Business Administration, Management Concentration, M.B.A.

The MBA focuses on examining an organization from a functional strategic approach. This approach includes emphasis on management, marketing, finance, accounting, and economic principles in both the domestic and international marketplaces. MBA students can become immersed in a concentration that best fits their goals. Concentrations are offered in accounting, health care management, human resources, management and marketing.

Core Student Learning Outcomes

1. Advanced Knowledge in Business: Students will demonstrate advanced knowledge in the functional areas of business
2. Strategic Analysis: Students will be able to analyze business situations, identify external opportunities and threats with a view toward proposing comprehensive strategic recommendations.
3. Complex Problem Solving: Students will demonstrate complex problem solving skills.
4. Strategic-Level Ethical Reasoning: Students will be able to identity and evaluate strategic-level ethical dilemmas and apply ethical decision-making techniques to resolve them.
5. Strategic Use of Information Technology: Students will be able to use information technology as a tool for business strategy.
6. Strategic Communications: Students will be able to communicate effectively in a business setting.

Elective Courses are any graduate-level courses (except MBA/MSE/MSOL/MSPSY 5000) offered by the unversity or accepted as transfer credit.

Human Resources Student Learning Outcomes

1. Competencies: Students completing the degree will have the competencies necessary for advanced careers in business administration and human resource management.
2. Decision Making: Students completing the degree will integrate the role of human resource management into strategic business operations and decision-making.

Marketing Student Learning Outcomes

1. Competencies: Students completing the degree will have the competencies necessary for advanced careers in business administration and marketing.
2. Decision-Making: Students completing the degree will integrate the role of marketing into strategic business operations and decision-making.

Management Student Learning Outcomes

1. Competencies: Students completing the degree will have the competencies necessary for advanced careers in business administration and management.
2. Decision Making: Students completing the degree will integrate the role of management into strategic business operations and decision-making.