Offered by Business Administration Program

Business Administration
Master of Business Administration Degree
Generalist, Accounting, Marketing, Human Resources, Human Services Tracks

This program is offered on campus only.

• MBA Foundational Core (12-18 hours required)
  1. College Algebra (equivalent to MATH 102 at UNK)
  2. An undergraduate economics course (equivalent to ECON 100, ECON 270, or ECON 271 at UNK)
  3. Statistics (equivalent to MGT 233, STAT 241, or PSY 250 at UNK)
  4. Accounting/Finance Sequence
     1. Accounting I (equivalent to ACCT 250 at UNK)
     2. Accounting II (equivalent to ACCT 251 at UNK)
     3. Finance (equivalent to FIN 308 at UNK)
     4. Notes:
        1. Students may take FIN 490 in lieu of ACCT 250, ACCT 251, and FIN 308.
        2. In addition, the Accounting Track requires the following prerequisites:
           • ACCT 350, Intermediate Accounting I - 3 hours
           • ACCT 351, Intermediate Accounting II - 3 hours
           • ACCT 352, Cost Accounting - 3 hours

MBA = 33 hours*

1. MBA Essential Core (18 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • ACCT 858, Managerial Accounting Systems - 3 hours
     • Accounting Track students shall take ACCT 860 (Financial Accounting Seminaro) in lieu of ACCT 858.
     • FIN 809, Financial Administration - 3 hours
     • MGT 890, Leadership and Organizational Behavior - 3 hours
     • MGT 892, Strategic Analysis & Decision Making - 3 hours
     • MKT 856, Marketing Management Seminar - 3 hours
     • BSAD 895, Integrative Capstone Experience - 3 hours
2. MBA Track (15 hours required)**
   • Choose from one of the following tracks:
     1. Generalist Track
     2. Accounting Track
     3. Marketing Track
     4. Human Resources Track
     5. Human Services Track
     1. Generalist Track (15 hours required)
        • Take all of the following:
          • ECON 850, Managerial Economics - 3 hours
          • MGT 814, Operations Management - 3 hours
          • MIS 802, Management Information Systems Seminar - 3 hours
        • Take two elective courses (6 hours) approved by the MBA Director.
     2. Accounting Track (15 hours required)
        • Take:
          • MIS 802, Management Information Systems Seminar - 3 hours
        • Take a total of 12 hours from:
          • Take at least 1 course from:
            • ECON 850, Managerial Economics - 3 hours
            • MGT 814, Operations Management - 3 hours
          • Take at least two elective courses from:
            • ACCT 851P, Tax Accounting - 3 hours
            • ACCT 852P, Advanced Tax Accounting - 3 hours
            • ACCT 853P, Advanced Accounting I - 3 hours
            • ACCT 865P, Governmental/Non-Profit Accounting - 3 hours
            • ACCT 870P, Auditing - 3 hours
            • ACCT 871P, Advanced Auditing - 3 hours
            • ACCT 891P, Advanced Accounting Information Systems - 3 hours
     3. Marketing Track (15 hours required)
        • Take all of the following:
          • MKT 830/830P, International Marketing - 3 hours
          • MKT 835/835P, Marketing Research - 3 hours
          • MKT 838/838P, Consumer Behavior - 3 hours
        • Take two elective courses (6 hours) in Marketing or related subjects to be approved by the MBA Director/Chair of the Department.
     4. Human Resources Track (15 hours required)
        • Take 15 hours from:
          • ACCT 812/812P, Employment Law - 3 hours
          • MGT 810/810P, Compensation Management - 3 hours
          • MGT 811/811P, Labor Relations - 3 hours
          • MGT 880, Human Resource Management - 3 hours
          • MGT 885/885P, Seminar in Human Resource Management - 3 hours
          • MGT 893/893P, Social Responsibility of Business: Issues and Ethics - 3 hours
          • MGT 899, Management Topics - 3 hours
     5. Human Services Track (15 hours required)
        • Take all of the following:
          • FSID 830P, Grantwriting and Fundraising for Human Service Programs - 3 hours
          • MGT 880, Human Resource Management - 3 hours (Grad only course.)
        • Take 1 course from:
          • ACCT 812/812P, Employment Law - 3 hours
          • MGT 893/893P, Social Responsibility of Business: Issues and Ethics - 3 hours
        • Take two elective courses (6 hours) of Human Services Electives to be approved by the MBA Director/Chair of the Department.

* Some courses require completion of related prerequisites, increasing the number of credit hours to earn the MBA. Please check course descriptions for details on the required prerequisites.

** In all the paired courses, which are designed with the suffix 'P' in their course-numbering, graduate students are expected to involve themselves in much deeper scholarly activities by demonstrating thorough research of the subject matter, and should assume a leadership role in the class, culminating in an educational experience far beyond that of their fellow undergraduate students.

See Business Administration Program Information and Admission Requirements for more information about the program.