MBA Current + Past
group
or the D’Amore-McKim MS Current + Past group to facilitate networking.
Online
students and alumni are invited to join the Northeastern Graduate Online
Business
Programs: Past and Present group.
Career Management Reference Manual
Prepared by the Career Center team, this manual is used as the text to support Career
Management Class. It is available as a valuable resource to all MBA/MS students and
alumni. Please contact the Career Center for the link.
Mentor Program
The Career Center expects students to develop and nurture mentor relationships. To
support this goal and to help the student focus on their full-time career goals, the
Career
Center matches Full-time MBA students with a mentor in their field. The mentor
agrees to
meet with the student and work with the student on their full-time job search
an hour each
month through to graduation. Students must sign a code of conduct
agreement to
participate in the program. These are valuable relationships to the
university and the
D’Amore-McKim School of Business as well as to the student.
Recruiting
Throughout the year, companies target Northeastern students and alumni for corporate
residency, contract and full-time opportunities. While many employers conduct
interviews in
their own facilities, some employers will choose to conduct interviews on
campus. Job
opportunities are in no way
limited to those posted through the Career Center.
Resume Review
All full-time MBA students should have a current, approved resume. The Career Center
staff
is available to meet with students to review their resume and offer constructive
feedback. A
completed, approved resume is required for participation in
mock interviews, Career Expos
and other activities. An approved resume is required to
gain access to GTS.
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Self-Developed Corporate Residency
The Career Center has numerous employer relationships but some students may target
companies where the Career Center has no relationship or history. Students should
work
closely with the Career Center to introduce the corporate residency concept to
their target
companies. Students may then leverage their contacts to create their own
corporate
residency experience. Job descriptions for all self-developed corporate
residency
opportunities must be approved by the Career Center.
Program and Student Services
The staff in 350 Dodge Hall (617.373.5992) provides a variety of services to current
graduate business students. Within the Office are the academic advisors for the Full-
time
MBA, Part-Time MBA, MSIB, MSTE and MSF programs, as well as the Director of
the MS in
Innovation programs. This staff can assist with academic issues such as
curriculum, course
selection, registration, program completion, graduation and
academic advising. They will
also assist students with other issues or refer them to the
appropriate University office.
Information and assistance is also available regarding
non-academic issues such as clubs
and organizations.
Program and Student Services Team
The Program and Student Services team are responsible for the Full-time MBA, Part-
Time
MBA, MSF/MBA, MSF, MSTE and MSIB programs. The staff consists of:
Gail Justino-Miller, Assistant Dean & Director, Programs and Student Services
Sandra Leyne, Assistant Director, Student Services
Lauren Fallon, Assistant Director, Full-Time MBA Program
Evelyn Gonzalez, Academic Advisor, Part-Time MBA Program
MS in Innovation
Carolyn E. Boviard, Director of Specialty MBA Programs
c.boviard@northeastern.edu x4808
Online Programs Student Services Team
Admissions:
1.866.890.0347 Ext. 3510 (US and Canada)
+ 1.617.476.3110 Ext 3510 (International)
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E-mail: onlinegrad[email protected]
Monday-Friday: 9:00am to 6:00pm EST
Advising:
1.866.291.8058, Option 2
onlinegradsupport@northeastern.edu
Technical Support:
Phone: 1.866.291.8058, Option 1 (LIVE 24/7)
https://www.supportcenter.embanet.com/nu.
The Graduate Student Lounge
The Graduate Student Lounge is located in 301 Dodge Hall. Comfortable seating, student
information kiosk, refrigerator and microwave oven are provided for student use.
Student groups often use the lounge for informal meetings or class group projects.
Information regarding events is posted in Dodge Hall and in the Grad eNewsletter.
Grad eNewsletter
The Grad eNewsletter is published each Wednesday by the Program and Student
Service
Team. The newsletter lists updated academic information, announcements of
events, case
studies and seminars, the latest job postings from the Career Center and
other valuable
information. All students are encouraged to read the newsletter each
week. It is available to
all current students via their NU e-mail, and on the graduate
business website
(www.damore-mckim.northeastern.edu).
Computer Labs
While students may use any of the computer labs at Northeastern, most business
students
will use the lab in 54 Dodge. These computers are equipped with widely used business
application software.
Bloomberg Terminal
Bloomberg terminals are available in the following locations for student use:
Two on the 2nd floor of the Snell Library, available during normal library hours
;
Six in
177 Dodge, available Monday-Friday, 6am-12 midnight, Saturday and Sunday,
7am-
7pm; NU ID required for access
One in 413 Hayden; available during normal business hours
Students, using the userid "bloomberg" and the password "bloombergterminal 1" and a
cell
phone may set up a personal account using HELP.
