Program: Management and Business Ethics (MBA) - Harding University

Degree Requirements

All required work for the MBA degree must be completed within seven calendar years from the date of enrolling in the first graduate course.

Portfolio Requirement: In addition to completing the hours required, the student must also present an academic portfolio to a review committee during the final semester of work. The portfolio will be evaluated for compliance, content and quality as specified in the detailed Portfolio instructions, available in the MBA office. The portfolio will consist of papers, projects and cases accumulated in several of the completed courses. A narrative must be included to integrate the portfolio components with the MBA learning outcomes. Specific details of the format and content of the Portfolio requirements are available in the MBA office.

Dual Degree: For Harding University College of Pharmacy students interested in earning their MBA degree from Harding’s MBA program:

Admission to the MBA program requires completion of a minimum of 90 semester hours of pre-professional education at an accredited college or university. A dual pharmacy and MBA student must complete his/her Doctor of Pharmacy degree prior to or simultaneous to the MBA degree.
Failure to complete a Doctor of Pharmacy degree will require the student to complete his/her undergraduate degree before earning an MBA.

Curriculum

(listed in semester hours)

Core (30 hours):

The Master of Business Administration curriculum consists of the following 30-hour program, in addition to electives determined by track selected.

ACCT 655 - Accounting Theory and Practice Credit Hours: 3
BUS 600 - MBA Tutorial
BUS 601 - Ethics and Social Issues in Business Credit Hours: 3
BUS 640 - Ethics in the Legal Environment Credit Hours: 3
FIN 651 - Managerial Finance Credit Hours: 3
BUS 652 - Quantitative Business Analysis/Research Credit Hours: 3
ECON 653 - Applied Theory of Economics Credit Hours: 3
IT 630 - Information Systems for Competitive Advantage Credit Hours: 3
MGT 650 - Managing People and Organizations Credit Hours: 3
MGT 668 - Corporate Strategy and Planning Credit Hours: 3
MKTG 654 - Marketing Management Credit Hours: 3

Note(s):

In addition to their chosen track, students are required to complete an ethical integration portfolio.

Accelerated Track (36 hours)

Core (30 hours)

Electives (6 hours):

To be selected from the following 600-level categories: HCM, IB, IT, MGT

Concentration Track (42 hours)

Core (30 hours)

Electives (12 hours):

To be selected from the areas of concentration.

Areas of Concentration

Concentration areas provide students with the option to individualize their MBA program to meet personal career objectives. The concentration areas available to students in the College of Business Administration are the following:

Locations

Locations

Management and Business Ethics (MBA)

Degree Requirements

Curriculum

Core (30 hours):

Note(s):

Accelerated Track (36 hours)

Core (30 hours)

Electives (6 hours):

Concentration Track (42 hours)

Core (30 hours)

Electives (12 hours):

Areas of Concentration

Health Care Management

International Business

Leadership & Organizational Management