The Missouri Western Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs are AACSB accredited professional degree programs that offer students, of all educational and professional backgrounds, a broad business education to help launch or advance their professional careers. The programs focus on applied academic education to develop a student’s analytical and decision making abilities. Missouri Western has both onsite and online MBA program options. Both MBA programs include classes covering several business disciplines such as accounting, finance, marketing, and management. The programs are designed to accommodate working professionals seeking to advance their careers as well as recent graduates eager to advance into graduate studies.
Both MBA programs are a total of 30 credit-hours (10 classes).
Consistent with Missouri Western’s mission as an open enrollment institution, our MBA programs have multiple admissions paths that include but not require a GMAT score.
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The Missouri Western onsite MBA programs are professional/part-time graduate programs in multiple concentrations. Classes generally meet one night a week for sixteen weeks. Students can take one to three courses a semester. Classes are in the late afternoon, or evening, on the Missouri Western campus.
The programs include seven core classes (21 hours) that all MBA students complete, plus three concentration classes (9 hours), in multiple concentrations, to fit the specific needs of the student. The concentrations for the onsite programs are
- General Business
- Forensic Accounting
- Engineering Technology Management
The Missouri Western online MBA is a professional graduate program where students can take up to four classes per semester in two eight week sessions. The MBA is completely online and consists of eight week sessions, which allows full-time students to complete the program in 12 months. The classes are offered by Missouri Western through Canvas course management software. The program consists of ten courses which includes seven MBA core classes plus three additional classes such as leadership, ethics, and organizational behavior management.
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| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Core | ||
| ACC 633 | Foundations of Finance and Accounting | 3 |
| MGT 603 | Organizational Theory | 3 |
| MGT 633 | Contemporary Issues in Management | 3 |
| MKT 633 | Applied Strategic Marketing | 3 |
| MIM 633 | Business Intelligence and Analytics | 3 |
| MIM 643 | Supply Chain and Customer Relationship Management | 3 |
| MGT 695 | Applied Strategic Management | 3 |
| Concentration | ||
| Select one of the following concentrations: | ||
Engineering Technology Management | ||
Forensic Accounting | ||
General Business | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 21 | |
Concentrations:
Engineering Technology Management (Onsite Delivery Only)
Forensic Accounting (Onsite Delivery Only)
General Business (Onsite and Online Delivery)
Engineering Technology Management Concentration
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| EGT 520 | Project and Process Management | 3 |
| EGT 530 | Current Advancements in Engineering Technology | 3 |
| EGT 610 | Advanced Engineering Technology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |
Forensic Accounting Concentration
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Requirements | ||
| ACC 613 | Forensic Accounting | 3 |
| Six credit hours from the following electives | 6 | |
| Auditing for Fraud | ||
| Advanced Accounting | ||
| Business Taxation | ||
| CRJ 600 | Criminal Law, Evidence and Legal Procedures | 3 |
| CRJ 640 | Computer Forensics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |
General Business Concentration
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Requirements | ||
| Select nine credit hours of graduate level courses (with a maximum of six credit hours at the 500 level) | 9 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |
The General Business concentration is offered onsite as well as online. The online option is a one year accelerated program, or longer if needed.
Graduation Requirements
- Filing an approved Application for Graduation.
- Satisfactory completion of all required coursework as listed on the approved Program of Study.
- Earn a minimum overall GPA of 3.0, with no more than 6 credit hours of C in all required coursework.
- Official approval of required Master Educator Experience (or capstone).
- Major: M.B.A. - Forensic Accounting
- Major: M.B.A. - General Business
- Major: Engineering Technology Management
- Major: M.B.A. – General Business (Online)
