Business Administration, MBA

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Master of Business Administration

Purpose

CIU’s online MBA program prepares graduate students vocationally for both for-profit and not-for-profit environments in which advanced competencies in business management, organizational leadership, economics, finance, and other core business-related disciplines are required.

Combined with CIU’s core values and its emphasis on leadership from a Christian worldview, graduate students will be distinctively equipped for domestic and international service with for-profit enterprises, not-for-profit organizations, and international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs). Students will study the principles and best practices of effective and ethical leadership and management, concentrating on the traditional core business-related disciplines so that graduates of the MBA program acquire the knowledge and skills to be successful across a broad range of organizational settings as entrepreneurs, business professionals, and organizational leaders.

The ideal candidate for admission to CIU’s online MBA program is working in the marketplace and needs flexible hours and online access to business-related courses to be able to advance in their professional development and to achieve advancement in their business or organizational career.

Objectives

Engage and learn generally recognized principles, dynamics, and best practices in the core disciplines of business, economics, and organizational development, especially as applied within a cross-cultural and international context
Formulate a personal philosophy of effective and ethical business and leadership practices and strategies, well-grounded in a biblically-based Christian worldview
Demonstrate the ability to effectively and ethically lead people, manage systems and operations, and steward resources at various levels within for-profit and not-for-profit organizations for the overall benefit of the organizations’ owners, donors, and stakeholders

Graduation Requirements

Minimum 36-42 semester hours (total hours vary by concentration)
Minimum cumulative 2.7 GPA
No courses with grades lower than a C may be used toward degree requirements

Course of Study (30)

BUS 5010 - Business Research and Data Analysis Credits: 3
BUS 5020 - Organizational Leadership and Ethics Credits: 3
BUS 5040 - Information Systems andTechnology for Business Credits: 3
BUS 5050 - Marketing Credits: 3
BUS 6010 - Managerial Finance Credits: 3
BUS 6020 - Accounting for Financial Reporting and Management Credits: 3
BUS 6030 - International Business Credits: 3
BUS 6040 - Operations and Quality Management Credits: 3
BUS 6050 - Strategic Planning and Management Credits: 3
ECN 6010 - Economics for Business Management Credits: 3

Concentration (6)

BUS 5060 - Business Law Credits: 3
BUS 5030 - Organizational Behavior and Change Management Credits: 3