MSA Fall 2020 Class Schedule
Introduction
While most classes are easily available, certain courses are only offered in select semesters. Plan as accurately as possible by referencing schedules from previous semesters.
Registration for fall 2020 begins on: March 30, 2020 (current students) and April 20, 2020 (new students) Check the my.uic.edu for your precise registration time ticket. Add/drop ends on September 4, 2020 and late Drop (with a grade of 'W') ends on October 30, 2020.
Please note that this schedule is subject to change. For the most up‐to‐date schedule information, please refer to the "Schedule of Classes" link found on my.uic.edu
Breadth and Background Courses
| Dept | Course # | CRN | Hrs | Course Name | Prereq(s) | Day(s) | Begin | End | Location | Instructor |
| ACTG | 435 | 34748 | 4 | Auditing | ACTG 503 or equiv. | TR | 11:00am | 12:15pm | LCA 003 | Judd, J. |
| ACTG | 435 | 34749 | 4 | Auditing | ACTG 503 or equiv. | TR | 9:30am | 10:45am | LCA 003 | Judd, J. |
| ACTG | 435 | 34750 | 4 | Auditing | ACTG 503 or equiv. | TR | 8:00am | 9:15am | LCA 003 | Judd, J. |
| ACTG | 474 | 19583 | 4 | Accounting Information Systems | ACTG 506 or equiv. | T | 3:30pm | 6:15pm | BH 308 | Chen, J. |
| ACTG | 474 | 32200 | 4 | Accounting Information Systems | ACTG 506 or equiv. | TR | 11:00am | 12:15pm | BH B6 | Chen, J. |
| ACTG | 474 | 35100 | 4 | Accounting Information Systems | ACTG 506 or equiv. | TR | 12:30pm | 1:45pm | BH B6 | Chen, J. |
| ACTG | 500 | 10176 | 4 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | n/a | M | 6:00pm | 8:45pm | LH 210 | Kemp, R. |
| ACTG | 500 | 27829 | 4 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | n/a | M | 3:00pm | 5:45pm | DH 330 | Lord Pearson, E. |
| ACTG | 500 | 36155 | 4 | Introduction to Financial Accounting (Weekend MBA) | Liautaud Approval | S | 9:00am | 12:00pm | DH 230 | McDonagh, E. |
| ACTG | 500 | 36660 | 4 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | n/a | R | 6:00pm | 8:45pm | LCC 004 | Atasi, J. |
| ACTG | 500 | 39020 | 4 | Introduction to Financial Accounting (Accelerated MBA) (meets August 24 - October 16) | Liautaud Approval | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| ACTG | 500 | 40420 | 4 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | n/a | T | 6:30pm | 9:15pm | DH 330 | Kemp, R. |
| ACTG | 502 | 10190 | 4 | Financial Accounting I | ACTG 500 or equiv. | M | 6:00pm | 8:45pm | LH 107 | Pandit, S. |
| ACTG | 508 | 27831 | 4 | Federal Income Tax - Graduate | ACTG 502 or equiv. | T | 6:30pm | 9:00pm | GH 205 | Kohorst, C. |
| ECON | 520 | 10919 | 4 | Microeconomics for Business Decisions | n/a | T | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | BH 208 | Nguyen, T. |
| ECON | 520 | 37940 | 4 | Microeconomics for Business Decisions (Weekend MBA) | Liautaud Approval | S | 1:00pm | 3:30pm | DH 330 | Adams, V. |
| ECON | 520 | 38991 | 4 | Microeconomics for Business Decisions (Accelerated MBA) (meets August 24 - October 16) | Liautaud Approval | MWF | 12:30pm | 1:45pm | TBD | TBD |
| FIN | 500 | 20773 | 4 | Introduction to Corporate Finance | n/a | M | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | DH 230 | Healy, T. |
| FIN | 500 | 39021 | 4 | Introduction to Corporate Finance (Accelerated MBA) (meets October 19 - December 4) | Liautaud Approval | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | Hu, X. |
| IDS | 532 | 40437 | 4 | Introduction to Operations Management | n/a | W | 6:30pm | 9:00pm | LCC 001 | Nadarajah, S. |
| IDS | 570 | 25943 | 4 | Statistics for Management (Meets August 24 - October 16) | n/a | M | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | DH 220 | Sparks, J. |
