Master of Business Administration
Concentration in Management

A graduate degree with specific concentrations is advantageous to employers when reviewing perspective candidates to hire. Competitively, graduates would stand out above others.

It is readily apparent that education is a deciding factor. Employers look for people who can bring multiple skills, managerial thinking and a long-term success record to their organization. Having earned a degree conveys that a person can fulfill a commitment. Enlarging on ones' knowledge and skills by continuing acadamic scholarship exemplifies a continued desire to excel. Employers seek those type of people.

A Baccalaureate Degree in Business, Management, or related fields.
Fourty-eight (48) semester hours, 16 courses, beyond the Bachelor's Degree.
DSC 680 Managerial Decision Processes is required and the final course.
No thesis required
Cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better.

Upon completion of this program, you should be able to:

Analyze ethical issues, evaluate ideals, and incorporate these ideals into real-world situations.
Analyze management and leadership and explain its influence on personal and organizational effectiveness.
Analyze, explain and apply systems of accounting and financial management in decision processes.
Evaluate the concepts and analytical tools of strategic management, decision making and ethics.
Analyze and evaluate the diverse issues and challenges of management and human relations management.
Evaluate, analyze and apply techniques of marketing, management, organizational management and leadership.
Analyze, assess and explain the legal and political factors which influence business decisions.
Evaluate and report how the economic concepts and tools of analysis can be applied to industry.
Evaluate business uses of information systems and explain new technology.
Evaluate trends which are affecting international business managers in the global environment.
Build critical thinking skills which will assist others to adapt to organizational change demands.
Assess the impact of global, technological, and market trends on sustainable business environments.
Evaluate and utilize skills significant to problem solving and decision making.
Measure and evaluate critical human resource issues.
Evaluate the four important design aspects of customer relationship management.
Assess the core concepts and analytical tools of strategic management.