Student Clubs and Organizations
In addition to University-wide clubs and organizations, a number of MBA specific clubs
are
developed and run by MBA students. Information regarding these organizations is
available
at the annual Clubs and Organizations Fair held in September, or through the
Program and
Student Services Office (350 Dodge). Current clubs and organizations
include:
•
360 Huntington Fund - a Student Managed Mutual Fund
•
Graduate and Professional Entrepreneurship Club
•
Graduate Finance and Investment Club
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•
MBA Marketing Club
•
Net Impact Club
•
Northeastern University Women MBA Club
•
Supply Chain Management Club
The Disability Resource Center
The Disability Resource Center is located in 20 Dodge Hall and provides individualized
services for students with disability-related special needs. Contact them at
617.373.2675,
fax: 617.373.7800, TTY: 617.373.2730. For more information, see their
website:
http://www.access-disability-deaf.neu.edu
ID Cards
Students are expected to carry an official ID card and to crow it at the request of any
University official. Cards can be obtained at Student Central, 120 Hayden Hall and are
needed for the library, recreation facilities and other University services. Online
students
may acquire their cards remotely; contact the Online Programs Student
Services Team for
more information.
University Emergency Delays/Closings
In the event of inclement weather or extraordinary situations, many local radio and
television stations will carry a "delayed opening" or "all classes canceled"
announcement. A
recorded message is available at 617.373.2000.In case of emergency
or crisis situations that
require immediate notification, University officials will deploy
the NU ALERT system, which
sends email, voicemail and text messages to students,
faculty and staff. NU ALERT is
intended to communicate pertinent information and,
when appropriate, provide directions
to those in the affected area(s). The NU ALERT
system broadcasts messages to the email
addresses and telephone numbers students
have provided the University.
Students can
change or update their contact information
by logging into the portal at
www.myneu.neu.edu and following the instruct ions.
The University assumes no liability for delay or failure to provide educational or other
services or facilities due to causes beyond its reasonable control. Causes include,
without limitation, power failure, fire, strikes by University employees or others,
damage by natural elements, and acts of public authorities. The University will,
however, exert reasonable efforts when it judges them to be appropriate, provide
comparable services, facilities, or performance; but its inability or failure to do so shall
not subject the University to liability.
Purpose
The Graduate Business Programs Catalog & Student Guide should be used in conjunction
with the Graduate Student Handbook (available at
http://www.northeastern.edu/gradhandbook/welcome.html) and other procedural guides
which contain Northeastern University’s primary statements about academic programs,
policies, and procedures; degree requirements; student responsibilities; and general
personnel policies, benefits, and services.
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Accreditation
Northeastern University is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and
Colleges, Inc. The University’s business programs are accredited by the Association to
Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, Northeastern
University permits its students to inspect their records whenever appropriate and to
challenge specific parts of them. Details on the law and its application are printed in the
University Graduate Student Handbook and are available at
http://www.northeastern.edu/registrat/ferpa.html.
Equal Opportunity Policy
Northeastern University is committed to providing equal opportunity to its students and
employees, and to eliminating discrimination when it occurs. Northeastern University does
not condone discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed, genetics, sex,
sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, veteran, or disability status. Moreover, the
University will not ignore any form of discrimination or harassment, including sexual
harassment of any member of the Northeastern community. Nor will Northeastern condone
any form of retaliatory activity against any person who brings a complaint of discrimination
or harassment, or who cooperates in a complaint investigation. The University’s
nondiscrimination policies and its grievance procedures are available online at
http://www.northeastern.edu/aa/policies.html and in the Office of Institutional Diversity and
Inclusion located in 106 West Village A. Inquiries regarding the University’s
nondiscrimination policies may be directed to
Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion
106 West Village A
Northeastern University
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: (617) 373.2133 Fax: (617) 373-4146
Email: diversity@northeastern.edu
Inquiries concerning the application of nondiscrimination policies may also be referred to
the
following organizations: The Regional Director, Office for Civil Rights, United States
Department of Education, J.W. McCormack Building, Post Office Court House, Room 222,
Boston, Massachusetts 02109-4557; Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
(MCAD), One Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1518; Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission, One Congress Street, 10th Floor, Room 1001, Boston,
Massachusetts 02114.
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STAFF
Note: all phone extension listings for Northeastern faculty and staff are prefaced by 617-373-xxxx.