| F | 8:00am | 9:50am | DH 220 | |||||||
| IDS | 570 | 34924 | 4 | Statistics for Management | n/a | S | 9:00am | 12:00pm | DH 210 | TBD |
| MGMT | 541 | 13366 | 4 | Organizational Behavior | n/a | Online | McEnery, J. | |||
| MGMT | 541 | 13368 | 4 | Organizational Behavior | n/a | W | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | LCA 002 | Lynch, J. |
| MKTG | 500 | 12925 | 4 | Introduction to Marketing | n/a | Online | Atchley, C. | |||
| MKTG | 500 | 12927 | 4 | Introduction to Marketing | n/a | W | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | LCA 007 | Gal, D. |
| MKTG | 500 | 27539 | 4 | Introduction to Marketing | n/a | M | 3:00pm | 5:30pm | LH 120 | Razi, S. |
| MKTG | 500 | 38355 | 4 | Introduction to Marketing (Accelerated MBA) (meets October 19 - December 4) | Liautaud Approval | MW | 3:00pm | 5:30pm | LCC 004 | Karsaklian, E. |
Degree Courses
| Dept | Course # | CRN | Hrs | Course Name | Prereq(s) | Day(s) | Begin | End | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACTG | 417 | 19567 | 4 | Advanced Financial Accounting | ACTG 503 or equiv. | TR | 12:30pm | 1:45pm | LH 210 | Chen, G. |
| ACTG | 417 | 35395 | 4 | Advanced Financial Accounting | ACTG 503 or equiv. | TR | 2:00pm | 3:15pm | LH 210 | Chen, G. |
| ACTG | 446 | 19580 | 4 | Federal income Tax II | ACTG 508 or equiv. | W | 6:00pm | 8:45pm | BH 308 | Kemp, R. |
| ACTG | 456 | 19581 | 4 | Business Law II: Business Organizations | ACTG 509 or equiv. | M | 3:00pm | 5:45pm | BSB 337 | Leahy, E. |
| ACTG | 465 | 19582 | 4 | Governmental and Non-Profit Accounting | ACTG 503 or equiv. | M | 3:00pm | 5:45pm | LH 210 | Kemp, R. |
| ACTG | 470 | 34266 | 4 | Ethical Environment of Business | ACTG 506 or equiv. | MWF | 9:00am | 9:50am | DH 210 | Scully, G. |
| ACTG | 470 | 34268 | 4 | Ethical Environment of Business | ACTG 506 or equiv. | MWF | 10:00am | 10:50am | DH 210 | Scully, G. |
| ACTG | 475 | 19585 | 4 | Database Accounting Systems | ACTG 506 or equiv. | W | 3:00pm | 5:45pm | GH 205 | Popowits, M. |
| ACTG | 475 | 19588 | 4 | Database Accounting Systems | ACTG 506 or equiv. | M | 3:00pm | 5:45pm | GH 205 | Kupchek, M. |
| ACTG | 476 | 44104 | 4 | Enterprise Accounting Systems | ACTG 475 or equiv. | M | 6:00pm | 8:45pm | GH 205 | Kupchek, M. |
| ACTG | 484 | 35101 | 4 | International Accounting | ACTG 503 or equiv. | W | 3:00pm | 5:45pm | DH 330 | Salama, Y. |
| ACTG | 493 | 34825 | 4 | Accounting Cases, Research and Analysis | ACTG 502 or equiv. | TR | 3:30pm | 4:45pm | LH 120 | Engel, E. |
| ACTG | 493 | 35397 | 4 | Accounting Cases, Research and Analysis | ACTG 502 or equiv. | TR | 11:00am | 12:15pm | DH 220 | Engel, E. |
| ACTG | 493 | 40773 | 4 | Accounting Cases, Research and Analysis | ACTG 502 or equiv. | TR | 2:00pm | 3:15pm | LH 120 | Engel, E. |
| ACTG | 494 | 39913 | 4 | Internal Auditing (make sure to select 4 credit hours when you register) | Instructor Consent | M | 6:00pm | 8:45pm | TH 117 | McDonagh, E. |
| ACTG | 494 | 43877 | 4 | Special Topics in Accounting | Instructor Consent | T | 6:00pm | 8:45pm | LCA 005 | Ramakrishnan, R. |
| ACTG | 509 | 10196 | 4 | Business Law: Commercial Transactions | ACTG 500 or equiv. | W | 6:00pm | 8:45pm | GH 205 | Blessen, R. |
| ACTG | 516 | 10202 | 4 | Financial Statement Analysis | ACTG 502 or equiv. | R | 6:30pm | 8:45pm | DH 330 | Ramakrishnan, R. |
| ACTG | 537 | 39329 | 4 | Fraud Examination | ACTG 474 & ACTG 502, or equiv. | W | 6:00pm | 8:45pm | DH 330 | Popowits, M. |
Non-Accounting Business Elective Options
| Dept | Course # | CRN | Hrs | Course Name | Prereq(s) | Day(s) | Begin | End | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | 520 | 42552 | 2 | Improv & Leadership (meets August 26 - October 18) | n/a | M | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | BSB 165 | Popowits, M. |
