One of our goals is to provide you the tools required to succeed in your chosen field. To do so, we will help you tailor your program to a specific specialization that fits your needs. Whether you are interested in building on previous experience or contemplating a career change, the Flores MBA Program provides traditional and cutting-edge specializations to meet your career goals. The course offerings are continuously reviewed to meet the changing demands of the marketplace. 

1. LSU Flores MBA Program
Full-­‐Time
MBA
Specializa2ons

2. Full-Time MBA Specializations
One
of
our
goals
is
to
provide
you
the
tools
required
to
succeed
in
your
chosen
field.
To
do
so,
we
will
help
you
tailor
your
program
to
a
specific
specializa=on
that
fits
your
needs.
Whether
you
are
interested
in
building
on
previous
experience
or
contempla=ng
a
career
change,
the
LSU
Flores
MBA
Program
provides
tradi=onal
and
cuIng-­‐edge
specializa=ons
to
meet
your
career
goals.
The
course
offerings
are
con=nuously
reviewed
to
meet
the
changing
demands
of
the
marketplace.
The
Full-­‐Time
Flores
MBA
program
currently
offers
specializa=ons
in
the
following
areas:

3. Analytics
Analy=cs
involves
studying
past
historical
data
to
research
poten=al
trends,
analyzing
the
effects
of
certain
decisions
or
events,
and
evalua=ng
the
performance
of
a
given
tool
or
scenario.
The
goal
of
analy=cs
is
to
beNer
the
business
or
organiza=on
by
gaining
knowledge
which
can
be
used
to
make
improvements
or
changes.
As
firms
con=nue
to
lower
costs,
they
will
make
beNer
use
of
informa=on,
and
thus,
there
is
a
growing
need
for
analy=cs
specialists
in
marke=ng.
What
Does
it
Take?
• ISDS
4141:
Introduc=on
to
Data
Mining
• ISDS
7510:
Database
Management
• ISDS
7070:
Analy=cs
Project
(Prereq.:
ISDS
4141,
ISDS
7510)
Click
here
to
learn
more.

4. Energy
The
oil
and
gas
industry
comprises
one
of
the
world’s
largest
and
most
important
industries.
In
fact,
it
is
the
lifeblood
of
Louisiana’s
economy.
LSU
Flores
MBA
students
can
pursue
this
new
specializa=on
through
elec=ves
that
include
an
overview
course,
as
well
as
classes
in
mineral
rights,
energy
law,
finance,
and
analy=cs.
They
will
also
gain
exposure
to
the
energy
industry
through
site
visits,
case
compe==ons,
industry
speakers,
conferences
and
expos,
and
industry-­‐related
internships.
Why
Study
Energy?
Employment
has
increased
by
40%
in
the
energy
sector
over
the
last
several
years,
more
than
any
other
industry.
In
fact,
jobs
in
the
energy
industry
are
expected
to
nearly
double
to
3
million
by
2020.
However,
72%
of
energy
employers
say
they
have
difficulty
finding
quality
candidates.
Opportuni=es
for
employment
exist
in
Louisiana,
Texas,
and
ci=es
of
all
sizes
across
the
country.
The
LSU
Flores
MBA
Program
can
prepare
you
for
those
opportuni=es.
Click
here
to
learn
more.

5. Energy (Continued)
What
Does
it
Take?
To
graduate
with
a
specializa=on
in
energy,
students
must
complete
nine
hours
from
the
following
courses:
• ENVS
4261
• ISDS
7150
• LAW
5205
• LAW
5220
• FIN
7400
• BADM
7170
• Or
a
faculty
advisor-­‐approved
energy
elec=ve.
Students
must
have
a
3.0
GPA
in
the
courses
used
to
sa=sfy
the
specializa=on.
All
nine
hours
must
be
taken
on
LSU’s
campus.
Click
here
to
learn
more.

