Master of Business Administration

Aspen University's 36 semester credit Master of Business Administration program takes a hands-on approach to build on success-building skills such as leadership, management, decision-making, team dynamics, and communication. This program provides the adult professional with a comprehensive overview and application of essential business concepts.

The Aspen University MBA prepares students to take a leadership role in business as senior managers in large corporate environments. For the entrepreneur, the Aspen University MBA provides the necessary business acumen for successful business operations.

MBA Degree Completion Requirements:

• 36 Total semester credits (11 Courses- 3 semester credits each)
  
• A Final Project- (3 semester credits)
  
• One Proctored Exam

Courses:

500 Management
Management provides a solid foundation for facing the challenges of a rapidly changing and highly competitive business environment. This course introduces the fundamental management functions of planning, decision-making, organizing, leading, and controlling, as well as the tools and techniques of managing people, processes, projects, and the work environment. Students explore current issues in management and gain insights into how successful organizations operate.

510 Accounting
Accounting, the language of business, provides crucial decision-making information to business organizations. This introduction to financial and managerial accounting prepares students to construct and interpret financial statements, generate budgets, and to use accounting data for strategic and management purposes with an emphasis on profitability. Legal and ethical issues in accounting are also discussed.

520 Quantitative Analysis
Quantitative analysis is a valuable process for decision-makers and professionals who are responsible for guiding their organizations in today's dynamic business environment. This course provides the necessary quantitative tools for analyzing data, modeling problems, and making informed decisions. The focus is on construction of models, interpretation of results, and critical evaluation of assumptions.

530 Marketing Management
Marketing is the epicenter of an organization's strategic and operational life. This course presents marketing management within the broader context of the organization's strategies and operations. Students discover the benefits of market research and analysis, and develop effective marketing strategies through segmentation, targeting, and positioning.

540 Managerial Economics
Managerial economics form the overall theory and foundation for the workings of a corporation. This course deals with applying microeconomic theory to the management of the firm by focusing on the use of microeconomics to enhance decision-making. By exploring the complex relationships between a manager's decisions and the resulting impact of those decisions on the demand for the company's products and the profitability of the firm, students come to understand the economic environment in which the firm operates and learn how to think strategically within this environment.

550 Finance
This introduction to corporate financial management and investments provides the framework, concepts, and tools for analyzing financial decisions by applying the fundamental principles of modern financial theory. Major topics include the time value of money and capital budgeting.

560 Business Ethics
This course examines ethics and values in multiple contexts. It begins with an exploration of individual values and the integration of mind, body and soul. The perspective then broadens to include corporate ethics and the role of moral leadership in business. The course concludes with an examination of ethical dilemmas created by an expanding global economy.

570 Strategic Management
Strategic management is designed to help students effectively guide an organization toward a profitable and dynamic future. This course provides students with a formal method of defining the organization's purpose and aligning the entire business to achieve corporate goals. It also examines emerging technologies in information processing as an important element of strategic planning.

580 Strategies for Change
Today's rapid-fire changes in technology demand that business people learn to adapt quickly. This course teaches students to identify significant changes in information technology and adjust work processes to profit from them. Course participants also learn to develop strategies for managing change in their own work environments.

590 Organizational Behavior
Today, businesses run on hardware, software, and human capital more than ever before. This course focuses on the people in the organization and how they work and behave in the work environment. It examines the behavior of individuals, the dynamics of teamwork, the processes of small groups, decision-making, problem-solving, conflict management, and ways to eliminate barriers to effective communications within the workplace.

685 eBusiness
The Internet and related technologies pose enormous opportunities for developing new business models and significant threats to existing models. Information Professionals must be prepared to recognize opportunities and overcome challenges posed by the electronic economy. This course defines the core elements of developing an eBusiness strategy, including branding, competitive analysis, technology assessment, business method models, and preparing for emerging trends. Course assignments involve extensive case studies and online research using the latest e-tools. Students collaborate to create a prototype eBusiness venture.

599 Capstone Project
The capstone project allows students to apply the knowledge and skills acquired in their courses to the work environment. This project is completely individualized; students are encouraged to select work-related projects that are of particular interest to them and that will result in professional growth and benefit the organization.