Master of Business Administration
30 Semester Credits / 3 Semesters / 10-20 Months
Delivery Mode: Online
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a widely recognized and valued graduate degree. The MBA program at United States University combines theory and practice—allowing students to apply what they have learned. Students will gain a broad understanding of the functional areas of business (finance, accounting, marketing, human resources, information technology), as well as develop their leadership skills through courses in organizational behavior, project management, international/global management, strategic planning, organizational change and innovation. Also, the curriculum facilitates the development of leadership skills and core competencies in critical thinking and problem solving, project management, communication, teamwork, and ethics.
This program provides working adults the opportunity to learn without interrupting their careers, having to relocate or commute to classes. Course materials are available 24/7, and since class participation is required, students have the opportunity to interact with and learn from faculty and one another.
Students may enroll in MGT999 Graduate Professional Symposium to meet alternative work/study requirements and may participate during their first academic year due to the accelerated nature of the program.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex business concepts.
- Employ theoretical and practical business knowledge to identify decision-making risks.
- Execute qualitative and quantitative techniques to solve business problems.
- Formulate ethical and socially responsible business decisions as they impact organizations, communities, and society at large.
- Evaluate the impacts of globalization on all aspects of commerce, both internally and externally.
- Apply theories of effective leadership.
Curriculum Requirements
Core Requirements
| ACT514 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS500 | Business Information Systems | 3 |
| BUS505 | Operations Management and Decision Models | 3 |
| FIN510 | Financial Management | 3 |
| MKT506 | Marketing Strategy | 3 |
| MGT504 | Talent Acquisition, Performance, and Behavior | 3 |
| MGT599 | Capstone | 3 |
Note: MGT599 is non-transferable must be taken in last semester
Elective Courses – Select three courses
| BIS543 | Business Process Modeling and Enterprise Wide Information Systems (IT) | 3 |
| BIS545 | Organizational, Legal and Ethical Issues in the Digital Enterprise (IT) | 3 |
| BUA539 | Business Systems Analysis, Modeling and Design Methodologies (IT) | 3 |
| BUA542 | Descriptive and Predictive – Analytical Decision-Making Tools I (BA) | 3 |
| BUA543 | Prescriptive Analytic Decision-Making Tools II (BA) | 3 |
| BUA546 | Big Data and Future Directions for Business Analytics (BA) | 3 |
| BUI541 | Decision Support Systems and Business Intelligence (BA) (IT) | 3 |
| FIN511 | Corporate Financial Accounting (FIN) | 3 |
| FIN512 | Finance Strategy and Valuation (FIN) | 3 |
| FIN514 | Entrepreneurial Finance (FIN) | 3 |
| HRM502 | Attracting and Retaining Talent (HRM) (MGT) | 3 |
| HRM503 | Executive Seminar: Human Resources Trends and Emerging Practices (HRM) | 3 |
| HRM504 | Human Resource Analytics: Managing Total Rewards Compensation (HRM) | 3 |
| HRM505 | Human Resource Strategy and Leadership Decision-Making (HRM) (MGT) | 3 |
| MGT511 | Managing Organizational Change and Innovation (MGT) | 3 |
| MGT512 | Cross-Cultural Management (MGT) | 3 |
| MGT534 | International Business Environments: Trends and Practices (IB) | 3 |
| MGT538 | Global Business Leadership (IB) (MGT) | 3 |
| MGT540 | Global Business Strategy (IB) | 3 |
| MGT550 | Project Management Essentials (PM) | 3 |
| MGT551 | Project Management Organizational Framework (PM) | 3 |
| MGT552 | Project Management Integration Framework (PM) | 3 |
| MGT553 | Information Technology Project Management (PM) | 3 |
| MKT507 | Marketing Analytics (MKT) | 3 |
| MKT508 | Internet Marketing (MKT) | 3 |
| MKT510 | Consumer/Buyer Behavior (MKT) | 3 |
| MKT536 | Global Marketing (IB) (MKT) | 3 |
Students may select any three courses from the elective list above; but may focus in an area by selecting three in any area as identified by code below.
BA - Business Analytics
FIN – Finance
HRM - Human Resources
IT – Information Technology
IB – International Business
MGT - Management
MKT - Marketing
PM - Project Management