Master of Business Administration

The MBA curriculum is an accelerated program consisting of 36 credit hours for a general MBA degree and 39 credit hours for an MBA with a concentration in one of the following six areas: Accounting and Finance, Management, Management Accounting, Healthcare Management, Portfolio Management, or Global. Non-business degree graduates must complete the foundation courses within the graduate business program or their equivalent in an undergraduate school of business. A student may test-out of the foundation courses. See the graduate academic advisor to schedule exam(s).

The MBA program allows a student to earn an MBA in just 12 months of continuous study in a full-time day program. It builds on a foundation of core business knowledge, while making development of a student's leadership skills a priority. Graduates from this program leave with solid business expertise and a portfolio of demonstrated leadership knowledge and skills.

The MBA program involves the student in a cohort-based relationship with colleagues from around the region and the world. Teamwork is an integrated part of being successful in the program. Students develop their own problem solving techniques, as well as decision making paradigms and communications skill.

Admission Requirements

To be admitted into the Accelerated MBA Program as a Degree Candidate, all students must have earned an undergraduate degree from a regionally-accredited university. For a full list of Admissions requirements into the program, see Accelerated Degree Program in the Admissions section of this catalog.

 

Program Completion

The program is designed to be completed in 12 months. If a student cannot complete the program with his (her) cohort, they must successfully complete all course work no later than five years after the completion of the first graduate-level course taken after entrance into the program.

MBA Requirements

MBA Requirements

ACCT 522Accounting for Managerial Control

3

DSIM 518Competing through Innovation, Analytics & Information Technology

3

DSIM 535Quantitative Approaches Decision-Making

3

DSIM 577Managing Production and Service Operati

3

ECON 520Economics of High Performance

3

FIN 534Optimizing Financial Performance

3

INB 555Competing in the Global Economy

3

MGT 545Global Corporate Strategy and Policy

3

MGT 548Leading People and Organizations

3

MKG 540Strategic Mkg in a Digital Economy

3

Total Credit Hours:30

Additional Courses Required for MBA

MGT 566Legal & Ethical Environment of Business

3

XXX xxxAdditional Elective: Choose one (1) three credit course from any of the concentration courses, electives or special topics offerings

3

Concentrations

MBA students may elect one of five concentrations in Accounting and Finance, Management, Management Accounting, Healthcare Management, 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:

ACCT 620Advanced Managerial Accounting

3

ACCT 650Adv Managerial Acct & Finance Modeling

3

Or

FIN 650Adv Managerial Acct & Fin Modeling

3

Or

ACCT 670Ethics & Government in Accoun

3

ACCT 680Financial Decision-making

3

Or

FIN 680Financial Decision-making

3

FIN 610Practicum in Portfolio Management

3

Total Credit Hours:9

Healthcare Management Concentration

Select a minimum of courses (6) courses from the choices listed below to total 18 credit hours. 
MSHI 500Advanced Health Informatics I

3

NUR 530Financial Management of Nursing Systems

3

HQS 502Health Law, Regulatory Issues, and the Business of Healthcare Quality Improvement

3

HQS 501Introduction to Healthcare Quality/Culture, Interprofessional Teams, and Simulation

3

HQS 512Organization, Delivery, and Policy in Healthcare

3

Or

NUR 512Organization, Delivery, and Policy in Healthcare

3

MSHI 505Advanced Health Informatics II

3

Or

DSIM 518Competing through Innovation, Analytics & Information Technology

3

MGT 587Special Topics in Management

1-3

Total Credit Hours:18

MGT 587 -Topic needs approval of the DCOB Director of Graduate Programs

DSIM 535, ECON 520, and FIN 534 are not required for the Healthcare Management Concentration.  

Healthcare Management Concentration Foundation Courses Prerequisites

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:
ACCT 509Essentials of Accounting

3

DSIM 509Essentials of Quantitative Methods

3

ECON 509Essentials of Economics

3

FIN 509Essentials of Finance

3

Total Credit Hours:12

Management

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

MGT 610Strategic Human Resource Management

3

MGT 620Responsible Leadership

3

MGT 630Teamwork & Organizational Transformation (capstone)

3

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:

ACCT 620Advanced Managerial Accounting

3

ACCT 680Financial Decision-making

3

Or

FIN 680Financial Decision-making

3

ACCT xxxElective third course chosen from any of the accounting courses available as part of the Accounting and Finance concentration

3

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).

Portfolio Management

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

FIN 610Practicum in Portfolio Management

3

FIN 611Advanced Portfolio Theory & Practice

3

FIN 612Investment Management

3

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.