Business Management and Administration, MBA

Degree Requirements

A minimum of 34 credits is required for the MBA.

For the MBA Management Program, a maximum of 55 credits may be taken, subject to waivers which may result in a minimum of 34 credits being taken. See waiver policy under Admissions .

The credits are distributed as follows:

1. For Business Administration BS/MBA, a minimum of 25 semester hours of core credits; for MBA Management Program, a minimum of 22 semester hours of core credits;
2. For Business Administration BS/MBA, six semester hours of elective credits; for MBA Management Program, nine semester hours of elective credits;
3. For Business Administration BS/MBA, three semester hours of the capstone course, MGT 6600 ; for MBA Management Program, three semester hours of either capstone course, MGT 6530  or capstone course, MGT 6600 .

For the Accounting/Business Administration BS/MBA, three (3) semester hours of the capstone course, MGT 6510 and three (3) semester hours of either capstone course, MGT 6530 or capstone course, MGT 6600; for MBA Management Program, three (3) semester hours of either capstone course, MGT 6530 or capstone course, MGT 6600; for BS Business Management and Administration/MBA, three (3) semester hours of either capstone course, MGT 6530 or capstone course MGT 6600. 

Required Core Courses

The core curriculum provides students with a background in understanding of the basic tools and techniques employed by contemporary managers, with a working knowledge of the various functional areas of business and exposure to the larger environment in which businesses must function.

For the Accounting/Business Administration BS/MBA, the following 25 semester hours of core credits are required. For the MBA Management Program, 22 of the following semester hours of core credits are required (MGT 5080  shall be excluded).

• MGT 5020 - Speech Communication for Management (3)
• MGT 5050 - Organizational Behavior and Management (3)
• MGT 5060 - Marketing Management (3)
• MGT 5080 - Quantitative Methods for Management 3
• MGT 5090 - Financial Management (3)
• MGT 5110 - Production and Operations Management (3)
• MGT 5140 - Ethics in Management (3)
• MGT 5200 - Writing and Research for Managers 4

Additional Requirements

For the MBA Management Program, the following additional 21 semester hours of core credits are required, subject to the waiver policy under Admissions . These 21 semester hours of core credits are waived for students in the BS Business Management and Administration/MBA program.

• MGT 5030 - Statistical Analysis for Management 3
• MGT 5040 - Management Information Systems 3
• MGT 5070 - Managerial Accounting 3
• MGT 5080 - Quantitative Methods for Management 3
• MGT 5100 - Managerial Economics 3
• MGT 5120 - The Legal Environment of Business (3)
• MGT 5130 - The International Business Environment 3

• For the MBA Management Program and BS Business Management and Administration/MBA Program, the capstone course may be:

• MGT 6530 - Directed Research (3)
• MGT 6600 - Research Seminar in Planning and Implementation of Business Policy (3)

Elective Courses

Students must confer with the Graduate Program Coordinator in planning their selection of courses and the sequencing of courses. These courses reflect the liberal arts emphasis and the general management perspectives of the program.

For the Accounting/Business Administration BS/MBA, six (6) semester hours of elective courses are to be chosen from the following. For the MBA Management Program, nine (9) semester hours of elective courses are to be chosen from the following: 

• MGT 5990 - Independent Study (3)
• MGT 6000 - Human Resource Management (3)
• MGT 6010 - International Trade and Finance (3)
• MGT 6020 - Industrial Relations (3)
• MGT 6030 - Career Development (3)
• MGT 6040 - Economics of Labor Markets (3)
• MGT 6050 - Quality Assurance (3)
• MGT 6060 - Political and Social Environment of Business (3)
• MGT 6070 - Entrepreneurship and Business Development (3)
• MGT 6071 - Management for Non-Profits (3)
• MGT 6072 - Organizational Change and Development (3)
• MGT 6073 - Salesmanship (3)
• MGT 6074 - Products and Promotions (3)
• MGT 6080 - American Business History (3)
• MGT 6090 - Banking and Money Markets (3)
• MGT 6100 - Advanced Management Seminar (3)

Required Capstone Courses

The comprehensive capstone course for the program is the culminating experience and is designed to integrate the entire graduate experience of students in the program.

Degree Completion

Based on the most recent data, 70% of students typically complete the Master of Business Administration degree within three years of entrance. The vast majority of students typically complete the pre-capstone course work within two years.