Course Requirements:
Master of Business Administration

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a general business management degree designed for today's professional who operates in a global and rapidly changing environment. The degree offers the following majors to address strategic opportunities produced by a global economy, as well as entrepreneurial approaches to solving problems and capitalizing on new business ventures.

• Entrepreneurship
• Finance & Investing
• Franchising
• General Management
• Human Resources Management
• International Business
• Leadership
• Marketing

Designed for both full-time and part-time professionals, the MBA program consists of fifteen 3-credit-hour courses for a total of 45 credit hours. Students complete 30 hours of core courses and 15 hours of major courses. Students with professional experience may waive 3 credit hours in some majors with the approval of the faculty advisor. The maximum time allowed to complete the MBA is five years. An academic year is comprised of three semesters: fall, spring and summer. Each semester is approximately 14 weeks in length.

Course Requirements

• Students pursuing the MBA must complete a total of 45 credit hours of coursework.
• Eight majors provide students with the maximum opportunity to gain expertise in an area of their choice. If the available major choices do not meet student needs, then a concentration of individual electives can be created in consultation with the student's faculty advisor.
• A 0-credit on-campus residency is optional for all MBA students, but is a tremendous opportunity for networking, attending major-speaker events and being invited to present papers at future events.

 

Required Core Courses for All MBA Majors

MBA Required Core Courses [30 credits]			Credits
UNIV LIB	Information Research & Resources	Description	0
MBA 500	Orientation	Description	0
MBA 509	Program Assessment	Description	0
MBA 600	Corporate & Personal Ethics	Description	3
MBA 610	Managerial Economics	Description	3
MBA 620	Data Analysis for Decision Making	Description	3
MBA 630	Marketing	Description	3
MBA 640	Leading People	Description	3
MBA 645	Leading Organizations	Description	3
MBA 650	Accounting	Description	3
MBA 655	Finance	Description	3
MBA 660	Operations & Supply Chain Management	Description	3
MBA 670	Strategic Management	Description	3

 

MBA – Entrepreneurship Major

Required Major Courses for Entrepreneurship [15 credit hours]			Credits
ENTR 621	Innovation & Technological Success	Description	3
ENTR 622	Quality Management	Description	3
FNCE 651	Investment, Financing, & Funding Relationships	Description	3
MBA Elective	Select one elective from another MBA major with approval from faculty advisor.		3
ENTR 679	Business Plan & Launch (culminating experience)	Description	3

 

 

MBA – Finance & Investing Major

Required Major Courses for Finance & Investing [15 credit hours]			Credits
FNCE 651	Investment, Financing & Funding Relationships	Description	3
FNCE 652	Financial Planning	Description	3
FNCE 653	Financial Analysis	Description	3
FNCE 654	Portfolio Analysis	Description	3
FNCE 679	Culminating Experience	Description	3

 

 

MBA – Franchising Major

Required Major Courses for Franchising [18 credits]			Credits
FRAN 601	Introduction to Franchising	Description	3
FRAN 602	Franchise Sales	Description	3
FRAN 603	Franchise Operations	Description	3
FRAN 604	Franchise Strategy	Description	3
FRAN 679	Culminating Experience	Description	3

 

 

MBA – General Management Major

Students enrolled in the general management major select any combination of 5 courses (15 credit hours) from the other MBA majors with consultation and approval of the student's faculty advisor.

 

 

MBA – Human Resources Management Major

Required Major Courses for Human Resources Management [15 credit hours]			Credits
HRMT 641	Training & Development	Description	3
HRMT 642	Labor Relations & Collective Bargaining	Description	3
HRMT 643	Performance Management	Description	3
HRMT 644	Strategic Human Resource Management & Issues	Description	3
HRMT 679	Culminating Experience	Description	3

 

 

MBA – International Business Major

Students enrolled in the international business major select any combination of 5 courses (15 credit hours) from the other MBA majors and/or other Regent University graduate programs with the consultation and approval of the student's faculty advisor.

 

MBA – Leadership Major

Students enrolled in the leadership major select any combination of 5 courses (15 credit hours) from the Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership program. The selection of elective courses is decided in consultation with and approval by the student's faculty advisor.

 

MBA – Marketing Major

Required Major Courses for Marketing [15 credit hours]			Credits
MKTG 631	Advertising & Promotion	Description	3
MKTG 632	Consumer Behavior -The Psychology of Marketing	Description	3
MKTG 633	Public Relations, Media Management, & Crisis Communications	Description	3
MKTG 634	Viral Marketing	Description	3
MKTG 635	Contemporary Issues in Marketing	Description	3
MKTG 679	Culminating Experience	Description	3