UMHB Online Graduate Catalog

College of College of Business

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Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Purpose of the Program The Master of Business Administration degree (M.B.A.) is designed to prepare graduates for business leadership positions. The knowledge, practiced skills, and attitudes needed for success in management are taught. Improvements in oral and written communication are stressed in all classes. The program also offers to two tracks: accounting and management. Length of Program The program consists of 36 graduate semester hours. Classes are offered in the evening in two 8-week sessions each semester. Many students complete their M.B.A. in 2 years by attending night classes on a part-time basis while continuing their full-time employment. 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 - BCIS 3312), business data analysis/statistics (UMHB - BQBA 2302 or BQBA 2399), and computer literacy (UMHB - BCIS 1301). The computer literacy requirement may be fulfilled by the exhibition of a working knowledge of PCs and of an ability to use technological solutions 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 G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher for all M.B.A. courses must be earned. - A business management professional report (practicum) (BADM 6090) must be satisfactorily completed. It is to be taken during the student's final semester. Guidelines for the practicum are available from the Program Director. - All M.B.A. courses and the business management professional report (practicum) must be successfully completed within 5 years of starting the M.B.A. program.

M.B.A. Core Courses

M.B.A. Management Track Courses

M.B.A. Accounting Track Courses (select four of the following)

This is an abbreviated version of the catalog. Click here to view a complete PDF of the 2008-2009 Graduate Catalog.