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Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Curriculum

Design Benedictine's M.B.A. Online Program to Fit Your Career Goals

Benedictine offers two program tracks, accelerated and traditional, intentionally designed to fit the lives of working professionals. The accelerated track lets you take two courses at a time and finish in just a year, while the traditional track offers one course at a time for completion in about two years.

In addition, you have the option to add a concentration in Digital Marketing or Project Management to your M.B.A. degree and strengthen your place in the market.

Foundation Courses (may be waived)

ACCT 5501 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3 Credits)

Concentrates on the preparation, interpretation, and analysis of the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows. Emphasizes the rationale for and implications of important accounting concepts, the selection of alternatively acceptable accounting methods and their varying effects of valuation and net income determination and reporting. Provides student with an opportunity to understand the complex accounting data they will receive as operational managers.


ECON 5101 Economics (3 Credits)

Fundamental concepts of macroeconomics, including supply and demand, measurements of and determination of economic performance, such as GDP, inflation, and unemployment are studied. Other topics include the causes of instability in the economy and corrective measures such as fiscal and monetary policy, money and banking, and the Federal Reserve System.


MNGT 5101 Organizational Behavior (3 Credits)

Covers the basic theory and application of administration and management. Emphasizes organizational behavior, including problems of motivation, leadership, organizational design and organization culture.


BALT 5101 Analytical Tools for Management Decisions (3 Credits)

This course prepares students to be more effective users of quantitative information as well as to avoid potential pitfalls from the misuse of statistical methods. Coursework emphasizes understanding what a previously obtained data set implies and, if appropriate, to develop meaningful forecasts with a reasonable sense of confidence. Specific topics include data analysis and statistical description, sampling and statistical inference, time series and regression analysis.

For the Dual MSN/MBA program: Waived by NRHL 5503 Evidence-based Nursing Practice: Research and Process Improvement


 

Core Courses (30 credits)

MNGT 6401 Leadership and Ethics in a Global Environment (3 Credits)

The course reviews paradigms of leadership in the global environment. Students will learn to apply principles for ethical decision-making in business situations and assess their capacity for leadership and responsibility.

For the Dual MSN/MBA program: Fulfilled by NRHL 5502 Ethical and Culturally Competent Healthcare Professional


ACCT 6201 Managerial Accounting for Decision Makers (3 Credits)

This course introduces the measurement, communication, and interpretation of cost data for management decision-making, planning, control, and evaluation of results. Students are shown how to use accounting information as an effective management tool for coordinating managerial activities. Course material is explored in the context of the extensive changes being implemented in the area of manufacturing, service delivery technologies, and control systems. This course uses case studies to emphasize the application of concepts.

Prerequisite: ACCT 5501


ECON 6101 Managerial Economics (3 Credits)

Students will learn to apply microeconomic tools to business decision-making. Topics include optimization, consumer behavior, elasticity of demand, the use of regression analysis to estimate demand (revenues) and costs, marginal analysis and market structure.

Prerequisite: BALT 5101 or waived and ECON 5101


MNGT 6501 Operations Management (3 Credits)

This course focuses on the strategic role of operations and how to improve operations processes. Issues to be discussed include continuous quality improvement, the critical importance of the customer and consideration of selected quantitative techniques.

Prerequisite: BALT 5101 or waived


FINA 6101 Techniques in Financial Decision Making (3 Credits)

Students will develop an understanding of financial theory and its application through case analysis.

Prerequisite: ACCT 5501, BALT 5101 or waived, and ECON 5101


MKTG 6101 Brand and Marketing Management (3 Credits)

Introduces students to the theory, practice, and current trend of brand and marketing management. Students explore consumer behavior, market research, new product development, pricing, distribution, and promotional considerations. Learn current marketing principles and practices applied in various industries. Includes discussion of the emerging role and impact of big data, data mining, text mining, and artificial intelligence on marketing automation and brand management. Analyze business cases to appreciate the successes and failures of major brands.

Prerequisite: BALT 5101 or waived


MNGT 6801 Global Strategic Management (3 Credits)

This course requires students to use and integrate the disciplines and techniques learned in previous required courses. Strategy formulation and implementation concepts are discussed using theory and cases.

Prerequisite: ACCT 6101, ECON 6101, FINA 6101, MKTG 6101, MNGT 6301, and MNGT 6501


MNGT 6601 Project Management (3 Credits)

The art and science of project management as applied to a variety of business and technology settings. Discusses how to initiate, plan, execute and control, and close projects within budget and on schedule. This course emphasizes planning, while introducing project management fundamentals and principles from the standpoint of the project manager who must plan, organize, execute, and monitor and control non-operational activities to deliver projects on-time, under-budget and within performance objectives. Topics include organization and charters; scope and work breakdown structures; project life cycles, responsibility matrixes; as well as. planning and control methods such as PERT/CPM, Gantt charts, and earned value.


