Crowell School of Business
Graduation Requirements The Master of Business Administration degree program has five distinct elements: 1. Prerequisite coursework, required for those without a business undergraduate degree (up to 12 credits). 2. A common core of graduate courses (28 credits). 3. A concentration of required theology courses (3 credits).
MBAD 625 Leadership, Change, and Innovation
Credit(s): 3. Credit(s): 3. Credit(s): 3.
MBAD 633 Entrepreneurship MBAD 675 Strategic Management
Theology III - Christ, Salvation and the Spirit
TTTH 613
Credit(s): 3.
Courses Business Administration (MBAD) MBAD 502 - Digital Tools for Business
4. An integrative business ethics course (3 credits). 5. Participation in the M.B.A. Mentor Program.
A minimum of 34 credits of graduate coursework is required for the Master of Business Administration degree. A student must maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA, and no single grade lower than a “C” to graduate. Students must retake a leveling course before taking its related core course if they do not receive a “C” or above in the leveling course. Students without a business undergraduate degree will require additional leveling credits (maximum of 12 credits). A student taking all 12 credits of leveling would have a total of 46 credits in their program. A minimum of 28 graduate credits must be completed in the Master of Business Administration program at Biola University. All students must take the ETS Major Field Test for M.B.A. by their last semester. Students must meet with their department advisor and Graduate Graduation Counselor in the Office of the Registrar one year prior to graduation to declare intent to graduate. (See Graduate Graduation Check description in Admission, Enrollment and Graduation Requirements section). Calendar The program utilizes two 16-week semesters (Fall and Spring) and a condensed format summer term. Each semester is divided into two 8-week terms (for example, Fall A and Fall B). Students take only one course at a time in each 8-week section. Students primarily attend one night per week with some additional Friday nights and Saturdays. Degree Program Thirty-four credits of graduate courses are required for all M.B.A. degrees in the Crowell School of Business, which include the 3 graduate credits of theology and the 3 graduate credits of business ethics. Leveling Courses The 12 credits of leveling courses may be required for students without an undergraduate degree in business. MBAD 502 Digital Tools for Business Credit(s): 1. MBAD 505 Statistical Research Skills for Business Credit(s): 1. MBAD 506 Marketing from the Management Perspective Credit(s): 3. MBAD 507 Economic Fundamentals Credit(s): 2. MBAD 508 Business Law Credit(s): 2. MBAD 516 Accounting and Finance for Decision Makers Credit(s): 3. Core Requirements (34 Credits) MBAD 600 Management Principles for Productivity Credit(s): 3. MBAD 601 Intensive: Group Dynamics Credit(s): 1. MBAD 604 Organizational Financial Policy Credit(s): 3. MBAD 605 Advanced Financial Management and Control Credit(s): 3. MBAD 608 Marketing Strategy Credit(s): 3. MBAD 610 Business Intelligence and Data Analysis Credit(s): 3. MBAD 613 Biblical Management and Ethics Credit(s): 3. MBAD 620 Business as Mission Credit(s): 3.
Students will learn how to use leading business technology tools to analyze and resolve business problems in a laboratory setting. Students will learn how to utilize information systems to provide solutions that will be useful for managerial decision-making. Restriction(s): M.B.A. students only. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 1. MBAD 505 - Statistical Research Skills for Business Students will examine methods for solving organizational problems using numerical data. Consideration is taken for the proper use of statistical research methods, with an understanding that people can be greatly affected by decisions made on the basis of such quantitative analysis. Restriction(s): M.B.A. students only. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 1. MBAD 506 - Marketing from the Management Perspective Students learn to manage the marketing process in the context of the firm’s strategies and objectives. Topics include marketing organizational structures, analyzing marketing opportunities, selecting target markets, developing marketing strategies, planning marketing programs, budgeting the marketing program, and implementing and controlling the marketing effort. Students will also be introduced to economic principles that affect marketing decisions. Topics include creating and capturing value; analysis of industries, competitive structure and competitors; product differentiation; branding; pricing; promotion; and distribution. Throughout the course students will reflect on Biblical and ethical issues in marketing, and how they potentially affect the marketing management process. Restriction(s): M.B.A. students only. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. MBAD 507 - Economic Fundamentals This overview course is an introduction to the basic tools and principles of economics. Topics include supply and demand theory, theory of consumer behavior, industrial organization, income distribution, market failure, business cycles, monetary and fiscal policy, and international trade. Note(s): M.B.A. students only. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 2. MBAD 508 - Business Law This course will examine the legal and regulatory environment of business including an overall survey of the legal system, torts, contracts, criminal law, employment and labor law, business organizations, international law, as well as ethics and biblical principles and their relationship to and interaction with legal principles. Restriction(s): M.B.A. students only. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 2. MBAD 516 - Accounting and Finance for Decision Makers The objective of this course is to provide students with an opportunity to understand the complex accounting and financial data they will receive as operating managers. In particular, students will learn how to use the data as an effective management tool for coordinating managerial and organizational activities. Financial accounting, managerial accounting, and financial management are covered with consideration of international, economic, and legal issues. Students also consider the nature of numerical analysis as a description of reality, giving rise to ethical and other Biblical issues of interpretation. Restriction(s): M.B.A. students only. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. MBAD 600 - Management Principles for Productivity This course is a study of management methods, emphasizing practical solutions to real-world problems and introduction of sustainable competitive advantage. Students will learn to communicate effectively through the study of presentation concepts, including the use of computer presentation technology and the visual display of information. Production and operations management, organizational behavior, human resources management, global dimensions of business, and business policies will be introduced. The last portion of the course will explore views of power acquisition and use from sociological, psychological, and managerial perspectives, placing these in submission to the authority of Scripture. Restriction(s): M.B.A. students only. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3.
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