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Graduate Catalog 2024-2025
Business Administration, MBA with Emphasis Areas
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Program Description
The Master of Business Administration program prepares you for advanced management positions. Students benefit from a mixture of business theory and practice and gain a deeper understanding of skills and methodologies used in strategic management. Advance your knowledge of decision making, analytics, managerial-level accounting and finance, marketing, information systems and managerial communication. Students will also explore legal and ethical issues in business.
Students may select from the traditional MBA program with optional electives or choose an emphasis in either accounting, human resources management, or real estate management.
An MBA can provide a basis for a management position or possible promotion opportunities to allow you to go further. Some use it to launch a career change while others find it a way to become more valuable to an employer. The MBA positions you to become a strategic thinker, apply conceptual knowledge, and possibly increase your earning potential and employability. It’s a great addition to your portfolio.
This program is accredited by ACBSP.
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Program Requirements
Degree requirements include common core courses and integrate foundation courses for a minimum of 36 semester hours.
Required Graduate Core Courses (27 sem. hrs)
Elective Graduate Courses (9 sem. hrs)
Choose three electives from the list below (cannot choose all three electives from a particular MBA emphasis area).
Minimum Total Semester Hours: 36 sem. hrs
1 Capstone Course: The capstone course is required of students as the culminating experience for the MBA Program, and students must have completed thirty hours in the MBA Program before enrolling in this course. Students must earn a B or higher in this course in order to graduate.
Emphasis Areas
Students who wish to add an emphasis area to their current degree must do so through the Graduate Admissions Office. An email from the student’s CougarMail account must be sent to admissions@ccis.edu in order to change from the general MBA program to an MBA with an emphasis area. Once the request is submitted, the Graduate Admissions office will review the student record to determine if additional prerequisites are needed. Once the change is made, the student will be notified by his/her campus and will receive an updated degree plan.
Accounting Emphasis
The Accounting Emphasis of the MBA program is designed for those candidates who wish to prepare for a management career in accounting. Students should check pre-requisites for accounting coursework required in this emphasis to ensure they can meet the requirements. Students intending to pursue a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license should consider our M.S. Accountancy instead and should check with State requirements.
Required Graduate Core Courses (27 sem. hrs)
Elective Graduate Courses (9 sem. hrs)
Select any three from:
Minimum Total Semester Hours: 36 sem. hrs
1 Capstone Course: The capstone course is required of students as the culminating experience for the MBA Program, and students must have completed 30 hours in the MBA program before enrolling in this course. Students must earn a B or higher in this course in order to graduate.
2 Undergraduate Substitution Courses: Certain undergraduate accounting courses can serve as substitutions for graduate-level accounting courses. Students who have completed ACCT 481, ACCT 384, ACCT 485, or ACCT 488 may substitute these courses for ACCT 581 , ACCT 584 , ACCT 585 , or ACCT 588 respectively if they received a grade of B or higher in the undergraduate courses. The courses must have been completed within seven years of the time of admission to the MBA (accounting emphasis) or M.S. Accountancy program and prior to admission to any Columbia College graduate program. Once the student is admitted to any master’s program, he/she may not complete undergraduate accounting courses to substitute for graduate- level accounting courses. The request for substitution must be made during the first session after admission, using the MBA Accounting Undergraduate Substitution Form. Additional BUSI courses must then be substituted as elective courses to complete the credit hours necessary for the MBA (with accounting emphasis) or M.S Accountancy degree.For coursework taken at an institution other than Columbia College, an official transcript must be submitted to verify the course equivalency.
Human Resource Management Emphasis
The emphasis in Human Resource Management of the MBA program is designed for those candidates who wish to prepare for a professional career in Human Resource Management.
Required Graduate Core Courses (27 sem. hrs)
Minimum Total Semester Hours: 36 sem. hrs
1Capstone Course: The capstone course is required of students as the culminating experience for the MBA Program, and students must have completed 30 hours in the MBA program before enrolling in this course. Students must earn a B or higher in this course in order to graduate.
Real Estate Management Emphasis
The Real Estate Management emphasis of the MBA program offers the opportunity to apply management principles to real estate and delve further into real estate finance, law, and issues and trends in real estate management.
