Business Administration (M.B.A.)
The M.B.A. program prepares business professionals to identify emerging business problems, think critically about options and design, and recommend and manage principled and effective solutions in an evolving global world.
Upon successful completion of the M.B.A. program, students will be able to
- design viable strategies to solve complex business problems using relevant data and concepts across disciplines;
- effectively articulate and defend ideas and proposals; and
- assess the ethical and social implications of business decisions.
The 36-credit program can be taken full time or part time.
The M.B.A. program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
Admission Requirements: In addition to the university's requirements, applicants to the M.B.A. program are required to submit a GRE or GMAT test score unless they qualify for a waiver by meeting one of the criteria below.
- Earned a master's degree from an accredited college or university.
- Earned an undergraduate degree from Marymount or other ACBSP- or AACSB-accredited program with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better.
- Received a non-business baccalaureate degree from Marymount or an accredited college or university with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, a grade of B or better in statistics or a calculus-level course, and a grade of B or better in an English composition or literature course.
- Applicants who do not meet any of the eligibility criteria above for a standardized test waiver, but hold three to five years of post-baccalaureate work experience that demonstrates career progression, may request a waiver. These will be granted on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the program director.
Minimum Grade Requirements: A minimum grade of C is needed to receive credit for a course in the M.B.A. program. All graduate students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in the School of Business and Technology.
Students whose cumulative GPA falls below 3.0 will be placed on academic probation. Students must bring their cumulative GPA to 3.0 or higher within nine (9) graduate credits or be dismissed. A student whose cumulative GPA falls below 3.0 a second time will be dismissed.
Degree Requirements — Business Administration
36 credits
Courses are listed in recommended sequence of enrollment.
| MBA511 | Management Foundations | 3 |
| MBA514 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| MBA512 | Accounting for Managers | 3 |
| MBA515 | Management in Organizations | 3 |
| MBA516 | Business Law and Ethics | 3 |
| MBA519 | Operations Management | 3 |
| MBA520 | Economics for Managers | 3 |
| MBA517 | Leading in Business | 3 |
| MBA521 | Marketing Concepts and Practice | 3 |
| MBA522 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| MBA585 | Global Business Experience | 3 |
| MBA626 | Strategic Management Seminar | 3 |
Students may also choose a 15-course (45 credit) M.B.A program with the data analytics specialty, intrapreneurship specialty, or leadership specialty.
Degree Specialty Courses
MBA with Data Analytics Specialty (45 credits)
Students take the core courses listed above and the following three courses:
| IT540 | Enterprise Data Management and Analysis | 3 |
| IT546 | Principles of Data Science | 3 |
| HRM586 | People Analytics | 3 |
MBA with Intrapreneurship Specialty (45 credits)
Students take the core courses listed above and the following three courses:
MBA with Leadership Specialty (45 credits)
Students take the core courses listed above and the following three courses:
| MGT502 | Leading Collaboration and Innovation | 3 |
| MGT590 | Organization Policy and Strategy | 3 |
| OD521 | Organization Development Change and Consulting | 3 |