& Student Handbook - Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

110 Master Degree Programs
Master of Business Administration
The Saint Mary’s University Master of Business Administration
combines scholarship, application, and experiences to elevate student
skill-sets with the professional capital valued by firms today —
transferable knowledge, judgment, perspective, professional insight, and
character. Students will find a flexible program that immerses them in
the quantitative and ethical realities of business. The forward-thinking
curriculum imparts solid core knowledge with unique professional
experiences — field study and real-time projects conducted in
partnership with firms from one of the nation’s premier business
communities. Students can choose from two curricular options: a
customizable general management MBA (Custom Track) or an MBA
with a specialization (Specialization Track).
An international perspective is integrated across the MBA curriculum.
Ethical dimensions of managerial actions and decisions are examined
throughout as students are engaged in corporate social and
environmental responsibility, sustainable economic enterprise, and
issues of business character. Saint Mary’s envisions graduates who are
ready for the business world because they have the foundation for
lifetime professional growth, strong business skills, cultural acumen, and
independent thinking used with ethics.
Program Outcomes
Upon completing the program, graduates are expected to do the following:
1. Contribute to the vitality, viability, and value of a global organization
through application of business principles and theory.
2. Conduct the analysis of appropriate financial and economic data
necessary to support organizational decision-making.
3. Communicate effectively in a variety of modes within a business
environment.
4. Demonstrate critical and strategic thinking skills related to management
of organizations.
5. Understand the ethical and legal dimensions of business and the
ethical implications of managerial actions.
6. Demonstrate the ability to strategically lead individuals and
organizations in a global context.
7. Demonstrate understanding of management and diverse populations,
whether in a domestic or international environment.
8. Continue learning throughout their professional lives.
9. Demonstrate scope or depth of knowledge in business.
Program Structure
The Master of Business Administration consists of a business core, elective
courses, and a domestic or international capstone experience. Custom Track
students take MBA669 plus any combination of at least nine elective credits.
Healthcare administration students take 19 credits of electives in their area of
specialization, while marketing and finance specialization track students take
20 credits of electives, including all required courses. Project management
specialization track students take 21 credits of electives, including all required
courses. Students with low GMAT scores need to fulfill Foundation
coursework. Prerequisite requirements can be fulfilled with prior learning,
competency testing, or coursework.
Pre-MBA Courses:
Foundation...........................................................................................9 cr.
Prerequisites .....................................................................................11 cr.
MBA Business Core: 23 cr.
*Students who meet Foundation and Prerequisite requirements can
enter directly into the MBA Business Core.
Upon completion of the Core, students select one of the following
options:
Option 1:
Custom Track: ............................................................................12 cr. min.
Capstone .............................................................................................3 cr.
Total (incl. MBA Core).....................................................................38 cr.
Option 2:
Specialization: Track .............................................................19-21 cr. min.
Capstone .............................................................................................3 cr.
Total (incl. MBA Core) .....................................................42, 46 or 47 cr.
Degree Requirements
I. Foundation Courses
Foundation courses are required when students need additional work in
statistics, mathematics or writing before starting the MBA program.
Credits earned do not count towards the MBA total. Students meeting
minimum GMAT and GPA levels are not required to take Foundation
courses.
MBA500 Quantitative Primer...............................................................3 cr.
MBA501 Business Statistics and Quantitative Thinking......................3 cr.
MBA502 Writing Fundamentals...........................................................3 cr.
II. Prerequisites
Prerequisite courses are required when students have not had previous
coursework in the subject area. Credits earned do not count towards the
MBA total. Students who completed equivalent work with a “B” or better
as undergraduates, or who test out of prerequisite level knowledge may
not be required to take prerequisite courses. Prerequisite courses must
be completed with a grade of “B” or better.
MBA503 Principles of Economics .......................................................3 cr.
MBA504 Accounting Concepts and Methods......................................3 cr.
MBA510 Managerial Finance..............................................................3 cr.
MBA520 Marketing Principles .............................................................2 cr.