Graduate Catalog 2017-2018

Business Administration, M.B.A.

The Master of Business Administration program is designed to serve the educational and practical interests of individuals who are seeking managerial positions or wish to progress to higher levels of responsibility within their existing organizations. The program is especially beneficial to those with work experience, but new business school graduates are also accommodated on an exception basis. It is therefore preferred, not required, that all candidates, especially those without business degrees, have two years of relevant experience. The focus of the program is on core concepts that relate to both small businesses as well as large enterprises. We believe that organizations value managers with an entrepreneurial perspective. Our focus on core business competencies underpins the following program outcomes.

Students graduating with a graduate business degree will have demonstrated

  • A professional proficiency in the functional areas of business
  • Effective critical thinking skills as applied to complex business problems
  • Effective communication skills
  • An understanding of the individual’s ethical responsibilities in a business environment
  • The ability to formulate business strategy.

Program of Study: Requirements

Students lacking an undergraduate degree in business from a regionally accredited institution must successfully complete the prerequisite undergraduate course work listed below prior to enrolling in certain M.B.A. courses. The prerequisite course work must be taken at a regionally accredited institution and a grade of “C” or better must be earned. Students admitted to the M.B.A. program can elect to take the undergraduate courses listed below at Piedmont College at the graduate credit hour rates.

Piedmont equivalent course:

ACCT 2010Accounting I

3

ACCT 2020Accounting II

3

BUSA 2100Quantitative Methods for Business

3

OR

MATH 2100Elementary Statistics

3

BUSA 2140Legal Environment for Business

3

A minimum of 36 semester graduate credit hours (12 courses) are required.

The capstone course is a comprehensive program evaluation and the culmination of the M.B.A. program. The capstone culminating individual project is a written industry analysis, a formal presentation, and a critique of both by external evaluators.

The M.B.A. program of study with highly structured course offerings makes effective use of resources and allows students to effectively integrate their studies into their professional and personal lives.

Required Courses for M.B.A.

BUSA 6100Managerial Ethics

3

BUSA 6200Strategic Marketing

3

BUSA 6220Global Economic Analysis

3

BUSA 6310Leadership

3

ACCT 6430/BUSA 6430Financial Investment Analysis

3

ACCT 6500/BUSA 6500Corporate Financial Analysis

3

ACCT 6530/BUSA 6530Managerial Accounting

3

BUSA 6600Data Science for Business

3

BUSA 6610Project Management Analysis

3

BUSA 6820Legal Environment and Strategic Human Resource Management

3

BUSA 6900Governance and Strategic Management Analysis

3

BUSA 6910Capstone of Contemporary Issues

3