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PROFESSIONAL MBA CURRICULUM

Our innovative Professional MBA program allows you to earn your advanced business credentials from an AACSB-accredited university in as little as one year, all while working full time and staying competitive in your field. The Professional MBA Program consists of between 11 and 19 courses depending on the number of courses waived for previously earned academic credit.

 

The core program begins with the required Gateway Courses, including Stakeholder Theory & Social Responsibility, and culminates with the Global Business Strategy capstone.

Below is a course guide for the program. You may also want to view the complete academic catalog and course descriptions.
Professional MBA
Foundation Courses* 		Professional MBA
Gateway/Core/Elective Courses
  • ACC 500: Accounting Concepts
  • DSS 500: Math for Graduate Business Studies (1 credit)
  • DSS 510: Statistics Proficiency (1 credit)
  • DSS 525: Contemporary Information Technologies 
  • FIN 500: Managerial Economics
  • FIN 503: Financial Management
  • MGT 500: Managing Work Organizations
  • MKT 501: Marketing Concepts

Gateway Courses

  • ____ 545: Gateway Course (Prefix and Titles will vary)
  • MGT 552: Stakeholder Theory & Social Responsibility  
    • Online MBA students will also have the option of taking MGT 554: Ethical Practices in Business to satisfy this requirement.

Core Courses

  • ACC 550: Creating & Measuring Shareholder Value
  • FIN 550: Shareholder Value Management
  • MGT 551: Empowering Human Potential at Work
    • Online MBA students will also have the option of taking MGT 553: Excellence in Organizations to satisfy this requirement.
  • MKT 550: Marketing Strategy
  • DSS 560: Business Analytics
  • MGT 795: Global Business Strategy
    • Online MBA students will also have the option of taking MGT 789: Global Business Strategy Simulation to satisfy their capstone requirement.

 
*Foundation courses may be waived based on previous academic study or placement exam.

Elective Courses

  • You must take 3 elective courses in one of the following concentrations:
    • General MBA*
    • Accounting
    • Business Intelligence*
    • Family Business & Entrepreneurship* 
      • (Online only beginning Fall 2013)
    • Finance*
    • Health & Medical Services Administration
    • International Business*
    • International Marketing
    • Managing Human Capital*
    • Marketing*
  • Students in the Health & Medical Services concentration will take MGT 796: Strategic Management in Health Organizations as their capstone course.

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