For up-to-the-minute personnel listings check: damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/
Graduate Business Programs
Associate Dean, Graduate Programs: Kate E. Klepper
400 DG, x5417
Administrative Assistant: Shari Khalil
400 DG, x5417
Graduate Recruiting and Admissions
Director, Graduate Recruiting and Admissions: Evelyn Tate
350 DG, x3258
Associate Director, Recruitment & Admissions: Alexandra
Munroe
350 DG, x4733
Associate Director, Recruitment & Admissions: Linda Harding
350 DG, x4765
Admissions Manager: Dena Snyder
350 DG, x8877
International Recruitment Manager: Jelena Pejic
350 DG, x3078
Admissions Operations Analyst: Amy Carnes
350 DG, x4951
Admissions Operations Assistant: Kellianne Frankel
350 DG, x6310
Marketing Operations Assistant: Hannah Brower
350 DG, x8320
Program and Student Services
Assistant Dean & Director, Program & Student Services: Gail
Justino-Miller
350 DG, x4264
Assistant Director, Student Services: Sandra Leyne
350 DG, x8885
Assistant Director, Full-Time MBA: Lauren Fallon
350 DG, x6978
Student Services Specialist, Part-Time MBA Program: Evelyn
Gonzalez
350 DG, x5999
Academic Advisor, Certificate Programs: TBA
350 DG, xXXXX
Program Assistant: Haley Stramel
350 DG, x5992
Online Programs
Dir., Graduate Distance Learning Programs: Matthew Foster
175 RI, x8448
Distance Learning Prog. Specialist (Academic
Counseling/Graduation): Liza Spatola
175 RI, x3042
Distance Learning Prog. Specialist (Admissions): Stephanie
Zuehlke
175 RI, x5964
Specialty MBA Programs (MS Innovation)
Director, Specialty MBA Programs: Carolyn Boviard
350 DG, x4808
Graduate Business Programs Marketing &
Communications
Director of Communications: Heather Hill
120 HA, x3403
Web Manager: John Myers
501 236, x5886
Assistant Director, Communications: Brittany Santoro
501 236, x6240
Digital Communications Specialist: Liz Merino
501 236, x8334
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Administrative Assistant: Jennifer Rogers
501 236, x3625
Director of Marketing: Becky Higgins
350 DG, x5960
Assistant Director of Marketing: Anne Sipio
350 DG, x3279
Digital Marketing Specialist: Michael Pelletier
350 DG, x6912
Marketing Specialist: Nicole Bongiovanni
350 DG, x5962
Graduate School of Professional Accounting
Director: Julie Chasse
412 DG, x4621
Assistant Director: Lizbeth Jones
412 DG, x4622
Recruiting Specialist: Cassie Dennison
412 DG, x5708
Administrative Assistant: Stefani Vieira
412 DG, x5007
Career Center
Director: Lynne Sarikas
312 DG, x2029
Associate Director: Tim Tippett
312 DG, x5940
MS Career Planning Program Manager: Melissa Taggart
312 DG, x2411
Career Services Program Manager: Tim Chezar
312 DG, x2431
MBA Career Planning Program Manager: Cathy Merlo
312 DG, x2779
Recruiting Manager: Praggya Rustagi Barretto
312 DG, x5000
Office Manager: Casey Ricci
312 DG, x3003
Office of the Dean
Administration
Dunton Family Dean: Rajagopal Echambadi
101 HA, x3239
Assistant to the Dean & Project Manager: Vikki Avras
101 HA, x3239
Administrative Assistant: Blerina Mance
101 HA, x3232
Senior Associate Dean of Faculty and Research: Emery Trahan
101 HA, x4568
Manager, Faculty Affairs: Stephen Haag
101 HA, x4236
Director, Academic Research & Planning: Nancy Korn
101 HA, x3714
Associate Dir. Event Planning & Management: Anne Benware
101 HA, x3230
Associate Dean, Finance & Administration: Maureen Underhill
101 HA, x5704
Manager, Finance & Administration: Edwige Poinssot
101 HA, x3036
Budget Director: Maria Costa de Sousa
101 HA, x3774
Manager, Human Resources and Operations: Kelly Lyons
101 HA, x3717
Administrative Assistant: Susan Greeley
101 HA, x6923
Information Technology Manager : Anthony Grimaldi
305 HA, x2313
Corporate Programs
Executive Director: Christina Jaracz
502 236, x7203
Program Director: Darlene Webb
502 236, x8746
Director, Client Development: Mark Sullivan
502 236, x7207
Senior Program Manager: Joseph Sopp
502 236, x3705
Program Manager: Kylie Ross
502 236, x2131
Manager, Client Development: Casandra Varao
502 236, x6976
Program Coordinator: Maddie McLean
502 236, x6993
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Center for Family Business
Executive Director: Edmund (Ted) Clark
209 HA, x7031
Program Manager: Koreena Geisler-Wagner
209 HA, x3718
Development
Assistant Dean for Development: Deborah Magnezy
374 DG, x5023
Senior Development Officer: Robert Dooley
374 DG, x4328
Director of Giving and School Initiatives: Tawna Rathe
374 DG, x2037
Development Officer: Mary Ryan
374 DG, x4741
Administrative Assistant: Abigail Smith
374 DG, x3133
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FACULTY
Note: all phone extension listings for Northeastern faculty and staff are prefaced by 617-
373-
xxxx. For up-to-the-minute personnel listings check: http://www.damore-
mckim.northeastern.edu/faculty-and-research/faculty-directory
Accounting
Ganesh Krishnamoorthy
Professor, Group Chair; Ph.D., University of Southern California
