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MBA Degree
Program Snapshot

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Admissions
  • Prior Education: The University requires evidence of an earned bachelor degree in business, management, or administration. Other disciplines may be acceptable and shall be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. All degrees must be earned at an appropriately accredited institution, or foreign equivalent. All degrees must be earned at an appropriately accredited institution, or foreign equivalent.
  • Professional Experience: Submit a resume or Curriculum Vita (CV) and recommends a minimum of 3 years of full-time professional work experience.
  • Written communication skills. Submit an essay that includes current personal, intellectual and professional interests and why the applicant is applying to the degree program at IAU.
  • Information technology. Posses computer and internet skills sufficient to effectively participate in IAU's pedagogical model and conduct research at the graduate level.
  • Maximum Credit Awarded:
    Transfer Credit (TRC): 6 units
    Standardized Exam Credit (SEC): 0 units
    Challenge Exam Credit (CEC): 0 units
Program Description

Simply stated, IAU’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program is a flexible delivery of traditional on-campus graduate courses. The MBA degree program is designed for working professionals. The program incorporates a mix of theory with practical applications and supplements traditional lectures with hands-on case analysis. While the program stays abreast of current trends, they have staying power, too, reflecting the broad, fundamental knowledge on which successful careers are built.

IAU’s MBA program prepares you to make the most of career-building opportunities already available to you in the workplace. Starting with your first course, you plan what you want to get out of the program and how you will apply new learning on the job. This focus on career outcomes continues throughout the program.

Concentrations
As an MBA student, you are expected to complete 36 semester hours of course work, consisting of 8 core courses and three (3) elective courses, and the capstone course. Students can choose to complete graduate electives, which may consist of any Any 500-700 course that is not required for the program. Students can specialize and develop additional expertise in a particular area of major. Major designation will appear on degree upon completion of a minimum of 3 courses in one area of focus.
Mode of Instruction
Instruction can be completed through classroom instruction and/or distance learning methodologies.
Program Mission

The mission of the Master of Business Administration (MBA) seeks to give the student competency in business knowledge and skills and to demonstrate their practical application to experience. It attempts to provide the optimal condition for learning through an application of business theory to experience. The program is designed to serve the needs of both fully employed and full-time students.

Program Goals

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program will allow students to:

  • Analyze, synthesize and evaluate the knowledge acquired through research and apply it to practical business situations;
  • Integrate formal academic learning with individual business experience so that meaningful personalized learning takes place;
  • Think analytically and globally within a business environment; and
  • Develop a motivation for and appreciate the wisdom of acquiring lifelong learning.
Program Requirements
Course # Course Title
Units
Core Module
24
BUS 530 Management Info Systems
3
BUS 540 Business Law for Managers
3
BUS 590 Business Strategy
3
FIN 500 Financial Management
3
MGT 500 Organizational Behavior & Leadership
3
MGT 510 Human Resource Management
3
MGT 620 Operations Management & Supply Chain
3
MKT 500 Marketing Management
3
Elective or Concentration Module
9
ELE I (Any 500-700 course that is not required)
3
ELE II (Any 500-700 course that is not required)
3
ELE III (Any 500-700 course that is not required)
3
Capstone Module
3
BUS 700 MBA Capstone
3
Master of Business Administration
36
Graduation Requirements
  • Student must complete 36 semester units of prescribed curriculum. One semester unit is equivalent to 15 contact hours or the equivalent in accelerated or distance learning terms.
  • Satisfactory completion of all required course work with a cumulative G.P.A. of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
  • Students must apply for graduation and meet all academic and financial requirements.

 

 

 

 

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