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Master of Business Administration

Program Description

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) provides you with the managerial and technical skills necessary for positions of leadership in an increasingly global and technologically sophisticated marketplace. As a MBA student, you will achieve an understanding of universal business concepts, and are encouraged to explore and develop individual interests through internships and directed study.

The MBA program consists of 12 courses: eight core and four elective.

Specializations are developed through elective courses, self-directed study, internships, and a thesis option. Elective classes can be chosen from the business administration curriculum or from other disciplines including education, psychology, telecommunications, and environmental science (with approval of the program director).

All MBA students must complete a minimum of 24 credits of required courses as follow:

MBA Required Courses		Credit Hours
MBA 618	Accounting for Decision Making	3
MBA 664	Leadership	3
MBA 697	Capstone	3
Economics Menu (select one from the following options)
MBA 624	Managerial Economics	3
MBA 637	Health Care Policy & Economics	3
Ethics and Law Menu (select one from the following options)
MBA 644	Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care	3
MBA 662	Law and Corporate Leadership	3
MBA 663	Business Ethics	3
MCT 663	Telecommunications and Information Policy and Regulatio	3
Finance Menu (select one from the following options)
MBA 630	Entrepreneurship: Venture Funding	3
MBA 669	Health Care Finance	3
MBA 670	Corporate Finance	3
MBA 675	Investment Theory and Practice/ with lab	4
Marketing Menu (select one from the following options)
MBA 642	Marketing Management	3
MBA 643	Internet Marketing	3
MBA 645	Health Care Marketing	3
MCT 665	Technology and Intellectual Property Marketing and Strategy	3
Quantitative Menu (select one from the following options)
MBA 652	Intermediate Statistics for Management	3
MBA 653	Spreadsheet Modeling and Analysis	3
MBA 654	Systems Thinking and Computer Simulation	3
I: Non-Thesis Option:
MBA Electives	(May include MCT 667 Technological and Organizational Innovation or ES 641)	11 or 12
TOTAL		36
II: Thesis Option
A Design and Principles of Research (ES 601 or PY 610 may be taken with permission)		3
MBA 681	Thesis	6
MBA Elective		3
TOTAL		36

Certificate of Graduate Studies in Entrepreneurship

This certificate program is designed for students who wish to enhance their skills and knowledge of entrepreneurship but do not wish to take all of the courses in business administration that are required for the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree.

The certificate is awarded to those students who complete the requirements in recognition that they have attained an advanced level of competency in the field of entrepreneurship. Requirements for admission to the Certificate program are the same as those for the degree program.

Required Courses		Credit Hours
MBA 618	Accounting for Decision Making	3
MBA 627	Entrepreneurship/Venture Management	3
MBA 628	E-Business	3
MBA 630	Entrepreneurship/Venture Funding	3
MBA 642	Marketing Management	3
MBA 664	Leadership	3
TOTAL		18