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2022-2023 Academic Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Strategic, M.B.A.


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Preamble: The Strategic MBA is a 30-51 hour MBA program (12 hours foundation, 30 hours core, and 9-12 hours concentration) with curriculum emphasis on leadership and strategic decision making.

Mission: The mission of the Strategic MBA program is to provide graduates with the knowledge and skills needed to successfully manage organizations in a dynamic environment by offering an integrated curriculum that blends theoretical concepts with practical applications.

Strategic MBA graduates will be able to:

  • Analyze business operations and processes;
  • Analyze changes in the business environment to develop strategies that respond to emerging opportunities and threats;
  • Apply leadership skills to work effectively with individuals and teams in organizational situations; and
  • Apply cross-functional approaches to organizational issues.

Degree Requirements


The following courses are required for attaining the Master of Business Administration degree. Courses are listed in the recommended completion order.

Required Elective:


Choose an advanced elective, selected from the available concentration offerings. Students choosing a concentration should select their advanced elective from the selected concentration.

Optional Academic Concentration (12 hours)


Choose one of the following:

Accounting:


12 semester hours composed of 3 hours required accounting courses, and 9 semester hours of electives selected from an approved list.

  • Three additional graduate Accounting (ACCT) electives.
  • For students coming from non-accounting undergraduate programs, additional undergraduate prerequisites may be required for enrollment in the concentration courses. 

Human Resources Management:


12 semester hours composed of electives selected from the following approved list.

Total Program Requirements


Foundation Courses*        12 hours
Core Requirements           30 hours
Academic Concentration    9-12 hours OPTIONAL concentration
Total                                  30-42 hours  + foundation

*Students who do not have sufficient background in Statistics/Analytics will be required to take QMSC 6351 as a foundation course. Students who do not have a sufficient background in Accounting will be required to take ACCT 6351 as a foundation course. Students who do not have a sufficient background in Economics will be required to take ECON 6351 as a foundation course.

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