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The Master of Business Administration program prepares students with the necessary skills and knowledge to understand, manage or create Business and assume a leadership position at the mid to upper level of management.  The program provides the tools for career success, for business and leadership professionals to develop knowledge, attitudes and skill sets that will equip them to perform effectively, ethically and creatively in the corporate or entrepreneurial environment.

 

 

Program Objectives
Upon completion of the program, students should be able to:

1.   Formulate effective solutions to problems or for the pursuit of opporutnities by utlizing buinsess theories and practice;

2.   Recommand the control and management of an organization by applying quantitative analysis principles and skills;

3.   Combine information technology skills in operating business practice tasks;

4.   Communicate effectively and professionally through physical or vitural presence, orally and written;

5.   Set up or reconstruct morale of an organiation by summarizing theories and methods to motivate employees;

6.   Compare and contrast the concepts of social responsibility, integrity and business ethics;

7.   Develop clear adn specific leadership direction to a variety of business environments in the real world;

8.   Demonstrate disciplinary competence in teh field of study concentration
Curriculum
The MBA program consists 24 units in core courses and 12 units in elective courses. The courses are listed below
Core Courses Required: 24 Semester Units
Course No. Course Title Total Contact Hours Total Credit Hours
AT 5100 Managerial Accounting
45
3
BU 5010 Management Information System
45
3
BU 5040 Managerial Communication
45
3
BU 5050 Business Law and Contracts
45
3
BU 5060 Organizational Behavior
45
3
BU 5550 Capstone Course - Integrated Decision Making
45
3
FN 5300 Managerial Finance
45
3
MK 5200 Marketing Management and Planning
45
3
 
TOTAL
360
24
Elective Courses: 12 Semester Units to be selected from the following courses
  i) Entrepreneurship Concentration    
Course No. Course Title Total Contact Hours Total Credit Hours
BU 5020 Human Resource Management
45
3
BU 5140 Consumer Psychology
45
3
BU 5500 Leadership Theories and Concepts
45
3
BU 5600 Entrepreneurship
45
3
 
Total of 4 Electives Selected
180
12
  ii) International Business Concentration    
Course No. Course Title Total Contact Hours Total Credit Hours
BU 5030 International Business Management
45
3
BU 5055 International Business Law/Contracts
45
3
FN 5310 International Finance
45
3
MK 5210 International Marketing
45
3
 
Total of 4 Electives Selected
180
12
  iii) Healthcare Management Concentration    
Course No. Course Title Total Contact Hours Total Credit Hours
HC 5500 Management and Leadership in Healthcare Services
45
3
HC 5051 Healthcare Ethics and Law
45
3
HC 5551 Healthcare Policy and Managed Care
45
3
HC 5552 Healthcare Strategic Management and Policy
45
3
 
Total of 4 Electives Selected
180
12
Total Program Requirement: 36 Semester units
 
Total Contact Hours
Total Credit Hours
Total Core Course Requirements 360 24
Total Elective Course Requirements 180 12
PROGRAM TOTAL 540

36

Graduation Requirement

Students must meet the following requirements prior to graduation:

  • completed 24 units in the Core Courses
  • completed 12 units in the Elective Courses
  • complied with the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements including meeting the minimum C.G.P.A.and pace of progress, and completing the program within the maximum program time frame (see the Academic Policy for detail).
  • Note: Although the GRE or GMAT is not required for admission to MBA program, students are only advanced to candidacy status after successfully completing 9 credit hours of graduate credit with grade point average of B (3.0) or better. A student who receives one F or two C's before advancement to candidacy will be dismissed. After advancement to candidacy, graduate students must maintain a B (3.0) grade point average.

  • Fulfilled all financial obligatiosn required by Kingston University prior to graduation
  • Upon completing the academic requirements for graduation and fulfilling the financial obligation for the program, students will be awarded the Master of Business Administration degree.

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