Required Graduate Core Courses (27 sem. hrs)
Required Graduate Real Estate Management Courses (9 sem. hrs)
Minimum Total Semester Hours: 36 sem. hrs
1Capstone Course: The capstone course is required of students as the culminating experience for the MBA Program, and students must have completed 30 hours in the MBA program before enrolling in this course. Students must earn a B or higher in this course in order to graduate.
International Business Emphasis
The MBA International Business Emphasis provides students with the required knowledge to thrive in today’s interconnected global Economy. It will enhance students’ understanding of global issues within organizations and the business environment in the global marketplace. Students will evaluate the challenges and opportunities associated with the globalization of the market and the workplace.
Required Graduate Core Courses (27 sem. hrs.)
Elective Graduate Courses (9 sem. hrs.)
Choose three courses from the list below.
Minimum Total Semester Hours: 36 sem. hrs.
Supply Chain Management Emphasis
An emphasis in supply chain management and logistics provides students with foundational knowledge concerning the principles and practices in the management of goods, services, and information in organizational supply chains from the origin of products to consumption.
Required Graduate Core Courses (27 sem. hrs.)
Elective Graduate Courses (9 sem. hrs.)
Minimum Total Semester Hours: 36 sem. hrs.
1 Capstone Course: The capstone course is required of students as the culminating experience for the MBA Program, and students must have completed 30 hours in the MBA program before enrolling in this course. Students must earn a B or higher in this course in order to graduate.
Information Technology Project Management Emphasis
The Information Technology Project Management MBA emphasis program is designed to equip students with the necessary skills and knowledge to manage and lead IT projects successfully. The coursework covers various subjects, including technical communications, programming, information security and governance, project management methodologies, project planning and execution, project risk management, and project leadership. Students will also be exposed to the latest tools and technologies in IT project management, as well as effective communication and collaboration techniques. Upon completion of the program, students will be ready to take on leadership positions in IT project management and be able to manage and deliver IT projects efficiently.
Required Graduate Core Courses (27 sem. hrs.)
Elective Graduate Courses (9 sem. hrs.)
Minimum Total Semester Hours: 36 sem. hrs.
1 Capstone Course: The capstone course is required of students as the culminating experience for the MBA Program, and students must have completed 30 hours in the MBA program before enrolling in this course. Students must earn a B or higher in this course in order to graduate.
Assessment
Competent performance as a manager requires both context and judgment. As a result, assessment will rely less on purely knowledge-based experiences and more on the student’s ability to prepare for and master various “roles” and situations that competent professionals encounter in their work. The goal in assessment is to use methods that replicate authentic challenges and conditions rather than isolated drills or tests. Use of the case method and discussion learning is a primary component of courses in the MBA program.
Skilled managers recognize that judgment in adapting knowledge to the situation at hand is, perhaps, more important than the acquisition of knowledge alone. Therefore, students will be challenged to perform or execute tasks or processes using a knowledge base effectively and in a novel or creative way. The process adapts to changing environmental situations - much like those that are dealt with on a day-today basis in the course of managing a formal organization. The assessment process not only provides the opportunity to evaluate the completion of performance tasks but also measures skills and personal characteristics that are essential for managers and to foster further learning.
Projects and assignments other than tests will be emphasized. The process requires the student, under time constraints, to present his or her case clearly, concisely, and persuasively, a skill that is invaluable to effective managers. The principle product of the MBA program will be a graduate who has learned how to think strategically and critically and is able to present his or her thoughts orally or in writing in a competent manner. The relevant measure becomes the student’s capacity to apply critical thinking and analytical skills in whatever occupation is chosen.
The most critical element of the assessment process occurs as part of the student’s culminating experience. Both product and process components that form key outcomes or performance tasks must be completed satisfactorily as part of the culminating experience (BUSI 595 - Strategic Management 3 hours ).
Case work from BUSI 595 affords the opportunity for students to demonstrate competency in each area of study covered in the MBA program. With the approval and guidance of the instructor, the student may also experience a real-world analysis and presentation of material specific to the student’s place of employment. Each component of the case work is measured against standards and these standards are included in the course syllabus for BUSI 595 . Students refer to their study of Strategic Management and case analysis as the process for demonstrating critical thinking, judgment, analytical skill, and the ability to communicate in writing and/or orally.
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