Masters of Business Administration (MBA)
The MBA program seeks to combine the best of conventional academic training with the best of field-based learning. Most typical business disciplines are represented in the curriculum because we feel that a successful manager must be conversant with a variety of decisions found in business. Thus, the MBA curriculum addresses decision-making found in accounting, information systems, operations, finance, human resources, marketing and law. The MBA program incorporates entrepreneurial, leadership and international elements into the courses as well as faith and learning components in forming decisions and ethical considerations.
The MBA online program is comprised of 36 credit hours and the curriculum is offered in a cohort delivery model. Students may complete the program in 18 months.
First-year online students participate in a week-long residency and a four-day residency mid-way through the program. Students must complete the 36-credit hour curriculum with a minimum 3.00 GPA to graduate with an MBA.
Students with an undergraduate business degree and prior learning in key business areas (accounting, finance, economics, marketing, management and decision sciences such as statistics) will discover that this program utilizes and expands upon that basic business knowledge. Learn more about the MBA program [PDF].
Core courses: 33 hours
Electives: 3 hours
Total credits: 36 hours
Core Courses - 33 hours
- MGT606 Management and Human Resources (3)
- MGT607 International Business (3)
- MGT609 Strategic Management (3)
- MGT611 Business Law (3)
- MGT617 Entrepreneurial Leadership (3)
- MGT622 Statistics for Managers (3)
- MGT631 Managerial Accounting (3)
- MGT641 Managerial Finance (3)
- MGT661 Marketing Management (3)
- MGT686 Living Case Study: Final Thesis I (3)
- MGT687 Living Case Study: Final Thesis II (3)
Elective Courses – select one
- MGT624 Management Information Systems (3)
- MGT626 Production and Operations Management (3)
Preparatory Learning Courses
After completing the admissions process and students are accepted into the MBA online program, students take advising assessments. The assessments help determine the individual educational plan for the completion of the program. The preparatory learning courses are listed below:
- MGT508 Building Communication Skills in Writing (3)
- MGT521 Accounting for Managerial Analysis (3)
- MGT550 Processing with Information Technologies and Microcomputer Systems (3)
- MGT551 Decision-Making through Quantitative Analysis (3)
Students interested in strengthening skills writing, accounting, information technologies, or quantitative analysis can take preparatory learning courses.
