Detailed Graduate Program Table of Contents
Master of Business Administration
- Curriculum
- Teaching Strategies
- Program Objectives
- Learner Objectives
- MBA Foundation Requirements
- Completion of Foundational Requirements
Requirements for a Master of Business Administration
Learning Outcomes for the MBA and Areas of Emphasis
- Accounting
- Corporate Financial Management
- Global Business
- Human Resources Management
- Organizational Development
- Quality Management
Requirements for a Master of Business Administration
The Upper Iowa University Master of Business Administration degree requires 39 semester credits of graduate level course work with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for completion. At UIU, three semester credit courses are scheduled in six, eight week terms, each year. A fulltime course load is three semester credits per term. A learner must obtain permission to enroll in more than six semester credits by submitting a request in writing to your program office. Such permission will generally not be granted for more than two terms of a learner's degree program. A learner who has earned a grade of C or F in any UIU graduate course or currently has a grade of I will generally not be granted such permission.
The learner chooses an area of emphasis and completes the required courses as outlined in this catalog. Any change in sequence must be approved by a learner's graduate advisor. The remaining credits of the program are electives selected from courses in the other areas of emphasis or from electives which are relevant to the learner's area of emphasis.
To receive the Master of Business Administration degree, the learner must have successfully completed 39 semester credits of graduate work including a final report of research and presentation and a cumulative GPA of not less than 3.0 on a 4-point scale. If program requirements change, the learner can elect to complete the revised curriculum or to complete under the original curriculum.
A graduate learner will have five years after initial enrollment in the first of either a foundational or graduate level course to complete the graduate program under the requirements in effect at the time of enrollment. If the learner does not complete the graduate degree program within the five-year period, the requirements in effect at the time of the next enrollment will be used to determine the learner's graduation requirements. Upper Iowa University reserves the right to make changes in its academic regulations and requirements when, in its judgment, the best interests of the institution are served.
Degree Requirements
Master of Business Administration
Learners must complete the core requirements, the requirements for one area of emphasis, (Accounting, Corporate Financial Management, Global Business, Human Resources Management, Organizational Development, or Quality Management), and the capstone course for a total of 39 semester credits.
| Core requirements: | ||
| Credits | ||
| BA/PA 505 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| BA/PA 509 | Theories of Leadership | 3 |
| BA 513 | Financial Management | 3 |
| BA 528 | Research Process and Design | 3 |
| BA 542 | Managerial Statistics | 3 |
| BA 580 | Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| Capstone | ||
| BA 590 | Research Semina | 3 |
| Total | 21 | |
Areas of emphasis:
Learners electing to complete the area of emphasis in Accounting in the MBA program must hold a BA or BS in accounting or have completed at least 30 undergraduate semester credits in accounting.
| Credits | ||
| BA 507 | Advanced Law and Ethics | 3 |
| BA 510 | Financial Accounting Theory | 3 |
| BA 521 | Advanced Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BA 533 | Advanced Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| BA 547 | Contemporary Topics in Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BA 563 | International Accounting | 3 |
| Total | 18 | |
Corporate Financial Management
| Credits | ||
| BA 507 | Advanced Law and Ethics | 3 |
| BA 531 | Financial Markets and Financial Strategy | 3 |
| BA 536 | Derivatives and Risk Management | 3 |
| BA 537 | Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures | 3 |
| BA 539 | Regulatory Environment of Financial Management | 3 |
| BA 564 | International Financial Management | 3 |
| Total | 18 | |
| Credits | ||
| BA 522 | International Marketing | 3 |
| BA 524 | Managing in the International Environment | 3 |
| BA 526 | International Law | 3 |
| BA 564 | International Financial Management | 3 |
| BA 576 | Global Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| BA 586 | Global Business Strategy | 3 |
| Total | 18 | |
| Credits | ||
| BA 524 | Managing in the International Environment | 3 |
| BA 540 | Labor/Management Relations | 3 |
| BA 544 | Organizational and Management Theories | 3 |
| BA 546 | Compensation and Benefits | 3 |
| BA 548 | Development & Management of HRM | 3 |
| Elective (chosen from the areas of emphasis not being completed) | 3 | |
| Total | 18 | |
| Credits | ||
| BA 520 | Training and Development | 3 |
| BA 553 | Organizational Development | 3 |
| BA 555 | Organizational Culture | 3 |
| BA 560 | Organizational Diagnosis and Intervention | 3 |
| BA 570 | Team Building Techniques | 3 |
| Elective (chosen from the areas of emphasis not being completed) | 3 | |
| Total | 18 | |
| Credits | ||
| BA 561 | Continuous Quality Improvement | 3 |
| BA 565 | Implementation of Quality Systems | 3 |
| BA 567 | Quality Management and Productivity | 3 |
| BA 569 | Operations Research | 3 |
| BA 570 | Team Building Techniques | 3 |
| Elective (chosen from the areas of emphasis not being completed) | 3 | |
| Total | 18 | |
Electives may be selected from courses outside the learner's area of emphasis.
