Curriculum
2024-25 Academic Year
UMD Smith’s curriculum is interactive, data-informed and regularly adjusted to reflect the trends of the modern business world. The courses you’ll take are taught by knowledgeable scholars and experts with years of experience leading others in their field.
Each program's curriculum map is a guide to help you understand which courses can help you become more proficient in specialized skill areas and to what extent. Essential Courses provide you with advanced abilities in a skill area. Helpful Courses provide you with working proficiency or a strong foundation in a skill area. Other Courses to Consider give you a basic understanding or reinforcement in a skill area.
Curriculum and skill categories are subject to changes.
Core Courses
Financial Statement Analysis for Accountants and Auditors
2 credits | BUAC707
Advanced Managerial Accounting and Control Systems
2 credits | BUAC710
Business Ethics for Accountants and Auditors
2 credits | BUAC706
Data-Driven Decision Making
2 credits | BUAC740
Forensic Accounting
2 credits | BUAC714
Business Communications for Accountants and Auditors
2 credits | BUAC712
Systems for Data Analysis
2 credits | BUAC746
Public Accounting Focus Area
Intermediate Accounting I
2 credits | BUAC731
Intermediate Accounting II
2 credits | BUAC732
External Auditing
2 credits | BUAC735
Advanced Accounting
2 credits | BUAC758U
Business Law for Managers
2 credits | BUAC721
Tax I: Taxation of Individuals & Forecasting Analytics
2 credits | BUAC762
Elective
2 credits
Taxation Focus Area
Tax II: Taxation for Corporations and other Entities
2 credits | BUAC764
Valuation Measurement, Reporting and Auditing
2 credits | BUAC744
Tax V: International Taxation
2 credits | BUAC770
Tax IV: Real Estate Taxation
2 credits | BUAC767
Taxation for Not-for-Profit Entities
2 credits | BUAC766
Accounting for Income Tax and Database Management
2 credits | BUAC758A
Database Management for State and Local Taxation
2 credits | BUAC772
Elective
2 credits
Audit Analytics Focus Area
Accounting Analytics
2 credits | BUAC742
AI Literacy: Business Data and AI Applications
2 credits | BUAC758Y
Valuation Measurement, Reporting and Auditing
2 credits | BUAC744
Internal Auditing I: Assurance and Consulting Services
2 credits | BUAC752
Applied Research for Accounting and Auditing
2 credits | BUAC722
Auditing Automation and Analytics
2 credits | BUAC716
Elective
2 credits
Core Courses
Data, Models and Decisions
3 credits | BUDT730
Database Management Systems
3 credits | BUDT703
Data Processing and Analytics in Python
3 credits | BUDT704
Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for Business
3 credits | BUDT737
Data Mining and Predictive Analytics
3 credits | BUDT758T
Data Visualization and Web Analytics
3 credits | BUDT785D
Electives
Operations Analytics
2 credits | BUDT758V
Computer Simulation for Business Applications
2 credits | BUDT758Z
Price Optimization and Revenue Management
3 credits | BUDT758L
Decision Analytics
2 credits | BUSI751
Capstone Project in Business Analytics
3 credits| BUDT758W
Business Communication
1 credit | BUDT758A
Sustainability Analytics
2 credits | BUDT758X
Core Courses
Introduction to Financial Accounting
2 credit | BMGT602
Data-Driven Decision Making
3 credits | BMGT606
Leadership and Teamwork
2 credits | BGMT600
Marketing Management
2 credits | BMGT612
Financial Management
3 credits | BMGT610
Managerial Economics and Public Policy
2 credits | BMGT604
Strategic Management
2 credits | BMGT614
Negotiation and Conflict Management
2 credits | BMGT758N
Business Ethics
2 credits | BMGT758E
Experiential Learning Part 1
1 credit | BMGT758X
Experiential Learning Part 2
1 credit | BMGT758Y
Sports Management Focus Area
- Name, Image and Likeness (NIL)
- Global Sports Entrepreneurship
- Sports Sales
- Events Management
Elective Courses
- AI and Business Strategy
- Business Consulting
- Consumer Behavior
- Entrepreneurship and New Ventures
- Foundations of AI
- International Business
- Organizational Change
- Organizational Networks
Core Courses
Financial Management
2 credits | BUFN610
Financial Data Analytics
2 credits | BUFN640
Capital Markets
2 credits | BUFN620
Machine Learning in Finance