Course Requirements
Core Courses Students must have satisfied or they must complete the following core courses:
Course	Title	Credits
MGT-610	Information Management in Business	3	[+ More Info]
	This course discusses the changing demands in today's fast-paced organizations by relating management information systems to management and the organization. The focus is understanding from a business viewpoint. [Book Required]
ACC-620	Managerial Accounting	3	[+ More Info]
	Contains a rich variety of problem material ranging from simple to challenging. Cases and comprehensive problems are introduced. Some areas covered are: essentials of cost and managerial accounting, cost definitions, cost behavior and cost estimates. Also includes, capital budgeting income tax effects on capital budgets as well as quantitative methods for managers. [Book Required]
MKT-630	Marketing Management	3	[+ More Info]
	This course focuses on business level marketing strategy and utilizes four key dimensions to broaden the understanding of marketing management including customer satisfaction and market strategies planning. Students will have the opportunity to analyze markets and the marketing environment as well as develop marketing strategies. Communication value managing and social responsibility are also addressed.
MBA-635	Business Ethics and Responsibilities	3	[+ More Info]
	This course focuses on ethical issues, obligations and responsibilities in the business arena. Moral concepts related to practical ethical decision-making are discussed as are obligations of business to society and community. [Book Required]
MGT-637	Organizational Behavior Management	3	[+ More Info]
	This course provides future managers and current managers with information about people and their behavior within the context of the business environment. Provides students up-to-date information on current trends in business and issues affecting businesses today. Some areas of focus are: employee support policies, reward systems, procedural justice, high-performance teams, and goal framing effects. It also highlights the global nature of today's business world. [Book Required]
ECO-642	Managerial Economics	3	[+ More Info]
	This course explores the use of economic analysis in making business decisions involving the use of an organization's scarce resources. The course explains that managerial economics can predict how external economic changes can cause internal economic changes in business organizations. The nature and scope of the subject is presented. [Book Required]
MGT-651	Management and Leadership	3	[+ More Info]
	This course presents comprehensive information of major theories and research on leadership and managerial effectiveness in formal organizations. It also provides advice and practical suggestions for business leaders to improve leadership skills. [Book Required]
FIN-655	Financial Management	3	[+ More Info]
	This course presents practical information for corporate financial management. It defines objectives of financial decision-making and the tactics and strategies for achieving them. A global perspective is presented. An excellent course for managers and professionals facing executive challenges of financial analysis and reasoning. [Book Required]
HRM-657	Human Resources Strategic Issues	3	[+ More Info]
	This course provides information on strategic issues that challenge human resource managers. This course enlarges on the basic knowledge students will have already learned and integrates new challenges for the human resource personnel. [Book Required]
MBA-670	Legal Environment of Business	3	[+ More Info]
	Course has several objectives including describing the areas of law that seem to be of greatest importance to business managers, legal environment topics that managers may frequently deal with as well as the basic core of business law topics. Course extensively uses real-world examples in an integrated fashion to assist the student in bringing the environment of business law into focus. A global perspective is also discussed. [Book Required]
MGT-672	Strategic Management	3	[+ More Info]
	This course focuses on skill building in all the major areas of strategy formulation. The course offers three themes: global factors, information technology, and preserving the natural environment. [Book Required]
DSC-680	Managerial Decision Processes	3	[+ More Info]
	The primary focus of this course is on strategic decision-making made by middle and upper levels of management, particularly in a multi-disciplinary context. The curriculum provides a collection of theories that apply to both public and private enterprise. Strategic decisions made by top management including determinants for successful strategic choices are examined. [Book Required]
MBA-682	Special Topics in Business	3	[+ More Info]
	Subject to faculty approval. A project or independent paper that will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a specific subject. [Book Required]
MBA MANAGEMENT REQUIRED
Course	Title	Credits
MAM-605	Developing Management Competencies	3	[+ More Info]
	This course focuses on the essential skills all managers should possess in order to be successful and improve competency in a managerial role. This course provides the opportunity for students to complete assessments of their skills to better manage life and relationships and to continually improve competencies. This course will assist you in developing and enlarging your management skills and how to foster productive growth-producing relationships with others in your work setting. [Book Required]
MAM-648	Global Management	3	[+ More Info]
	This course explores the dynamic global environment of business management by exploring the political, legal, technological, competitive, and cultural factors that shape corporations worldwide. The course includes current research, events and global developments. Students are exposed to the recent trends that are affecting international business managers in today's hypercompetitive global environment. This course includes comprehensive cases which helps students keep pace with the ever-changing global business.
MAM-665	Management for Quality and Excellence	3	[+ More Info]
	This course focuses on the fundamental principles and historical foundation of total quality. There is a strong emphasis on high-performance management practices. Students will be exposed to the Malcolm Baldridge Award, ISO 9000, Six Sigma, strategic leadership, strategic work system design, also workforce engagement. [Book Required]
MAM-668	Human Resource Management for Managers	3	[+ More Info]
	This course investigates and assesses selected critical human resource issues, functions, and approaches that practicing managers' use. The course focuses on strong organizing themes including areas of planning, recruitment, legal compliance, performance appraisal, training / development, and mentoring / empowerment. An organizing structure which emphasizes the HR Triad is presented throughout the course. The underlying message conveys that understanding effective human resource management requires mutual understanding and collaboration among HR professionals, managers, and all other employees. [Book Required]
MAM-674	Managing Change in Organizations	3	[+ More Info]
	This course offers students and professionals a variety of change approaches. It introduces reflective questions for change managers to consider when handling issues. This course will build critical thinking skills that will enable the business person to adapt to changing demands and skills in managing changes.
MAM-676	Designing and Executing Strategy	3	[+ More Info]
	This course examines core concepts and analytical tools of strategic management. The course highlights strategy-related development which penetrates many industries and the world economy. A few areas included in the course are evaluating a company's competitive position, strategies for competing in foreign markets, diversification, corporate culture and leadership, social responsibility and environmental sustainability. [Book Required]

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Master of Business AdministrationConcentration in Management

Core Courses

MBA MANAGEMENT REQUIRED

Master of Business Administration
Concentration in Management