6. Finance
Finance
is
the
study
of
how
individuals,
businesses,
and
organiza=ons
acquire
and
u=lize
capital
(i.e.
money).
Two
basic
elements
of
finance
include
trade-­‐offs
between
expected
returns
and
risk
and
the
importance
of
=ming
of
future
cash
flows.
What
Does
it
Take?
• FIN
7310:
Real
Estate
Financial
Decisions
• FIN
7400:
Financial
Risk
Management
(Chance)
(Prereq.:
BADM
7090
or
equivalent)
• FIN
7633:
Financial
Markets
(Prereq.:
BADM
7090
or
equivalent)
• FIN
7719:
Advanced
Financial
Management
(Prereq.:
FIN
3826
or
equivalent)
•
FIN
7740:
Venture
Capital
(Prereq.:
BADM
7090
or
equivalent)
• FIN
7826:
Investment
Analysis
&
Porkolio
Theory
Click
here
to
learn
more.

7. Financial Planning
A
financial
planner
is
a
prac=cing
professional
who
provides
direc=on
for
various
aspects
of
personal
finance,
including
cash
flow
management,
educa=on
planning,
re=rement
planning,
investment
planning,
risk
management
and
insurance
planning,
tax
planning,
estate
planning,
and
business
succession
planning
(for
business
owners).
This
professional
is
guided
by
the
financial
planning
process
to
create
a
detailed
strategy
tailored
to
a
client’s
specific
situa=on
and
that
meets
specific
goals.
The
key
defining
aspect
of
what
the
financial
planner
does
is
that
he
or
she
considers
all
ques=ons,
informa=on,
and
advice
as
it
impacts
and
is
impacted
by
the
financial
and
life
situa=on
of
the
client.
In
2011,
the
E.
J.
Ourso
College
of
Business
was
named
a
CFP®
Program
Partner
by
the
CFP
Board,
a
global
associa=on
for
financial
service
professionals
that
awards
the
Cer=fied
Financial
Planner
designa=on.
The
CFP
Board’s
mission
is
to
award
the
designa=on
and
uphold
the
ethical
and
competent
standards
of
the
financial
planning
profession.

8. Financial Planning (continued)
Why
Choose
the
MBA
-­‐
Financial
Planning
Specializa=on?
Obtaining
an
MBA
with
a
specializa=on
in
financial
planning
is
a
powerful
combina=on.
The
courses
selected
to
make
up
the
MBA-­‐specific
specializa=on
provide
students
the
knowledge
necessary
to
work
in
careers
such
as
banks
and
trust
companies,
tradi=onal
brokerage
houses,
insurance
businesses,
and
financial
planning
firms.
This
MBA
specializa=on
is
also
a
perfect
star=ng
point
for
obtaining
the
educa=on
needed
to
work
in
the
financial
planning
profession.
According
to
Money
Magazine
and
PayScale
Inc.,
financial
planning
is
a
field
in
high
demand
and
expected
to
grow
41%
by
the
end
of
this
year.
What
Does
it
Take?
• FIN
7900:
Independent
Study
(Fundamentals
of
Financial
Planning)
• FIN
4071:
Re=rement
Planning
and
Employee
Benefits
for
Financial
Planning
• FIN
4073:
Estate
Planning
for
Financial
Planning
Click
here
to
learn
more.

9. Global Entrepreneurship
This
specializa=on
is
designed
to
explore
the
opportuni=es
inherent
in
combining
globaliza=on
with
informa=on
technology
and
how
to
transform
them
into
new
products
or
services
in
exis=ng
firms
and
new
ventures.
It
also
emphasizes
the
crea=ve
process
of
entrepreneurs
and
how
to
pool
and
leverage
globally
networked
resources
to
empower
entrepreneurial
thinking.
What
Does
it
Take?
• BADM
4040:
Entrepreneurship
in
China
(Chen)
–
Spring
• BADM
7160:
Nego=a=ons,
Persuasion,
and
Influence
(MBA
Faculty)
–
Spring
• BADM
7170:
Interna=onal
Management
Challenges
(MBA
Faculty)
–
Spring
• ISDS
7150:
Emerging
Markets
and
Supply
Chain
Opportuni=es
(Chen)
–
Fall
Click
here
to
learn
more.

