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Graduation Requirements
- Successful completion of the specified Master of Business Administration curriculum
- A 3.0 overall grade point average with no more than one course completed with a “C” grade
- Completion of all course work within 6 years of the date of initial enrollment
- Payment of all tuition and fees
- Approval by the faculty
Based upon reasonable projections of faculty availability and appropriate curriculum considerations, the following courses can change as deemed necessary by Baker University to fulfill its role and mission.. It takes approximately 22 months to fulfill the curriculum requirements. Courses must be completed in the order recommended by the University
MBA 511 – Orientation to
Graduate Education
This course makes students aware of graduate education expectations and
responsibilities. It focuses on understanding individual and
group requirements and resources that students needed to be successful
in a graduate degree program. (1 credit)
MBA 524 – Principles of
Organizational Management
Principles of Organizational Management develop students' managerial
skills as organizers, facilitators, communicators, and team builders.
It defines specific management skills and functions, presents actions
that contribute to goal achievement, and identifies attributes that enhance
successful organizational performance. (3 credits)
MBA 570 – Information Systems
Decisions in Management
Information System Decisions in Management allows students
to explore and evaluate the roles of information systems in making
strategic organizational decisions. The course introduces different
approaches to contemporary issues in electronic business and commerce.
(4 credits)
MBA 556 – Accounting Applications
for Management
This course teaches students to understand accounting principles so
they can interpret financial statements. Learn to make proper
managerial and investment decisions by getting to know revenue estimation,
cost accounting, inventory valuation, depreciation, ratio analysis,
and funds flow statements. (3 credits)
MBA 535 – Human Resource
Management
This course deals with recruitment, training, evaluation, and promotion
of today’s increasingly diverse employees. Study how to attract,
secure, enable, and retain productive employees as part of a multicultural
workforce. The course also covers issues related to compliance with
employment laws and regulations. (3 credits)
MBA 554 – Managerial Finance
Learn about methods for determining the optimal volume and composition
of firm assets, liabilities, and equity in this course. Focus on the
theory and practice of capital budgeting and asset financing. Prerequisites:
MBA 570, 556. (4 credits)
MBA 514 – Legal Environment
of Business
Examine the legal environment of business and get to know its effects
on business decisions. Study contracts, commercial law, consumer law,
business regulation, and ethics. (3 credits)
MBA 562 Economic Aspects of Business Decisions
Managers and aspiring managers learn to use economic concepts to make
sound business decisions. The course focuses on determining
product prices, minimizing organizational costs, and maximizing company
profits. (3 credits)
MBA 533 – Innovative Business
Thinking
Using principles of creative thinking, graduate students discover goal
setting and life balance techniques to enhance professional decision
making. In addition, students develop an appreciation for innovations
that change the way we live. Learn how to use that knowledge to identify
future world-changing innovations. (3 credits)
MBA 542 - Business Statistics
and Analysis
This course introduces students to descriptive and inferential statistics
and their applicability to business decisions. Explore measures
of central tendency and variability, probability theory, estimation
and hypothesis testing, and regression models. Prerequisites:
MBA 570 (4 credits)
MBA 553 – Marketing Management
and Strategy
This course presents strategies for optimal marketing and distribution
of products and services. Examine how marketing consequences influence
the decisions marketing managers make. The course emphasizes product
planning, promotion, distribution, and pricing based on theories of
consumer behavior and market segmentation. (3 credits)
MBA 580 – Executive Leadership
This course focuses on the development of leadership potential to meet
the challenges and opportunities of today’s dynamic environment. Students
learn about values alignment, knowledge, and skills that foster positive
relationships and promote organizational progress. (3 credits)
MBA 531 – Business in Today’s
Global Environment
This course provides material describing the institutions and operations
involved in international businesses. Students learn to adapt managerial
policies and practices to the global business environment. (3 credits)
MBA 590 – Strategic Planning
for Competitive Organizations
This capstone course teaches students to develop long-range strategies
for an organization. Applying the skills and knowledge they have
gained in MBA courses, students identify an organization’s competitive
advantages and apply them in designing and implementing strategic plans. Use
case studies and simulation exercises to support and illustrate the decision-making
process. This must be the last course completed in the MBA
degree program. (3 credits)
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