Mar 28, 2024  
2020-2021 University Bulletin 
    
2020-2021 University Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Master of Business Administration


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MBA

Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree courses deliver the skills employers seek and fit the schedule of working students. Our program offers weekday evening courses, delivered on-campus, online or in a hybrid format. Students may complete their program on a part-time or full-time basis.

The MBA program is designed to provide the necessary skills and knowledge needed by business leaders today, including the ability:

  • to analyze problems critically 
  • to communicate clearly
  • to respond to business challenges with integrity

The Brennan program offers students a global perspective in evaluating issues and an understanding of corporate and personal social responsibility. In addition to classroom learning, a variety of extracurricular programs throughout the year offer opportunities to explore issues ranging from corporate governance to social entrepreneurship.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

A candidate for the MBA degree will normally need to complete at least 30 credit hours.  The total credit hours in the program depend upon whether a student chooses to complete elective courses in a specialized area in addition to the core MBA requirements.

The structure of the degree is as follows:

Prerequisites (0CH):

Students are expected to begin the MBA program with basic knowledge in six business fields: accounting, economics, finance, law, management and statistics.  Students can meet this requirement in one of two ways:

  1. Undergraduate coursework - students receiving a grade of B or better in an equivalent undergraduate course are assumed to have met the pre-requisites. 
  2. Brennan Foundations -Students can complete these 0 CH courses, at no cost, throughout their program. 

The Brennan Foundations are:

ECON 501  , MGMT 502 , ACCT 503  , QUAN 504 , BLAW 505 , and FIN 506 

 

Core MBA Program (30 CH), five 6 CH modules: 

The Core MBA curriculum will consist of the following requirements.

Leadership & Ethics Module (BETH 608  and MGMT 602 ) - 2 x 3CH

 

Business Problem Solving, Negotiation and Strategy (MGMT 601  & MGMT 699 ) - 2 X 3 CH

Financial Decision Making Module (ACCT 604  and FIN 605 ) - 2 x 3CH

Markets & Consumers Module (ECON 603  and MKTG 606 ) - 2 x 3CH

Analytics & Operations Module (MGMT 607  and MGMT 609 ) - 2 x 3CH

 

Electives / Certificates (Additional Credit Hours based upon student interest)

Students may enroll in MBA electives, but will not be required to do so.  Any student completing 6 or more credit hours in a given area will receive a specialized business certificate [OK1] recognizing this achievement.  Electives and certificates are not required within the MBA, but students with specialized interests are strongly encouraged to complete them.


 

Electives and Certificates


Students may choose to participate in elective coursework.

Students may choose their elective courses in order to earn one or more certificates in addition to the MBA degree. Students in the MBA program are eligible to complete certificates in place when they matriculate as well as certificates that are added subsequent to the student’s start date.

To earn a certificate in accounting, data analytics, finance, healthcare administration, international business, leadership, or marketing, at least 6 credit hours of elective course work must be completed from the selected area as specified below.

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