Requirements for Degree Completion
The MBA program requires successful completion of 9 core courses and one, three-hour elective course totaling 30 graduate credits. The MBA program with a concentration requires 9 core courses in addition to three or four concentration specific electives. There is no comprehensive examination or thesis for the MBA program. Students must earn an overall grade average of B (3.00) for their graduate course work along with a C or better in each graduate course.
MBA degree (30 credits total)
Required Courses
| BUS 601 | Business Ethics and the Law | 3 |
| BUS 605 | Effective Leadership | 3 |
| BUS 612 | Economics for Managers | 3 |
| BUS 614 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 701 | Organizational Behavior and Communications | 3 |
| BUS 710 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| BUS 720 | Financial Management | 3 |
| BUS 730 | Production and Operations Management | 3 |
| BUS 900 | Business Policy and Strategy | 3 |
BUS
| BUS Elective | 3 |
BUS elective course: students may choose any concentration course.
MBA degree with a concentration (36 to 39 credits total)
Required Courses
| BUS 601 | Business Ethics and the Law | 3 |
| BUS 605 | Effective Leadership | 3 |
| BUS 612 | Economics for Managers | 3 |
| BUS 614 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 701 | Organizational Behavior and Communications | 3 |
| BUS 710 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| BUS 720 | Financial Management | 3 |
| BUS 730 | Production and Operations Management | 3 |
| BUS 900 | Business Policy and Strategy | 3 |
Note: while students may complete additional courses beyond their chosen concentration required courses, students may only elect one concentration for their MBA degree.
Finance Concentration (36 credits required)
The following three courses are required for the Finance concentration:
| BUS 822 | Applied Financial Management | 3 |
| BUS 825 | Investment Management and Security Analysis | 3 |
Plus one of the following:
| BUS 823 | Business Forecasting | 3 |
| BUS 831 | Governmental and Not-for- Profit Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 834 | Corporate Tax Planning | 3 |
| BUS 846 | Catholic Social Teaching for Managers | 3 |
| BUS 891 | Research or Field Project | 1-3 |
Note- students who choose BUS 891 Field or Research Project are required to enroll in 3 credit hours.
Leadership Concentration (36 credits required)
The following courses are required for the Leadership concentration:
| BUS 844 | Leading High-Performance Teams | 3 |
| and | |
| BUS 842 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| OR | |
| BUS 849 | Systems and Organizational Design | 3 |
Plus one of the following:
| BUS 813 | Marketing Communications | 3 |
| BUS 823 | Business Forecasting | 3 |
| BUS 842 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| BUS 846 | Catholic Social Teaching for Managers | 3 |
| BUS 849 | Systems and Organizational Design | 3 |
| BUS 891 | Research or Field Project | 1-3 |
Note- students who choose BUS 891 Field or Research Project are required to enroll in 3 credit hours.
Marketing Concentration (36 credits required)
The following courses are required for the Marketing concentration:
| BUS 813 | Marketing Communications | 3 |
| and | |
| BUS 812 | Sales and Channel Management | 3 |
| OR | |
| BUS 816 | Marketing Strategy and Implementation | 3 |
Plus one of the following:
| BUS 812 | Sales and Channel Management | 3 |
| BUS 816 | Marketing Strategy and Implementation | 3 |
| BUS 842 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| BUS 844 | Leading High-Performance Teams | 3 |
| BUS 846 | Catholic Social Teaching for Managers | 3 |
| BUS 891 | Research or Field Project | 1-3 |
Note- students who choose BUS 891 Field or Research Project are required to enroll in 3 credit hours.