Business Administration, MBA

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The Master of Business Administration program is a professional degree designed to prepare students for leadership positions in business. The purpose of this program is to develop students’ skills in the functional areas of profit and non-profit organizations.

Schedule

Courses are 3 credit hours and are offered in eight-week terms one night a week on ground or online.

Students will earn a general MBA degree upon completion of 30 credit hours consisting of an 18 credit hour core curriculum and 12 credit hours of elective coursework. Concentrations in a specific discipline area consisting of a minimum of 12 credit hours may be earned in place of elective coursework for a general MBA degree with concentration.

Admission Requirements

In addition to the requirements stated under the Graduate Admissions Policy, the requirements for admission to MBA are as follows:

Two letters of recommendation: one employer, one personal.
Completion of the program interview process and written approval of admission by the program director after review of the admission requirements.
Accounting track students - bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent

Degree Awarded

Master of Business Administration

Contact

Michelle Case, Program Director

College of Graduate and Professional Studies
316-295-5661

michelle_case@friends.edu

Business, Technology, and Leadership Division Foundations Courses: 0-6 credit hours

Students entering a degree program in the Graduate School BTL Division without a bachelor’s degree in business or accounting from an ACBSP, AACSB, or IACBE candidate or accredited institution AND who do not have a minimum of five (5) years of professional experience in the field of study they enter at Friends will be required to take courses in BTL Foundations in order to proceed with studies in their chosen graduate business program.

Students entering a degree program in the Graduate School BTL Division with a bachelor’s degree in business or accounting from an institution without secondary business accreditation or candidacy AND who do not have a minimum of three (3) years of professional experience in the field of study they enter at Friends will be required to take courses in BTL Foundations in order to proceed with studies in their chosen graduate business program.

All BTL division students required to take the foundation course must do so within the first 12 hours of their program requirements.

Core Requirements for Master of Business Administration: 18 credit hours

Choose One Area of Concentration (Required): 12-18 credit hours

Accounting Concentration - 15 credit hours

Business Analytics Concentration - 15 credit hours

Business Law Concentration - 12 credit hours

Change Management Concentration - 12 credit hours

Cyber Security Concentration - 12 credit hours

Finance Concentration - 12 credit hours

General Business Administration Concentration - 12 credit hours

Choose any combination of courses within the Master of Business Administration or Global Master of Business Administration concentration areas.

Healthcare Concentration - 12 credit hours

HLCL 522 - Quality Management in Health Care Organizations
HLCL 530 - Risk Management and Decision Making
HLCL 550 - Healthcare Finance
HLCL 690 - Managing Complex Healthcare Systems
**BSAD 692 can be substituted for HLCL 690 with Program Director approval.