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 6090Integrated Bus Management Practicum

0

BADM 6210Managerial Communication

2

BADM 6220Entrepreneurship

2

BADM 6212Organizational Behavior & Change Management

2

BADM 6241Values-Driven Leadership

2

BADM 6243Global Issues in Business and Society

2

BADM 6250Legal Environment of Business

2

BACC 6221Accounting for Managers

2

BECO 6231Managerial Economics & Planning

2

BFIN 6262Financial Management

2

BMGT 6261Strategy & Managerial Decision Making

2

BMKT 6241Marketing Management

2

BQBA 6211Quantitative Methods & Managerial Decision Making

2

BSYS 6242Info Systems & Technology

2

BSYS 6250Logistics & Operations Management

2

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:

BACC 5220Non-Profit Accounting

2

BACC 6231Contemporary Accounting Issues

2

BACC 6243Fraud Examination

2

BACC 6252Accounting Research

2

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:

BADM 6243Global Issues in Business and Society

2

BADM 6251Global Strategies in Economics & Finance

2

BMGT 6260International Management

2

BMKT 6251Global Marketing & Competition

2

Management Track Courses

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8 hours:

BMGT 6221Human Resources

2

BMGT 6232Competition & the Entrepreneurial Manager

2

BMGT 6235Advanced Management Theory & Practice

2

BMGT 6260International Management

2

Suggested Schedule - M.B.A. Student

First Year

Fall “A” Term

BADM 6210Managerial Communication

2

TRACK

Spring “A” Term

BACC 6221Accounting for Managers

2

TRACK

Summer

BADM 6243Global Issues in Business and Society

2

International Trip

Fall “B” Term

BADM 6220Entrepreneurship

2

BSYS 6242Info Systems & Technology

2

Spring “B” Term

BECO 6231Managerial Economics & Planning

2

BSYS 6250Logistics & Operations Management

2

Second Year

Fall “A” Term

BQBA 6211Quantitative Methods & Managerial Decision Making

2

TRACK

Spring “A” Term

BMKT 6241Marketing Management

2

TRACK

Summer

BADM 6241Values-Driven Leadership

2

Fall “B” Term

BADM 6212Organizational Behavior & Change Management

2

BFIN 6262Financial Management

2

Spring “B” Term

BMGT 6261Strategy & Managerial Decision Making

2

BADM 6250Legal Environment of Business

2

Final Semester

BADM 6090Integrated Bus Management Practicum

0