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 822 | Applied Financial Management | 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 853 | Generative AI for Managers | 3 |
| BUS 854 | Strategic Business Use Cases for AI | 3 |
| BUS 855 | AI Governance and Ethics | 3 |
| BUS 856 | Managing AI Projects | 3 |
| BUS 871 | Applied Managerial Finance | 3 |
| BUS 872 | Capital Markets and Investing | 3 |
| BUS 873 | Financial Statements Analysis and Valuation | 3 |
| BUS 874 | Frontiers of Finance | 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.
Artificial Intelligence Specialization (37 credits required)
Two Required Courses
Two of the Following Electives
| BUS 854 | Strategic Business Use Cases for AI | 3 |
| BUS 855 | AI Governance and Ethics | 3 |
| BUS 856 | Managing AI Projects | 3 |
Finance Specialization (37 credits required)
Two Required Courses
Two of the Following Electives
| BUS 825 | Investment Management and Security Analysis | 3 |
| BUS 872 | Capital Markets and Investing | 3 |
| BUS 873 | Financial Statements Analysis and Valuation | 3 |
| BUS 874 | Frontiers of Finance | 3 |
Marketing Specialization (36 credits required)
One Required Course
| BUS 816 | Marketing Strategy and Implementation | 3 |
Two of the Following Electives
| BUS 812 | Sales and Channel Management | 3 |
| BUS 813 | Marketing Communications | 3 |
| BUS 846 | Catholic Social Teaching for Managers | 3 |
| BUS 891 | Research or Field Project | 1-3 |
If student chooses
BUS 891, the course must be taken for 3 credit hours to count toward the Marketing Specialization.