MNGT 6301 Human Resources and Talent Management (3 Credits)

Introduction to strategic human resource management. Covers the relationship of business and HR planning and the changing character of the workforce. Provides systemic overview of recruiting, training, compensation, and diversity, inclusion, legal issues, and employee relations.

Prerequisite: MNGT 5101 or waived, or MNGT 6101


MNGT 6206 The Global Environment of Business (3 Credits)

Students will discuss selected readings in international business. Topics include culture, geography, politics, foreign direct investment, supply chain management, monetary systems, foreign exchange markets and political risk management. Current developments in international business will be covered.

For the Dual MSN/MBA program: Fulfilled by NRHL 6624 Advanced Knowledge of Healthcare Systems


 

Optional Concentrations

In addition, you have the option to add a concentration in Digital Marketing, Project Management, Change Management, or Talent Management to your M.B.A. degree and strengthen your place in the market.

Project Management Concentration

MNGT 5101 Organizational Behavior (3 Credits)

Covers the basic theory and application of administration and management. Emphasizes organizational behavior, including problems of motivation, leadership, organizational design and organization culture.


MNGT 6101 Organizational Behavior: Theory and Contemporary Practice (3 Credits)

Covers the basic theory and application of administration and management. Emphasizes organizational behavior, including problems of motivation, leadership, organizational design and organization culture.


MNGT 6601 Project Management (3 Credits)

This course emphasizes planning, while introducing project management fundamentals and principles from the standpoint of the project manager who must plan, organize, execute, and monitor and control non-operational activities to deliver projects on-time, under-budget and within performance objectives.


MNGT 6602 Project Cost and Scheduling (3 Credits)

This course highlights the importance of project managers understanding and applying project management tools and techniques to develop and manage project cost, schedule and financial plans.


 

Digital Marketing Concentration

MKTG 6101 Brand and Marketing Management (3 Credits)

Introduces students to the theory, practice, and current trend of brand and marketing management. Students explore consumer behavior, market research, new product development, pricing, distribution, and promotional considerations. Learn current marketing principles and practices applied in various industries. Includes discussion of the emerging role and impact of big data, data mining, text mining, and artificial intelligence on marketing automation and brand management. Analyze business cases to appreciate the successes and failures of major brands.

Prerequisite: BALT 5101 or waived


MKTG 6102 Advanced Search and Social Marketing (3 Credits)

First half of course focuses on certification, either obtaining, becoming familiar with or refreshing Google Adwords and SEO certifications. First half also covers pay per click advertising in social channels (students who already have adwords certification can focus on social pay per click). Second half focuses on participation on live campaigns and gaining advanced experience.


MKTG 6103 Advanced Content Marketing, Automation, and Google Analytics (3 Credits)

First half of course focuses on certification, either obtaining, becoming familiar with or refreshing Hubspot and Google Analytics certifications (students who already have these certifications can focus on marketing automation). Second half focuses on participation on live campaigns and gaining advanced experience.


 

Change Management Concentration

MNGT 6201 Organizational Development (3 Credits)

Considers the theory and practice of organizational change and organization development (O.D.). Discusses analysis, planning, implementation and evaluation of change programs. Covers the learning process, O.D. interventions, consultant skills, employee participation, monitoring success, reinforcement and ethical issues.


MNGT 6202 Groups and Team Building (3 Credits)

Develops a knowledge of team building, its theoretical basis, and its strengths and weaknesses as an organization development (OD) intervention. Includes the application of team building in organizational performance.


MNGT 6203 Organization Development Consulting Skills (3 Credits)

Covers the concepts, models and philosophy of process consultation and its role in organization development. Emphasizes the application of this key activity in consulting to organizations, groups and individuals. Presented in a context useful to consultants and mangers alike.


 

Talent Management Concentration

MNGT 6301 Human Resources and Talent Management (3 Credits)

Introduction to strategic human resource management. Covers the relationship of business and HR planning and the changing character of the workforce. Provides systemic overview of recruiting, training, compensation, and diversity, inclusion, legal issues, and employee relations.

Prerequisite: MNGT 5101 or waived, or MNGT 6101


MNGT 6401 Leadership and Ethics in a Global Environment (3 Credits)

The course reviews paradigms of leadership in the global environment. Students will learn to apply principles for ethical decision-making in business situations and assess their capacity for leadership and responsibility.

For the Dual MSN/MBA program: Fulfilled by NRHL 5502 Ethical and Culturally Competent Healthcare Professional


MNGT 6701 Business Intelligence (3 Credits)

This course explores how data and information systems can be utilized to drive effective operations, improved decisionmaking and create strategic advantages in organizations. Reviews information lifecycle components of data collection, analysis, and interpretation as well as the development of measurement systems for strategic goals. Includes an introduction to common analysis techniques and technology tools utilized for both analysis and presentation. Focus will be placed on collecting and transforming quality data to draw appropriate conclusions.


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