MBA Program Overview
MBA Program Overview
Duration and Mode
The off-campus MBA program normally takes two years of part-time study. The MBA program consists of 11 semester courses (modules) with each course taking approximately 10 weeks (1-2 weeks of preliminary assignments, two-weeks of intensive lectures, and 4-6 weeks of post lecture assignments). MBA courses are usually three semester credits each.
Courses are offered at an off-campus site every two or three months during the duration of the program. Each course (module) includes two weeks of intensive lecture sessions offered on-site. Professors from Andrews University travel to the off-campus site and deliver lectures on Sundays and weekday evenings for a total of 40 contact hours. Nine courses are offered at each extension site. The last two courses are taught concurrently during a required three-week summer residency at Andrews University.
There are seven required core courses and four elective courses. Students in the extension program follow a more proscribed program and do not have the broader variety of elective courses available to on-campus students.
Typical MBA Course Sequence
The following courses are taught as part of the MBA extension programs. A typical sequence is given below. Availability of teachers may require a change to this sequence. However, the final course, BSAD 689, Stratetic Management, is considered to be a cap-stone course and may not be taken until all other core courses have been completed.
| Prefix | Title | Credits |
| BSAD 515 | Organizational Behavior * |
3 |
| BSAD 670 | Human Resource Manaagement |
3 |
| ACCT635 | Accounting and Finance for Managers * |
3 |
| MKTG680 | Marketing Strategy * |
3 |
| ECON530 | Operations / Managerial Economics * |
3 |
| BSAD556 | Topics in Business Administration |
3 |
| ECON525 | International Business Environment * |
3 |
| BSAD 560 | Intercultural Business Relations |
3 |
| FNCE526 | International Financial Management |
3 |
| BSAD620 | Christian Ethics, Service & Society * |
3 |
| BSAD 689 | Strategic Management *+ |
3 |
| Total Credits | 33 | |
| *Core Course | + offered at Andrews University |
MBA Course Descriptions
In addition to the course decriptions given below, official descriptions as published in the Andrews University Bulletin are available on the web at: http://www.andrews.edu/bulletin/
Semester System Courses
| ACCT635 Accounting and Finance for Managers (core course) Specialized topics in accounting and finance to aid in making well-informed business decisions. Accounting topics include basic financial, managerial and cost accounting concepts and the interpretation and analysis of financial statements. Finance topics include capital budgeting, cost of capital, long term financial planning, capital structure decisions, and working capital management. |
| BSAD515 Organizational Behavior (core course) Application of behavioral sciences to management. The examination of contemporary theories and principles of human behavior. Topics include perception, personality, attitudes, motivation, leadership, decision making, communication, group processes, diversity, organizational change, self-awareness, and stress management. |
| BSAD545 International Management (elective course) Understanding the global enterprise and how management concepts, principles, and practice transcend national boundaries. Focus on global strategies, the importance of cultural differences to organizational effectiveness, management of people in international organizations, personnel selection and repatriation, political risks, ethics and social responsibility. |
| BSAD556 Topics in Business Administration (elective course) Topics of current interest in the management area not ordinarily covered in-depth in regular courses. |
| BSAD560 Intercultural Business Relations (elective course) The process of globalization demands culturally aware managers, both in the domestic and the international market. This course studies the role of culture in business, aims to develop skills in cross-cultural communication and negotiations; and prepares the student for the increasing culturaldiversity in the workplace. |
| BSAD620Christian Ethics, Service & Society (core course) An exploration of the interrelationship among business, government and society. Stakeholder management, the analysis of the legal and regulatory environment, and the responsiveness of business in its service to society. A study of ethical problems encountered in business and the management of moral dilemmas. |
| BSAD670 Human Resources Seminar (elective course) Topics may include human resources planning, job analysis and design, recruitment, screening and selection, training and career development, performance evaluation, compensation and rewards, affirmative action, discipline, unions, grievances, and conflict resolution. Emphasis on cases, projects, and research. |
| BSAD689 Strategic Management (core course) Requires that students integrate relevant knowledge gleaned form previous core business course experiences. Extensive case work and library research are demanded. Students work with a real organization to develop a strategic plan. Assumes that the student has completed all MBA core requirements or is currently enrolled in the remaining courses. |
| ECON525 International Business Environment (core course) Study of global management strategics and wider economic influences, and how macroeconomic policiesand international economic activities affect firms. Topics include: basic determination of production, unemployment and inflation; management of people in international organizations, and importance ofcultural differences to organizational effectiveness. |
| ECON530 Operations / Managerial Economics (core course) The use of economic theory and optimization techniques as tools of management decision making with a business firm. Microeconomics serves as a foundation. Emphasis on quantitative approaches requires knowledge of basic calculus and statistics. |
| FNCE526 International Financial Management (elective course) The financial management and maintenance of international enterprises. Short- and long-term capital sources and uses. Capital budgeting in changing foreign-exchange conditions. Exchange exposure coverage, taxation impacts, and global diversification. |
| MKTG680 Marketing Strategy (core course) Survey of the strategic marketing process of analyzing research and market opportunities, selecting target markets, designing marketing strategies and evaluation of marketing programs. Emphasizes anticipation and reaction to a changing environment through research analysis. Includes the research process from research design to data collection, analysis and reporting. |
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