American Jewish University
Course Information:
LAW 601 Business Law
Credit-Bearing
Graduate |
LECTURE 3.0 UNITS An exploration of law and legal theory as relates to intentionally impactful business,
including choices among entity types, fiduciary duties, governance structures, and basic formation
alternatives. the course also introduces students to the fundamentals of contract, tort, property, and tax
law, compare among morals, ethics, and laws, and refine their understanding of the American legal
system as applied in the business environment, and they apply basic legal analytical frameworks, such as
IRAC, to business decisions. |
MGT 601 Leadership and Organizational Behavior
Credit-Bearing
Graduate |
LECTURE 3.0 UNITS This course examines behavioral science theory as well as various factors that
influence the culture and politics of an organization. Students learn how to analyze the culture of an
organization, determine appropriate communication techniques, and apply them effectively.
Understanding the culture and politics within an organization is a critical skill for leaders in today’s
society. By combining organizational theory with real life organizational examples, students analyze
culture, politics, and psychological theories of teams and develop communication strategies that assist
in improving overall performance. Students have the opportunity to analyze their own organizations and
learn practical approaches for improvement. |
NPFT 610 Nonprofit Fundraising
Credit-Bearing
Graduate |
LECTURE 3.0 UNITS This course is an overview of fundraising for a non-profit organization, with a goal of
providing basic understanding of the fundraising techniques used by—and the environments within—
professional fundraisers operate, working with volunteers and understanding and building relationships
with donors. The course also provides an understanding of major gifts fundraising techniques and a brief
overview of grant writing. |
NPFT 650 Accounting, Finance, & Budgeting for Nonprofit Leaders
Credit-Bearing
Graduate |
LECTURE 3.0 UNITS This course focuses on interpreting and using accounting and financial information
to make and support business decisions for non-profit enterprises. This course covers managerial
finance and accounting concepts relevant to non-profit enterprises, including generally-accepted
accounting principles, financial statements, time value of money, and budget preparation. Students use
accounting information in a managerial capacity for the planning and control of functional areas within
an organization in a manner that teaches students to interpret and act on accounting information,
rather than prepare it. Students are expected to leave the course able to understand business-planning
basics, such as how to forecast and manage cash flow in a manner that empowers them to prepare
legitimate budgets for non-profit organizations. |
NPFT 675 Nonprofit Governance
Credit-Bearing
Graduate |
LECTURE 3.0 UNITS |
HR 625 Advanced Human Resources: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging
Credit-Bearing
Graduate |
LECTURE 3.0 UNITS This course provides an overview of what diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
(DEIB) mean, why they matter in an effective work environment, and the impact of corporate policies
and procedures on a diverse employee pool. The course addresses such topics as unconscious bias,
otherness, inclusive leadership, and interpreting various data, including from surveys and focus groups.
Students will create Leadership and DEIB Plans for a sample organization’s HR & Talent Management
department. |
ECO 625 – Managerial Economics
Credit-Bearing
Graduate |
This course provides students with an understanding of how the decisions of managers and consumers
impact supply, demand, prices, and values by providing the basic tools and analytic approaches for
managerial economic decision making. The course not only covers how managers can navigate the
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functioning (and failure) of various efficient and inefficient markets through basic micro- and macro-
economic principles, but also delves into the burgeoning field of behavioral economics. Consistent with
SEMSI’s mission, this course introduces students to principles of Development Economics as well as the
interplay of economic reasoning and public policy decisions that affect environmental, workforce, and
community concerns. |
COMM 600 Impact Communications for Social Enterprise Leaders
Credit-Bearing
Graduate |
LECTURE 3.0 UNITS This course focuses on developing interpersonal and relational written, verbal,
visual, presentation, and on-camera non-verbal skills that help social enterprise leaders communicate
more effectively with individuals, teams, enterprises, and other stakeholders by persuading, informing,
legitimizing, and applying other techniques. This course also covers basic power dynamics in workplace
communication, crisis communication, communicating with those of different cultures, and using digital
media to achieve organizational goals. |
FIN 650 Managerial Finance
Credit-Bearing
Graduate |
LECTURE 3.0 UNITS This course covers the basic functions of financial management within organizations.
Principles and concepts of finance are addressed. Students explore tools and methods of analysis
employed by financial managers to understand and make decisions related to managerial finance.
Students also are introduced to concepts including impact investing, shareholder primacy vs.
stakeholder capitalism, ESG, and other socially impactful metrics of how an investment is measured,
including the Triple Bottom Line of “People, Planet, & Profit,” and risk return impact. |
MBA 675 Integrative Capstone: Impactful Enterprise Leadership, Strategy, and
Performance
Credit-Bearing
Graduate |
LECTURE 3.0 UNITS This is the capstone course for all MBA candidates. The course provides theoretical
and applied exposure to the conceptual and analytical skills required by ethical leaders of socially
impactful enterprises seeking to maximize value for diverse and often competing stakeholders.
Emphasis is placed on the integration of knowledge from prior coursework in functional management,
the application of that knowledge to organizational problems, the formulation and implementation of a
strategy affecting a range of constituencies. |
MGT 600 Ethical Frameworks for Leaders
Credit-Bearing
Graduate |
LECTURE 3.0 UNITS As a gateway to the MBA, students will explore best business practices based on
thousands of years of Rabbinic tradition. Explorations of modern organizational challenges such as
internal and external reporting, transparency, decision making within an ethical framework, and serving
stakeholders rather than stockholders in this early course will provide an analytical foundation for the
remainder of the MBA experience. |
MGT 625 Human Resource Management
Credit-Bearing
Graduate |
LECTURE 3.0 UNITS An exploration of the strategic role of human resource management to support
organizational effectiveness. Students use theoretical and practical frameworks to examine the major
functions of human resources management, including acquisition, development, retention, and
separation of human capital and talent. Topics such as employment law, diversity, equity, and inclusion,
and total compensation packages are also addressed. |
MKT 650 Cause Marketing
Credit-Bearing
Graduate |
LECTURE 3.0 UNITS This course provides an introduction to the theories and practices of marketing from
an enterprise management perspective. Through the development of a comprehensive marketing plan,
students apply concepts and skills related to market analysis and strategy, situation analysis, and
execution of the marketing mix. Contemporary issues in cause marketing and the relationship of
marketing and market research to a business’s mission are also addressed. |
STAT 625 Impact Analysis: Data Analytics and Decision Making
Credit-Bearing
Graduate |
LECTURE 3.0 UNITS This course provides an introduction to quantitative theories and methods as
applied to business analysis and improvement for managerial decision making. Students gain a practical
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understanding of strategies for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data for use in organizational
decision making across the functional areas of the business. |
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Master of Business Administration
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The Master of Business Administration (MBA) curriculum is designed to provide graduate-level
education in a cross-functional, interdisciplinary fashion to prepare business leaders with skills across
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