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Master of Business Administration Program Purpose :: Program Requirements :: Admission Requirements :: Transfer Credit :: Academic Probation :: Graduation Requirements :: Course Descriptions :: Faculty The primary objective of the MBA Program is to provide students with preparation for professional careers in business. The curriculum incorporates the necessary knowledge and competencies required of tomorrow's business leaders. Graduates of this program develop skills to handle diversity, analyze and solve problems using an integrated approach, and understand ethical, global and social issues. The ability to extend theory to application is expected with an emphasis on case and project work.
The MBA Program consists of 36 credit hours, including 27 hours (9 courses) of core curriculum and nine hours in an emphasis area. Up to an additional nine credit hours in foundation courses may be required. Core courses are delivered either in blended or online format. The blended format combines online coursework with two on-campus meetings during each 8-week session. After completion of the core curriculum, the program culminates with a 9-hour emphasis course that combines online coursework, an on-campus experience, and professional practice. Students may choose a customized emphasis or the clinical information systems management (CISM) emphasis. Students who elect the customized emphasis will design their own 9-hour advanced strategic project under the close direction of a faculty member. The type of project will vary given the industry and student interest. Students will participate in online coursework and an on-campus weekend seminar on leadership, communication, ethics, trends and policies of their industry, and prepare a proposal for an integrative project. The advanced strategic project may include:
The clinical information systems management (CISM) emphasis is designed for health professionals who seek advanced skills in this area within a business context. With the well-known changes governing the health care industry, this emphasis provides a degree for professionals pursuing high-level administrative positions in health care. CISM graduates are qualified to hold administrative positions in hospitals, long-term care facilities, educational institutions, consulting firms and a variety of other health-related organizations. Clinical information systems managers must be thoroughly prepared in the design, analysis and application of computerized clinical information systems. This knowledge and these skills will be needed by health care employees who will work with patient care data in the immediate future. CISM students also attend the on-campus seminar where they will study ethics, leadership, trends and communication. In addition, they participate in online coursework that focuses on these topics:
Foundation Curriculum: up to 9 credit hours BUS
451G: Foundations of Microeconomics Foundation courses can be taken through the Stephens College Division of Graduate & Continuing Studies. When candidates choose to take foundation courses at another accredited institution, the courses must be pre-approved by the MBA Program Director.
See the Graduate Catalog for admission requirements to the MBA Program. Graduate students may transfer a maximum of nine semester hours of equivalent graduate credit toward core coursework required in the Stephens MBA program. These graduate credits can be earned prior to admission to Stephens College or, upon approval of the MBA Program Director, after admission to Stephens College . The total amount of graduate transfer credit cannot exceed nine semester hours. In addition, all undergraduate foundation courses required in the MBA Program can be transferred to Stephens College with approval of the MBA Program Director. Students who have already earned an advanced degree and wish to pursue an MBA may transfer up to 18 hours of credit. Official transcripts must be submitted and reviewed by the MBA Program Director to determine acceptable courses. Up to nine hours of transfer credit may be granted for equivalent coursework in the required core curriculum. An additional nine hours of transfer credit may substitute for the advanced strategic project if the student's current advanced degree coincides with the industry or topic that he or she choose to emphasize in the MBA program. Students who receive transfer credit in lieu of the advanced strategic project must enroll in the first three hours of BUS 695 and attend the on-campus weekend seminar. They must write a paper that integrates critical content from the first master's with MBA coursework, including an analysis of how the MBA informs their current or prospective professions. In no case will a student be granted more than 18 hours of transfer credit toward the MBA degree.
Academic Probation and Dismissal MBA students whose cumulative GPA drops below 3.0 will be placed on academic probation. See Academic Probation and Dismissal in the Graduate Catalog for more information. In addition, MBA students must have a 3.0 cumulative GPA in order to enroll in BUS 695: Advanced Strategic Project. To receive the Master of Business Administration degree, students must meet the following requirements:
MBA Foundation Curriculum BUS
451G: Foundations of Microeconomics BUS
456G: Foundations of Managerial Accounting BUS
459G: Foundations of Finance BUS
505G: Advanced Management Information Systems BUS
510G: Advanced International Business BUS
520G: Managerial Economics BUS
525G: Managerial Finance BUS
530G: Applications in Marketing Management BUS
535G: Advanced Managerial Accounting BUS
540G: Advanced Human Resource Management BUS
545G: Advanced Organizational Behavior and Theory BUS 550G: Advanced Business Law This course will focus on the major legal issues facing businesses today. The students will be exposed to a combination of theory, historical legal context, and current applicable case study. The use of these methods will enable the student to understand and properly apply the concepts required to successfully navigate the legal areas of any business venture. BUS 695G: Advanced Strategic Project (9 hours) (Prerequisites: completion of MBA graduate core curriculum) The MBA Strategic Project provides an opportunity for students to study a specific topic in depth in the industry of their choice. This is the final capstone experience for the MBA and requires the application of various policies, theories, strategies and research. The class is under the close direction of a faculty member and the type of project will vary given the industry and student interest. Each student will review the literature, trends and policies of his or her industry, prepare a proposal for a capstone project and the project will be reviewed by a mentor in the industry. Faculty Susan Bartel, MBA Program Director. M.Ed., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1981; B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1980. Certified Financial Marketing Professional (CFMP), 2002; Accredited in Public Relations (APR), 1998. Wayne Keene, MBA, Fontbonne University; B.S., Fontbonne University. |
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