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 606 - Quantitative Analysis for Business Credits: 3
MGT 607 - Strategic Management Credits: 3
MKT 601 - Marketing Management Credits: 3

Electives Hours:12

Elective courses from at least three disciplines must be selected to assure breadth of business understanding and must be approved by the director of the MBA program from the following: accounting, computer information systems, economics, finance, law, management and marketing.

Certificate in Health Care Administration

The program leading to the M.B.A. with certificate in Health Care Administration requires the completion of the 24-semester-hour M.B.A. core, 6 hours of M.B.A. electives, 3 semester hour M.H.S. courses elected in consultation with the M.B.A. and M.H.S. advisors. and the following:

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. with certificate in Human Resources requires the completion of the 24-semester-hour M.B.A. core, 6 hours of M.B.A. electives, 3 semester hour M.B.A. courses elected in consultation with MBA and HR advisors. and the following:

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. with certificate in Project Management requires the completion of the 24-semester-hour MBA core, 6 hours of M.B.A. electives and the following:

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.

PM 650 - Project Management Systems Credits: 6
PM 652 - Project Plan Development Credits: 6
PM 654 - Project Plan Analysis and Approval Credits: 6

Certificate in Entrepreneurship

The program leading to the M.B.A. with Certificate in Entrepreneurship requires the completion of 15 hours in graduate level Entrepreneurship courses selected with the approval of the Entrepreneurship advisor.