Master of Business Administration Degree Program (M.B.A.)

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The program leading to the Master of Business Administration degree requires the completion of 36 semester hours at the 600 level, including:

Core Courses Hours: 24

ACCT 651 - Managerial Accounting Credits: 3
CIS 651 - Information Systems for Competitive Advantage Credits: 3
ECON 607 - Managerial Economics Credits: 3
FIN 601 - Financial Management Credits: 3
MGT 605 - Organizational Behavior and Analysis Credits: 3
MGT 607 - Strategic Management Credits: 3
MKT 601 - Marketing Management Credits: 3
QA 606 - Quantitative Analysis for Business Credits: 3

Electives Hours:12

Elective courses must be selected from a broad range of business course offerings with alternatives by approval of the M.B.A. Program Director.

Certificate in Health Care Administration

The program leading to the M.B.A. degree with a certificate in Health Care Administration requires the completion of the 24 semester hour M.B.A. core, 15 semester hours of required Health Sciences certificate courses and 3 semester hours of graduate level Health Sciences courses selected with the approval of the M.H.S. advisor. The required Health Sciences certificate courses are:

Additional Courses

MHS 510 - Systems and Policy in Health Care Credits: 3
MHS 564 - Cost Containment/Productivity Management in Healthcare Organizations Credits: 3
MHS 664 - The Legal Environment of Healthcare Credits: 3
MHS 665 - Quality Performance in Health Care Organizations Credits: 3
MHS 696 - Research Seminar in Health Sciences Credits: 3

Certificate in Human Resources

The program leading to the M.B.A. degree with a certificate in Human Resources requires the completion of the 24 semester hour M.B.A. core, 12 semester hours of required Human Resources certificate courses and 6 semester hours of graduate level human resources courses selected with the approval of the M.H.R. advisor. The required Human Resources certificate courses are:

Additional Courses

HR 605 - Orientation to Human Resources Credits: 3
HR 610 - Human Resource Development Credits: 3
HR 617 - Organization Performance Credits: 3
HR 645 - Consultation in Human Resources Credits: 3
MGT 608 - Human Resource Administration Credits: 3

Certificate in Project Management

The program leading to the M.B.A. degree with a certificate in Project Management requires the completion of the 24 semester hour MBA core and 12 semester hours of required Project Management courses. The required Project Management courses are:

Additional Courses

Note: The project management courses are currently available only online. It is anticipated in the future, depending on the interest level and enrollment in this certificate program, it may be desirable to offer some of these courses in residence. This option is retained only as a possibility against future developments.

PMC 610 - Introduction to Professional Project Management Credits: 3
PMC 620 - Life Cycle of Successful Projects Credits: 3
PMC 630 - Project Teams: Tools and Techniques for Global Collaboration Credits: 3
PMC 640 - The Art and Science of Project Planning Credits: 3

Certificate in Entrepreneurship

The program leading to the M.B.A. degree with a certificate in Entrepreneurship requires the completion of the 24 semester hour M.B.A core and 15 hours of graduate level Entrepreneurship courses selected with the approval of the M.E. advisor.