10. Healthcare Management
Healthcare
management
includes
the
analysis
and
supervision
of
the
overall
healthcare
structure
with
a
focus
on
improving
the
effec=veness,
efficiency,
and
quality
of
the
healthcare
system.
Healthcare
management
also
focuses
on
the
opera=ons
of
healthcare
providers
and
the
management
of
the
resources
necessary
for
a
provider
to
operate
efficiently
and
produc=vely.
Healthcare
management
is
a
growing
and
sustainable
field
based
on
the
na=onal
demographics
and
the
preference
of
U.S.
consumers
for
high-­‐quality
medical
care.
What
Does
it
Take?
• PADM
7610:
Healthcare
Organiza=on
and
Finance
• ECON
4421:
Healthcare
Economics
Click
here
to
learn
more.

11. Human Resource Management
Human
resource
management
(HRM)
is
the
strategic
approach
to
the
overall
management
of
an
organiza=on’s
employees
who
individually
and
collec=vely
contribute
to
the
achievement
of
the
objec=ves
of
the
company.
Addi=onally,
HRM
is
the
organiza=onal
func=on
that
deals
with
issues
such
as
compensa=on,
hiring,
performance
management,
organiza=on
development,
safety,
wellness,
benefits,
communica=on,
administra=on,
and
training.
What
Does
it
Take?
• MGT
4322:
Employee
Selec=on
and
Placement
• MGT
4523:
Legal
Issues
in
Human
Resource
Management
• MGT
4323:
Compensa=on
Administra=on
• BADM
7160:
Nego=a=on,
Persuasion,
and
Influence
• PADM
7912:
Public
Personnel
Policy
• BADM
7900:
Human
Factors
in
Business
and
Industry
Click
here
to
learn
more.

12. Internal Audit
Internal
audi=ng
is
essen=ally
a
risk
assurance
and
consul=ng
func=on
that
serves
an
organiza=on
through
opera=on,
compliance,
and
financial
evalua=ons.
LSU’s
Internal
Audi=ng
program
is
recognized
globally
as
the
leader
in
internal
audit
educa=on.
Faculty
and
students
have
won
numerous
interna=onal
awards,
including
the
Interna=onal
CIA
Student
High
Achievement
Award
on
the
Cer=fied
Internal
Auditor
Examina=on
in
19
of
the
last
27
years.
LSUCIA
students
have
received
the
Interna=onal
Sawyer
Manuscript
Award
in
four
of
the
last
six
years.
Center
for
Internal
Audi=ng
(LSUCIA)
The
LSUCIA,
considered
to
be
the
premier
internal
audit
program
in
the
world,
is
a
unique,
dynamic,
and
educa=onal
program.
It
provides
training
to
graduate
and
undergraduate
students
for
developing
an
understanding
about
the
internal
audi=ng
profession
and
enterprise
risk
management.
The
program
was
the
first
university-­‐based
internal
audi=ng
training
program
and
was
established
in
1985.
The
LSUCIA
has
become
a
model
for
similar
programs
in
other
schools
and
countries.

13. Internal Audit (continued)
What
Does
It
Take?
The
LSUCIA
specializa=on
consists
of
three
to
five
courses
with
an
emphasis
on
governance,
risk,
and
controls.
Students
must
take
a
minimum
of
three
courses
to
be
considered
as
qualifying
for
the
specializa=on
designa=on.
Several
departments
have
differing
course
requirements
for
an
internal
audit
specializa=on.
The
program
begins
in
January
and
ends
in
December.
Internal
audit
is
a
mul=disciplinary
profession,
and
the
LSUCIA
seeks
students
from
backgrounds
as
varied
as
engineering,
finance,
informa=on
systems,
management,
marke=ng,
accoun=ng,
economics,
and
public
administra=on,
as
well
as
non-­‐business
areas.
The
suggested
route
for
an
internal
audi=ng
specializa=on
is
as
follows:
• ACCT
7233:
Graduate
Internal
Audi=ng
(Prereq:
consent
of
instructor)
• ACCT
7232:
Case
Studies
in
Internal
Audi=ng
(Prereq:
ACCT
7233)
• ACCT
7234:
Opera=onal
Audi=ng
(Prereq:
ACCT
7233)
• ACCT
7231:
Internship
in
Internal
Audi=ng
(Prereq:
Permission
of
instructor)
Click
here
to
learn
more.

