Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Purpose of the Program
The Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree is designed to prepare graduates for business leadership positions. The knowledge, practiced skills, and attitudes needed for success in management are taught. Critical and applied thinking as well as oral and written professional communication are emphasized throughout the program. Students can choose to concentrate in one of four tracks: Accounting, Information Systems Management, International Business, or Management.
Length of Program
The program consists of 36 graduate semester hours and successful completion of a Practicum. Classes are offered in the evening in two 7 or 8-week sessions each fall and spring semester, and one 7 week session each summer. Many students complete their M.B.A. in 2 years by attending evening classes on a part-time basis while continuing their full-time employment.
B.B.A./M.B.A.
UMHB Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) students are eligible to apply for the combined B.B.A./M.B.A. program during their junior year. Admission to the Graduate School is required before enrolling in graduate courses. The program requires 150 hours and is normally completed in five years. See the Program Director for more information.
Prerequisites
Undergraduate prerequisite courses are finance (UMHB – BFIN 3311), management (UMHB – BMGT 3310), marketing (UMHB – BMKT 3311), macroeconomics (UMHB – BECO 2311), microeconomics (UMHB – BECO 2312), financial accounting (UMHB – BACC 2311), information systems (UMHB – BSYS 3312), business data analysis/statistics (UMHB – BQBA 2301 or BQBA 2302), and computer literacy (UMHB – BCIS 1301). The computer literacy requirement may be fulfilled by the exhibition of a working knowledge of PCs and an ability to use software tools for personal productivity. Individual graduate course descriptions specify any prerequisite undergraduate and/or graduate course(s) that must be completed before that specific graduate course can be taken. Students lacking prerequisite courses should contact the program director to obtain information regarding options for taking specific courses.
Graduation Requirements
- A cumulative G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher for all M.B.A. courses must be earned.
- A professional paper (Practicum - BADM 6090) must be satisfactorily completed. It is generally written and presented during the student’s final semester. Guidelines for the practicum are available from the Program Director and on our website http://graduate.umhb.edu/mba/mba-practicum.
- All M.B.A. courses and the professional paper (Practicum) must be successfully completed within 5 years of starting the M.B.A. program.
Curriculum
M.B.A. Core Courses
28 hours as follows:
BADM 6243: International Business Track students must substitute a course from another track, as this course is included as a track course. Students unable to attend the international trip component of BADM 6243, may substitute a different international business course
BACC 6221: Accounting Track students may substitute a course from another track
Accounting Track Courses
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8 hours:
Information Systems Management Track Courses
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3 Graduate Level BCIS courses (9 hours)
International Business Track Courses
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8 hours:
Management Track Courses
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8 hours:
Suggested Schedule - M.B.A. Student
First Year
Fall “A” Term
Spring “A” Term
Summer
| BADM 6243 | Global Issues in Business and Society | 2 |
| International Trip | |
Fall “B” Term
Spring “B” Term
Second Year
Fall “A” Term
| BQBA 6211 | Quantitative Methods & Managerial Decision Making | 2 |
| TRACK | |
Spring “A” Term
Summer
Fall “B” Term
Spring “B” Term
Final Semester
| BADM 6090 | Integrated Bus Management Practicum | 0 |