Business Administration
Degree Program (M.B.A.)
The Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree program is designed for individuals who find themselves at a point in their careers where continued professional development requires a refined understanding of management and working knowledge of the multiple functions and processes within organizations. Students complete Common Body of Knowledge and Breadth courses, and select courses from the following emphasis areas:
Finance - Shows students how to raise capital and how to profitably invest it to prepare graduates for work in any type of firm.
Human Resource Management - Provides advanced skills and perspectives relevant to a number of functional roles in the human resource area.
International Business - Examines issues relevant to international operations in preparing individuals to be corporate leaders in the global marketplace.
International Business - Examines issues relevant to international operations in preparing individuals to be corporate leaders in the global marketplace.
IT Management - Prepares business professionals to effectively manage technology, systems, projects and IT personnel.
Management - Studies the science and art of managing the human and capital resources of an organization for strategic and operating purposes using analytical and intuitive applications of the concepts of organizational theory and behavior in complex, dynamic, global, and technologically sophisticated environments. The focus is on both, the knowledge of theory and the methods of applications in organizational case settings.
Marketing - Uses a set of processes for creating, communicating, and delivering value to customers and for managing customer relationships in ways that benefit the organization and its stakeholders. Students are trained in the process of setting marketing goals for an organization (considering internal resources and marketing opportunities), the planning and execution of activities to meet these goals, and measuring progress toward their achievement.
Operations and Supply Chain Management - Focuses on the creation of the enterprise’s products including activities such as setting operating strategy, designing processes, location selection, facility layout, forecasting, quality management, scheduling, inventory control, and job design.
Technology & Training - Addresses the ongoing need of having individuals who can train colleagues and clients in the effective use of business technology.
The MBA curriculum is designed around a case study approach where students learn how planning, policy, decision-making, and human behavior interact with external variables to influence organizational success. Students will develop skills in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data, as well as, conceptualizing, evaluating, and implementing solutions as are necessary in addressing complex unstructured business problems.
Individuals with baccalaureate degrees in arts, humanities, sciences, engineering, education, or business from accredited schools are encouraged to apply. The M.B.A. program is accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business.
Program Coordinator:
Dr. Donald Zahn
Hyland 4300D
Phone: (262) 472-1945
Email: zahnd@uww.edu
Department Secretary: Hyland 4300
Phone: (262) 472-1945
Email: gradbus@uww.edu
Additional Admission Requirements:
1. Completion of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).
2. A composite score of at least 1000 based upon the formula: (GMAT score) + [200 x (overall undergraduate grade point average)], or a composite score of at least 1050 based upon the formula: (GMAT score) + [200 x (last half undergraduate grade point average)].
3. A Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) paper score of at least 550, computer score of at least 213 or the equivalent on another exam for students from countries where English is not the native language.
4. Exceptions to the admission requirements may be made on a case-by-case basis.
Due to increasing enrollments, admission may be limited despite fulfillment of the aforementioned entrance requirements.
Additional Program Policies:
1. In order to enroll in 700 level graduate courses offered in the College of Business and Economics, a student must be enrolled in a graduate degree program. A student with a Guest status or with Post Master’s status can take 700 level graduate course(s) on a space available basis.
2. Candidates must obtain approval from their adviser before enrolling in courses. Courses taken without the approval of the adviser may not apply toward completion of the program. Prior to entering the program or during the first four weeks of the semester, candidates shall prepare a program in consultation with their adviser. This program must then be submitted to the Program Coordinator for approval. Any changes (including add/drop) to the program must have the written approval of the Coordinator. All changes are initiated by students through their adviser.
3. Individual Studies (XXX 798) and/or Readings and Research (XXX 789) may not be used as electives but may be used to satisfy up to 3 units in the
emphasis. A copy of the proposal must be on file in the Coordinator’s Office prior to registration. The student should initiate these requests with the instructor.
4. Courses in the Common Body of Knowledge must be taken at the beginning of the program. Program and course prerequisites will be rigidly enforced. Failure to comply will result in the student being dropped from the course.
5. Students who are dropped from the program for academic reasons or who fail to meet the admission requirements are not eligible to pursue further graduate business courses in the M.B.A., M.P.A., M.S.- Accounting, or M.S.-Computer Information Systems Program in the College of Business and Economics.
