MBA STEM Courses

Rutgers STEM MBA

You can now choose to earn a STEM degree with any of our MBA concentrations. To be eligible, you must complete 50% of your total required course credits in STEM-designated courses.

This designation opens new opportunities for you to customize your curriculum to align with your career goals and applies to all MBA concentrations. There is significant value to MBA candidates who earn this designation. Businesses today are more data-driven than before and are looking for employees who can take their analytics to another level. STEM signals to employers that you have the training and skills to tackle this challenge. Also, the hard skills that you learn are transferrable across industries and functions, which strengthens your ability to transition in your career.

If you choose to pursue a STEM designation, make sure to speak with your Assistant Dean to ensure you plan your curriculum to meet the requirements. International alumnus currently under OPT who meet this requirement are eligible for extended OPT. Contact your academic advisor or assistant dean if you would like to request a review of your transcript.

Frequently Asked Questions

MBA STEM Curriculum

(*) Indicates a STEM-designated course.

CORE: Required Courses

Course Number   Credits
22:010:577 Accounting for Managers 3
22:390:587 Financial Management* 3
22:223:581 Managerial Economic Analysis* 3
22:630:586 Marketing Management 3
22:799:580 Operations Analysis* 3
22:620:585 Organizational Behavior 3
22:373:628 Business, Ethics, and Society 1

 

CAPSTONE: Integrated Business Applications

Course Number   Credits
22:621:543 IBA: Team Consulting 3
22:799:650 Supply Chain Management Client Project 3
22:620:672 Urban Entrepreneurship 3
22:620:685 CTEC I* 3

 

FOUNDATIONS

Course Number   Credits
22:198:609 IT for Managers* 2
22:960:575 Data Analysis & Decision Making* 3
22:373:551 Business Communications 2
22:140:592 Business Law for Managers 2
22:553:593 International Business 2
22:620:588 Strategic Management 2

Finance

Course Number Credit
22:223:591Aggregate Economic Analysis*3
22:390:611Analysis of Fixed Income*3
22:390:609Derivatives*3
22:390:612Entrepreneurial Finance*3
22:390:680Financial Modeling: Corporate & Projects*3
22:390:613Financial Statement Analysis*3
22:390:659Healthcare Finance*3
22:390:603Investment Analysis & Management*3
22:390:693Adv Corp Financial Modeling- LBOs*3
22:390:605Advanced Financial Management*3
22:390:658Applied Portfolio Management*3
22:390:604Financial Institutions and Markets*3
22:390:681Hedge Funds*3
22:390:690Indexing & ETFs*3
22:390:608Portfolio Theory*3
22:390:639Blockchain: Changing the Way We Do Business*3
also courses from the Master of Science in Quantitative Finance (MQF) program, e.g.:
22:390:686Quantitative Equity Trading*3
22:390:694Treasury Management3
22:839:635Blockchain and Cryptocurrency* (requires Python)3

Real Estate

Course Number Credits
22:223:591Aggregate Economic Analysis3
22:390:695Real Estate Finance*3
22:851:650Real Estate Law3
22:851:632Real Estate Development3
22:390:605Advanced Financial Management*3
22:851:630Market Analysis & Valuation*3
22:851:660Property Management3

Supply Chain Management

Course Number Credit
22:799:607Supply Chain Management Strategy*3
22:799:608Global Procurement and Supply Management3
22:799:623Supply Chain Digital Transformation*3
22:799:624Supply Chain Risk Analytics*3
22:799:626Commercial Management of Supply Contracts3
22:799:627Strategic Directions of Future Supply Chains3
22:799:640Supply Chain Financial Management*3
22:799:641Supply Chain Artificial Intelligence*3
22:799:647Pharma Purchasing and Supply Chain Mgmt1
22:799:653Product Design & Supply Chain Alignment3
22:799:655Contract Management3
22:799:656Service Logistics3
22:799:659Supply Chain Solutions ERP/SAP I*3
22:799:660Supply Chain Solutions ERP/SAP II*3
22:799:661Project Management3
22:799:663Demand Management for Value Chains*3
22:799:664Service Outsourcing3
22:799:665Managing Global Operations3
22:799:661Project Management3
22:799:663Demand Management for Value Chains*3
22:799:664Service Outsourcing3
22:799:665Managing Global Operations3
22:799:668Sales & Operations Planning*3
22:799:669Supply Chain Risk & Disruption Management3
22:799:670Supply Chain Business Intelligence*3
22:799:672Supply Chain Sustainability*3
22:799:673Supply Chain Pricing Strategy1
22:799:676Lean Six Sigma*3
22:799:678Supply Chain Social Compliance3
22:799:686Supply Chain Professional Skill Development1
22:799:625Service Management*3

Marketing/Market Research Insights& Analytics

Course Number Credit
22:630:677Advanced Marketing Analytics*3
22:630:601Advertising & Promotion3
22:630:602Product Innovation*3
22:630:606Marketing Research*3
22:630:609Marketing Strategy3
22:630:610Consumer Behavior3
22:630:613Brand Management3
22:630:615Digital Marketing*3
22:630:628UX & UI in Digital Marketing3
22:630:631Digital Advertising & Promotions3
22:630:632Social Media Marketing*3
22:630:635Mobile Marketing & Innovation*3
22:630:636Search Engine Marketing*3
22:630:637Content Marketing3
22:630:678Marketing Insights*3
22:630:679Customer Journey Analytics*3
22:630:685Special Topics: Artificial Intelligence in Marketing*2
26:799:675Marketing Models* (Ph.D. level)3
16:960:576Survey Sampling* (Ph.D. level)3

