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Master of Business Administration

The Master of Business administration (MBA) program is designed to prepare graduate students for leadership roles in business and industry. Though the emphasis is on providing a broad understanding of business management concepts, the curriculum is designed to allow modest specialization in an area of emphasis.

As a professional degree program, the MBA program, aims to develop in the participant's background and working level of skills, knowledge, and attitudes that will prepare them for responsibilities as leaders and managers. The program addresses the professional development needs of students with baccalaureate degrees in diverse fields such as liberal arts, sciences, engineering, or other areas, as well as those having an undergraduate major in business.

Admission Requirements: To be obtained to the graduate program, a student must show promise of success as determined by various measurements, which include the following:

  1. A minimum of 2.5 grade point average
  2. An indication of potential for satisfactory work at the graduate level
  3. An indication of potential for leadership as indicated by experience, attitude, and aspiration
  4. An official report of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores

Degree Requirements: The MBA degree is earned by the completion of a program of study consisting of prerequisites, core courses, and area of emphasis requirements. The prerequisites are foundation courses which are waived if the student has successfully completed similar courses in the undergraduate program or prior to the submission of graduate application.

Prerequisites: The following courses, or their equivalent, fulfill the prerequisite requirement:

MBAA
204
Accounting Methods
3
FINA
314
Business Finance
3
LPPC
214
Legal Environment of Business
3
FINA
220
Business Statistics
3
BMGT
414
Production and Operation Management
3
BMGT
304
Introduction to Management
3
BSOA
304
Introduction to Marketing Management
3
ECON
201
Principles of Macro Economics
3
ECON
202
Principles of Micro Economics
3

International students applying to the MBA program at UDC with bachelor's degrees in business from abroad are required to complete the following undergraduate courses before registering for MBA courses:

FINA
314
Business Finance
LPPC
214
Legal Environment of Business

Candidacy Status: Admission to graduate study is not equivalent to acceptance as a candidate for the degree. The applicant who has completed the study of 18 graduate credit hours in which minimum grade of "B" has been earned may become a degree candidate by filing an application with MBA program director or department Chairperson.

Comprehensive Examination: Each candidate is required to pass a written comprehensive examination which is normally taken during the final semester of the student's degree program. The last date for submission if October 15 for the examination to be administered in the fall and March 15 for the examination to be given in the spring.

Writing Proficiency Examination: The Graduate Writing Proficiency Examination is required of all graduate students. Students must take the writing proficiency examination in the first semester of enrollment. Students must register to take the examination, which is administered only once each semester.

Thesis Option: The submission of an acceptable thesis, in lieu of six credit hours of course work, may be approved where the particular objectives make such action appropriate.

Transfer of Credits: A maximum of nine credit hours may be granted for courses completed satisfactorily within the prior five years with grades of "B" or better at an accredited college or university. Transfer credits cannot be a part of a previously-earned degree.

Program Description: The MBA degree is earned after the completion of a program consisting of 36 credit hours approved by the candidate's advisor. The program consists of courses in the core and courses in a selected area of emphasis. The course of study can be completed normally by a full-time student in three semesters if the undergraduate degree was earned in business administration. The time for completion may extend to approximately two-and-one-half years if the undergraduate degree was earned in a field other than business administration. In that case, certain foundation courses in business administration are required.

Core Courses: Required of all MBA candidates.

MBAA
504
Accounting for Management Functions
3
MKTG
503
Business Research Methods
3
CISS
507
Management Information Systems
3
FINA
526
Quantitative Business Methods
3
BMGT
506

Management Theory and Practice or
BMGT
508
Organization Development and Behavior
3
MKTG
504
Marketing Management
3
FINA
504
Financial Management
3
FINA
505
Managerial Economics
3
BMGT
519
Policy Formulation
3

Area of Emphasis: One area of emphasis should be selected fro the following list.
The requirements for each area appear below:

Accounting: Select nine (9) credit hours from the following:

MBAA
505
Accounting Reporting, Theory and Practice
3
MBAA
506
Cost Analysis and Control Contemporary Issues in Accounting
3
MBAA
507
Contemporary Issues in Accounting
3
MBAA
508
Government and Non-for-Profit Organization Accounting
3

Business Finance: Select nine (9) credit hours from the following:

FINA
506
Advanced Finance and Fiscal Policy
3
FINA
514
Investment Management
3
FINA
515
Money and Capital Markets
3
FINA
509
Advanced Business Forecasting
3
FINA
517
International Economics and Finance
3

Business Management: Select nine (9) credit hours from the following:

BMGT
506
Management Theory and Practice
3
BMGT
509
The Systems Approach and Project Management
3
BMGT
514
Production Management
3
BMGT
516
International Business Management
3
BMGT
518
Personnel Administration and Industrial Relations
3

International Business:

MKTG
514
International Marketing Management
3
MKTG
516
International Business Management Management
3
FINA
517
International Economics and Finance
3

Marketing:

MKTG
507
Marketing Strategy
3
MKTG
509
Marketing Seminar (Marketing Functions)
3
MKTG
514
International Marketing Management
3

Thesis: The number of semester credit hours to be completed in the area of emphasis is reduced to three if the thesis option is selected.

 

 

 

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