Business Administration (MBA)
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is designed to provide students with challenging course work, which will enhance the team building and interpersonal networking skills necessary in preparing for a position in upper-level management.
The MBA program provides students with a combination of theoretical and practical knowledge. Studying current theories, learning methods of problem solving and analysis, and engaging in active research contribute to the enhancement of a student’s professional career. Developing competent written and oral communication abilities is stressed throughout the program.
Master of Business Administration graduates have an awareness of the total business environment, including financial management and a focus on customers in the global market. In addition, the MBA program provides employers with top-level managers who have skills in communication, leadership, planning and development, technology integration, and decision-making with integrity and a sense of ethics.
The program is designed for the business professional. Classes meet one evening a week in a traditional class setting, giving students and faculty an opportunity to interact in an exciting learning environment. All MBA courses are also available online through the University’s home page at www.stfrancis.edu for the standard program. The specific MBA curriculum for the Czech Republic program is outlined in the Program Requirements section of the page.
Candidates will find the study of business administration to be an opportunity for both personal and professional growth. Completing a Master of Business Administration degree is a long-term investment that can provide such returns as entry into attractive career tracks, high salaries and valuable career mobility. It prepares individuals for the challenges of upper-level management by providing the practical skills to meet the demands of the rapidly changing business environment.
Program Mission
The mission of the program is to provide quality educational experiences for executives, managers, and supervisors who would like to develop leadership, communication, fiscal, and creative skills for upper management positions.
Curriculum – Standard Program
The Master of Business Administration requires 36 credit hours. These hours include:
- MBA Core Courses (12 hours required)
- Competency Area Courses (12 hours required)
- Concentration Courses (12 hours required)
Major Program (36 credit hours)
Code | Title | Hours |
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MBA Core Courses | ||
MBAD 611 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
MBAD 616 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
MBAD 621 | Managerial Accounting 1 | 3 |
MBAD 631 | Strategic Business Management | 3 |
Competency Area | ||
Select four of the following: | 12 | |
Marketing Management (3-4) | ||
Applied Business Research Methods (3-4) | ||
Human Resource Management (3-4) | ||
Ethical, Legal and Social Environment Issues (3-4) | ||
International Business (3-4) | ||
Management and Organizational Behavior (3-4) | ||
Operations Management (3) | ||
Information Technology (3) | ||
Macroeconomics in a Global Economy (3) | ||
Social Media (3) | ||
Special Topics (1-4) | ||
Experiential Learning Project (1-6) | ||
Concentration | ||
Select one of the following concentrations: | 12 | |
Total Hours | 36 |
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Prerequisite- ACCT 124 Survey of Accounting & Budgeting or consent of instructor.
Accounting Concentration1 (12 credit hours)
Code | Title | Hours |
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MBAD 627 | International Accounting and Reporting | 3 |
MBAD 628 | Fraud Examination | 3 |
MBAD 629 | Financial Statement Analysis | 3 |
MBAD 633 | Governmental & Nonprofit Accounting | 3 |
Total Hours | 12 |
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Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or additional foundation courses will be needed.
Cybersecurity Concentration (12 credit hours)
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
COMP 520 | Security and Information Systems | 3 |
COMP 550 | Network Security and Encryption | 3 |
COMP 575 | Computer Forensics | 3 |
COMP 580 | Ethical Hacking and Vulnerability | 3 |
Total Hours | 12 |
Data Analytics Concentration (12 credit hours)
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
MBAD 637 | Business Forecasting and Econometrics | 3 |
MBAD 638 | Enterprise Resource Computing | 3 |
MBAD 639 | Business Intelligence and Analytics | 3 |
MBAD 640 | Data Mining | 3 |
Total Hours | 12 |
Finance Concentration (12 credit hours)
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
MBAD 617 | Investment Analysis | 3 |
MBAD 622 | Advanced Financial Management | 3 |
MBAD 623 | International Finance | 3 |
MBAD 624 | Derivatives Valuation | 3 |
Total Hours | 12 |
Health Administration Concentration (12 credit hours)
Code | Title | Hours |
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Select four of the following: | 12 | |
Medical Sociology (3-4) | ||
Health Information and Analytics (3-4) | ||
Health Care Finance (3-4) | ||
Health Care Law and Compliance (3-4) | ||
Health Care Ethics and Decision Making (3-4) | ||
Total Hours | 12 |
Human Resource Management Concentration (12 credit hours)1
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
MBAD 642 | Talent Management: Acquiring, Developing, and Retaining Talent | 3 |
MBAD 643 | Total Rewards: Compensation and Benefits | 3 |
MBAD 644 | Employment and Labor Laws | 3 |
TDEV 652 | Talent Strategy and Change Management | 3-4 |
Total Hours | 12-13 |
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Students that choose the Human Resource Management concentration must take MBAD 641 within the Competency Areas.
