Curriculum

The Master of Business for Veterans (MBV) program at the University of Southern California equips military veterans, active-duty reserve and Guard members with critical management and leadership skills necessary to transition into the corporate sector.

The MBV program, which is designed for non-business military professionals, supplies a thorough grounding in business disciplines to assist our veterans in the transition from success in the military to success in a civilian career:

• Business Management
• Marketing & Strategy
• Finance & Accounting
• Entrepreneurship

The program has been designed to only take two semesters with 16 full-day residential sessions each semester, providing minimal career interruption for the working military veterans, active military and active duty military. The MBV degree program is constructed of lectures, projects and course work that are delivered via distant learning, with significant projects and course work being primarily completed during the 16 residential sessions.

Curriculum Overview

Master of Business for Veterans (25 Credits)

FALL

Evaluating Market Performance (9 units - GSBA 561) Evaluation of the firm by the market forces that affect its success; financial accounting and reporting; competitive market analysis; external communication; microeconomics; labor, customer and financial markets, statistical and decisions analysis, financial and organization measures of effectiveness.

• Leadership/Communication
• Financial Accounting
• Marketing
• Statistics

Introduction to New Ventures (3 units -- BAEP 551) Study and development of analytical and conceptual skills in the management of new enterprises and new ventures within large organizations.

• Entrepreneurship I
• Entrepreneurship II
• Entrepreneurship III
• Entrepreneurship IV

SPRING

Strategic Planning for Growth (11 units -- GSBA 572) Formulation and implementation of strategies in different organizational and environmental contexts; financial growth strategies; comparative management; impact of taxation; technology strategies; product development and new market strategies.

• Leadership/Communication
• Management
• Strategy
• Financial Strategy
• Managerial Accounting
• Operations
• Entrepreneurial Finance

Initiation New Ventures (2 units -- BAEP 549) Moving beyond the business plan; identifying individual and organizational leadership skills needed to move a venture forward; "how-to" portion of establishing an enterprise.

• Entrepreneurship

Sample Curriculum