Each student will complete 11 graduate courses of three semester credit hours each for a total of 33 credit hours, with a minimum overall graduate grade point average of 3.0.

Outcomes for the MBA program are as follows:

• graduates will demonstrate leadership ability and team building skills
• graduates will be able to manage successfully in a rapidly changing global business environment
• graduates will be able to identify and manage ethical issues and multicultural diversity
• graduates will demonstrate appropriate oral and written communication skills
• graduates will demonstrate the ability to evaluate the business environment, then choose and utilize the quantitative or decision making technique that is appropriate for the given situation
• graduates will demonstrate knowledge of supply chain logistics, accounting, marketing, economics, organizational behavior, finance, production, international and managerial issues and strategy

Curriculum

The curriculum of the MBA program is designed to prepare students for professional management careers by increasing their communication skills, broadening their appreciation of diverse cultures, improving their decision making, and reinforcing their ability to apply knowledge and skills in problem solving. Students also will develop a better understanding of the importance of ethical business behavior and corporate social responsibility. Upon completion of our program, students will have the capacity to lead in organizational situations and innovate to solve problems and to manage in unpredictable environments.

The curriculum is also designed to challenge students and to open minds to new ways to think about business issues. Courses will include lectures, case discussions, current business issues, and team projects. 

By the end of their second semester, students will select a concentration. All students must have a concentration, and they may not mix courses from different concentrations. The concentrations include:

• Supply Chain Management (SCM)
• International Business (IB)
• Accounting (ACCT)
• Human Resource Leadership (HRL)

Core Courses

*There will be seven core courses of three credit hours each in the curriculum.

• ACCT 6100 Accounting for Managerial Decision Making (plus 2-credit hour course in accounting concepts)
• BUSA 6100 Decision Making Under Uncertainty  (plus 1-credit hour course in business statistics)
• FINA 6100 Finance
• MGMT 6101 Innovation & Design Thinking
• MGMT 6104 Strategic Management (Capstone)
• MGMT 6111 Leadership & Organizational Behavior (new class for Fall 2018)
• MKTG 6100 Marketing Strategy 

Students will take a total of nine credit hours in their area of concentration.