Master of Business Administration, MBA

48 credit hours

Program Description

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in the School of Accelerated Degree Programs offers a flexible education tailored for busy working professionals delivered in an accelerated cluster format. The program features a curriculum that prepares students to be effective in today’s business environment while emphasizing applications of the latest concepts, practices, and skills. Emphasis is placed on case study analysis and examination of current issues and trends in the rapidly-changing global business environment. The MBA program combines a wide range of students’ work experience with instructors’ real-world perspective to strengthen strategic thinking and enhance business career advancement. Student achievements of the program learning outcomes are highly important. Students will take formative and summative assessments while studying in the program. Some testing fees are required for some assessments.The ADP Master of Business Administration program has received specialized accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP, www.acbsp.org).

Prerequisite Cluster for students with non-Business Undergraduate degree

Graduate Marketing/Finance Cluster (9) HR10

IHR 56100Essentials of Marketing

3

IHR 56200Survey of Accounting

3

IHR 56300Introduction to Finance

3

Core Curriculum Clusters

Graduate Economics and Information Science Cluster (6) BA21

IBA 50100Economic Issues

3

IBA 50500Quantitative Methods

3

IBA 50300 Business Driven Information Systems (3) is offered as a single course. 

Graduate Accounting Cluster (9) BA7

IBA 51010Financial Accounting Concepts

3

IBA 51011Managerial Accounting

3

IBA 51200Case Studies in Accounting

3

Graduate Management Cluster (9) BA9

IBA 54000Management and Administrative Theory

3

IBA 54100Organizational Behavior

3

IBA 54150Operations Management

3

Graduate Marketing Cluster (9) BA10

IBA 55020Marketing Information and Research

3

IBA 55100Marketing Strategy and Management

3

IBA 55200Issues in Marketing

3

Graduate Finance Cluster (9) BA8

IBA 53000Financial Concepts

3

IBA 53100Financial Policy

3

IBA 53200Managerial Finance

3

Prerequisite: Graduate Accounting Cluster (IBA 51000; IBA 51100; IBA 51200) and the six-credit hour Economic and Information Science Cluster (IBA 50100; IBA 50500). 

Capstone

IBA 60100Business Policies and Strategies

3