The Equine Management specialty in the MBA provides an educational experience preparing students to participate effectively, professionally, and ethically within the equine industry. The program will provide authentic experiences through hands-on applied skills and industry involvement, interdisciplinary learning experiences, exploration of the human/equine bond, creative and professional development, and technological competency.
* If the applicant’s degree is not in the area of business, the student must have successfully completed BUSM 501 Foundations of Graduate Business within the first term of enrollment in the MBA program.
BUSM-501 - Fundamentals of Graduate Business - 3 hours
BUSM-520 - Leadership and Effective Decision-Making - 3 hours
BUSM-540 - Organizational Behavior - 3 hours
BUSM-560 - Financial Management - 3 hours
BUSM-570 - Economic Analysis for Business Decision-Making - 3 hours
BUSM-600 - Strategic Marketing Management - 3 hours
BUSM-660 - Strategic Management - 3 hours
BUSM 501 required for students without undergraduate business background
EQS-602 - Equine Entrepreneurship - 3 hours
EQS-612 - Legal Issues and Risk Management in the Equine Industry - 3 hours
EQS-622 - Ethics and the Equine Industry - 3 hours
General Education Hours - 0
Elective Hours - 0
Total Hours to Complete - 33