Programs
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Objectives:
1.) To provide a knowledge base of interdisciplinary business theories and techniques to the students, particularly to the working adult population.
2.) To train and to develop students' practical management skills in a chosen concentrated area for career development.
3.) To develop the students' decision-making capability to face the challenge of the dynamic business world staged with diverse, multicultural, and global business settings.
Concentration of Study:
The MBA program provides an opportunity for the student to choose from a variety of concentration areas including: information technology and enterprise management systems, accounting, project and technology business management, global business marketing, legal issues and intellectual property management, health service management, and hospitality management.
Graduation Requirements:
A minimum of 36 units is required, 12 from each of the following categories, Basic courses, Electives, and Area of Concentration. Students must also makeup for any background deficiencies by taking additional courses even if 400 level courses may be used as elective units. A grade of “B-” or better must be earned in all basic courses and area of concentration, and a grade of “C-” must be earned for all elective courses. GPA 3.0 or better is required, and students must be in good standings with the university. After fulfilling the requirements stated above, the student may file a petition for graduation and if approved, may graduate.
Concentration Area and Career Planning:
All graduate students in the MBA program at CSBU are advised to plan for their studies and choose a concentration area early. Before or upon completing 12 units in graduate course work, the student must choose a concentration area. Academic counselors are on-hand to assist the student to make his/her study plan and assess the technology trend and job market.
The students are encouraged to utilize the online eCareer Center and work with Student Services counselors to prepare their resumes and participate in job search activities when they are ready for such a pursuit.
Master Project/Thesis:
Students interested in doing research and development work may choose to do a 3-unit master's project or 6 unit master's thesis to earn elective units. Students should pay attention to the requirements for completing the project/thesis.
Advisor:
The master's thesis course may be registered as a two-part course, with each part as a 3-unit course, taking a total of two trimesters to complete. A faculty member serves as the project/thesis advisor to offer guidance to the student.
Repeat:
A student unable to complete the project/thesis in the semester he/she is enrolled in the course is required to continue to enroll in the course the following semester until completion of the project/thesis. Upon completion of the project/thesis, the student or the project team is required to submit a project/thesis report, following the university’s project report guide, to the project advisor for approval before submitting it to a technical writer for editing. The student or the project team must also arrange an open-forum presentation to share the work experience with other students.
Grade:
The student receives an “S” or letter grade for satisfactory performance and earns the credits, or an “NP” grade for unsatisfactory performance without earning credit in each semester the project is being conducted. Letter grades issued by the advisor are acceptable. Extra credits earned for repeatedly taking the project/thesis cannot substitute for other course requirements.
Electives:
In addition to the seven waivable required courses and the 9 nonwaivable required courses discussed above, students select 24 units of elective credit to complete their MBA program. Any course offered in conjunction with the MBA program with the exception of those otherwise required or waived is considered an elective.
Changes in Degree Requirements:
CSBU policies and requirements are subject to change, and changes may not be immediately reflected on campus websites or publications. New degree requirements, however, will not imposed retroactively on continuing students unless agreed upon by the students. If degree requirements are changed, students may complete their degree programs under the requirements in effect at the time of their initial enrollments (readmission, if key have discontinued degree status). They have the option of electing to be governed by the new requirements if they are so desired and provide that all requirements of one catalog are met.
MBA Background Preparation:
Students admitted to the MBA degree program are required to have proper business background preparation for taking the graduate level coursework. The student must clear all deficiencies before being allowed to take the degree required courses. A student with deficiency in any required background subject must clear it by either 1.) taking courses for credits at CSBU and earning a grade of at least C- or higher or 2.) taking and passing the appropriate preparatory module of studies. With advance approval by the academic review committee, the student may be allowed to take proficiency exams to clear his/her background requirements. The following are the required background subjects:
A. Management and Business Law (MGT310, MGT451, MGT481, MGT501, MGT506, MGT510, MGT515, MGT530, MGT540, Law410)
B. Economics and Marketing (MKT504, MKT541)
C. Accounting and Finance (ACC310, FIN 400, FIN510)
D. Quantitative Analysis and Information Technologies
MBA Curriculum:
The MBA program requires a minimum of 36 semester units of graduate study. A maximum of four 400 level courses are allowed to count towards graduation credits. Before the student takes any one the courses below he/she must meet the prerequisite requirements.
1.) Basic Courses (12 credits)
The basic courses provide a base for interdisciplinary business theories and techniques and decision-making methodology. A student must take the following courses to complete the required graduate course requirement:
MGT501 Human Resources Management
BUS510 Quantitative Methods for Business
MGT506 Production and Operations Management
FIN510 Financial Management
2.) Area of Concentration (12 credits)
Apart from required graduate courses in section 1, students must additionally select an area of concentration and complete at least 12 credits (4 courses) in the chosen concentration area. This is to ensure the student is competent in the selected area. The courses taken to fulfill the concentration requirement must not overlap the courses taken for the above Foundation Courses requirement. As new courses are also offered between publications of the university catalogs, the students are advised to refer to the "Concentration Area Course Tables" published with each release of the semester class schedule to select courses for meeting the concentration area requirements.
Area A. Project Management
(Prerequisites: Advanced graduate standing)
Required courses:
MGT510 Project and Risk Management
MGT515 Supply Chain Management for E-Business
MGT530 Managing for Quality Improvement
MGT540 International Business Management
Select two other graduate courses in this concentration area.
3.) Electives (12 credits)
Students may elect graduate-level courses 400 or 500-level, and higher courses in any discipline as electives to meet the elective requirements.
Mezzanine Courses for program requirement - Students admitted with a background deficiency in organizational behavior and management must take the course of MGT451 Organizational Behavior and Management course and those with a deficiency in Entrepreneurship and Venture Business must take "MGT481 Entrepreneurship and Venture Business" course at CSBU. Credits earned can be counted as elective credits towards the MBA graduation requirements.
* Other background requirements for the concentration areas: Each concentration area requires certain 400 level background courses. Students may earn credit towards the degree, if observing the limit for the number of 400-level courses for the program, by taking these courses, such as
- Area A (Project Management ): MGT451
MBA TOTAL REQUIREMENT (36 CREDITS)
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