Requirements for Degree Completion
The MBA program requires successful completion of 9 core (required) courses and three elective courses, totaling 36 graduate credits. The MBA program with a concentration requires the same total number of credits, with 9 elective credits in the concentration area. There is no comprehensive examination or thesis for the MBA program. Students must earn an overall grade average of B (3.00) for their graduate course work along with a C or better in each graduate course.
MBA degree (36 credits total)
Required Courses
| BUS 601 | Business Ethics and the Law | 3 |
| BUS 605 | Leadership: Calling, Character, and Competence | 3 |
| BUS 614 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 620 | Data-Driven Decision Making in Business | 3 |
| BUS 701 | Organizational Behavior and Communications | 3 |
| BUS 710 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| BUS 720 | Financial Management | 3 |
| BUS 730 | Production and Operations Management | 3 |
| BUS 900 | Business Policy and Strategy | 3 |
Plus Three Business Electives
Choose three from the following:
| BUS 612 | Economics for Managers | 3 |
| BUS 812 | Sales and Channel Management | 3 |
| BUS 813 | Marketing Communications | 3 |
| BUS 816 | Marketing Strategy and Implementation | 3 |
| BUS 825 | Investment Management and Security Analysis | 3 |
| BUS 842 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| BUS 844 | Leading High-Performance Teams | 3 |
| BUS 846 | Catholic Social Teaching for Managers | 3 |
| BUS 849 | Systems and Organizational Design | 3 |
| BUS 891 | Research or Field Project | 1-3 |
MBA degree with a concentration (36 credits total)
Required Courses
| BUS 601 | Business Ethics and the Law | 3 |
| BUS 605 | Leadership: Calling, Character, and Competence | 3 |
| BUS 614 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 620 | Data-Driven Decision Making in Business | 3 |
| BUS 701 | Organizational Behavior and Communications | 3 |
| BUS 710 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| BUS 720 | Financial Management | 3 |
| BUS 730 | Production and Operations Management | 3 |
| BUS 900 | Business Policy and Strategy | 3 |
Note: while students may complete additional courses beyond their chosen concentration required courses, students may only elect one concentration for their MBA degree.
Finance Concentration (36 credits required)
The following three courses are required for the Finance concentration:
| BUS 822 | Applied Financial Management | 3 |
| BUS 825 | Investment Management and Security Analysis | 3 |
| BUS 891 | Research or Field Project | 1-3 |
Marketing Concentration (36 credits required)
Any three of the four courses below may be completed for the Marketing concentration:
| BUS 813 | Marketing Communications | 3 |
| BUS 812 | Sales and Channel Management | 3 |
| BUS 816 | Marketing Strategy and Implementation | 3 |
| BUS 891 | Research or Field Project | 1-3 |