Master of Business Administration (MBA)

The online accelerated MBA program is designed for working professionals who seek to develop their skills and gain the career advantages resulting from a high-quality MBA program that can be completed in a timeframe determined by the student.

The focus of the MBA is the development of appropriate planning methodologies for evaluating and applying a firm's resources and core competencies to its business environment, matching these resources to the long-term mission and vision of the organization, and integrating these processes to develop strategies for sustaining competitive advantage.

The accelerated MBA program courses are open for enrollment once a month.

Concentrations

The accelerated MBA program offers several concentration options:

• General Management
• Human Resources Management
• eBusiness
• Marketing
• Management Information Systems
• Information Systems
• Information Management
• Project Management

Program Objectives

The objectives of the accelerated MBA program are to:

• Develop management skills for leaders in business, government, and non-profit organizations.
• Enhance critical thinking skills - understanding how and why things get done in today's fast-paced, dynamic business environment.
• Create effective decision-making through problem/opportunity definition, understanding norms/trends, identifying/ gathering/ interpreting relevant data, and evaluating alternatives.
• Promote ethical standards to provide a framework for responsible decision-making.
• Explore the management challenges and opportunities associated with the digital economy and the management of information.
• Appreciate the potential of competing in the global marketplace and the keys to success in this environment.
• Overcome functional fragmentation by investigating how different professional perspectives within the business enterprise are integrated to produce comprehensive solutions to strategic threats and opportunities.