Courses - Spring 2026
BUSO
Online MBA Program
BUSO601
Corporate Finance I
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BUSO602.
Restriction: Must be in Business and Management (Master's) program; or permission of BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Introductory course in corporate financial management. The course outlines the financial concepts and techniques used to evaluate corporate decisions. The topics include the time value of money, valuation of common securities, capital budgeting methods, and discounted cash flow. The objectives are to introduce the language and structure of finance and to develop the ability to analyze financial decisions.
BUSO602
Financial Accounting
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be in Business and Management (Master's) program; or permission of BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Credit only granted for: EMBA610 or BUSO602.
Overview of financial accounting, periodic financial statements and the financial reporting process. Importance of financial statements as information source for creditors and investors and as a means by which managers can communicate information about their firms.
BUSO614
Strategic Management
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be in Business and Management (Master's) program; or permission of BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Credit only granted for: BUSI690, BUSM614 or BUSO614.
Analyze and identify profit opportunities and threats in different industry and competitive environments; Analyze and identify a firm's valuable assets, resources and capabilities and how they might be protected, leveraged, and extended in the market; Learn how to organize your company to be the best prepared to adapt its strategy over time as the market environment changes; and how to use organic growth as well as mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, alliances, and divestitures to ensure that the firm maintians the proper scale and scope to compete effectively over time.
Cross-listed with BDBA868C. Credit will be only granted for BDBA868C or BUSO614.
BUSO620
Strategic Information Systems
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be in Business and Management (Master's) program; or permission of BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Credit only granted for: BUSO620, BUSI621, BUSM621 or EMBA620.
Use of information technology to achieve competitive advantage, efficient operations, and effective decision making. Analysis of functions of information technology and its impact on competitive strategy and organizational operations.
BUSO626
The Global Economic Environment
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
Restriction: Must be in Business and Management (Master's) program; or permission of BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Credit only granted for: BUSI683, BUSM626 or BUSO626.
Relationship between national and international economic environments. Determinants of output, interest rates, prices and exchange rates. Analysis of effect of economic policies (fiscal, monetary, trade, tax) on the firm and the economy.
BUSO700
Fundamentals of Business
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
S-F
Restriction: Must be in Business and Management (Master's) program; or permission of BMGT-Robert H Smith School of Business.
This course introduces students to the language of business. Topics covered include financial accounting, financial management, data models, strategy, leadership and teamwork, and a brief action learning project on innovation. Pre-work includes the DISC assessment, and a requires a passing grade on a spreadsheet pre-work course.
In-person meeting dates are 1/17 and 1/18 in College Park.
BUSO733
Data Mining and Predictive Analytics
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
Prerequisite: BUSM606; or BUSO607; or BUSI630.
Restriction: Must be in Business and Management (Master's) program; or permission of BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Credit only granted for: BUDT733, BUSM761 or BUSO733.
Data mining techniques and their use in business decision making. A hands-on course that provides an understanding of the key methods of data visualization, exploration, classification, prediction, time series forecasting, and clustering.
BUSO758E
Special Topics in Business; Sustainability: Economics and Strategy
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
BUSO758I
Special Topics in Business; Portfolio Management
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
BUSO758J
Special Topics in Business; Corporate Finance II
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
BUSO758K
Special Topics in Business; Marketing in the Age of AI
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
Cross-listed with BDBA858N. Credit will be only granted for BDBA858N or BUSO758K.
BUSO758L
Special Topics in Business; Customer Lifetime Valuation
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
BUSO758N
Special Topics in Business; Creativity for Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
BUSO758Q
Special Topics in Business; Foundations of AI
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
BUSO758V
Special Topics in Business; AI and Business Strategy
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
BUSO758Y
Special Topics in Business; MBA Consulting Practicum
Credits:
4
Grad Meth:
Reg
BUSO758Z
Special Topics in Business; Financial Strategy for Corporations
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
BUSO788C
Business Consulting; Doing Business in Brazil
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
Cross-listed with BUSI788C, BUSM788C, and EMBA788C. Credit only granted for BUSO788C, BUSM788C, BUSI788C, or EMBA788C.
BUSO788V
Business Consulting; Doing Business in Asia
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg
Cross-listed with BUSI788V, BUSM788V, and EMBA788V. Credit only granted for BUSO788V, BUSI788V, BUSM788V, or EMBA788V.
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