Program Description

This program prepares an existing or emerging organizational or team leader with the necessary skills and academic knowledge for management positions in various business enterprises. These career opportunities may be in areas such as accounting, finance, business administration, sales, marketing, human resources, information systems, project management, production and operations. Application of theory to practice is emphasized through a problem-based/solutions-based curriculum, grounded in a framework of ethical leadership and global competition.

Core MBA Program Outcomes

Upon completion of their program, the student should be able to:

1. Analyze core business concepts
2. Create business solutions using ethical leadership, project management and teamwork skills
3. Use data to drive decision-making and propose solutions to complex business problems
4. Create solutions that consider global competition and various cultural perspectives
5. Prepare logically constructed, relevant, and culturally appropriate written arguments and presentations

Project Management Concentration Outcomes

Upon completion of their program, the student should be able to:

C1. Assess tradeoffs between key areas of transportation, inventory, and warehouse management and recommend actionable plans and strategies. (P1, 2, 3)

C2. Apply best practices and tools related to project management (P1, 2)

C3. Create project plans to meet timescales, budgets and deliverables (P1, 2, 3)

C4. Manage creative teams and project processes effectively and efficiently (P2, 4)

Program Content

A minimum of 33.00 semester credit hours is required.

• A minimum of 36.00 semester credit hours is required for students who do not have an undergraduate degree in Business, a closely related discipline or its international equivalent.