Business Management, Combined Degree Pathways
Admission
Admission into the combined programs is highly selective. Matriculated Empire State University, SUNY Canton and SUNY Cobleskill undergraduate students may apply to a combined program through the School for Graduate Studies and will complete all of the application requirements for the master’s degree program. The applicant must have a minimum recalculated GPA of 3.2 (most recent 60 credit earned) and have three to five years of managerial or professional experience.
In addition to completing the graduate application1, candidates must have completed the following academic prerequisites or their equivalent2, to be considered for admission:
- Statistics (3 credits);
- Macroeconomics (3 credits);
- Microeconomics (3 credits); and
- Accounting (3 credits)
Please see the Graduate Admission section of this catalog for a complete listing of materials required to complete a graduate application.
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SUNY Canton and SUNY Cobleskill applicants are not required to submit the application essay nor the recommendation letter and may request a waiver code of the application fee at grad@sunyempire.edu.
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SUNY Canton and SUNY Cobleskill applicants must have completed these prerequisites with a grade of B or better.
Curriculum
The combined pathways leading to a MBA in Business Management, require 148 credits total, of which, 36 are master’s credits leading to the MBA in Business Management. Students must meet all college, Area Of Study (AOS), and relevant concentration guidelines.
These programs require careful planning that should begin in the first term of a student’s undergraduate career. The student and their primary mentor should consult in planning the undergraduate degree program so that these requirements are met during undergraduate study and that the 12 credits of master’s courses from the MBA in Business Management program also are included in the degree plan. Students must meet graduate expectations for academic progress and grade point average in their master’s level courses to remain in a combined program.
Combined Pathway Courses
Each pathway has 4 specific courses (12 credits) that may be included in an approved undergraduate degree plan.
Empire State University Undergraduates
The four graduate courses that may be taken during Empire State University undergraduate study are outlined below. Functional courses vary and are determined by the concentration chosen.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Opening Courses | 6 | |
Leadership & Organizational Behavior | ||
Strategic Perspectives of Global Management | ||
Functional Courses 1 | 6 | |
Any two functional core courses (6 credits) can be selected from the list below for the track you are enrolled in. | ||
Management or Human Resource Management Tracks | ||
Financial Management | ||
Management Information Systems | ||
High Performance Management | ||
Operations Management | ||
Managerial Economics | ||
Strategic Marketing Management | ||
International Business Track | ||
Global E-Commerce Strategies | ||
Global Leadership Competencies | ||
Global Supply Chain Management | ||
Economics for Global Managers | ||
International Financial Management | ||
Global Marketing Strategies | ||
Marketing Track | ||
Financial Management | ||
Global E-Commerce Strategies | ||
High Performance Management | ||
Operations Management | ||
Managerial Economics | ||
Strategic Marketing Management | ||
Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship or Healthcare Management or Nonprofit Management or Project Management or Information Technology Management Tracks | ||
Financial Management | ||
Management Information Systems | ||
High Performance Management | ||
Operations Management | ||
Managerial Economics | ||
Strategic Marketing Management | ||
Global Finance and Investment Track | ||
Global E-Commerce Strategies | ||
Global Leadership Competencies | ||
Global Supply Chain Management | ||
Economics for Global Managers | ||
International Financial Management | ||
Global Marketing Strategies | ||
Total Credits | 12 |
SUNY Cobleskill B.B.A. Undergraduates
The four graduate courses that may be taken during SUNY Cobleskill B.B.A. undergraduate study are outlined below.2
Code | Title | Credits |
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MGMT 6020 | Leadership & Organizational Behavior | 3 |
MGMT 6025 | Strategic Perspectives of Global Management | 3 |
MGMT 6050 | Operations Management | 3 |
AND (Choose 1): | 3 | |
Management Information Systems | ||
Global E-Commerce Strategies | ||
Total Credits | 12 |
SUNY Cobleskill B.S. Undergraduates
The four graduate courses that may be taken during SUNY Cobleskill B.S. in Applied Psychology undergraduate study are outlined below.2
Code | Title | Credits |
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MGMT 6020 | Leadership & Organizational Behavior | 3 |
MGMT 6025 | Strategic Perspectives of Global Management | 3 |
MGMT 6030 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
MGMT 6040 | High Performance Management | 3 |
Total Credits | 12 |
SUNY Canton B.B.A. Undergraduates
The four graduate courses that may be taken during SUNY Canton B.B.A. undergraduate study are outlined below.2 The choice of courses vary and are determined by the concentration chosen.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Choose 4 courses from within your area of concentration | 12 | |
Global Finance & Investment | ||
MGMT 6016 | Financial Management | 3 |
MGMT 6020 | Leadership & Organizational Behavior | 3 |
MGMT 6025 | Strategic Perspectives of Global Management | 3 |
MGMT 6035 | Global E-Commerce Strategies | 3 |
MGMT 6065 | Economics for Global Managers | 3 |
MGMT 6075 | International Financial Management | 3 |
FSMA 6010 | Quantitative Methods in Finance | 3 |
International Business | 12 | |
MGMT 6020 | Leadership & Organizational Behavior | 3 |
MGMT 6025 | Strategic Perspectives of Global Management | 3 |
MGMT 6035 | Global E-Commerce Strategies | 3 |
MGMT 6065 | Economics for Global Managers | 3 |
MGMT 6075 | International Financial Management | 3 |
Healthcare Management; Human Resource Management; Information Technology Management; Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship; Management; Marketing; Nonprofit Management; or Project Management | ||
MGMT 6016 | Financial Management | 3 |
MGMT 6020 | Leadership & Organizational Behavior | 3 |
MGMT 6025 | Strategic Perspectives of Global Management | 3 |
MGMT 6030 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
MGMT 6040 | High Performance Management | 3 |
MGMT 6050 | Operations Management | 3 |
SUNY Canton B.S. Undergraduates
The four graduate courses that may be taken during SUNY Canton B.S. in Healthcare Management undergraduate study are outlined below.2
Code | Title | Credits |
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Choose 4 | 12 | |
MGMT 6020 | Leadership & Organizational Behavior | 3 |
MGMT 6025 | Strategic Perspectives of Global Management | 3 |
HCLM 6075 | Managing Healthcare Systems | 3 |
HCLM 6080 | Health Policy & Management | 3 |
HCLM 7005 | Strategic Corporate Communication & Inter-professional Collaboration | 3 |
Remaining required courses of the MBA degree can be found on the MBA in Business Management page of this catalog.
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Special requests to substitute these courses will be considered by the Business, Management & Leadership division chair.
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SUNY Canton and SUNY Cobleskill students interested in an Empire State University MBA pathway should seek guidance from their undergraduate academic advisor as admission and program requirements may differ.