Business Administration (MBA) - Program Overview
Traditional MBA (20-32 Months)
The Traditional MBA program is geared toward working professionals by offering all classes in the evening on the Flint campus. Small class sizes (typically 25-30 students) greatly enhance peer interactions and faculty consultations. The group experience encourages the development of a lifelong professional network.
Students typically enroll in two courses in the fall and winter terms, and one course in the spring or summer term. International students in the Traditional MBA program are required to be full-time students and will take three courses (9 credit hours) in the fall and winter terms.
The NetPlus!MBA program is an innovative Internet-based version of the MBA program. It is designed to make the UM-Flint MBA program conveniently accessible to busy professionals from a wide geographic area. This program blends the personal interaction of traditional classroom activities with the anytime, anywhere convenience of modern online learning. Weekend campus sessions (Fri-Sat) are held every six weeks and enhance the quality of the learning experience.
Students typically enroll in two courses in the fall, winter, spring and summer terms (12-week terms).
Degree Requirements
The MBA program consists of 30-45 credit hours of 500-level graduate coursework, including foundation, core, and elective/ concentration courses.
PLAN OF STUDY
A. Foundation Courses (12 credit hours)*
MGT 512: Applied Quantitative Analysis (3)
MGT 521: Accounting for Managers (3)
MGT 541: Organizational Behavior (3)
MGT 551: Business Economics (3)
* Foundation course waivers will be considered for previous equivalent or similar undergraduate or graduate course work as reflected on official transcript. Waivers reduce the number of credits required to complete the MBA degree. However, completion of a minimum of 30 graduate credit hours at UM-Flint is required to graduate.
B. MBA Core Courses (24 credit hours)
Functional
MGT 531: Marketing Management (3)
MGT 561: Financial Management (3)
MGT 571: Operations Management (3)
External Environment/Managerial Support/Integrative
MGT 501: Interpersonal & Organizational Communication (3)
MGT 552: Business and Society (3)
MGT 581: Management Information Systems (3)
MGT 585: Global Dimensions of Management (3)
Capstone
MGT 589: Strategic Management (3)
C. Elective/Concentration Courses (6/9 credit hours)
Students earning a general MBA are required to take at least two electives totaling six (6) credit hours.
Students earning an MBA with a concentration are required to take at least three electives within the concentration area totaling nine (9) credit hours. Click here for concentration requirements.
