Marshall Business Administration students are required to take upper division electives as a part of their degree requirements. These courses allow students to gain a deeper understanding of one or more aspects of business in which they have an interest.
Upper division business electives should be selected based on a student’s personal and professional goals in consultation with academic advisors, career advisors and faculty elective advisors. The course information sheets and slides below can help you learn more about the courses that each Marshall department offers.

Upper Division Elective Options
The documents below provide information regarding which upper division elective courses are particularly useful for a given career. You will see that careers in a variety of industries and functions can benefit from coursework taken in more than one department.
- Marketing (MKT)
- Management and Organization (MOR)
- Finance and Business Economics (FBE)
- Department of Data Sciences and Operations (DSO)
- Business Communication (BUCO)
- Lloyd Greif Center (BAEP)
- Leventhal School of Accounting (ACCT)
The purpose of the Marshall Upper Division Elective Panel Series is to connect the upper division course options at Marshall with your career and professional goals. This will be an opportunity to highlight the expertise of our faculty while promoting resources for choosing your upper division electives. The format of the event will include a moderated panel of faculty elective advisors, students, and alumni from each department, where faculty will have the opportunity to discuss the functional area, course options and the career connections tied to the curriculum.
DEPARTMENT | VIDEO LINK | POWER POINT LINK |
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ACCOUNTING | ACCT Panel Video | ACCT Panel PPT |
FINANCE & BUSINESS ECONOMICS | FBE Panel Video | FBE PPT and Electives |
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION | No video available | BUCO Electives |
DATA SCIENCES & OPERATIONS | DSO Panel Video | DSO Panel PPT |
MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION | MOR Panel Video | MOR Panel PPT |
ENTREPRENEURSHIP | BAEP Panel Video | |
MARKETING | MKT Panel Video |