Management Concentration (12 credit hours)
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Select four courses from any of the MBA concentrations | 12 | |
Total Hours | 12 |
Supply Chain Management (12 credit hours)
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Select four of the following: | 12 | |
Logistics Analysis (3) | ||
Supply Chain Management (3) | ||
Sustainable Supply Chains (3) | ||
Supply Chain Logistics Strategy (3) | ||
Project Management (3-4) | ||
Business Logistics (3-4) | ||
Transportation Management and Economics (3-4) | ||
International Logistics Management (3-4) | ||
Total Hours | 12 |
Learning & Development Manager Concentration (12 credit hours)
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
TDEV 612 | Adult Learning and Development | 3 |
TDEV 622 | Needs Analysis, Instructional Design, and Assessment | 3 |
TDEV 632 | Program Development | 3 |
TDEV 642 | E-Learning: Evolving Theory and Practice | 3-4 |
Total Hours | 12-13 |
Curriculum – Czech Republic Program
The Master of Business Administration program for students in the Czech Republic requires 36 credit hours. These hours include:
Major Program (36 credit hours)
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
MBAD 606 | Marketing Management | 3 |
MBAD 611 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
MBAD 616 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
MBAD 621 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
MBAD 622 | Advanced Financial Management | 3 |
MBAD 625 | Project Management | 3-4 |
MBAD 631 | Strategic Business Management | 3 |
MBAD 646 | Ethical, Legal and Social Environment Issues | 3 |
MBAD 650 | International Business | 3 |
MBAD 651 | Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
MBAD 659 | Information Technology | 3 |
MBAD 671 | Special Topics | 3 |
Total Hours | 36-37 |
Curriculum – Vietnam Program
The Master of Business Administration program for students in Vietnam requires 36 credit hours. These hours include:
Code | Title | Hours |
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MBAD 606 | Marketing Management | 3-4 |
MBAD 611 | Managerial Economics | 3-4 |
MBAD 613 | Supply Chain Management | 3 |
MBAD 616 | Managerial Finance | 3-4 |
MBAD 621 | Managerial Accounting | 3-4 |
MBAD 625 | Project Management | 3-4 |
MBAD 631 | Strategic Business Management | 3-4 |
MBAD 641 | Human Resource Management | 3-4 |
MBAD 650 | International Business | 3-4 |
MBAD 651 | Management and Organizational Behavior | 3-4 |
MBAD 657 | International Logistics Management | 3-4 |
MBAD 658 | Operations Management | 3 |
Major Program (36 credit hours)
National Honor Society
The graduate business programs provide students with the opportunity to be a member of Delta Mu Delta, an international national honor society in business administration with a growing membership of 150,000 nationwide. For membership, students must have completed over half the requirements for the degree and be in the top 20% of their class with a minimum cumulative 3.6/4.0 GPA.
Bridge Programs
Earning an MBA as a second USF graduate degree
After completing a graduate program at the University of St. Francis, a student can often complete a second graduate degree with a reduced number of credit hours. Official admission into the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is a prerequisite to beginning classes in any MBA bridge program.
A Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree provides managerial skills with a strategic focus on customers in a global market. It provides strength in the quantitative areas of economics, accounting, and financial management while emphasizing the qualitative areas of management, organizational behavior, and marketing. Students in the MBA program will gain skills in team building, written and oral communications, use of technology to solve business problems, and leading with integrity and a sense of ethics.
Candidates in a bridge program need to show proficiency in fundamental business skills in management, marketing, quantitative methods and statistics, economics, finance and financial accounting. This proficiency can be demonstrated through one of three methods:
- work experience
- previous course equivalent to the content required
- completion of survey courses in the specific areas listed above.
If the student is required to complete survey courses, they should be taken as soon as possible because many of the courses are prerequisites for the core courses. Survey courses and core courses may be taken simultaneously, as long as the prerequisite has been completed for the course in which a student is enrolled.
Master of Science in Health Administration (M.S. to M.B.A.)
Code | Title | Hours |
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MBA Core Courses | ||
MBAD 606 | Marketing Management | 4 |
MBAD 611 | Managerial Economics | 4 |
MBAD 616 | Managerial Finance | 4 |
MBAD 621 | Managerial Accounting 1 | 4 |
MBAD 631 | Strategic Business Management | 4 |
Total Hours | 20 |
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Prerequisite ACCT 124 Survey of Accounting & Budgeting or Accounting Academic Leveling course
Master of Science in Management (M.S. to M.B.A.)
Code | Title | Hours |
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Foundation Courses | ||
Academic Leveling courses in Economics and Marketing required unless satisfied through undergraduate coursework. | ||
MBA Core Courses | ||
MBAD 606 | Marketing Management | 4 |
MBAD 611 | Managerial Economics | 4 |
MBAD 616 | Managerial Finance | 4 |
MBAD 621 | Managerial Accounting 1 | 4 |
MBAD 646 | Ethical, Legal and Social Environment Issues | 4 |
Total Hours | 20 |
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Prerequisite – ACCT 124 Survey of Accounting & Budgeting or Accounting Academic Leveling course
Master of Science in Training and Development (M.S. to M.B.A.)
Code | Title | Hours |
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Foundation Courses | ||
Academic Leveling courses in Economics, Finance, Management, and Marketing required unless satisfied through undergraduate coursework. | ||
MBA Core Courses | ||
MBAD 606 | Marketing Management | 4 |
MBAD 611 | Managerial Economics | 4 |
MBAD 616 | Managerial Finance | 4 |
MBAD 621 | Managerial Accounting 1 | 4 |
MBAD 646 | Ethical, Legal and Social Environment Issues | 4 |
MBAD 651 | Management and Organizational Behavior 2 | 4 |
Total Hours | 24 |
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Prerequisite - ACCT 124 Survey of Accounting & Budgeting or Accounting Academic Leveling course
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Students who took the Business Administration track do not need this course