Master of Business Administration (MBA)
GRADUATE PROGRAMSThe MBA program covers the essential subjects in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Marketing. These subjects provide the foundations for effective business management. The MBA program provides the students solid training with additional emphasis on entrepreneurship and globalization due to its proximity to Silicon Valley’s vibrant startup culture and multinational corporations.
Graduate Level Requirements
Required credits:
The MBA program requires students to compete at least 36 credit hours of graduate courses from the following:
| Core Courses | 18 credits | |
| Electives | 18 credits |
The details are shown in the table below.
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Business Administration Core
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18 credits
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| BA430 | Financial Management | 3 credits | |
| BA442 | Human Resource Management | 3 credits | |
| BA452 | Operations Management | 3 credits | |
| BA500 | Financial Accounting | 3 credits | |
| BA515 | Enterprise Resource Planning | 3 credits | |
| BA585 | Statistical Methods for Business Research | 3 credits |
Students in the MBA program may take any 400 level or above courses as electives to meet the requirement. However, no more than four 400 level courses can count towards the minimum of 36 graduate credit hours for graduation.
Undergraduate Preparation
Students who do not have a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration must demonstrate competency in the following areas:
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Mathematics
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6 credits
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| MATH210 | Introduction to Probability Theory | 3 credits | |
| MATH212 | Introduction to Statistical Methods | 3 credits |
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Social Science
|
6 credits
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| ECON100 | Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics | 3 credits | |
| ECON200 | Principles of Economics: Microeconomics | 3 credits |
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Computer Science
|
4 credits
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| CS200 | Introduction to Computer Science | 4 credits |
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Business Administration
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15 credits
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| BA300 | Fundamentals of Accounting | 4 credits | |
| BA301 | Intermediate Accounting I | 4 credits | |
| BA330 | Introduction to Financial Management | 3 credits | |
| BA380 | Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Business | 3 credits | |
| BA410 | Enterprise Information Systems | 4 credits |
Graduation Requirements
- 18 credit hours of MBA graduate level courses
- 18 credit hours of MBA 400 level or above courses