Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program Leadership Concentration
Purpose
For interested students, a concentration in Leadership is available in the MBA program. Students with an interest in Leadership can enhance their MBA by learning about relevant current issues and theoretical perspectives or develop their knowledge in areas such as leading change and ethical leadership. In addition to the MBA program learning goals, this concentration has the following learning goal:
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of leadership theory and current leadership best practices.
A student who completes an MBA with a Leadership Concentration may not also obtain a Leadership Certificate.
Degree Requirements
MBA Core courses 27 credit hours
MAN 605 | Leadership, Problem Solving and Decision Making | 3 cr. |
BUS 610/MAN 611 | Business and Its Environment | 3 cr. |
AC 630 | Accounting for Decision Makers | 3 cr. |
FIN 630 | Managerial Finance | 3 cr. |
BIS 610 | Information Technology Management and Applications | 3 cr. |
MAN 610 | Organizational Behavior and Theory | 3 cr. |
BIS 620 | Decision Modeling for Analytics | 3 cr. |
MK 640 | Marketing Management | 3 cr. |
BUS 680 | Strategic Management | 3 cr. |
Total Credit Hours: | 27 |
Required Concentration Courses 9 credit hours (Undergraduate Degree Accounting recommended*)
MAN 6XX | Elective | 9 cr. |
Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
*Recommended students with undergraduate degree in Accounting replace
AC 630 with AC 6xx.
Options for Electives
MAN 600 | Foundations of Leadership Practice | 3 cr. |
MAN 630 | Leadership and the Human Experience | 3 cr. |
MAN 642 | Leading Change | 3 cr. |
MAN 651 | Ethical Leadership Practice | 3 cr. |
MAN 652 | Contemporary Issues in Leadership | 3 cr. |
Total Credit Hours: 36