Business (MBA)
Fort Wayne, USA
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12 up to 48 Months
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English
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Full time
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Introduction
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is designed to prepare qualified students and working professionals for positions of responsibility as managers and leaders who are capable of making effective and ethical business decisions in an ever-changing global environment. Upon completion of the MBA degree, students will:
- Conduct innovative problem solving
- Transcend functional boundaries
- Make complex, short-term decisions
- Engage in strategic decision making
- Solve managerial problems
- Effectively utilize information technology
- Build organizational environments
- Develop a sense of professional and social responsibility
The Doermer School of Businss and the MBA programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Busness-International or AACSB. It is the longest serving global association dedicated to advancing management education worldwide. It provides internationally-recognized, specialized accreditation for business and accounting programs at the bachelor, master and doctoral levels. Currently, it accredits 740 of the best business schools across 50 countries and territories; that is less than 10 percent of the world’s business schools. The Doermer School of Business at Purdue University Fort Wayne is the only AACSB accredited business school in northeast Indiana.
The faculty who teach in the graduate program have earned doctoral degrees from a broad range of distinguished universities and bring a wealth of experience through their scholarly research and consulting in the business community.
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Program of Study
The MBA+ program requires the completion of a minimum of 36 credit hours. There are four classifications of courses in the program:
Group 1-Orientation
Orientation is mandatory. It provides an avenue for students to begin to get to know their classmates. It also provides information about campus resources.
Group 2-Business Essentials: (Credits 4)
Business Foundations Courses consist of short introductory business modules. These courses may be waived if the student has had current undergraduate classes in the subject area. These are primarily for those who have non-business undergraduate majors.
Must Be Admitted To The MBA Program To Enroll
- BUS 50100 - Essentials of Accounting Cr. 1.
- BUS 50200 - Basic Finance Cr. 1.
- BUS 50300 - Introduction to Economics Cr. 1.
- BUS 50400 - Ethics and Regulatory Environment Cr. 1.
Group 3-Professional Core: (Credits 30)
MBA candidates are required to complete a minimum of 36 credits in approved graduate courses.
- BUS 52400 - Decision Making and Economic Environment in a Global Economy Cr. 3.
- BUS 54001 - Data Analysis and Management Science Cr. 3.
- BUS 54202 - Leadership and Management of People in Organizations Cr. 3.
- BUS 54200 - Strategic Cost Management Cr. 3.
- BUS 54201 - Financial Analysis and Decision Making Cr. 3.
- BUS 57000 - Operations and Supply Chain Management Cr. 3.
- BUS 56000 - Marketing and Customer Relationship Management Cr. 3.
- BUS 55200 - Management of Information Technology Cr. 3.
- BUS 59000 - Strategic Management Cr. 3.
- BUS 60001 - Experiential Learning Cr. 3.0
Group 4-Concentration/General Track (6 credit hours)
- BUS 57500 - Topics in Finance Cr. 3.
- BUS 57501 - Topics in Operations Management Cr. 3.
Concentrations are available in Finance and Business Analytics. Students may also select a general track.
F575 - Topics in Finance - Finance Concentration - 6 credits in finance electives
M575 - Topics in Operations Management - Business Analytics Concentration - 6 credits in business analytics electives
General Track - 6 credits in any graduate business electives
Any MBA graduate electives
Students have the option of selecting one or both concentrations, or the general track.
Total MBA+ Credits: 36 credits
Accelerated MBA - Saturday Program
The Accelerated MBA program requires the completion of 36 credit hours. There will be four components of three courses each. Each component will run for eleven weeks with the exception of the final component which will run for 10 weeks.
Orientation
Orientation is mandatory. It provides an avenue for students to begin to get to know their classmates. It also provides information about campus resources.
Professional Core - 36 credit hours - 12 courses
- BUS 52400 - Decision Making And Economic Environment In A Global Economy Cr. 3.
- BUS 54001 - Data Analysis And Management Science Cr. 3.
- BUS 54202 - Leadership And Management Of People In Organizations Cr. 3.
- BUS 57000 - Operations And Supply Chain Management Cr. 3.
- BUS 54200 - Strategic Cost Management Cr. 3.
- BUS 54201 - Financial Analysis And Decision Making Cr. 3.
- BUS 55200 - Management Of Information Technology Cr. 3.
- BUS 56000 - Marketing And Customer Relationship Management Cr. 3.
- BUS 59000 - Strategic Leadership & Management in Organizations Cr. 3.
- BUS 60001 - Experiential Learning Cr. 3.
- BUS 60001 may be waived at the discretion of the MBA Director if the student has five or more years of professional experience post-baccalaureate.
- BUS 59502 - Business Law And Ethics Cr. 3.
- BUS 59302 - Financial Analytics Cr. 3.
Total Accelerated MBA Credits: 36 Credits
Program Outcome
Goals
It is intended that graduates of the Master of Business Administration program will demonstrate:
- the ability to solve problems innovatively, based on a knowledge of the tools, concepts, and theories of each of the functional business disciplines;
- the ability to transcend functional boundaries, synthesizing and integrating information to make complex, short-term decisions with limited information, as well as conduct the research, competitive analysis, and environmental scanning necessary for long-term strategic decisions;
- the ability to apply specialized skills to managerial problems inherent in a rapidly changing global environment;
- the ability to effectively harness and use information technology;
- effective written, oral, and presentation skills;
- the interpersonal and team leadership skills needed to build an organizational environment that is effective and conducive to collaboration; and
- a sense of professional and social responsibility in the conduct of managerial affairs.
The MBA program is accredited by AACSB International (the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). AACSB International accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in management education representing the highest standard of achievement for business schools. Only 25% of business schools in the US and 5% of business schools worldwide achieve this accreditation! Business Schools that earn accreditation confirm their commitment to quality and continuous improvement through a rigorous and comprehensive peer review. AACSB International accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in management education. Purdue University Fort Wayne’s Richard T. Doermer School of Business is the only accredited business school in northeast Indiana.
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