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Mastering the project. Today’s competitive global marketplace requires advanced business knowledge, making an MBA a must-have for those seeking key management and leadership roles. Pairing this core competency with the highly valued skills of project management makes for an unstoppable combination.

The Project Management Institute ® (PMI®) has designated JIU as a Global Registered Education Provider (Global R.E.P.). PMI is a registered mark of Project Management Institute, Inc.

Curriculum Overview

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

Elective Courses (Credits: 3)
BC500: Business Research Methods
BC532: Directing Corporate Communication
BC541: Managing High-performance Teams
BC563: Enterprise Innovation and Technology
BC605: Leading the Customer-Driven Organization
BC606: Managing the Customer Experience
BC611: Leading with Integrity
BC612: Influence Strategies for Organizational Change
BC628: Designing High-impact Presentations
MBA521: Transnational Marketing
MBA522: Cross-Cultural Management
MBA523: Emerging Technologies and Global Enterprise
MBA531: Telemedicine and Emerging Technologies
MBA532: Managing the Health Care Professional
MBA533: Marketing Health Services
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
MBA550: Foundations of Information Systems
MBA555: Strategic Information Systems Management
MBA556: Current Topics in Information Systems Management
MBA557: Business Intelligence
MBA561: Conflict Management
MBA562: Judgment and Decision Making
MBA563: Negotiation
MBA591: Corporate Finance
MBA592: Financial Management Multinational Corporations
MBA593: Investment and Portfolio Management
MBA594: Advanced Corporate Finance
MBA600: Strategic Management
MBA620: Auditing I
MBA621: Auditing II
MBA622: Advanced Accounting
MBA623: Advanced Taxation
MBA624: Forensic Accounting

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

4 Specialization Courses (Credits: 12)
MBA571: The Project Management Framework
MBA572: Planning Projects to Manage Outcomes
MBA573: Project Controls and Tracking Project Progress
MBA574: Strategic Thinking and Project Management

Capstone (Credits: 3)
MBA580: MBA Capstone

Outcomes

Specialization Learning Outcomes

Examine the context of projects and differentiate between projects and operations.
Explain and apply project life cycles.
Plan for resources, costs, budgets, risk assessments and staffing requirements.
Develop timelines, conduct evaluations and measure overall strategic impacts for projects.

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 is ideal for business professionals interested in project management who are seeking a quality MBA program. Students include senior project managers, product and/or service directors and coordinators, key account managers, and IT professionals, among others. These courses may also be used by existing PMP^® certificant(s) for professional development purposes and each course is worth 45 PDUs towards PMP^® Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR).

PMP^® is a registered mark of Project Management Institute, Inc.

Note: JIU also offers a project management specialization within the Master of Arts in Business Communication degree program. If you are interested in studying project management from a business process/communications perspective, you may want to consider this option. Click here to learn more.

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