6. The maximum course load is 15 graduate units during fall and spring semesters and 12 units during the summer term.
7. Business-related course work taken in an applicant’s undergraduate program where the applicant has graduated more than five years prior to the date of admission to the Graduate School may not be considered as satisfactory in meeting Common Body of Knowledge requirements.
8. Candidates who have not enrolled in a graduate course at UW-Whitewater within two consecutive semesters must conform to any new requirements in the program at the time they are reactivated.
9. Within the confines of the Constitution of the Graduate Faculty and the policies and procedures adopted by the Graduate Council, the Graduate Studies Committee in the College of Business and Economics is the final
governing authority on all policy and procedural matters in the Graduate Business Program.
Degree Requirements:
1. A minimum of 36 graduate units which may include a thesis of up to 6 units.
2. An adequate preparation in the Common Body of Knowledge as defined by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business. Additional graduate courses will be required of those individuals not having sufficient preparation. (Normally a program of study for those without prior business preparation would require two full years to complete.)
3. At least 30 units from the breadth, elective, and emphasis areas must be numbered 730 or above and be beyond the Common Body of Knowledge.
4. A grade point average of at least 3.00 in emphasis courses, in courses prescribed for the program, and overall graduate work undertaken. Grades earned outside the program cannot be used to adjust the program grade point average.
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (M.B.A.)
COMMON BODY OF KNOWLEDGE 0-15 UNITS
(A MINIMUM OF 30 UNITS MUST BE IN COURSES NUMBERED 730 OR ABOVE)
1. CONSULT ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR UNITS FROM:
ACCOUNT 701
ACCOUNTING FOUNDATIONS
ECON 703
STATISTICS FOUNDATIONS
ECON 704
ECONOMICS FOUNDATIONS
FNBSLW 718
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FNBSLW 721
LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS
MANGEMNT 719
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
MARKETNG 716
MARKETING
PART 1 BREADTH REQUIREMENT 0-12 UNITS
1. MARKETNG 731
ADVANCED STATISTICAL METHODS
2. ACCOUNT 725
PROFIT PLANNING & CONTROL
3. ITBE 740
BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION
4. ECON 736
BUSINESS CONDITIONS ANALYSIS or
ECON 737
5. MANGEMNT 721
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR or
MANGEMNT 745
BUILDING EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS
6. MANGEMNT 759
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY BUSINESS or
MARKETNG 766
ETHICS IN THE MARKETPLACE
PART 2 GLOBAL MANAGEMENT 3-6 UNITS
ECON 758
ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
FNBSLW 755
MULTINATIONAL BUSINESS FINANCE
MANGEMNT 763
GLOBAL OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
MANGEMNT 777
INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT
MARKETNG 761
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (MARKETING)
MARKETING 772
INTERNET MARKETING
PART 3 MANAGING TECHNOLOGY 3-6 UNITS
1. ITBE 734
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER BASED INFORMATION SYSTM or
ITBE 772
BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES or
ITBE 775
TELECOMUNICATION or
ITBE 778
NETWORK ADMINISTRATION FOR THE END USER
2. MANGEMNT 738
MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY or
MANGEMNT 753
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT or
MANGEMNT 769
QUALITY ISSUES IN OPERATIONS OR MANAGEMENT 762 INTEGRATED RESOURCES AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
3. MARKETNG 745
TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT or
MARKETNG 770
PRODUCT INNOVATION AND PRICING or
MARKETNG 772
INTERNET MARKETING or
MARKETNG 775
DATABASE MARKETING
4. MCS 785
PROJECT MANAGEMENT: METHODOLOGIES, TECHNIQUES, AND TOOLS
MUST COMPLETE NINE (9) UNITS FROM THE GLOBAL MANAGEMENT & MANAGING TECHNOLOGY MODULES (SEE PARTS 2 & 3)
PART 4 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT 8 UNITS
1. MANGEMNT 788
STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING (2 U)* SIX (6) UNITS FROM THE FOLLOWING **
2. FNBSLW 770
CAPITAL BUDGETING
3. MANGEMNT 760
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES or
MANGEMNT 768
OPERATIONS STRATEGY or
MANGEMNT 771
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
4. MARKETNG 751
BUYER BEHAVIOR or
MARKETING 765
ADVERTISING & PROMOTION MANAGEMENT or
MARKETING 767
STRATEGIC MARKETING FOR ENTREPRENEURS
MARKETNG 774
STRATEGIC MARKET PLANNING or
MARKETNG 775
DATABASE MARKETING
5. MCS 740
INFORMATION SYSTEMS STRATEGY & POLICY
*MUST BE TAKEN IN THE LAST SEMESTER OF PROGRAM OR IN FINAL TWELVE (12) UNITS
** SHOULD BE TAKEN AFTER COMMON BODY OF KNOWLEDGE AND BREADTH
REQUIREMENTS ARE COMPLETED.
