Master of Business Administration Program
The Master of Business Administration (MBA)* program requires successful completion of 48 semester-credit hours. The program includes elective courses and concentration areas, which provide flexibility in customizing the program to meet professional and personal goals. Total program length varies based on the number of courses taken per eight-week session. Courses are distributed as outlined below.
Students who are licensed CPAs or who have passed parts of the CPA exam are exempt, as appropriate, from AC591, AC592, AC593 and AC594, thus reducing the number of elective courses required for graduation (see Course Exemptions within the Keller academic catalog.). Students are granted these exemptions in addition to those allowed as described in Transfer Credit, Course Waivers and Course Exemptions. Students who hold an undergraduate accounting degree may be eligible to waive one or more of the accounting foundations courses (except in New York); however, each course waived must be replaced with an elective course (see Course Waivers within the Keller academic catalog.).
| Program Core Courses all five required |
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| FI504 | Accounting and Finance: Managerial Use and Analysis |
| GM533 | Applied Managerial Statistics |
| GM591 | Leadership and Organizational Behavior |
| IS535 | Managerial Applications of Information Technology |
| MM522 | Marketing Management |
| Program Specific Courses
all five required |
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| AC505 | Managerial Accounting |
| FI515 | Managerial Finance |
| GM520 | Legal, Political and Ethical Dimensions of Business |
| GM545 | Business Economics |
| GM600 | Business Planning Seminar |
Elective Courses
18 credit hours required
Students may choose any electives for which they meet the prerequisite(s).
Concentrations
MBA students can pursue four-course concentrations in the following functional areas below. Students completing coursework required for a concentration may request, in writing, that the concentration be designated on the academic transcript.
Requirements for earning a concentration may be satisfied through a maximum of three semester-credit hours of transfer credit, course waivers or course exemptions. A course may be applied to one concentration only.
Concentrations can be earned in the following areas by successfully completing:
Accounting
any 12 credit hours from among the AC courses (except AC505)
Electronic Commerce Management
any four EC courses
Finance
any four from among: the FI courses (except FI504 and FI515), PM592 and PM595
General Management
successfully completing any four GM courses (except GM520, GM533, GM545, GM591 and GM600)
Health Services
any four HS courses
Hospitality Management
all four HM courses
Human Resources
any four HR courses (except HR590)
Information Security
any four from among the SE570-level courses, or SE591
Information Systems Management
any four from among: the IS courses (except IS505, IS525 and IS535), PM584 and TM588
International Business
any four from among: AC564, FI565, GM598, GM599, HR582 and HR584
Marketing
any four from among: the MM courses (except MM522) and EC541
Network and Communications Management
any four from among: the TM courses (except TM505 and TM525), IS577 and IS589
Project Management
any four from among: AC556, GM588, MM572 and the PM courses
Public Administration
any four from among: HR595 and the PA courses
Security Management
any four from among: AC562, GM594, SE581, SE582, SE583 and SE584
For additional information see the Keller academic catalog.
* availability varies by location
