Opportunity for further study at the graduate level is offered through programs leading to the degrees of

• Master of Accountancy (M-Acct.),
• Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.),
• Master of Science in Business Analytics (M.S.-B.A.)
• Joint J.D./M.B.A.,
• Joint M.B.A./D.P.T. and
• Joint M.B.A./Pharm.D.

The M.B.A. M.S. - B.A. and M-Acct. programs are suited to all students regardless of undergraduate training. Students in the arts and sciences or other professional schools are encouraged to consider these graduate business programs. Further details may be obtained from the Graduate School or by specific inquiries directed to: Director of M.B.A. Program, College of Business, Director of M.S.-B. A. Program College of Business or Director of M-Acct. Program, College of Business.

Foundation Program for Graduate Work in Business

Completion of all of the foundation courses listed below (or equivalents) prior to starting the program will reduce the time required for the M.B.A. or M-Acct. at the University of Montana-Missoula by one year; however, many of the courses listed below have prerequisites that are strictly enforced (including, without limitation, a general prerequisite that all upper-division business courses require the completion of each lower-core business course with a grade of C or better).

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Foundation Courses
ACTG 201	Principles of Financial Accounting	3
ACTG 202	Principles of Managerial Accounting	3
BGEN 361	Principles of Business Law	3
BFIN 322	Business Finance	3
BMIS 270	MIS Foundations for Business	3
BMGT 322	Operations Management	3
BMGT 340	Management & Organization Behavior	3
BMKT 325	Principles of Marketing	3
ECNS 201S	Principles of Microeconomics	3
STAT 216	Introduction to Statistics	4
Total Hours		31

Nine of the 10 courses in the Foundation Program are included in the undergraduate Minor in Business Administration, which is open to any undergraduate student. The College of Business also offers a series of five graduate-level courses that can substitute for the above undergraduate courses. For more information, please visit the University of Montana College of Business Graduate School website.

Foundation Program for M.S.-B.A. Program

The M.S.-B.A. program is open to graduates of business and non-business undergraduate programs. The program can be completed in one year for students who have completed the following foundation courses, or their equivalent:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
BMIS 326	Introduction to Data Analytics	3
Select one of the following:		3-7
BMKT 560	Marketing & Stats
STAT 216 & BMKT 325	Introduction to Statistics and Principles of Marketing
STAT 451	Statistical Methods I	3
Business analytics internship or work experience
Total Hours		9-13

For more information, please visit the University of Montana College of Business M.S.-B.A. website.

Programs