Master of Business Administration for Experienced Professionals

Program Chairperson: Abe Helou

The Master of Business Administration for Experienced Professionals is designed to develop effective future business leaders. The program is designed primarily for adult professionals with a minimum of three years of full time professional experience with or without undergraduate business degrees. The curriculum integrates management theory with real-world applications.

Prerequisite: A minimum of three years full-time professional experience. Students without a degree from an English-speaking institution, where English is the primary language of instruction and of the geographic area, must establish minimal proficiency in English by providing a TOEFL score of 560 or more.

Program Expectations: Entering students are expected to be able to utilize word processing, spreadsheets, electronic communications, and information retrieval on the Internet; to have access to a personal computer; to be able to apply mathematical skills for solving basic economic and business problems; and, to possess good oral and written communication skills. The University offers courses to assist students in obtaining these necessary competencies.

Foundation Courses: 0-15 semester hours The foundation courses a student must fulfill is determined by the chairpersonÕs review of the studentÕs undergraduate coursework and professional experience. If foundation courses are needed, they should be among the first courses taken.
BUS 500A Accounting Fundamentals (3)
BUS 500B Economics for Decision-Making (3)
BUS 500C Quantitative and Statistical Analysis (3)
BUS 500D Business Finance (3)
BUS 500F Business Marketing (3)

Foundation courses can be waived, if the following equivalent undergraduate courses were completed at a regionally accredited college or university with a grade of C or higher within the past seven years: Financial Accounting and Managerial Accounting for BUS 500A; Microeconomics and Macroeconomics for BUS 500B; Business Statistics for BUS 500C; Principles of Finance for BUS 500D, and Principles of Marketing for BUS 500F.

Total Program: 33 semester hours

Core Courses: 18 semester hours
BUS 615 Managing Technology (3)
BUS 635 Managing Financial Resources (3)
BUS 655 Designing Effective Organizations (3)
BUS 665 Strategic Marketing Management (3)
BUS 675 Management of Business Operations (3)
BUS 685 Global Business Management (3)

Electives and Concentrations:
12 semester hours
Each student can select a set of courses that addresses his or her career needs. Specific concentrations can be pursued or courses can be selected from any 500-level BUS courses (other than foundation courses). Concentrations require a minimum of four courses (12 semester hours) that may include required core courses in the same discipline.

Culminating Activity: 3 semester hours
BUS 695 Strategic Management (3)

Concentrations for the M.B.A. and M.B.A., Experienced Professionals: In addition to the concentrations listed below, students may pursue any of the concentrations listed under the M.S., Management and Leadership.

Accounting Concentration:
BUS 501, 502 Corporate Accounting and Reporting I, II (3,3)
A minimum of two of the following:
BUS 503 Accounting Information for Decision-Making (3)
BUS 505 Accounting for Specialized Accounting Entities (3)
BUS 506 Auditing Standards and Practices (3)
BUS 507 Government and Nonprofit Accounting (3)
BUS 508 Federal Taxation Concepts and Practices (3)

Finance Concentration:
BUS 530 Financial Management, or
BUS 535 Financial Analysis, or
BUS 635 Managing Financial Resources (3)
A minimum of three of the following:
BUS 531 Investment and Portfolio Analysis (3)
BUS 532 Management of Financial Institutions (3)
BUS 533 Investment Banking (3)
BUS 534 Entrepreneurial Finance (3)
BUS 536 International Financial Management (3)
BUS 537 International Financial Markets and Institutions (3)
BUS 538 Financial Strategy and Policy (3)

Health Services Management Concentration
HSM 501 Recent Trends and Issues in Health Services (3)
HSM 580 Economics of Managed Care (3)
Two of the following:
HSM 520 Strategic Planning and Management in HSOs (3)
HSM 533 Mergers and Acquisitions (3)
HSM 540 Legal Issues in Health Services Organizations (3)
HSM 555 Ethical Issues in Health Services (3)
HSM 571 Management of Clinical and Financial Information (3)
HSM 581 Managing Managed Care (3)
HSM 583 Marketing & Business Development (3)
HSM 598 Field Work/Internship (3)

Information Technology Concentration:
BUS 510 Management of Information Technology, or
BUS 615 Managing Technology (3)
A minimum of three of the following:
BUS 511 Management Support Systems (3)
BUS 512 Integrated Data Management (3)
BUS 513 Information Networks (3)
BUS 515 Systems Planning and Implementation (3)
BUS 516 E-Business (3)
BUS 517 Cyber Law (3)

International Business Concentration:
BUS 581 Managing in a Global Economy, or
BUS 685 Global Business Management (3)
A minimum of three of the following:
BUS 516 E-Business (3)
BUS 536 International Financial Management(3)
BUS 556 Comparative International Management(3)
BUS 566 International Marketing Management(3)

Managed Care Concentration
HSM 580 Economics of Managed Care (3)
HSM 581 Managing Managed Care (3)
HSM 582 Policy Issues in Managed Care, or
HSM 583 Marketing and Business Development (3)
HSM 584 Globalization of Managed Care (3)
HSM 598 Fieldwork/Internship (3)

Management and Leadership Concentration:
BUS 586 Leadership for the Future (3)
BUS 551 Seminar in Organization Theory and Behavior, or
BUS 655 Designing Effective Organizations (3)
BUS 581 Managing in a Global Economy, or
BUS 685 Global Business Management (3)
One of the following:
BUS 540 Innovation and Entrepreneurship (3)
BUS 543 Ethics in Organizations & Society (3)
BUS 567 The Management and Marketing of Services (3)
BUS 584 Managerial Negotiations (3)
BUS 585 Strategies in Change Management (3)
BUS 588 Power and Politics in Organizations (3)

Marketing Concentration:
BUS 560 Seminar in Marketing Management, or
BUS 565 Marketing in a Global Economy, or
BUS 665 Strategic Marketing Management (3)
A minimum of three of the following:
BUS 561 Seminar in Consumer Behavior (3)
BUS 563 Marketing Channels/Distribution (3)
BUS 564 Marketing Intelligence (3)
BUS 566 International Marketing Management(3)
BUS 567 The Management and Marketing of Services (3)
BUS 568 Marketing Communications (3)

Supply Chain Management Concentration:
BUS 575 Analysis of Business Operations, or
BUS 675 Management of Business Operations (3)
BUS 576 Supply Chain Management and Strategy (3)
BUS 577 Compliance Issues in Supply Chains (3)
A minimum of one of the following:
BUS 510 Management of Information Technology, or
BUS 516 E-Business (3)
BUS 563 Marketing Channels/Distribution (3)
BUS 615 Managing Technology (3)