Master of Business Administration

The MBA curriculum is a flexible program consisting of 36 credit hours for a professional MBA degree and 39 credit hours for an MBA with a concentration in one of the following five areas: Accounting and Finance, Management, Healthcare Management, Portfolio Management, or MBA Customized Professional. 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 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.

 

Admission Requirements

To be admitted into the Flex 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 Flex 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 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

The MBA degree is 36 credit hours without a concentration. Demonstration of prerequisite knowledge in accounting, statistics, economics, and finance is required (12 credits unless otherwise demonstrated). 

 


Foundation Courses
(waived for UG equivalent courses)

0-12

MBA
Core Courses

24

MBA
Selective Areas

9

MBA
Free Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:36-48

Foundation Courses

Foundation courses can be waived with permission of the Graduate Director, if demonstration of knowledge is adequate based on undergraduate equivalent course performance or by testing-out of the knowledge area. 
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

MBA Core Courses

ACCT 522Accounting for Managerial Control

3

DSIM 518Competing through Innovation, Analytics & Information Technology

3

DSIM 577Managing Production and Service Operati

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:24

MBA Selective Courses

MBA students without a concentration must choose one course (3 credits) from each of the following three categories (9 credits total).

Technology and Analytics

DSIM 535Quantitative Approaches Decision-Making

3

DSIM 602Introduction to Applied Business Analyt

3

DSIM 603Applied Statistical Modeling and Analys

3

DSIM 604Applied Data Visualization and Analysis

3

DSIM 605Applied Data Management

3

FIN 611Advanced Portfolio Theory & Practice

3

CS 600Network and Wireless Communications

3

ECON 540Game Theory

3

XXX-XXX
Special Topics, Independent Study, or other as approved

3

Societal Impact

MGT 566Legal & Ethical Environment of Business

3

ECON 520Economics of High Performance

3

MGT 630Teamwork & Organizational Transformation

3

XXX-XXX
Special Topics, Independent Study, or other as approved

3

Interpersonal Skills and Diversity

MGT 569Executive Communications Skills

1.5

MGT 610Strategic Human Resource Management

3

MGT 620Responsible Leadership

3

XXX-XXX
Special Topics, Independent Study, or other as approved

3

MBA Elective Course

MBA students without a concentration must choose one elective course (3 credits).

MBA Concentration Requirements

Students with a concentration must complete a minimum of 36 credit hours (not including prerequisite courses).
Foundation Courses
(waived for UG equivalent courses)

0-12

MBA
Core Courses

24

MBA Concentration Courses

9-12

MBA
Free Elective

0-3

Total Credit Hours:36-48

Concentrations

MBA students may elect one of six concentrations in Accounting and Finance, Cybersecurity, Management, FinTech, Healthcare Management, Portfolio Management, or the customized professional concentration.. 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

FinTech MBA Concentration

FinTech MBA Concentration Requirements

FIN 610Practicum in Portfolio Management

3

DSIM 605Applied Data Management

3

Select One:

FIN 611Advanced Portfolio Theory & Practice

3

FIN 612Investment Management

3

DSIM 602Introduction to Applied Business Analyt

3

DSIM 603Applied Statistical Modeling and Analys

3

DSIM 606Data Mining and Predictive Analytics

3

FIN 587Special Topics in Finance

3

FIN 590Internship Curr Prac Training

1-3

MBA 651Blockchain

3

Total Credit Hours:9
Note: Students cannot get credit for both FIN 451 and MBA 651

Cybersecurity MBA Concentration Requirements

CS 600Network and Wireless Communications

3

CS 601Foundations of Cybersecurity

3

CS 610Cyber Threat Intelligence

3

CS 615Security Risk Analysis and Management

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

3

Total Credit Hours:9

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.

MBA Customized Professional

Three three-credit hour courses from any of the following disciplines: Accounting (ACCT), Decision Science & Information Management (DSIM), Finance (FIN), Management (MGT), Marketing (MKG) or Aviation (AVM).
XXX-XXX
XXXXXXXX

3

XXX-XXX
XXXXXXXX

3

XXX-XXX
XXXXXXXX

3

Total Credit Hours:9
NOTE: Requires a graduate concentration plan and advisor registration for all classes