PART 5 ELECTIVE AREA 0-9 UNITS
PART 6 EMPHASIS 9-12 UNITS
COMPLETE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING EMPHASES:
A. FINANCE EMPHASIS
1. SELECT 9 UNITS FROM THE FOLLOWING
COURSES:
FNBSLW 739
FINANCIAL PLANNING PROCESS
FNBSLW 750
REAL ESTATE FINANCE & INVESTMENT
FNBSLW 755
MULTINATIONAL BUSINESS FINANCE
FNBSLW 760
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FNBSLW 770
CAPITAL BUDGETING
FNBSLW 780
PORTFOLIO THEORY AND PRACTICE
B. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS
SELECT 9 UNITS FROM THE FOLLOWING
COURSES:
MANGEMNT 751
SEMINAR IN HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
MANGEMNT 752
CURRENT ISSUES IN COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
MANGEMNT 753
TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
MANGEMNT 758
MANAGEMENT AND LABOR RELATIONS
MANGEMNT 760
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
C. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EMPHASIS
SELECT 9 UNITS FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
ECON 758
ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
FNBSLW 755
MULTINATIONAL BUSINESS FINANCE
MANGEMNT 763
GLOBAL OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
MANGEMNT 777
INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT
MARKETNG 761
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (MARKETNG)
MARKETNG 772
INTERNET MARKETING
D. MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS
SELECT 9 UNITS FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
MANGEMNT 738
MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY
MANGEMNT 766
ENTREPRENEURSHIP - VENTURE INITIATION
MANGEMNT 770
ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN
MANGEMNT 771
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
MANGEMNT 777
INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT
E. MARKETING EMPHASIS
1. MARKETNG 733 SEMINAR IN METHODS OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
2. SELECT 9 UNITS FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
MARKETNG 745
TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
MARKETNG 751
BUYER BEHAVIOR
MARKETNG 761
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (MARKETING)
MARKETNG 765
ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION
MANAGEMENT
MARKETING 767
STRATEGIC MARKETING FOR ENTREPRENEURS
MARKETNG 770
PRODUCT INNOVATION AND PRICING
MARKETNG 772
INTERNET MARKETING
MARKETNG 774
STRATEGIC MARKETING PLANNING
MARKETNG 775
DATABASE MARKETING
MARKETNG 780
SEMINAR IN CURRENT MARKET TOPICS
F. OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS
SELECT 9 UNITS FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
MANGEMNT 761
SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEMS
MANGEMNT 762
INTEGRATED RESOURCES & PROJECT MANAGEMENT
MANGEMNT 763
GLOBAL OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
MANGEMNT 768
GLOBAL OPERATIONS STRATEGY
MANGEMNT 769
QUALITY ISSUES & OPERATIONS
G. TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING EMPHASIS
1. ITBE 772
BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES
2. MANGEMNT 753
TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
3. SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
ITBE 773
HUMAN FACTORS BUS TECHNOLOGY
ITBE 775
BUSINESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
ITBE 778
NETWORK ADMINISTRATION FOR THE END USER
MANGEMNT 742
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS
H. IT MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS
1. MCS 740 INFO SYSTEMS STRATEGY AND POLICY
2. MCS 785 INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROJECT MANAGEMENT
3. SELECT SIX UNITS FROM THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
MCS 725 E-BUS: TECHNOLOGY, APPLICATIONS & ISSUES or
MCS 760 TOPICS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
ITBE 775 BUSINESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
(Upon recommendation of the student’s adviser and with approval of the M.B.A. Coordinator, a thesis of up to 6 units may be included in the 9 unit emphasis.)
Outreach Program:
Courses leading to the M.B.A. are offered off campus in the evening at the UW Center in Waukesha, as well as at the Whitewater campus. The program, known as Business Outreach, is designed to assist the working adult or those unable to attend classes on a full-time basis during the day. Admission and degree requirements are the same as those in the full-time program although special counseling is utilized. For further information contact Dr. Donald Zahn, Hyland 4300D. Phone (262) 472-1945.