404 HA, x4651
Jaehan Ahn
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
404 HA, x7004
Charles Bame-Aldred
Executive Professor; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
120 HA, x5022
James Boyer
Assistant Academic Specialist; MS, Northeastern University
325 HA, x6538
Mary Kate Dodgson
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
404 HA, x6768
Brian Fitzgerald
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Texas A&M University
421 HA, x8488
Timothy Gagnon
Associate Academic Specialist; J.D., Boston College
404 HA, x5742
Larry Ginsberg
Assistant Academic Specialist
404 HA, x5861
William Goldman
Lecturer; MS/MBA, Northeastern University
120 HA, x8460
Kamber Hetrick
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
404 HA, x3889
Udi Hoitash
Associate Professor; Ph.D., Rutgers University
421 HA, x5839
Patrick Hurley
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
404 HA, x4648
Xiaotao (Kelvin) Liu
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of South Carolina
422 HA, x5926
Mario J. Maletta
Professor; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
422 HA, x8397
Michelle McAllister
Assistant Teaching Professor; Ph.D., Florida State University
120 HA, x3875
Kimberly Moreno
Professor; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
404 HA, x8369
Jennifer E. Nichol
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
404 HA, x7521
Russ O’Haver
Senior Academic Specialist; Ph.D., City University of New York
304 HA, x8508
Peggy O’Kelly
Principal Lecturer, M.B.A., University of Michigan
404 HA, x5270
Marjorie Platt
Professor; Ph.D., University of Michigan
404 HA, x4647
Timothy J. Rupert
Professor, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
404 HA, x5165
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H. David Sherman
Professor; D.B.A., Harvard University
404 HA, x4640
Lloyd Tanlu
Assistant Professor; D.B.A., Harvard University
404 HA, x7332
Andrew Trotman
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Bond University
421 HA, x5748
Xia (Summer) Xiao
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Arizona
404 HA, x3240
Yue May Zhang
Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
404 HA, x3357
Ronald Zullo
Senior Lecturer; MS Taxation, Bentley University
404 HA, x6286
Finance
Emery A. Trahan
Senior Associate Dean of Faculty and Research, Professor; Ph.D., S.U.N.Y. at
Albany; CPA
413 HA, x4568
Olubunmi Faleye
Donald F. Harding Professor of Finance, Group Chair; Ph.D., University of
Alberta, Canada
413 HA, x3712
Rajesh Aggarwal
Professor; Ph.D., Harvard University
413 HA, x8333
Jianqiu (John) Bai
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Southern California
413 HA, x6247
Paul J. Bolster
Professor; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute
413 HA, x5051
Jeffery A. Born
Professor, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs; Ph.D., University of
North Carolina
413 HA, x5054
Nicole M. Boyson
Professor; Ph.D., The Ohio State University
412 HA, x4775
Craig Brown
Visiting Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Michigan
120 HA, x4460
Paul Chiou
Assistant Teaching Professor; Ph.D., Rutgers University
413 HA, x8374
Felipe Cortes
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis
419F HA, x3155
Joan Farre-Mensa
Visiting Assistant Professor; Ph.D., New York University
409C HA, x5030
Mark Gooley
Lecturer; MS Management, Northwestern University
413 HA, x3616
Tiantian Gu
Associate Professor; Ph.D., Finance, University of Wisconsin-Madison
419 HA, x2932
Jayant Kale
Phillip R. McDonald Chair Professor; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
418C HA, x4572
Karthik Krishnan
Associate Professor; Ph.D., Boston College
419 HA, x4707
Jean-Claude Makolo
Assistant Teaching Professor; Ph.D., Brandeis University
126A HA, x2197
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Donald G. Margotta
Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of North Carolina
413 HA, x4739
Joseph Marks
Associate Teaching Professor; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign
413 HA, x4739
Anahit (Anya) Mkrtchyan
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
413 HA, x6839
Robert M. Mooradian
Professor; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
418 HA, x5955
David Myers
Assistant Teaching Professor; Ph.D., University of Washington
305E HA, x5682
Coleen C. Pantalone
Associate Professor; Ph.D., Iowa State University
273 DG, x2172
Harlan D. Platt
Professor; Ph.D., University of Michigan
413 HA, x4740
Marius Popescu
Associate Teaching Professor; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University
319B HA, x3798
Gary Porter
Assistant Teaching Professor; Ph.D., University of South Carolina
413 HA, x7327
Eliot H. Sherman
Senior Lecturer; MS Taxation, Bentley University
409 HA, x7514
Kandarp Srinivasan
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis
413 HA, x4569
Richard S. Swasey, Jr.
