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Mastering Business - there is no substitution for a well rounded business professional. If you enjoy problem solving, critical thinking, and wide range of daily challenges, then the MBA in General Studies program is built for you. This program is designed to enhance the management skills you need to function effectively within the business environment. By electing this general approach to the degree, you can enjoy the flexibility of scheduling your classes around your specific needs.

Curriculum Overview

Orientation (Credits: None)
JIU501: Orientation – Successful Online Learning for Masters Students

6 Business Administration Courses (Credits: 18)
BC607: Leading from a Global Perspective
ETH501: Making Ethical Management Decisions
MBA502: Economic Theory and Applications
MBA503: Managerial Accounting
MBA504: Financial Management
MBA505: Marketing Management

5 Specialization Courses (Credits: 15)
BC605: Leading the Customer-Driven Organization
BC606: Managing the Customer Experience
BC612: Influence Strategies for Organizational Change
MBA521: Transnational Marketing
MBA522: Cross-Cultural Management
MBA523: Emerging Technologies and Global Enterprise
MBA541: Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
MBA542: Feasibility Analysis for New Ventures
MBA543: Business and Marketing Plans for New Ventures
MBA544: Growth, Sustainability and Change in New Ventures
MBA561: Conflict Management
MBA562: Judgment and Decision Making
MBA563: Negotiation
MBA571: The Project Management Framework
MBA572: Planning Projects to Manage Outcomes
MBA573: Project Controls and Tracking Project Progress
MBA574: Strategic Thinking and Project Management
MBA591: Corporate Finance
MBA592: Financial Management Multinational Corporations
MBA593: Investment and Portfolio Management
MBA594: Advanced Corporate Finance
MBA600: Strategic Management

Capstone (Credits: 3)
MBA580: MBA Capstone

Outcomes

Specialization Learning Outcomes

Refine foundational business knowledge and skills through the core courses.
Develop competencies in systems thinking, change management, leadership, diversity and business ethics.
Sharpen critical thinking and communication skills while reinforcing both the theoretical and applied principles of business management.
Understand and apply business skills and knowledge necessary to pursue advancement within a chosen career field.

Program Learning Outcomes

Evaluate ongoing and developing issues and trends related to leading and managing organizations in global business environments.
Compare and contrast microeconomic strategies (cost, production structure, etc.) appropriate for companies operating in a variety of markets, including global and e-commerce markets.
Examine different ethical reasoning concepts, theories, and issues as they apply to the conduct of business in global and e-commerce environments.
Evaluate the managerial accounting concepts that are germane to the conduct of business in global and e-commerce environments.
Evaluate marketing issues, concepts, and trends that are crucial to the conduct of business in global and e-commerce environments.
Examine financial reporting and accounting information in managerial decision-making.
Prioritize and create personal strategies for dealing with potential ethical dilemmas.
Examine and appreciate the ethical perspectives of others.
Appraise leadership/management concepts for effective management of organizations that operate across international borders.
Apply rules, conventions, and practices for measuring and reporting economic events in financial terms.
Assess budgeting, cash management, credit administration, investment analysis, borrowing funds and financial forecasting tools for effective business decision making.
Evaluate marketing challenges and opportunities to make sound marketing strategy decisions.

Degree At A Glance

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Total Credits:

36 credits

Time Frame:

24 months

Designed For:

This degree program is ideal for students who want to work in public, private, government, or not-for-profit organizations. Our flexible, professional program enables the student to focus their studies on the general business environment. This program is valuable to working professionals, and recent BBA graduates, looking to increase their earning power and authority level in their current or future occupations. Students who may have a non-business undergraduate degree looking to enter the field of business will also benefit from this program.

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