MBA Required Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Courses | 15 | |
BUS 5100 |
Ethical Leadership for Dynamic Organizations
Take an intensive journey and gain a deep sense of virtuous behavior that creates and deploys people-focused organizations for the betterment of society. This course will analyze foundational ethic principles that can ignite organizational growth. | |
BUS 5110 |
People-Focused Management
Discover how to create people-focused organizations that achieve growth, build brands and generate exceptional experiences for employees and customers. This course will provide initiatives and tools for motivating organizations to maximize the triple bottom line: people, profit and planet. | |
BUS 5120 |
Financial Analyses to Drive Business Growth
Learn accounting and financial insight to drive business decisions that result in profitable and sustainable growth for an organization. Students will interpret financial reports, evaluate investments and understand the implications of financing strategies. | |
BUS 5130 |
Mastering Analytics and Decision Making
In this course, students will learn how to use statistics for practical business applications and apply the bulletproof problem-solving approach to business challenges. Students will be able to tell a story with data and interpret and present Tableau visualizations. | |
BUS 5140 |
Managerial Economics & Econometrics
This course provides a clear and balanced presentation of relevant economic practices, analytics, theories and concepts. The focus of this course will be on the application of modeling and predictive analytics, relevant theories and the tools of analysis in the decision-making sciences to examine how managers make optimal economic choices in the face of constrained resources. The course should be thought of as applied analytical economics, emphasizing those topics of the greatest interest and importance to decision-making managers and economists, including demand, production, cost, pricing, market structure and government regulations. | |
| Experiential Learning Courses (pick 2) | 6 | |
BUS 7000 |
Industry Leaders Seminar Series
This course introduces the graduate student to best practices in business administration from the perspective of organizational leaders who give guest lectures for the students. Students get exposed to the culture, business and technical aspects of various industry types, and hone their professional networking skills. Series delivered over two semesters and combines on-campus and online components. | |
BUS 7010 |
MBA Internship / Intraship
The internship experience provides the student with a practical application experience that cannot be duplicated in the classroom. Curricular emphasis is placed on student use of learned skills and exposure to hands-on business techniques. Students must work in an approved business site for a minimum of 120 hours to practice skills discussed in other MBA classes. All sites are to be approved by the MBA internship instructor. International students must have their I-20s signed by the school’s designated school official before they begin this experience. | |
BUS 7020 |
Business Coaching
This course takes a practical Coaching approach to exploring the student’s lifelong learning mindset toward professional development while discovering personal and professional strengths that can impact business interactions, behavior, and decisions. No matter where a student is in their learning journey or professional career, this course is designed to invite self-discovery and appreciative inquiry to forefront. Students will assess goals and strategies for upskilling, enhanced performance management, and career advancement. | |
BUS 7030 |
Service Learning
Students will explore how they can best use their God-given talents in service to Christ in the Church and in the world through participating in readings, discussions, weekly reflections, and volunteer activities. Students will volunteer 15 hours of their time at an organization of their choosing. By the end of this course, students will understand what it means to “Live Uncommon” and be ready to apply these principles as Christian business leaders. | |
BUS 7040 |
Study Abroad
This course allows students to travel abroad to experience business and cultures other than that available in the United States. Students will be immersed in an environment that will allow improved cultural awareness, communication skills and tactile learning. Special International Student Information: This class is available only to students for opportunities outside the home country of the international student. | |
BUS 7050 |
Project Management
This course presents project management from a practical point of view. The course focuses on the technical aspects of project management that are directly related to practice. Numerous career examples are considered to help explain how to apply proven project management tools in different disciplines. Students will actively use techniques to manage a group project and focus on each stage of a project’s life‐cycle. Software tools for project design and management are also presented and used. | |
BUS 7060 |
Introduction to Six Sigma
This course introduces a method that organizes an operational improvement project into five components: define, measure, analyze, implement and control (DMAIC). Similar to a scientific research project, students will learn the Six Sigma process and how to use measures and statistics to make the right decisions to improve the effectiveness of organizational operations. This is an “application project course” and the project will be the most significant mediator of success and the final grade.
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BUS 7090 |
Special Topics: Business & Industry
This course covers a wide range of emerging and existing topics and is designed to be flexible as to capture commercial and industrial innovation as they develop. One such example is water. By collaborating with the 123 organizations in SE Wisconsin that are in water as well as the Water Council, Water Institute and the New School of Fresh Water Sciences, we can prepare students for employment in specialty sectors. Another example is energy but, specific to employment in the SE Wisconsin’s industrial and commercial energy sector. | |
| Capstone | 3 | |
BUS 7500 |
Strategic Management
This is a course incorporating utilization of a textbook, Capstone Foundation simulation, and other resources such as Internet and workplace materials. | |
| Total Hours | 24 | |
Human Resource Management
Focus on advanced business strategies in relation to human resources administration, training & development, risk management, and human capital analytics.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Pick 4 courses from the following list: | 12 | |
BUS 5500 |
Fraud Management
This course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of the principles of occupational fraud, emphasizing circumstances with which any management team may ultimately be confronted. The course covers fraud in the areas of skimming, cash larceny, check fraud; register schemes, and misappropriation of cash and assets. A brief overview of corruption and interviewing of employees when a fraud is suspected is also included. | |
BUS 5900 |
Human Resource Management and Administration
This course provides a broad overview of the human resource management and administration function, with a focus on the relationship between human resources and the organization’s strategy. Students will complete several self-assessments, engage in human resource simulations, and complete video case studies. Topics include the human resource environment, acquisition and preparation of human resources, assessment and development, compensation, and strategic management of the HR function. | |
BUS 5910 |
Training and Development
This course provides an in-depth examination of the training and development practices that support organizational growth and employee career advancement. Aligned with SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) guidelines, students will explore the needs assessment process, the design and implementation of training programs, and the evaluation of training effectiveness. The course also examines traditional and technology-based training programs, as well as social responsibility issues related to legal compliance, managing diversity, and career development. Future trends and developments in the training and development field are also discussed. Throughout the course, students will have the opportunity to apply course concepts and theories to real-world situations through case studies, simulations, and other experiential/application-based learning activities. | |
BUS 5920 |
Risk Management
This course is aligned with SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) guidelines regarding risk management in human resources. Topics covered include: disaster preparation, business continuity, and recover planning, financial implications of managing risk, human resource audits, and legal compliance. | |
BUS 5930 |
Human Capital Analytics
This course covers the forms, types, applications, interpretations, and capabilities of human capital analytics. Students will learn to ask insightful questions, understand key terms, and intelligently apply data. This course provides a practical approach to using data to solve human resource challenges and presenting data through visualization and storytelling. | |
| Total Hours | 12 | |