Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Educational Objectives:

1. Attract, graduate, and place qualified women and men from a variety of educational, professional, and cultural backgrounds.
2. Offer a broad, integrated curriculum that provides each student with an understanding of
   - the theoretical, historical, and ethical foundations of business,
   - the major facets of domestic and international business operations,
   - the social-legal-political environment of business.
3. Require students to demonstrate knowledge of
   - financial analysis, markets, and reporting,
   - domestic and global economic environments of business,
   - the creation and distribution of goods and services,
   - human behavior in organizations (including demographic diversity),
   - the influence of technology (including computer usage),
   - ethics and environmental issues (e.g., political, social, legal, etc.),
   - written and oral communication,
   - quantitative analysis,

   Further, in the general MBA:
   - require students to demonstrate a knowledge of quantitative financial controls.

   In the MBA with accounting option:
   - provide a graduate specialization in accounting that is responsive to students seeking advanced study of accounting and that meets certification requirements.
   - seek to instill the following attributes in accounting option MBA students:

   1. acquisition of relevant accounting knowledge.
   2. analytical reasoning skills based on accounting methodology.
   3. a sense of professionalism based on integrity and a strong sense of ethics.
   4. interpersonal skills conducive to consensus building.
   5. an appreciation and understanding of social responsibility.