Master of Business Administration
(36 Credits)
20-24 Months
Hybrid Modality: At least 51% online
Program Description
Escalate your business to the next level and lead the entrepreneurial ecosystem finding solutions in a rapidly evolving world.
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) develops graduate students into leaders capable of strategically shaping the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The MBA graduates develop versatility and adaptability skills applicable to the ever-changing entrepreneurial opportunities. Thus, the MBA graduate is equipped to discover tangible solutions in a rapidly changing world.
Sustainable business projects, social responsibility, and core ethics are pivotal areas in the development of the holistic UIC MBA graduate. Through case studies and theoretical frameworks, graduate students develop a comprehensive understanding and applicable functions of the post-pandemic entrepreneur and corporate leadership.
The MBA program concludes with a capstone project, a semester-based experiential learning assignment with the goal of applying theoretical knowledge to a local or international business entity and finding applicable solutions to elevate the business fortune.
Program Learning Objectives
- Lead a business with emphasis on selected theories of management and entrepreneurship at the corporate level.
- Develop and pitch a business plan for venture capitalist review.
- Understand and design a business financially healthy and catalyst.
- Evaluate a socially responsible business and its legal, ethical, and philanthropic components .
- Apply a holistic approach to everyday business practices to the corporate level
Curriculum
36 Credits
COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | COURSE TYPE | TOTAL COURSE CREDIT/CLOCK HOURS |
SYA 503 | Methods of Research I | Core/Required | 3 |
SYA 604 | Methods of Research II | Core/Required | 3 |
ACG 501 | Managerial Accounting | Core/Required | 3 |
FIN 506 | Managerial Finance | Core/Required | 3 |
MAR 502 | Marketing Management | Core/Required | 3 |
MAR 612 | Marketing Trends | Core/Required | 3 |
MAN 503 | The Sustainable Enterprise | Core/Required | 3 |
MAN 601 | Quality Management | Core/Required | 3 |
MAN 603 | Entrepreneurship Trends | Core/Required | 3 |
MAN 508 | Supervisory Management | Core/Required | 3 |
MAN 605 | Managerial Leadership | Core/Required | 3 |
MAN 623 | MBA Capstone Project | Capstone | 3 |