Elective Courses

 This page lists past and current elective courses offered at various times of the year, but is not an exhaustive list. You may click on one of the subject areas below to skip to that section of the page. If you are interested in a course for which there is no syllabus linked below, you are encouraged to contact the course instructor directly. 

              To view the current quarter course offerings click on Elective Course Schedules.. 

NUMBER SYLLABUS COURSE TITLE DETAILS SYLLABI                   
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Number Syllabus Course Title
*may differ from UW Course Offering Title
Details Syllabus
ACCTG 505


OR
ACCTG 506

ACCTG 507


ACCTG 508
Intensive Analysis of Accounting Principles and Practices (Summer Intensive-18 cr)
OR
Intensive Analysis of Accounting Principles and Practices 1 (Autumn-6 cr)

Intensive Analysis of Accounting Principles and Practices 2 (Winter-6 cr)
Intensive Analysis of Accounting Principles and Practices 3 (Spring-6 cr)
18 credits total - ACCTG 505 or ACCTG 506, 507, 508 series-6 credits per course (MBA students can apply up to 8 credits toward their elective requirements)
Prerequisites: ACCTG 215 and ACCTG 225 or equivalent, or permission of instructor 
 


 
 






Syllabus-AUT/2012
ACCTG 510 Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis 4 credits
Prerequisite: BA 502 or ACCTG 500, or permission of MBA Program Office
ACCTG 579 *Strategy and Operations Through a CFO Lens 2 credits
Prerequisite: BA 502 or ACCTG 500, or permission of MBA Program Office
Course Description SPR/2012
Instructor Bio
ACCTG 600 Independent Study or Research 1-8 credits, variable in 2- or 4-credit increments Independent Study Guidelines
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Number Syllabus Course Title
*may differ from UW Course Offering Title
Details Syllabus
BA 545 *Global Business Forum 1 credit, maximum of 3 credits count toward MBACredit/No Credit grading only. Syllabus-WIN/2013
BA 560 Cooperative Education in Business 1 credit
Open only to students who meet requirements of internship program. Internship credit may not be applied to fulfill specific MBA degree requirements or to credits required for graduation. Credit/No Credit grading only.

BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS
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Number Syllabus Course Title
*may differ from UW Course Offering Title
Details Syllabus
BCMU 509 Finding Your Voice 2 credits Syllabus-SPR/2012
BCMU 579 *Women at the Top 2 credits Syllabus-WIN/2012
BCMU 600
Independent Study or Research 1-8 credits, variable in 2- or 4-credit increments Independent Study Guidelines
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Number Syllabus Course Title
*may differ from UW Course Offering Title
Details Syllabus
BECON 520 Financial Markets 4 credits
Prerequisite: BA 500 (Full-time MBA students), FIN 502 (Evening MBA students)
Syllabus-AUT/2012
BECON 526 Competing in the Global Economy 4 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of MBA Program Office
Syllabus -WIN/2013
BECON 527 International Finance 4 credits
Prerequisite: BA 500 (Full-time MBA students), FIN 502 (Evening MBA students)
Syllabus-AUT/2012
BECON 579 Applied Global Macroeconomics 4 credits
Prerequisite: BECON 501 or permission of MBA Program Office
Flyer-Sum/2013
BECON 600 Independent Study or Research 1-8 credits, variable in 2- or 4-credit increments Independent Study Guidelines
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Number Syllabus Course Title
*may differ from UW Course Offering Title
Details Syllabus
ENTRE 509 Foundations of Entrepreneurship 2 credits
Prerequisite: permission of MBA Program Office
Syllabus Day 
Syllabus Evening
ENTRE 510 Entrepreneurial Strategy 4 credits
Prerequisite: permission of MBA Program Office
Syllabus-AUT/2012
ENTRE 522/
MGMT 522
Innovation Strategy
4 credits
Prerequisite: permission of MBA Program Office
Syllabus-SPR/2012
ENTRE 530 Entrepreneurial Decision Making 4 credits
Prerequisite: permission of MBA Program Office
Syllabus--AUT/2012
ENTRE 532 Software Entrepreneurship 4 credits
Prerequisite: permission of MBA Program Office
Syllabus-AUT/2011
ENTRE 540 *Business Plan Practicum 2 credits, maximum of 4 credits count toward MBA
Prerequisite: permission of MBA Program Office
Credit/No Credit only
Syllabus-2013
ENTRE 541 Technology Commercialization 4 credits
Prerequisite: permission of MBA Program Office
Syllabus-SPR/2013
ENTRE 542 *Venture Capital Investments 2 credits
Prerequisite: permission of MBA Program Office
Syllabus-AUT/2012
ENTRE 543 Environmental Innovation Practicum     2 credits
Prerequisite: permission of the MBA Program Office
Syllabus-AUT/2012
ENTRE 555
MKTG 555
Entrepreneurial Marketing 4 credits
Prerequisite: BA 500 or MKTG 501
Syllabus-WIN/2012
ENTRE 557
FIN 557
Entrepreneurial Finance 4 credits
Prerequisite: permission of the MBA Program Office
Syllabus-AUT/2012
ENTRE 579 *Angel Investing 2 credits
Prerequisite: permission of the MBA Program Office
Syllabus-AUT/2012
ENTRE 579/BIOE 505 ​Biomedical Entrepreneurship 4 credits
Prerequisite: permission of the MBA Program Office
Syllabus-AUT/2013
ENTRE 600 Independent Study or Research 1-8 credits, variable in 2- or 4-credit increments Independent Study Guidelines
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Number Syllabus Course Title
*may differ from UW Course Offering Title
Details Syllabus
FIN 528 International Financial Management 4 credits
Prerequisite: BA 500, 501 or BECON 500, 501
Syllabus-SPR/2011
FIN 552 Problems in Corporate Planning and Financing 4 credits
Prerequisite: FIN 502 or BA 500
Syllabus-AUT/2012_DAY
Syllabus-
AUT/2012_EVE
FIN 553 Problems in Capital Investment Planning 4 credits
Prerequisite: FIN 502 or BA 500
Syllabus-WIN/2013_DAY
Syllabus-Win/2013_EVE
FIN 555 Financing Decisions, Payout Policy and Corporate Control 4 credits
Prerequisite: FIN 502 or BA 500
Syllabus-SPR/2011
FIN 557
ENTRE 557
Entrepreneurial Finance 4 credits
Prerequisite: FIN 502 or BA 500
Syllabus-AUT/2012
FIN 558 *Acquistions and Alliances 4 credits
Prerequisite: FIN 502 or BA 500
Syllabus-SPR/2012
FIN 560 Investments 4 credits
Prerequisite: FIN 502 or BA 500
Syllabus-SPR/2012
FIN 561 *Financial Futures and Options Markets 4 credits
Prerequisite: FIN 502 or BA 500
Syllabus-WIN/2013
FIN 562 Management of Financial Risk 4 credits
Prerequisite: FIN 502 or BA 500
Syllabus
FIN 579 Asian Capital Markets 2 credits
Prerequisite: FIN 502 or BA 500
Syllabus-WIN/2012
FIN 566/579 *Alternative Investments: Hedge Funds and Private Equity 4 credits
Prerequisite: FIN 502 or BA 500
Syllabus-SPR/2013
FIN 579 *Introduction to Real Estate Finance & Investment 4 credits
Prerequisite: FIN 502 or BA 500
Syllabus-SPR/2013_DAY
Syllabus-SPR/2013_EVE
FIN 600 Independent Study or Research 1-8 credits, variable in 2- or 4-credit increments Independent Study Guidelines
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
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Number Syllabus Course Title
*may differ from UW Course Offering Title
Details Syllabus
IS 579 *Web 2.0 & The New Economy 4 credits
Syllabus-SPR/2011
IS 579 *Business Intelligence and Data Mining 4 credits
Prerequisite: permission of MBA Program Office