2 credits | BUFN650
Valuation in Corporate Finance
2 credits | BUFN630
Derivative Securities
2 credits | BUFN660
Asset Management Focus Area
Institutional Asset Management
2 credits | BUFN726
Portfolio Management
2 credits | BUFN734
Quantitative Investment Strategies
2 credits | BUFN736
Fixed Income Derivatives
2 credits | BUFN744
Financial Engineering
2 credits | BUFN742
Entrepreneurial Finance and Private Equity
2 credits | BUFN717
Big Data in Finance
2 credits | BUFN758D
Market Microstructure
2 credits | BUFN758X
Fixed Income Analysis
2 credits | BUFN732
Fintech: Business Disruptions, Innovations and Opportunities
2 credits | BUFN758L
Global Equity Fund
2 credits | BUFN758Z
Financial Analysis and Risk Management Focus Area
Financial Strategy for Corporations
2 credits | BUFN710
Financial Restructuring
2 credits | BUFN712
Institutional Asset Management
2 credits | BUFN726
International Investment
2 credits | BUFN721
Entrepreneurial Finance and Private Equity
2 credits | BUFN717
Advanced Financial Modeling and Equity Analysis
2 credits | BUFN730
Fixed Income Analysis
2 credits | BUFN732
Enterprise and Credit Risk Management
2 credits | BUFN746
Special Topics in Finance
2 credits | BUFN758
Climate Finance Focus Area
Climate Modeling and Analytic Tools
2 credits | Term C
Carbon Accounting and Financial Disclosures
2 credits | Term C
Experiential Learning Project
2 credits | Term D
Portfolio Analysis, Investment Strategies and Climate
2 credits | Term D
First Semester Core Courses
Database Management
2 credits | BUDT702
Data, Models, and Decisions Using R
2 credits | BUDT731
Data Processing and Analysis in Python
3 credits | BUDT704
Technology and Strategy
2 credits | BUDT721
Project Management
2 credits | BUDT724
Industry Seminar
Required for Industry Practicum
Second Semester Core Courses
Business Process Analysis for IS
2 credits | BUDT723
Data Science and Predictive Analytics
2 credits | BUDT733
Big Data and Cloud Computing
2 credits | BUDT737
Harnessing AI for Business
2 credits | BUDT751
Choose between:
- Emerging Technology (Blockchain and Smart Contracts)
2 credits | BUDT753 - IoT Applications for Business
2 credits | BUDT754
Industry Seminar
Required for Industry Practicum
Third Semester Core Courses
Choose between:
- Advanced Topics in Data Science
2 credits | BUDT756 - Social Media & Unstructured Data Analytics
2 credits | BUDT706 - Data Visualization for Business
2 credits | BUDT705
Choose between:
- Topics in Technology Management
2 credits | BUT757 - Digital Health
2 credits | BUDT741 - Machine Learning & Blockchain for FinTech
2 credits | BUDT742
Industry Practicum
3 credits | BUDT748
Core Courses
Marketing Strategy (Market-Based Management)
3 credits | BUMK720
Customer Analysis
3 credits | BUMK724
Marketing Analytics for Consulting3 credits | BUMK742
Statistical Programming
3 credits | BUMK726
Business Policies and Ethics
2 credits | BUMK760
Business Communications
2 credits | BUMK758G
Marketing Research and Analytics
3 credits | BUMK744
Data Science for Customer Analytics
3 credits | BUMK746
Action Learning Project
2 credits| BUMK776
Electives
CRM Analytics
2 credits | BUMK758R
Digital Analytics
2 credits | BUMK766
Pricing Analytics and Strategies
2 credits | BUMK773
Retail Analytics
2 credits | BUMK770
Core Courses
Financial Management
2 credits | BUFN610
Advanced Capital Markets
2 credits | BUFN741
Financial Data Analytics
2 credits | BUFN640
Machine Learning in Finance
2 credits | BUFN650
Valuation in Corporate Finance
2 credits | BUFN630
Derivative Securities
2 credits | BUFN660
Financial Mathematics
2 credits | BUFN670
Financial Programming
2 credits | BUFN745
Climate Finance Focus Area
Climate Modeling and Analytic Tools
2 credits
Carbon Accounting and Financial Disclosures
2 credits
Experiential Learning Project
2 credits
Portfolio Analysis, Investment Strategies and Climate
2 credits
Experiential Learning Project
2 credits
Elective Courses
Entrepreneurial Finance and Private Equity
2 credits | BUFN717 | Prerequisite: Corporate Finance
International Investment
2 credits | BUFN721
Bank Management
2 credits | BUFN724
Fixed Income Analysis
2 credits | BUFN732
Portfolio Management
