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 601Business Ethics and the Law

3

BUS 605Leadership: Calling, Character, and Competence

3

BUS 612Economics for Managers

3

BUS 614Managerial Accounting

3

BUS 701Organizational Behavior and Communications

3

BUS 710Marketing Management

3

BUS 720Financial Management

3

BUS 730Production and Operations Management

3

BUS 900Business 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 601Business Ethics and the Law

3

BUS 605Leadership: Calling, Character, and Competence

3

BUS 612Economics for Managers

3

BUS 614Managerial Accounting

3

BUS 701Organizational Behavior and Communications

3

BUS 710Marketing Management

3

BUS 720Financial Management

3

BUS 730Production and Operations Management

3

BUS 900Business 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 822Applied Financial Management

3

BUS 825Investment Management and Security Analysis

3

Plus one of the following:
BUS 823Business Forecasting

3

BUS 831Governmental and Not-for- Profit Accounting

3

BUS 834Corporate Tax Planning

3

BUS 846Catholic Social Teaching for Managers

3

BUS 891Research 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 844Leading High-Performance Teams

3

and

BUS 842Human Resource Management

3

OR

BUS 849Systems and Organizational Design

3

Plus one of the following:
BUS 813Marketing Communications

3

BUS 823Business Forecasting

3

BUS 842Human Resource Management

3

BUS 846Catholic Social Teaching for Managers

3

BUS 849Systems and Organizational Design

3

BUS 891Research 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 813Marketing Communications

3

and

BUS 812Sales and Channel Management

3

OR

BUS 816Marketing Strategy and Implementation

3

Plus one of the following:
BUS 812Sales and Channel Management

3

BUS 816Marketing Strategy and Implementation

3

BUS 842Human Resource Management

3

BUS 844Leading High-Performance Teams

3

BUS 846Catholic Social Teaching for Managers

3

BUS 891Research or Field Project

1-3

Note- students who choose BUS 891 Field or Research Project are required to enroll in 3 credit hours.