Principal Lecturer; M.B.A., University of Virginia
409 HA, x5965
Anand Venkateswaran
Associate Professor; Ph.D., Georgia State University
412 HA, x7873
Shiawee X. Yang
Associate Professor; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
413 HA, x8209
Kuncheng (K.C.) Zheng
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Michigan
413 HA, x6248
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Tucker J. Marion
Professor and Group Co-Chair; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
219 HA, x2241
Fernando F. Suarez
Jean C. Tempel Professor and Group Co-Chair; Ph.D., Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
474 DG, x6028
Rajagopal Echambadi
Dunton Family Dean of DMSB and Professor; Ph.D., University of Houston
101 HA, x3239
Sophie Bacq
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Louvain School of Management
219 HA, x4161
Kevin Boudreau
Associate Professor; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
457 DG, x4161
Edmund (Ted) L. Clark
Associate Academic Specialist; M.B.A., Clark University
209 HA, x7031
71
Gregory Collier
Professor of the Practice; M.B.A., Eastern Michigan University
474 DG, x6336
Frederick G. Crane
Senior Academic Specialist; Ph.D., University of Bradford, England
219 HA, x5047
Thomas Cullinane
Professor (Joint); Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute
304 HA, x4851
Kimberly A. Eddleston
Professor, Ph.D., University of Connecticut
209 HA, x4014
John Friar
Senior Academic Specialist; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
209 HA, x4784
Stephen Golden
Lecturer; M.B.A., Suffolk University
209 HA, x4784
Daniel S. Gregory
Digital Media I-cubator Director; M.B.A., Harvard University
212 HA, x8891
Samina Karim
Professor; Ph.D., University of Michigan
474 DG, x6049
Ralph Katz
Professor; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
319 HA, x4724
Venkat Kuppuswamy
Assistant Professor; D.B.A., Harvard University
479 DG, x2280
Bob Lentz
Associate Academic Specialist; Program Manager NUCEE & Idea; M.B.A.,
Babson College
212 HA, x7268
Razvan Lungeanu
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Northwestern University
477 DG, x2970
Marc H. Meyer
Matthews Distinguished University Professor; Robert Shillman Professor of
Entrepreneurship; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
474 DG, x5948
Cheryl R. Mitteness
Assistant Teaching Professor; Ph.D., University of Louisville
209 HA, x3728
Susan Montgomery
Senior Academic Specialist; J.D., Northeastern University
1 CG, x7071
Kevin Scanlon
Professor of the Practice; Ph.D.
116C HA, x8805
Dennis R. Shaughnessy
Senior Academic Specialist; M.B.A.hy nb, Northeastern University
219 HA, x7892
Management and Organizational Development
Cynthia Lee
Group Chair, Professor; Ph.D., University of Maryland
112 HA, x5146
Brendan D. Bannister
Associate Professor; D.B.A., Kent State University
112 HA, x2503
Marla Baskerville-Watkins
Associate Professor, Ph.D., Tulane University
112 HA, x8290
John C. Dencker
Professor; Ph.D., Harvard University
112 HA, x2452
Bruce Parker Ellen III
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Florida State University
112 HA, x2828
72
Leonard J. Glick
Senior Academic Specialist, Executive Professor; Ed.D., Harvard University
112 HA, x4720
Timothy Hoff
Professor; Ph.D., University of Albany, SUNY-Albany
137 RI, x4698
Jamie J. Ladge
Associate Professor; Ph.D., Boston College
112 HA, x8176
Barbara Larson
Executive Professor; D.B.A., Harvard University
112 HA, x7379
Charn McAllister
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Florida State University
112 HA, x4830
Paulette McCarthy
Assistant Academic Specialist; Ph.D., University of Tennessee
112 HA, x4718
Curtis Odom
Assistant Teaching Professor; Ed.D., Pepperdine University
120 HA, x7564
Joseph Raelin
Professor, Asa S. Knowles Chair; Ph.D., SUNY-Buffalo
112 HA, x7074
Edward G. Wertheim
Associate Professor; Ph.D., Yeshiva University
112 HA, x4725
International Business and Strategy
Christopher Robertson
Group Chair and Professor; Ph.D., Florida State University
313 HA, x4759
Ruth Aguilera
Professor; Ph.D., Harvard University
304 HA, x4639
Todd Alessandri
Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
314 HA, x4024
Ellie Banalieva
Associate Professor, Ph.D., Indiana University
313 HA, x4756
Allan W. Bird
Professor, Fred and Darla Brodsky Chair in International Business; Ph.D.,
University of Oregon
313 HA, x2002
Paula Caligiuri
Distinguished Professor of Global Leadership; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State
University
312C HA, x6828
Hugh Courtney
Professor; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
313 HA, x7944
William F. Crittenden
Professor, Ph.D., University of Arkansas
304 HA, x4636
Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra
Professor; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
313 HA, x6568
James D. Dana, Jr.