2 credits | BUFN734
Fixed Income Derivatives
2 credits | BUFN744
Financial Engineering
2 credits | BUFN742
Institutional Asset Management
2 credits | BUFN726
Market Microstructure
2 credits | BUFN758X
Quantitative Investment Strategies
2 credits | BUFN736
Big Data in Finance
2 credits | BUFN758D
Fintech: Business Disruptions, Innovations and Opportunities
2 credits | BUFN758L
Global Equity Fund
2 credits | BUFN758Z
Financial Strategy for Corporations
2 credits | BUFN710
Financial Restructuring
2 credits | BUFN712
Institutional Asset Management
2 credits | BUFN726
Advanced Financial Modeling and Equity Analysis
2 credits | BUFN730
Enterprise and Credit Risk Management
2 credits | BUFN746
Special Topics in Finance
2 credits | BUFN758
First Semester Core Courses
Business Fundamentals for Supply Chain Managers I
2 credits | BULM700
Data Driven Decision Making I
2 credits | BULM710
Global Supply Chain Management
2 credits | BULM721
Business Fundamentals for Supply Chain Managers II
2 credits | BULM701
Data Driven Decision Making II
2 credits | BULM711
Global Supply Chain Resources Planning
2 credits | BULM742
Second Semester Core Courses
Global Transportation Management
2 credits | BULM754
Technology Applications in Supply Chain Management
2 credits | BULM731
Intro to Supply Chain Sustainability
2 credits
Project Management
2 credits | BULM735
Buyer-Supplier Relations(Negotiations in Supply Chain Management)
2 credits | BULM724
Third Semester Track-Specific Courses
Process Improvement Track
Lean Six Sigma for the Supply Chain Managers I
2 credits | BULM750
Supply Chain Risk Management
2 credits | BULM734
Lean Six Sigma for the Supply Chain II
2 credits | BULM751
Supply Chain Strategy
2 credits | BULM756
Sustainability Track
Strategic Management with a Sustainable Mindset
2 credits | BULM758Z
Sustainable Supply Chain Management
2 credits| BULM758F
Policy and Legal Context for Sustainability Management
2 credits | BULM758P
Supply Chain Strategy
2 credits | BULM756
0 Credits | BMGT099 | Download Sample Syllabus
This online course allows you to gain academic recognition for completing an internship in your area of study. This course is offered through Maryland Smith’s Office of Career Services (OCS).
- The course is offered in fall, winter, spring and summer semesters.
- You’ll apply the business concepts you learn in class to the real world. Gain more industry insight, clarify your career goals, and develop your professional and technical skills.
- Assignments include completing a work log, reflection activity, LinkedIn post and employer survey. All are completed virtually using Canvas.
Prerequisites and Guidelines
Prior approval from OCS is required to register for the course. More information on this process can be found in the Registration Process, Process Map and Registration Approval Checklist documents. To be approved, you must:
- Be in good academic standing.
You must be a current student enrolled in a specialty master’s program for at least two consecutive semesters. You must also have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. - Meet the working hours requirement and location guidelines.
You must work at least 75 hours at your internship during that semester. Depending on which semester you enroll, workplace location guidelines may also apply. - Update your Internship putcome and complete an Experiential Learning profile.
Submit your information on HireSmith and upload the following forms to your Experiential Learning profile:- Curricular Practical Verification Form
- Offer letter
- Job description (if necessary)
Special Guidelines for International Students
Registration in this course does not guarantee Curricular Practical Training (CPT). However, this course does fulfill the academic requirement for CPT. Authorization is granted by the Office of International Student and Scholars and Services (ISSS). Once you are enrolled in this course, see ISSS for more details on CPT authorization.
For questions about the course and receiving internship credit, email the Office of Career Services at SmithBMGT099@umd.edu.
Questions? Contact the MBA & Business Master's Admissions Office at 301-405-2559 or SmithMasters@umd.edu.