Program Overview
The Franciscan MBA program enables students to develop the higher-level capabilities vital in today’s workplace such as leadership, communication, time management, and critical thinking.
In addition, the program provides students with deep, real world managerial perspectives and competencies in areas that contribute to organizational success, including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, operations management, and strategy. Adding an optional concentration allows students to graduate with an MBA degree uniquely tailored to specific interests and career paths.
The program is underpinned with the time-honored principles of Catholic social teaching and Christian ethics, which are integrated in relevant courses. These courses draw on principles such as human dignity, the common good, subsidiarity and solidarity, and students apply these to real-world situations for optimal decision making.
Finally, the program challenges students to step up and embrace leadership as a personal vocation, as the lay faithful “are called by God so that they … might contribute to the sanctification of the world, as from within like leaven, by fulfilling their own particular duties.” —Christifidelis Laici, No. 15
Fully Online in an Asynchronous Approach
Students can access materials and complete assignments according to their own schedule and location. There are weekly submission deadlines; however, students can work ahead to accommodate personal and professional commitments. Courses are delivered in eight-week sessions, two each per traditional fall, spring and summer semesters. While most students complete the program in about two years, as they balance personal, family and professional commitments, it is possible to complete the program in as little as one year.
Franciscan University’s online MBA program is designed for business professionals in all stages of their careers who are looking to advance to the next level and make a difference in their businesses and organizations.