| BA | 520 | 42553 | 2 | Improv & Leadership (meets October 21 - December 6) | n/a | M | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | BSB 165 | Popowits, M. |
| BA | 520 | 42564 | 2 | Improv & Leadership (meets August 26 - October 18) | n/a | T | 3:30pm | 5:50pm | BSB 113 | Popowits, M. |
| BA | 520 | 42565 | 2 | Improv & Leadership (meets October 21 - December 6) | n/a | T | 3:30pm | 5:50pm | BSB 113 | Popowits, M. |
| ECON | 534 | 10923 | 4 | Econometrics I | Instructor Consent | MW | 4:30pm | 5:45pm | LH 301 | Ahn, S. |
| ENTR | 502 | 23350 | 4 | Entrepreneurship | n/a | M | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | BH 316 | Sheahan, J. |
| ENTR | 515 | 39431 | 4 | Social Entrepreneurship | n/a | R | 6:30pm | 9:00pm | LH 104 | Lloyd, A. |
| FIN | 449 | 36443 | 4 | Applied Equity Investment Management | FIN 510 | M | 5:00pm | 7:50pm | BH 208 | Wightkin, J. |
| FIN | 449 | 43995 | 4 | Applied Equity Investment Management | FIN 510 | M | 2:00pm | 4:50pm | BH 208 | Wightkin, J. |
| FIN | 494 | 43832 | 4 | Real Estate Market Analysis | Instructor Consent | TR | 11:00am | 12:15pm | SH 304 | Golubeva, E. |
| FIN | 494 | 44002 | 4 | Commercial Real Estate | Instructor Consent | MWF | 9:00am | 9:50am | LH 120 | Lopez, Luis |
| FIN | 494 | 44163 | 4 | Energy Finance | Instructor Consent | TR | 9:30am | 10:45am | BSB 281 | McMillen, D. |
| FIN | 510 | 11509 | 4 | Investments | FIN 500 | W | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | DH 230 | Adams, R. |
| FIN | 510 | 29346 | 4 | Investments (Weekend MBA) | FIN 500 and Liautaud Approval required | S | 9:00am | 11:30am | DH 330 | Adams, R. |
| FIN | 512 | 11513 | 4 | Portfolio Analysis | FIN 510 | W | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | BH 209 | Chen, H. |
| FIN | 515 | 42579 | 4 | Fixed Income Securities | FIN 510 | T | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | AH 307 | Miller, J. |
| FIN | 520 | 11517 | 4 | Corporate Finance | FIN 500 | R | 6:30pm | 9:00pm | DH 230 | Fuzesi, B. |
| FIN | 570 | 37981 | 4 | Quantitative Methods in Finance | Instructor Consent | TR | 2:00pm | 3:15pm | BH B10 | Ma, L. |
| FIN | 594 | 44209 | 4 | Special Topics in Finance | Instructor Consent | TR | 3:30pm | 4:45pm | DH 330 | Bodnaruk, A. |
| IDS | 400 | 42611 | 4 | Programming for Data Science in Business | n/a | R | 6:30pm | 9:00pm | DH 220 | Lu, Y. |
| IDS | 401 | 26978 | 4 | Business Object Programming Using Java | n/a | TR | 5:00pm | 6:15pm | DH 210 | Lu, Y. |
| IDS | 405 | 20387 | 4 | Business Systems Analysis and Design | n/a | TR | 11:00am | 12:15pm | DH 210 | Chang, Y. |
| IDS | 406 | 33418 | 4 | Business Systems Project | n/a | W | 3:00pm | 5:45pm | LCA 005 | Watson-Manheim, M. |
| IDS | 410 | 20388 | 4 | Business Database Technology | n/a | TR | 12:30pm | 1:45pm | LCC 004 | Politis, M. |
| IDS | 410 | 39046 | 4 | Business Database Technology | n/a | T | 6:30pm | 9:00pm | DH 220 | Politis, M. |
| IDS | 420 | 25395 | 4 | Business Model Simulation | n/a | TR | 2:00pm | 3:15pm | ETMSW L278 | Ozdogru, U. |
| IDS | 462 | 26867 | 4 | Statistical Software for Business Applications | n/a | MW | 4:30pm | 5:45pm | ETMSW L278 | Cheek, K. |
| IDS | 462 | 37611 | 4 | Statistical Software for Business Applications | n/a | R | 6:30pm | 9:00pm | LH 210 | Ozdogru, U. |
| IDS | 476 | 41151 | 4 | Business Forecasting Using Time Series Methods | IDS 570 or equiv. | MW | 3:00pm | 4:15pm | BH B6 | Sclove, S. |
| IDS | 507 | 20875 | 4 | Advanced Systems Analysis and Design Project | Instructor Consent | M | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | TH 208 | Petrov, P. |