Professor; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
306 LA, x7517
Luis A. Dau
Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of South Carolina
309 HA, x4604
Joseph M. Giglio
Senior Academic Specialist; Ph.D., Northeastern University
304 HA, x4762
Mark Huselid
Professor; Ph.D., SUNY-Buffalo
315B HA, x7258
73
Julia Ivy
Associate Teaching Professor; Ph.D., Lancaster University
304 HA, x2788
Anna Lamin
Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
319 HA, x3437
Harry W. Lane
Professor; D.B.A., Harvard University
314 HA, x8666
William Lovely III
Assistant Academic Specialist; Ph.D., Northeastern University
304 HA, x3068
Valentina Marano
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of South Carolina
319 HA, x8652
Elizabeth Moore
Visiting Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Northeastern University
309C HA, x6901
Carl W. Nelson
Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Manchester, England
304 HA, x4751
Sheila M. Puffer
University Distinguished Professor; Ph.D., University of California at
Berkeley
313 HA, x5249
Ravi Ramamurti
Distinguished Professor; D.B.A., Harvard University
309 HA, x4760
Alexandra Roth
Associate Academic Specialist; Ph.D., University Frankfurt – Germany
304 HA, x2274
Ravi Sarathy
Professor; Ph.D., University of Michigan
313 HA, x4806
Bert A. Spector
Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Missouri
313 HA, x2504
Ronald Thomas
Senior Lecturer; Ph.D., Harvard University
304 HA, x5009
Annique Un
Associate Professor; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
319 HA, x6567
Gary Young
Professor; Ph.D., SUNY-Buffalo
137 RI, x2528
Supply Chain and Information Management
Yang W. Lee
Group Chair, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
214 HA, x5052
Saurabh Ambulkar
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Iowa State University
325 HA, x4734
Yi-Da Chen
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Arizona
214 HA, x4812
Nick Dedeke
Lecturer; Technishe Universit
ä
t Kaiserslautern, Germany
220 HA, x5521
Martin A. Dias
Associate Teaching Professor; Ph.D., Bentley University
214 HA, x4812
Cuneyt Eroglu
Associate Professor; Ph.D., The Ohio State University
325 HA, x8015
Dimitrios Fotiadis
Lecturer; MS, Northeastern University
319 HA, x5105
74
Mohamed Habibullah
Assistant Teaching Professor; Ph.D., University of Missouri – Columbia
214 HA, x4721
Robert C. Lieb
Professor; D.B.A., University of Maryland
214 HA, x4813
Xiaoping Liu
Visiting Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts – Lowell
214 HA, x7288
Robert Murray
Assistant Academic Specialist; M.B.A., Harvard University
325 HA, x4749
Gilbert Nyaga
Associate Professor; Ph.D., Michigan State
214 HA, x2116
Demetra Paparounas
Visiting Lecturer; Ph.D., Northeastern University
214 HA, x3132
Michael Power
Lecturer; EMBA, Northeastern University
214 HA, x3498
Christoph Riedl
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Technische Universit
ät München
214 HA, x5739
Bruce Russell
Executive Professor; Ph.D., National University of Ireland
214 HA, x2759
Nada Sanders
Distinguished Professor; Ph.D., The Ohio State University
325 HA, x7198
Alex Scott
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
214 HA, x5050
Dee Spencer
Lecturer; Ph.D., Boston College
319 HA, x6315
Paul Tagliamonte
Lecturer; MS, Boston College
126D HA, x7297
Peter Tarasewich
Assistant Teaching Professor; Ph.D., University of Connecticut
214 HA, x3132
Svetlana Todorova
Visiting Lecturer; Ph.D., Varna University of Economics, Bulgaria
214 HA, x3132
Frederick Wiseman
Professor; Ph.D., Cornell University
202 HA, x4562
Yu Amy Xia
Associate Professor; Ph.D., Washington State University
214 HA, x4785
Nizar Zaarour
Assistant Teaching Professor; Ph.D., Northeastern University
214 HA, x4754
David Zepeda
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
325 HA, x3549
Marketing
Felicia G. Lassk
Group Chair and Associate Professor; Ph.D., South Florida/Tampa
202 HA, x5307
Gloria Barczak
Professor; Ph.D., Syracuse University
202 HA, x5251
Yakov Bart
Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley
202 HA, x7373
75
Andrea Bonezzi
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Northwestern University
202 HA, x3260
Kwong Chan
Associate Academic Specialist; Ph.D., Michigan State University
202 HA, x4717
Angela Chang
Associate Teaching Professor; Ph.D., Indiana University
206B HA, x8542