Pharmaceutical Management

Course Number Credit
22:373:622US Healthcare System & Pharma Managed3
22:373:621Ethics in the Pharmaceutical Industry3
22:630:617Pharmaceutical Marketing Research*3
22:630:618Pharmaceutical Product Management3
22:630:619Managing Pharmaceutical Sales3
22:630:684Market Access & Reimbursements for Drugs*3
22:630:684Pharmaceutical Industry: Issues, Structures3

Strategy & Leadership and Global Business

Course Number Credit
22:620:601Management of Innovation & Technology*3
22:620:603Executive Leadership3
22:620:604Human Resource Management3
22:620:606Managing Strategic Transformations3
22:620:608Team Building & Group Processes3
22:620:609Management Consulting3
22:620:617Negotiations3
22:620:590Special Topics: Corporate Social Innovation3
22:620:679Corporate Strategy3
22:620:680Mergers, Acquisitions, and Alliances3
22:620:695Strategic Management of Digital Transformation*1
22:620:696Leading in the Digital World*1
22:620:697Ethics Challenges in the Digital Economy1
22:553:621Global Management Strategy3
22:553:625International Business in the Digital World*1
22:553:999Doing Business in (various destinations)3

Technology Commercialization, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship

Course Number Credit
22:620:685CTEC I*3
22:620:687CTEC II: Business Models to Launch*3
22:620:624Opportunity Identification & Evaluation3
22:620:654Managing Growing Ventures3
22:390:674Evaluating Business Ventures*3
22:630:602Product Innovation*3

Accounting (Concentration in Part-Time MBA Program only)

Course Number Credit
22:010:551Governmental Accounting and Auditing3
22:010:605Corporate Income Taxation3
22:010:609Advanced Des and Dev of Info Systems*3
22:010:615Partnership Taxation3
22:010:616Tax Practice and Procedures3
22:010:618Advanced Corporate Taxation3
22:010:619Federal Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates3
22:010:620State & Local Tax3
22:010:625Tax-Exempt Entities3
22:010:626Federal Estate and Gift Taxation3
22:010:682Financial Analysis and Financial Risk Management*3
22:010:641Pension and Profit-Sharing Plans3
22:010:629International Tax I3
22:010:630Advanced Tax Research3
22:010:631International Tax II3
22:010:645Decoding of Financial Communications* (may also be listed as 648)3
22:010:649Taxation of Financial Instruments3
22:010:657Federal Tax Accounting3
22:010:660Accounting for the Digital Era*3
22:010:661Contemporary Issues in Corporate Governance3
22:010:664Forensic Accounting*3
22:010:666Litigation, Support, and Bankruptcy3
22:010:667Consolidated Returns3
22:010:668Reporting and Measuring Corp Social Performance*3
22:010:669Intro to Cybersecurity Assurance*1
22:010:684Cybersecurity Assurance*3
22:010:685Special Topic: Intro to AI in Accounting*3
22:010:686Special Topic: Blockchain in Accounting*3
22:010:688Audit Analytics*3
22:010:695Information Technology Audit*3
22:010:697Smart Contracts Applications in Accounting*3
22:010:698Virtual Currencies, Tokens, Crypto-lending, and Its Ecosystem*3
22:010:678Robotic Process Automation*3
22:010:TBASpecial Topic: Continuous Auditing*3
22:010:TBASpecial Topic: Process Mining*3
22:835:501Intermediate Accounting I3
22:835:502Intermediate Accounting II3
22:835:603Income Taxation3
22:835:604Auditing Concepts3
22:835:625Advanced Financial Accounting3
22:835:626Advanced Auditing and Accounting Information Systems*3
22:835:627Managerial and Cost Accounting3
22:835:628Advanced Accounting Research3

Analytics and Information Management

Course Number Credits
22:198:603Business Data Management*3
22:198:605Intro to Software Development*3
22:198:650Data Mining*3
22:198:660Business Analytics Programming*3
22:198:664Machine Learning*3
22:198:670IT Strategy*3
22:544:643Information Security*3
22:799:638Healthcare Analytics* (MSHAI program)3
22:960:608Business Forecasting*3
22:960:641Analytics for Business Intelligence*3
22:960:646Data Analysis & Visualization*3
16:198:513Design/Analysis Data Structure Algorithms*3
16:540:580Quality Management*3

Also, see Ph.D.-level courses listed on the concentration website.

 

STEM Courses from other programs recently taken by MBA students

The list of courses provided below is not exhaustive and is intended as a suggestion of non-MBA classes from other Rutgers Business School specialty master’s programs that may qualify as STEM. If you choose to enroll in a course from another program, it is your responsibility to verify that it meets the STEM requirements of Rutgers Business School and to inform your academic advisor or assistant dean.

Course Number   Credit
22:799:601 Supply Chain Analytics* (MSCA program) 3
22:799:586 Healthcare Operations Analysis* (MSHAI program) 3
22:799:651 Healthcare Innovation and Technology Mgmt.* (MSHAI program) 1
29:960:670 Multivariate Analysis* 3
22:198:662 Web Dashboard Program* 3

Updated: 9/10/2024