Accelerated (Day-Time) MBA Curriculum

Program requirements

Foundation Courses

These courses are required for candidates who do not have a bachelor's degree in business or who lack basic knowledge in the following disciplines:

Total Credit Hours:12

MBA Core Courses

The following courses are required for all Accelerated (Day) MBA students:

Total Credit Hours:30

Additional Courses Required for the General MBA

Total Credit Hours:6

Total Credit Hours: 36

Concentrations

Accelerated MBA students may elect one of five concentrations in Accounting and Finance, Management, Management Accounting, Consumer Goods and Services Marketing, or Portfolio Management. In addition to the MBA Core courses, each concentration requires the courses as listed below. More than one concentration may be earned. One course cannot count for two concentrations.

Accounting and Finance

Students in this concentration must choose three of the following three-credit hour courses for a total of nine credit hours:

Total Credit Hours:9

Management

Students in this concentration must take the following three courses for a total of nine credit hours:

Total Credit Hours:9

Management Accounting

Students in this concentration must take the following two required courses and one elective course for a total of nine credit hours:

Total Credit Hours:9

NOTE: Students pursuing the Management Accounting concentration who also wish to pursue the Accounting and Finance concentration must take three (3) additional concentration courses (no duplicates).

Consumer Goods and Services Marketing

Students in this concentration must choose three of the following three-credit hour courses for a total of nine credit hours:

Total Credit Hours:9

Portfolio Management

Students in this concentration must take the following three courses for a total of nine credit hours:

Total Credit Hours:9

NOTE: Students pursuing the Portfolio Management concentration who also wish to pursue the Accounting and Finance concentration may not “double count” FIN 610. This concentration requires Finance department approval.

Global

The MBA degree with a Global Concentration will be awarded to students who complete the required number of credit hours for the MBA, who have spent two full 16-week semesters at JU and who have completed one full 16-week semester (or equivalent) at an officially approved partner institution in meeting the requirements of 39 total credit hours.

Students will meet the general requirements for the Accelerated MBA, and will be permitted to substitute credit hours earned at partner institutions for MBA Core and elective classes. Students may transfer up to 16 credit hours from a partner institution and must complete a minimum of 23 credit hours at Jacksonville University. Students must remain full time while at the partner institution.

In addition to the MBA Core Courses, students will complete nine credit hours from electives offered at the Davis College of Business or a partner institution

Total: nine

Notes:

  • All instruction will be done in English.
  • All partners are AACSB accredited.
  • The credits earned at the partner institution will be transferred as per the terms of the MOU (Memoranda of Understanding) with individual institutions, up to 16 credit hours will count toward the MBA.
  • The Davis College of Business will maintain a schedule of acceptable substitutions for the credits transferred from partner institutions.
  • A minimum of 23 credit hours at the Graduate Level must be completed in the Davis College of Business to earn the MBA.
  • Students must remain full time while at the partner institution.

OPTIONAL Master of Science /MBA with a Global concentration

By extending the time spent at the partner institution, students will be able to earn a Master of Science degree from a partner institution in an appropriate business discipline in addition to an MBA with a Global concentration from JU. Students who meet the requirements for the MBA as shown above and who also complete the minimum requirements for a Master of Science degree from a partner institution will be eligible to earn a Master of Science degree from the partner institution.

Requirements:

39 Credit Hours Total

Two Full (16 week) Semesters at JU

One Full Semester at overseas University

18-22 Months Full Time

The credits earned at the partner institution will be transferred as per the terms of the Memoranda of Understanding. Further, the terms of the MOU will govern the requirements and awarding of the degrees by each institution as well as the discipline in which the MS degree will be awarded (e.g. MS International Business). A minimum of 23 credit hours at the Graduate Level must be completed in the Davis College of Business to earn the MBA and only 16 credit hours will be counted toward the MBA.

Notes:

  • All instruction will be done in English.
  • All partners are AACSB accredited.
  • The credits earned at the partner institution will be transferred as per the terms of the MOU with individual institutions. Not every partner institution will be able to offer a Master of Science in a particular discipline (that is, the MS degree awarded by a partner will reflect the available specializations at partner institutions).