Bruce H. Clark
Associate Professor; Ph.D., Stanford University
202 HA, x4783
Alexander DePaoli
Visiting Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Stanford University
202 HA, x4805
Paul W. Fombelle
Associate Professor; Ph.D., Arizona State University
225 HA, x5253
Amir Grinstein
Associate Professor; Ph.D., Ben Gurion University of the Negav
202 HA, x4563
Daniele M. Mathras
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Arizona State University
202 HA, x5744
Jay P. Mulki
Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Southern Florida
202 HA, x5740
Koen Pauwels
Professor; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
202 HA, x2033
Matthew Rocklage
Visiting Assistant Professor; Ph.D., The Ohio State University
304 HA, x5976
Keith Smith
Assistant Professor; M.B.A., University of Georgia
225C HA, x5564
Mary L. Steffel
Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Florida
202 HA, x3859
Fareena Sultan
Professor; Ph.D., Columbia University
202 HA, x8555
Jennifer Yule
Associate Academic Specialist; Ph.D., Glasgow Caledonian University
205 HA, x2812
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Appendix A
Graduate Program Waiver Guidelines
Course waiver may be granted to a student in the Part-Time MBA, Online MBA, Online
MSF or Online MSIB program who has completed prior undergraduate coursework at an
AACSB-accredited institution within the past five years with a grade of “B” or better
(grades of “B-“do not qualify). The student is excused from taking the required course in
the program, and the total credits for graduation will be reduced accordingly.
Waived courses will not appear on the final transcript. Waiver credits plus transfer
credits may never exceed one-third of the total credits for the degree. At least two-
thirds of the course requirements must be earned in the program.
Students are required to submit official transcripts (if not included in the application
package) and syllabi for each transfer/waiver request. Students may be asked to provide
additional documentation. New students may contest initial waiver decisions, or request
additional waivers only during their first semester (within 60 days of admissions for all
online programs). After this time period, waivers will not be granted.
Waiver criteria for core MBA courses are listed below. Waiver requests for other courses
will be considered on an individual case basis. Please consult your academic advisor for
additional information.
Course #
Course Name
Waiver Criteria
Notes
ACCT
6200 or
6272
Financial Reporting and Managerial
Decision Making I (3 credits)
or
Financial Statement Preparation
and Analysis (2.250 credits)
Accounting major and/or
CPA designation in last 5
years with GPA of 3.0 or
better & “B” or better in at
least on upper level
financial accounting course
Requires
Faculty
approval
ACCT
6201 or
6273
Financial Reporting and Managerial
Decision Making II (1.5 credits)
or
Identifying Strategic Implications in
Accounting Data (2.250 credits)
Accounting major and/or
CMA designation in last 5
years with 3.00 or better &
“B” or better in upper level
cost/managerial accounting
course
Requires
Faculty
approval
HRMG
6200
Managing People and Organizations
(3 credits)
Human Resources/Organization
Behavior major or minor
Must take one
HRMG elective
INTB
6200
Managing the Global Enterprise
(3 credits)
International Business major
Must take one
INTB elective
FINA
6200
Value Creation Through Financial
Decision Making (3 credits)
Finance major or minor
Must take one
Finance
elective
MECN
6200
Global Competition and Market
Dominance (3 credits)
Economics major or minor
MKTG
6200
Creating and Sustaining Customer
Markets (3 credits)
Marketing major or minor
Must take one
Marketing
elective
MGSC
6200
Information Analysis (3 credits)
Completion of at least one
semester-long course in
statistics that covered multiple
regression analysis and required
the use of statistical software
Must provide
syllabus and
evidence of
statistical
software use
MGSC
6204
Managing Information Resources
(1.5 credits)
MIS major in business school;
Information Technology,
77
Information Systems or
Computer Science major with at
least one managerial
Information Systems course
MGSC
6206
Management of Service and
Manufacturing Operations (3
credits)
Industrial Engineering or
Operations Management
major or minor
78
79
Campus Map
80
81
INDEX
Academic Calendar
.....................