14. Management Consulting
Management
consul=ng
is
the
broadest
sub
industry
in
the
consul=ng
field.
Management
consultants
serve
as
advisors
to
firms
and
offer
solu=ons
to
improve
organiza=onal
performance
based
on
a
detailed
analysis
of
exis=ng
organiza=onal
strategy
and
resources
in
areas
such
as
human
capital,
technical,
and
financial.
What
Does
it
Take?
• ISDS
7230:
IT
Project
Management
• ISDS
4141:
Data
Mining
• BADM
7160:
Nego=a=ons,
Persuasion,
and
Influence
• LAW
5883:
Business
Plan
and
Transac=on
• ADM
7600:
Consul=ng
Field
Project
Click
here
to
learn
more.

15. Marketing Analytics
Marke=ng
today
is
undergoing
a
fundamental
shio
–
moving
from
a
product-­‐focused
orienta=on
(the
brand
manager)
to
a
customer-­‐centric
approach
(the
customer
experience
manager).
Driving
this
change
are
two
complementary
forces:
(1)
the
emergence
of
“big
data”
and
the
wealth
of
individual
customer
insights
taken
from
this
data,
and
(2)
the
development
of
a
data-­‐driven
culture
of
decision
making
based
on
technological
and
analy=c
tools
not
available
even
just
a
few
years
ago.
Analy=cs
are
now
applied
to
every
aspect
of
marke=ng,
ranging
from
the
more
tradi=onal
marke=ng-­‐
mix
ques=ons
(media
alloca=on,
product
design,
pricing
op=miza=on,
supply
chain
management)
to
the
emerging
customer-­‐focused
issues
reflec=ng
marke=ng’s
embrace
of
the
rela=onship
paradigm
(customer
reten=on,
customer
rela=onship
management,
customer
life=me
value).
Yet
this
analy=cal
orienta=on
requires
informa=on,
and
the
rise
of
“big
data,”
in
terms
of
both
its
volume
and
scope,
offers
new
fron=ers
to
gain
insights
not
available
before,
act
on
those
insights,
and
drama=cally
improve
the
customer
experience.

16. Marketing Analytics (continued)
Why
Study
Marke=ng
Analy=cs?
The
success
of
strategic
marke=ng
in
today’s
rapidly
evolving,
data-­‐driven
business
environment
requires
a
founda=on
in
these
analy=cal
tools
and
extensive
data
sources.
What
Does
it
Take?
• MKT
7716:
Advanced
Marke=ng
Research
Techniques
• MKT
7110:
Marke=ng
Tools
Founda=ons
and
Applica=ons
• MKT
7130:
Marke=ng
Research
and
Brand
Analysis
• Supplemental
courses:
ISDS
4141
-­‐
Introduc=on
to
Data
Mining
and
ISDS
7510
-­‐
Database
Management
Click
here
to
learn
more.

17. Customize Your MBA
The
LSU
Flores
MBA
Program
allows
you
to
work
with
its
expert
faculty
to
develop
a
specializa=on
that
will
provide
the
skills
you
need,
regardless
of
your
career
goals.
You
will
select
three
business
courses
from
an
approved
list
to
customize
your
specializa=on.
Past
examples
include
analy=cs,
sports
business,
global
entrepreneurship,
and
energy.
For
more
informa=on,
visit
our
website.

18. Contact Us
The
LSU
Flores
MBA
Program
2000
Business
Educa=on
Complex
Baton
Rouge,
LA
70803
225-­‐578-­‐8867
busmba@lsu.edu
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