Master of Business Administration for Experienced Professionals (MBAX)

Program Director: Astrid Keel

Program Length: 18 - 36 Months

The Master of Business Administration for Experienced Professionals is designed to develop effective future business leaders. This flexible 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. Students have the ability to custom made their program to meet their professional needs.

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 79-80 or higher or a minimum score of 110 on the Duolingo English Test.

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.

Course List

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

Course List

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

Course List

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
BUS 503	Accounting Information for Decision-Making
BUS 505	Accounting for Specialized Entities
BUS 506	Auditing Standards & Practices
BUS 508I	Federal Taxation Concepts and Practices - Individual
BUS 509	Cost Accounting
Total Semester Hours		12

Finance Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
Select a minimum of three of the following:		9
BUS 531	Investment and Portfolio Analysis
BUS 532	Management of Financial Institutions
BUS 533	Investment Banking
BUS 534	Entrepreneurial Finance
BUS 536	International Financial Management
BUS 538	Financial Strategy & Policy
Total Semester Hours		9

Note: BUS 630 Corporate Finance is a prerequisite to all Finance elective courses.

Information Technology Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
Select a minimum of four of the following:		12
BUS 511	Management Support Systems
BUS 512	Integrated Data Management
BUS 515	Systems Planning and Implementation
BUS 516	E-Business
BUS 517	Cyberlaw
BUS 565I	Internet Marketing
Total Semester Hours		12

International Business Concentration

Course List

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

Course List

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

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
Select a minimum of three of the following:		9
BUS 561	Seminar in Consumer Behavior
BUS 562	New Product Management
BUS 563	Marketing Channels/Distribution
BUS 564	Marketing Intelligence
BUS 565I	Internet Marketing
BUS 566	International Marketing Management
BUS 567	The Management & Marketing of Services
BUS 568	Marketing Communications
Total Semester Hours		9

Note: BUS 660 Marketing Management is a prerequisite to all Marketing elective courses.

Supply Chain Management Concentration

Course List

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
BUS 516	E-Business
BUS 558	Project Management
BUS 563	Marketing Channels/Distribution
Total Semester Hours		12

Health Services Management Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
Required Course
HSM 501	Current Trends and Issues in Health Services (Required)	3
Select three of the following:		9
HSM 540	Legal Issues in Health Service Organizations
HSM 545	Foundations of Public Health
HSM 547	Public Health Policy
HSM 562	Human Resource Management in Health Service Organizations
HSM 571	Management of Clinical and Financial Information
HSM 598	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.