Global Master of Business Administration, GMBA

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The Global Master of Business Administration, or Global MBA, will develop leaders with a global perspective, cross-cultural business skills and social responsibility. It is committed to teaching major competencies in leadership, ethics and complex business skills which are critical for gaining sustainable competitive advantage in a global business environment. Students in the program will analyze the impact of globalization on domestic businesses and consider successful practices of meeting the challenges of global business leadership and management. The program is designed for business people who are challenged with growing worldwide competition and the necessity to deal effectively with the international business issues.

Schedule

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

Admission Requirements

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

Letter of recommendation from employer or professional reference.
Completion of international travel acknowledgement form.
Completion of program interview process and written approval of admission by the program director after review of the admissions requirements.

Degree Awarded

Global Master of Business Administration

Contact

Dr. Valentina Chappell, Program Director
Global MBA
316-295-5855
valentina@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 the Global Masters 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

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.