| IDS | 507 | 38610 | 4 | Advanced Systems Analysis and Design Project | Instructor Consent | R | 3:30pm | 6:15pm | DH 230 | Fyfe, J. |
| IDS | 509 | 43677 | 4 | Data and Prescriptive Analytics | IDS 570 or equiv. | M | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | LH 312 | Liotine, M. |
| IDS | 515 | 25422 | 4 | Information Systems Strategy and Policy | Instructor Consent | M | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | DH 220 | Chandrasekaran, R. |
| IDS | 517 | 21170 | 4 | Enterprise Application Development | IDS 401 & 410 or equiv. | S | 9:00am | 12:00pm | DH 220 | Choi, M. |
| IDS | 517 | 37931 | 4 | Enterprise Application Development | IDS 401 & 410 or equiv. | TR | 12:30pm | 1:45pm | LCC 001 | Choi, M. |
| IDS | 520 | 14090 | 4 | Enterprise Information Infrastructure Planning & Security | IDS 401, 405, & 410 or equiv. | T | 6:30pm | 9:00pm | LCC 006 | Foster, L. |
| IDS | 521 | 14091 | 4 | Advanced Database Management | n/a | S | 12:15pm | 3:15pm | DH 210 | Chang, Y. |
| IDS | 521 | 37886 | 4 | Advanced Database Management | n/a | W | 3:00pm | 5:45pm | BH 308 | Chang, Y. |
| IDS | 534 | 45303 | 2 | Project Management (Meets August 24 - October 16) | n/a | W | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | SH 319 | TBD |
| IDS | 535 | 45304 | 2 | Vendor Management (Meets October 19 - December 11) | IDS 534 or equiv. | W | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | SH 319 | TBD |
| IDS | 540 | 41005 | 4 | Marketing Analytics | MKTG 500 | W | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | LH 210 | Malter, A. |
| IDS | 542 | 40573 | 4 | Global Innovation Management | n/a | T | 6:30pm | 9:00pm | LCA 003 | Westland, J. |
| IDS | 552 | 27838 | 4 | Supply Chain Management | IDS 532 | R | 6:30pm | 9:00pm | LCC 006 | Chen, B. |
| IDS | 555 | 45279 | 4 | Applied Supply Chain Strategy and Practice | IDS 532, IDS 552, and three MS-SCOM electives | W | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | BH B10 | Liotine, M. |
| IDS | 558 | 42667 & 42668 | 4 | Revenue Management (must register both CRNs simultaneously) | Instructor Consent | T | 6:30pm | 9:00pm | DH 210 | Kamble, V. |
| IDS | 560 | 39444 | 4 | Analytics Strategy and Practice | IDS 521, IDS 572, and IDS 575 | M | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | LCC 004 | Cheek, K. |
| IDS | 561 | 38536 | 4 | Analytics for Big Data | IDS 572 | W | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | DH 220 | Hu, Y. |
| IDS | 564 | 40212 | 4 | Social Media & Network Analysis | IDS 572 | M | 3:00pm | 5:30pm | BH 209 | Tafti, A. |
| IDS | 566 | 41102 | 2 | Advanced Text Analytics for Business (Meets October 19 - December 11) | IDS 572 | F | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | SES 238 | Lee, M. |
| IDS | 567 | 38251 | 2 | Business Data Visualization (Meets August 24 - October 16) | n/a | W | 3:00pm | 5:30pm | BH 317 | Cheek, K. |
| IDS | 567 | 38764 | 2 | Business Data Visualization (Meets October 19 - December 11) | n/a | W | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | BH 308 | Cheek, K. |
| IDS | 572 | 24370 | 4 | Data Mining for Business | IDS 570 | W | 3:00pm | 5:45pm | DH 210 | Soheili Azad, N. |
| IDS | 572 | 38886 | 4 | Data Mining for Business | IDS 570 | W | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | DH 210 | Bhattacharyya, S. |
| IDS | 575 | 42707 | 4 | Statistical Models and Methods for Business Analytics | IDS 570 | M | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | DH 210 | Lee, M. |
| IDS | 576 | 41099 | 4 | Advanced Predictive Models and Applications for Business Analytics | IDS 575 | R | 6:30pm | 9:00pm | DH 210 | Tulabandhula, T. |