82
Academic Code of Conduct
.........
46
Academic disputes, procedures for
resolving
......................................
49
Academic Honesty
......................
49
Academic Standing
......................
57
Beta Gamma Sigma
.....................
59
BSBA/MSF Program
.....................
31
Career Center
..............................
61
Certificate Programs
...................
39
Closed courses
............................
55
Clubs and Organizations
..............
65
Computer Lab
..............................
65
Disability Resource Center
..........
66
Disputes, academic: resolution
procedures
..................................
49
Elective Concentrations
..............
14
Emergency Closings and Delays...66
Enrollment Limits
........................
54
Equal Opportunity Policy
............
67
Faculty Listing
..............................
71
Failing Grade
...............................
57
Family Education Rights and
Privacy Act
.............................
67
Fees
.............................................
60
Full Time MBA
...............................
5
Grades
.........................................
56
Graduation
..................................
59
MSI
..............................................
18
Holidays: see Academic Calendar
Honor Code
.................................
47
ID Cards
.......................................
66
Independent Study
......................
51
JD/MBA Program
.........................
32
JD/MSA/MBA
................................
38
Job Search Resources
....................
62
Language courses
..........................
52
Loans: see Financial Aid
MS Accounting Program
...............
36
MS Accounting/MBA Program
......
35
MS Finance Program
.....................
19
MSF/MBA Program
.......................
23
MS Intn’l Business Program
..........
24
MS Nursing/MBA Program
............
34
MS Taxation Program
....................
37
MS Technological Entrepreneurship
Program
......................................
26
Nonbusiness electives
...................
51
Online MBA Program
....................
28
Online MBA/MSF Program
............
30
Online MSF Program
.....................
29
Online MST Program
.....................
30
Orientation/ Residency see individual
program requirements
Part-Time MBA
................................
12
Plagiarism ........................................
47
Probation, academic ..................... 57
Registration .....................................
54
Scholarships .....................................
60
Sexual harassment policy
..............
67
Standards, academic - see individual
programs
Student Organizations
...................
65
Transcripts .......................................
59
Transfer credit
...............................
50
Transferring Programs
..................
52
Tuition, tuition bills
.......................
60
Waivers
.........................................
50
82
Graduate School 2018–2019 Academic Calendar
Subject to Change. Updated and comprehensive calendar available at
http://www.northeastern.edu/registrar/calendars.html
Note: MS in Innovation program has a slightly different calendar. Refer to program
calendar for details.
Fall 2018
Sep 3 Monday
Labor Day
Sep 5 Wednesday
First day of fall classes
Oct 8 Monday
Columbus Day observed,
no classes
Nov 9 Friday
Spring registration begins
Nov 12 Monday
Veterans Day observed, no
classes
Nov 21 Wednesday
First day of Thanksgiving
Recess, no classes
Nov 26 Monday
Classes resume
Dec 8 Saturday
Last day of fall classes
Dec 10 Monday
First day of final exams for
fall classes
Dec 15 Saturday
Last day of final exams for
fall classes
Dec 16 Sunday
First day of winter break
Spring 2019
Jan 7 Monday
First day of spring classes
Jan 21 Monday
Martin Luther King Jr.’s
Birthday observed, no classes
Feb 15 Friday
Summer registration begins
Feb 18 Monday
Presidents’ Day, no classes
Mar 3 Sunday
First day of spring break
Mar 11 Monday
Classes Resume
Apr 5 Friday
Fall registration begins
Apr 15 Monday
Patriots’ Day observed, no
classes
Apr 20 Saturday
Last day of spring classes
Apr 22 Monday
First day of final exams for
spring classes
April 27 Saturday
Last day of final exams for
spring classes
May 3 Friday
Commencement
Summer 2019
May 6 Monday
First day of summer 1 and
full summer classes
May 27 Monday
Memorial Day observed, no
classes
Jun 22 Saturday
Last day of summer 1 classes
Jun 24 Monday
First day of final exams for
summer 1 classes
Jun 29 Saturday
Last day of final exams for
summer 1 classes
Jul 1 Monday
First day of summer 2 classes
Jul 4 Thursday
Independence Day observed,
no classes
Aug 10 Saturday
Last day of full summer classes
Aug 12 Monday
First day of final exams for
full summer classes
Aug 17 Saturday
Last day of final exams for
full summer c asses
Last day of summer 2 classes
Aug 19 Monday
First day of final exams for
summer 2 classes
Aug 24 Saturday
Last day of final exams for
summer 2 classes
Aug 25 Sunday
First day of vacation
Aug 29 Thursday
Summer degree conferral
