Innovation Management Graduate Option
This option is offered within the following major(s):
Also available via Ecampus.
The Innovation Management graduate option, within the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program, emphasizes innovation, technology commercialization, and entrepreneurship to prepare graduates to assume leadership roles in emerging businesses. This MBA graduate option provides the student background, tools and experiential learning in the management of innovative business and technical concepts. A core element of the Innovation Management graduate option is the completion of a self-paced experiential project based on development/analysis of an innovative business or technical concept.
Length: The MBA curriculum can be completed within an intensive one-year timeframe. Part-time students, taking six to nine credits per quarter, can complete the program in two years on campus or in Portland
Option Code: 2062
- Conduct research or produce some other form of creative work.
- Demonstrate mastery of subject material.
- Conduct scholarly or professional activities in an ethical manner.
- Develop a research-driven, investor-ready lean canvas business model and plan to take an innovative idea to market (BA 560, BA 567, BA 570, BA 568).
- Present a compelling argument for funding (BA 567, BA 568).
The Innovation Management MBA graduate option requires 60 credits of coursework, including 15 credits of Core-1 courses, 27 credits of Core-2 courses, 18 credits within the Innovation Management graduate option.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Core-1 Coursework 1 | ||
BA 513 | BUSINESS LEGAL ENVIRONMENT | 3 |
BA 514 | OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | 3 |
BA 515 | MANAGERIAL DECISION TOOLS | 3 |
BA 516 | CREATING VALUE IN EXCHANGE | 3 |
BA 517 | MARKETS AND VALUATION | 3 |
Core-2 Coursework | ||
BA 528 | FINANCIAL AND COST ANALYSIS | 3 |
BA 540 | CORPORATE FINANCE | 3 |
BA 550 | LEADERSHIP AND TEAMS IN ORGANIZATIONS | 3 |
BA 555 | PRACTICAL BUSINESS ANALYSIS | 3 |
BA 561 | SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | 3 |
BA 569 | ADVANCED STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT | 3 |
BA 572 | ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS | 3 |
BA 590 | MARKETING MANAGEMENT | 3 |
MGMT 559 | MANAGING ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | 3 |
Innovation Management Graduate Option Coursework | ||
BA 531 | BUSINESS LAW - TECHNOLOGY/NEW VENTURES | 3 |
BA 560 | VENTURE PLANNING | 3 |
BA 562 | MANAGING PROJECTS | 3 |
BA 567 | SELECTED TOPICS IN MANAGEMENT | 3 |
BA 568 | INTEGRATED BUSINESS PROJECT | 3 |
BA 570 | INNOVATION STRATEGY, IP, AND NPD | 3 |
Total Credits | 60 |
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Core-1 requirements may be waived if a candidate has a recent undergraduate major in business, or has completed equivalent course work within an undergraduate business minor.
Option Code: 2062