MBA

Overview

The Thomas University MBA is a professional and applied graduate degree, preparing the student for leadership in the business world of the twenty-first century through readings, research, and case study analysis.

For more information, contact Dr. Jenny Swearingen or call 800-538-9784 ext. 133.

MBA Program Mission Statement

The mission of the Master in Business Administration program at Thomas University is to develop a program of high quality graduate education which is immediately and directly applicable to the business needs of our community, geographic region, and student body. This will be accomplished through offering an integrated curriculum of twelve, three-credit courses focusing on the core areas of business administration in management, marketing, accounting, and finance, as well as in the principles of quantitative research and analysis, business law and communication, applied economics, and international and domestic strategy and policy.

The program will be open to students with undergraduate majors in any area (assuming passage of six appropriate prerequisites for non-business majors). Students should be able to complete the program in two years of evening classes, assuming good progress at the rate of two courses per semester over three semesters per year. In implementing this program, Thomas University builds off of its strong undergraduate program in business administration as well as its rich heritage of providing distinctive educational services to equip graduates with appropriate knowledge and skills in their chosen fields.

MBA Program Goals

To offer a graduate business degree distinguished by its integration of theory and practical application.
To deliver through the curriculum the requisite knowledge and information for the development of high-potential managers and administrators.
To provide a variety of primary and supplemental learning experiences and activities to prepare students for the challenges they will face in the contemporary business environment.
To add value to students by preparing them for learning throughout their lifetimes and for continuous professional development.
To sensitize students to the importance of understanding issues of ethics and diversity, the changing nature of the international marketplace, and the role of technology in the workplace.
To serve community and regional business needs by preparing students to assume positions of greater management responsibility in our city, county, and state.
To develop in students an understanding of professional levels of oral and written communication skills, including the applications of computer hardware and software.
To engage in appropriate institutional effectiveness activities, including programmatic self monitoring and assessment, as well as the evaluation of graduate effectiveness and success.
To maintain affiliations with businesses and other academic institutions to ensure that the program is meeting the needs of our specific students and of the larger business community as well.
To provide information concerning postgraduate career development and educational opportunities.

Program of Study

Courses

MBA 600 Applied Economics...3
MBA 601 Organizational Behavior/ HRM...3
MBA 614 Accounting and Decision Making...3
MBA 615 Management Information Systems...3
MBA 619 Business Law...3
MBA 620 International Business...3
MBA 645 Financial Management...3
MBA 650 Statistics for Business...3
MBA 663 Operations Management...3
MBA 675 Marketing Management...3
MBA 690 Business Strategy and Policy...3
MBA Open Elective...3

Entrance Prerequisites*

BUS 200 Principles of Financial Accounting...3
BUS 210 Principles of Macroeconomics...3
BUS 320 Principles of Finance...3
BUS 340 Management & Organizational Behavior...3
BUS 360 Principles of Marketing...3
STA 250 Introduction to Statistics...3

*These courses may be taken at Thomas University. Some students may begin selected graduate courses while completing prerequisites.