Syllabus
IS 600 Independent Study or Research 1-8 credits, variable in 2- or 4-credit increments Independent Study Guidelines
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Number Syllabus Course Title
*may differ from UW Course Offering Title
  Syllabus
IBUS 545 Cases in Sustainability 4 credits
Prerequisite: BA 500 or MKTG 501 or permission of MBA Program office
Syllabus-WIN/2012
IBUS 570 International Study Tour 2 credits, only 2 credits of this class count toward MBA
Prerequisite: Permission of MBA Program Office
Tour Description 
IBUS 579 *Applied Global Consulting in India 2 credits
Prerequisite: permission of the MBA Program Office
Syllabus-WIN/2013
IBUS 579 Business Models in Global Health 4 credits
Prerequisite: permission of the MBA Program Office
Syllabus-SPR/2013
IBUS 600 Independent Study or Research 1-8 credits, variable in 2- or 4-credit increments Independent Study Guidelines
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Number Syllabus Course Title
*may differ from UW Course Offering Title
Details Syllabus
MGMT 509 *Managing in a Global Environment 2 credits
Prerequisite: permission of the MBA Program Office
Syllabus/DAY_SPR/2012
Syllabus/
EVE_SPR/2012
MGMT 511 Leadership and Coaching Practicum 2 credits, maximum of 4 credits count toward MBA
Enrollment limited to students selected for Leadership Fellows Program
Syllabus-AUT/2012
MGMT 545 Leading and Managing High-Performance Organizations 4 credits
Prerequisite: permission of MBA Program office
Syallbus/DAY_SPR/2012
Syallbus/
EVE_SPR/2012
MGMT 547 Successful Negotiations 2 credits
Prerequisite: permission of MBA Program office
Syllabus-AUT/2012
MGMT 548 Deal-making in High Velocity Ventures 2 credits Syllabus-SPR/2012
MGMT 579 *CEO and Board Governance 4 credits
Prerequisite: permission of MBA Program office
Syllabus-SPR/2013
Speaker Series-SPR/2013
MGMT 579 *Intersections of Law and Business 4 credits
Prerequisite: permission of MBA Program office
Flyer-SUM/2013
Syllabus-SUM/2012
MGMT 579 *Designing for Demand 4 credits
Syllabus-SUM/2012 
MGMT 579 *Inclusive Business Models that Address Global Poverty 2 credits Syllabus-AUT/2012
MGMT 579 *Transforming Leadership & Strategic Thinking     4 credits
Prerequisite: Evening Students - MGMT 500, Full-time Students - BA 501
Syllabus-2012
MGMT 600 Independent Study or Research 1-8 credits, variable in 2- or 4-credit increments Independent Study Guidelines
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Number Syllabus Course Title
*may differ from UW Course Offering Title
Details Syllabus
MKTG 505 Advanced Marketing Strategy 4 credits
Prerequisite: BA 500 or MKTG 501 or permission of MBA Program office
Syllabus-SPR/2012
MKTG 510 New Product Development 4 credits
Prerequisite: BA 500 or MKTG 501
Syllabus-SUM/2012
MKTG 511 Business-to-Business Marketing 4 credits
Prerequisite: BA 500 or MKTG 501
Syllabus-WIN/2012
MKTG 512 Consumer Marketing and Brand Management 4 credits
Prerequisite: BA 500 or MKTG 501
Syllabus-WIN/2012
Schedule-WIN/2012
MKTG 515 Pricing Strategies & Tactics 4 credits
Prerequisite: BA 500 or MKTG 501
Syllabus/DAY-AUT/2012
Syllabus/EVE-AUT/2012
MKTG 540 Advertising and Promotion Management 4 credits
Prerequisite: BA 500 or MKTG 501
Syllabus-SPR/2012
MKTG 550 Managing Customer Relationships through Direct Marketing 4 credits
Prerequisite: BA 500 or MKTG 501
Syllabus-AUT/2011
MKTG 555
ENTRE 555
Entrepreneurial Marketing 4 credits
Prerequisite: BA 500 or MKTG 501
Syllabus-WIN/2012
MKTG 560 Research for Marketing Decisions 4 credits
Prerequisite: BA 500 or MKTG 501
Syllabus-WIN/2013
MKTG 565 *Data-driven Marketing 4 credits
Prerequisite: BA 500 or MKTG 501
Syllabus-WIN/2013
MKTG 575 *Marketing High-Technology Products & Services 4 credits
Prerequisite: BA 500 or MKTG 501
Flyer -SUM/2011
MKTG 579 Service Marketing 4 credits
Prerequisite: BA 500 or MKTG 501
Syllabus-AUT/2012
MKTG 600 Independent Study of Research 1-8 credits, variable in 2- or 4-credit increments Independent Study Guidelines
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
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Number Syllabus Course Title
*may differ from UW Course Offering Title
Details Syllabus
OPMGT 550 Project Management 4 credits
Prerequisite: BA 502 or OPMGT 502 or permission of MBA Program Office
Syllabus-WIN/2013
Flyer
OPMGT 579 *Supply Chain Management 4 credits
Prerequisite: BA 502 or OPMGT 502 or Permission of MBA Program Office
Syllabus-AUT/2011
OPMGT 600 Independent Study or Research 1-8 credits, variable in 2- or 4-credit increments Independent Study Guidelines
QUANTITATIVE METHODS
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Number Syllabus Course Title
*may differ from UW Course Offering Title
Details Syllabus
QMETH 551 Modeling with Spreadsheets 4 credits
Prerequisite:BA 502 or QMETH 501 or
Permission of MBA Program Office
Syllabus-WIN/2013
QMETH 600 Independent Study or Research 1-8 credits, variable in 2- or 4-credit increment Independent Study Guidelines