Master Business Administration, MBA

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The program effectively requires that all graduate students complete a minimum of 36-42 graduate credit hours, depending upon the undergraduate preparation of the student and the area of focus of graduate studies.

The MBA program consists of 36-42 credit hours of Graduate courses. Students may complete the requirements of the degree typically in two years.
Students may start the program in either August (Fall), January (Spring), or May (Summer).
Courses are offered in 16-week modules. All course are offered in the evening.

Admission Requirements

Proof of baccalaureate degree with a graduate index of 3.0/4.0.
Capacity for management responsibility.
Recommended: College Algebra

Degree Requirements

Business Core Courses (30 Credits)

Elective Courses (6 Credits)

Any approved 50000 or 60000 level courses offered by the College of Business.

Concentrations Offered

MBA/Accounting Concentration

Business Core Courses (30 credit hours) plus four concentration courses (12 credit hours) chosen from the list below:

MBA/Finance Concentration

Business Core Courses (30 credit hours) plus four concentration courses (12 credit hours) chosen from the list below:

MGMT 51200 - Financial Institutions And Markets
MGMT 51600 - Investment Management
MGMT 55600 - Advanced Financial Reporting
MGMT 61500 - International Financial Management
MGMT 67401 - Decision Analytics
or other courses approved by the MBA Director

MBA/Forensic Accounting Concentration

Business Core Courses (30 credit hours) plus four concentration courses (12 credit hours) chosen from the list below:

MGMT 51500 - Fraud Investigation
MGMT 51700 - Fraud Data Analysis
MGMT 51800 - Criminology And Legal Issues
MGMT 51900 - Advanced Fraud Investigation
or other courses approved by the MBA Director

MBA/Information Systems & Business Analytics Concentration

Business Core Courses (30 credit hours) plus MGMT 54400 Database Management Systems & 54600 Decision Support & Expert Systems (6 credit hours) and two concentration courses (6 credit hours) chosen from the list below (total 42 hours):

MGMT 59000 - Block-Chain For Business
MGMT 59000 - Data Mining
MGMT 59000 - Enterprise Resource Planning
MGMT 59000 - Practical Computing For Data Analytics
MGMT 59000 - Project Management
MGMT 67401 - Decision Analytics
MGMT 68501 - Supply Chain Management
MGMT 68401 - Advanced E-Business Strategy
or other courses approved by the MBA Director

Transfer of Credit

Undergraduate credits may not be used to satisfy master’s degree requirements. Transfer credits, in general, are not accepted. In exceptional cases, however, graduate credits not exceeding six hours may be transferred into the program. Exceptional cases are individually considered by the Graduate Committee. Transfer credits are allowed only after one semester of satisfactory work in residence at Purdue University Northwest. The minimum grade for transfer credits is a B.

Total 36 Credits Required*

*Additional credits required if adding a concentration