Master of Business Administration for Experienced Professionals (MBAX)
Degree Requirements
Foundation Courses
0-9 semester hours
The foundation courses a student must complete are determined by the Director’s review of the student’s undergraduate coursework and professional experience. If foundation courses are needed, they should be among the first courses taken.
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
---|---|---|
BUS 600A | Accounting & Finance | 3 |
BUS 600B | Economics | 3 |
BUS 600C | Statistics | 3 |
BUS 500J | Business Communications | 3 |
Total Semester Hours | 12 |
Foundation courses can be waived, if the equivalent undergraduate courses were completed at a regionally accredited college or university with a grade of C or higher within the past seven years.
Total Program: 33 semester hours
Core Courses
12 semester hours
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
---|---|---|
BUS 630 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
BUS 650 | Organizational Behavior: Theory and Practice | 3 |
BUS 660 | Marketing Management | 3 |
BUS 670 | Technology Based Operations Management | 3 |
Total Semester Hours | 12 |
Concentrations/Electives
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). A minimum of 12 semester hours of electives is needed to complete the degree requirements1.
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Marketing and Finance concentrations require 9 semester hours.
Culminating Activity
3 semester hours
- BUS 690 Strategic Management
Concentrations/Electives for the MBA and MBA, Experienced Professionals
In addition to the concentrations listed below, students may pursue any of the concentrations listed under the M.S. Management and Leadership. Units do not double count in the Core and the Concentration.
Accounting Concentration
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
---|---|---|
Required Courses | ||
BUS 501 | Corporate Accounting and Reporting I | 3 |
BUS 502 | Corporate Accounting and Reporting II | 3 |
Select a minimum of two of the following: | 6 | |
Accounting Information for Decision-Making | ||
Accounting for Specialized Entities | ||
Auditing Standards & Practices | ||
Federal Taxation Concepts and Practices - Individual | ||
Cost Accounting | ||
Total Semester Hours | 12 |
Finance Concentration
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
---|---|---|
Select a minimum of three of the following: | 9 | |
Investment and Portfolio Analysis | ||
Management of Financial Institutions | ||
Investment Banking | ||
Entrepreneurial Finance | ||
International Financial Management | ||
Financial Strategy & Policy | ||
Total Semester Hours | 9 |
Note: BUS 630 Corporate Finance is a prerequisite to all Finance elective courses.
Information Technology Concentration
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
---|---|---|
Select a minimum of four of the following: | 12 | |
Management Support Systems | ||
Integrated Data Management | ||
Systems Planning and Implementation | ||
E-Business | ||
Cyberlaw | ||
Internet Marketing | ||
Total Semester Hours | 12 |
International Business Concentration
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
---|---|---|
BUS 516 | E-Business | 3 |
BUS 528 | Contemporary Issues in International Trade | 3 |
BUS 536 | International Financial Management | 3 |
BUS 566 | International Marketing Management | 3 |
Total Semester Hours | 12 |
Management and Leadership Concentration
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
---|---|---|
MGMT 522 | Human Resource Management (Required) | 3 |
BUS 586 | Leadership in the Future (Required) | 3 |
Two additional elective course in BUS or MGMT | 6 | |
Total Semester Hours | 12 |
Marketing Concentration
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
---|---|---|
Select a minimum of three of the following: | 9 | |
Seminar in Consumer Behavior | ||
New Product Management | ||
Marketing Channels/Distribution | ||
Marketing Intelligence | ||
Internet Marketing | ||
International Marketing Management | ||
The Management & Marketing of Services | ||
Marketing Communications | ||
Total Semester Hours | 9 |
Note: BUS 660 Marketing Management is a prerequisite to all Marketing elective courses.
Supply Chain Management Concentration
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
---|---|---|
Required Courses | ||
BUS 576 | Supply Chain Management & Strategy | 3 |
BUS 577 | Compliance Issues in Supply Chains | 3 |
Select a minimum of two of the following: | 6 | |
E-Business | ||
Project Management | ||
Marketing Channels/Distribution | ||
Total Semester Hours | 12 |
Health Services Management Concentration
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
---|---|---|
Required Course | ||
HSM 501 | Current Trends and Issues in Health Services (Required) | 3 |
Select three of the following: | 9 | |
Legal Issues in Health Service Organizations | ||
Foundations of Public Health | ||
Public Health Policy | ||
Human Resource Management in Health Service Organizations | ||
Management of Clinical and Financial Information | ||
Field Work/Internship | ||
Total Semester Hours | 12 |
Concentration vary by location and some are also available online. MBAX students are also eligible to pursue concentrations listed under the MSLM program.
Students in the MBAX must take additional electives (over and above the requirements for their concentration) in order to complete the requirement of the degree.
Additional electives might apply to each concentration, please consult the schedule each academic term.