| IDS | 594 | 41095 | 2 | Cybersecurity (Meets August 24 - October 16) (make sure to select 2 credit hours when you register) | Instructor Consent | F | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | DH 330 | Foster, L. |
| IDS | 594 | 45280 | 2 | Machine Learning Deployment (Meets August 24 - October 16) | Instructor Consent | R | 6:30pm | 9:00pm | GH 205 | Tulabandhula, T. |
| MBA | 500 | 37409 | 2 | Corporate Strategy (Meets August 24 - October 16) | n/a | W | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | DH 320 | Sauerwald, S. |
| MBA | 570 | 38731 | 2 | Enterprise Strategy (Meets October 19 - December 11) | Enrolled in final semester of MBA program | W | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | BH 208 | Sauerwald, S. |
| MBA | 590 | 25581 | 2 | Applied Consulting (Meets October 19 - December 11) | Instructor Consent | W | 6:00pm | 9:00pm | LCA 005 | Treleaven, James |
| MBA | 590 | 25612 | 2 | Web Analytics (Meets October 19 - December 11) | n/a | M | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | LCA 002 | Lundquist, D. |
| MBA | 590 | 27205 | 2 | Business Data for Decision Making (Meets October 19 - December 11) | n/a | W | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | LH 207 | Gharibeh, M. |
| MBA | 590 | 27231 | 2 | Managing Enterprise Data & Analytics (Meets October 19 - December 11) | n/a | T | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | LH 120 | Cheek, K. |
| MBA | 590 | 27325 | 2 | Improv & Leadership 2 (Meets October 19 - December 11) | BA 520 | T | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | LH 321 | Popowits, M. |
| MBA | 590 | 37904 | 2 | Improv & Leadership 2 (Meets August 24 - October 16) | Liautaud Approval | T | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | LH 321 | Popowits, M. |
| MGMT | 553 | 34529 | 4 | Human Resource Management | MGMT 541 | T | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | SH 304 | Lynch, J. |
| MGMT | 564 | 23146 | 4 | Negotiations | MGMT 541 | M | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | LCA 006 | Brickson, S. |
| MGMT | 564 | 37165 | 4 | Negotiations (Weekend MBA) | MGMT 541 and Liautaud Approval Required | S | 1:00pm | 3:30pm | DH 230 | Miller, M. |
| MGMT | 582 | 33924 | 4 | Global Innovation Management | MGMT 541 | T | 6:30pm | 9:00pm | LCA 003 | Westland, J. |
| MGMT | 590 | 13400 | 4 | Strategic Management | Graduate Standing and completion of the CORE or instructor permission, and Liautaud approval required | R | 6:30pm | 9:00pm | LH 103 | McWilliams, A. |
| MGMT | 594 | 37169 | 4 | Strategic Corporate Responsibility (make sure to select 4 credit hours when you register) | MGMT 541 | W | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | LH 104 | Lloyd, A. |
| MGMT | 594 | 37380 | 4 | International Negotiation (make sure to select 4 credit hours when you register) | MGMT 541 | R | 6:30pm | 9:00pm | TH 204 | Barlow, C. |
| MGMT | 594 | 43891 | 2 | Special Topics: Strategy & Health Care (meets October 19 - December 11) | MGMT 541 | T | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | LH 320 | Shanley, M. |
| MKTG | 561 | 12942 | 4 | Consumer Behavior | MKTG 500 | M | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | DH 330 | Karsaklian, E. |
| MKTG | 562 | 39779 | 4 | Marketing Analytics | MKTG 500 | W | 6:00pm | 8:30pm | LH 210 | Malter, A. |
| MKTG | 563 | 12944 | 4 | Marketing Research I | MKTG 500 | R | 6:30pm | 9:00pm | TH 117 | Hogan, D. |
| MKTG | 567 | 39777 | 4 | Digital and Social Media Marketing | MKTG 500 | T | 6:30pm | 9:00pm | LH 312 | Razi, S. |
| MKTG | 572 | 45082 | 4 | International Marketing | MKTG 500 | T | 6:30pm | 9:00pm | TH 216 | Karsaklian, E. |