Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Accredited by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE)
Students must successfully complete 12 courses totaling 36 credits to earn the M.B.A. degree. All M.B.A. students must complete the following core curriculum of ten courses (30 credits)
Following completion of an approved program of 12 courses (36 credits) and all degree requirements, the Master of Business Administration degree is conferred.
Prerequisite Courses
Students in the M.B.A. program are required to demonstrate successful completion of the following undergraduate courses:
- 6 credits in Accounting
- 3 credits in Economics
- Quantitative Analysis or Calculus; and Statistics (6 credits)
Prerequisite course equivalencies may be demonstrated by one or more of the following methods:
- Official undergraduate transcript from an accredited institution demonstrating successful completion of the prerequisite courses
- CLEP examination results demonstrating proficiency in the prerequisite courses
Curriculum
Students must successfully complete 12 courses totaling 36 credits to earn the M.B.A. degree. All M.B.A. students must complete the following core curriculum of ten courses (30 credits):
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MGT-502 | Managing in a Global Economy | 3 |
| MGT-503 | Business Law | 3 |
| MGT-510 | Managing Business Operations | 3 |
| MGT-530 | Building Value Through Marketing | 3 |
| or MGT-551 | Fundraising and Marketing For Non-Profits | |
| MGT-540 | Social Justice and Business Ethics | 3 |
| MGT-558 | Management of Cyber Opportunities and Threats | 3 |
| MGT-561 | Financial Management | 3 |
| or MGT-552 | Non-profit Financial Management | |
| MGT-562 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| MGT-567 | Creative Problem-Solving | 3 |
| MGT-575 | Strategic Management and Business Policy 1 | 3 |
| Select two elective courses | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 36 | |
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Capstone course MGT-575 Strategic Management and Business Policy is taken as one of the last two courses in the program.
Elective Courses
Students must also complete two elective courses (6 credits) by combining selections from any of Salve Regina University's graduate course offerings in business studies (MGT), administration of justice and homeland security (ADJ), international relations (INR), holistic studies (HLC or HLL), healthcare administration (HCA), applied behavior analysis (PSY), humanities (HUM), or rehabilitation studies (RHB). Prerequisites as indicated in the course descriptions are required unless specifically waived by the appropriate program director. Not all elective courses are available online.
Examples of management electives follow:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MGT-509 | Human Resources Management | 3 |
| MGT-524 | Entrepreneurial Enterprise | 3 |
| MGT-525 | Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise | 3 |
| MGT-550 | Non-Profit Management | 3 |
| MGT-551 | Fundraising and Marketing For Non-Profits | 3 |
| MGT-552 | Non-profit Financial Management | 3 |
| MGT-554 | Business Foresight and Futuring | 3 |
| MGT-555 | Organizational Transformation and Change | 3 |
| MGT-569 | Managerial Decision-Making | 3 |
| MGT-581 | Special Topics | 3 |
| MGT-598 | Internship | 3 |
Cyber Security Issues in Business Concentration
The concentration in Cyber Security Issues in Business addresses the cyber threats that face many organizations. Awareness of threats and managing risks work to decrease vulnerabilities and exposure that left unchecked, may damage an organization's brand, credibility, and value.
In addition to the requirements of the Master of Business Administration, students must complete the following courses:1
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MGT-558 | Management of Cyber Opportunities and Threats | 3 |
| ADJ-565 | Analytic Methods | 3 |
| ADJ-531 | Cyberthreat Management | 3 |
| Total Credits | 9 | |
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Cyber course substitutions may be approved on a case-by-case basis.
Entrepreneurial Enterprise Concentration
Students in the Entrepreneurial Enterprise concentration complete courses designed to develop creative thinking, opportunity analysis and support, business plan development, and strategic planning.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MGT-567 | Creative Problem-Solving | 3 |
| MGT-554 | Business Foresight and Futuring | 3 |
| MGT-524 | Entrepreneurial Enterprise | 3 |
| Total Credits | 9 | |
Healthcare Administration Concentration
Students who concentrate in Healthcare Administration complete healthcare-specific courses in marketing, law, ethics, health policy, and finance:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MGT-502 | Managing in a Global Economy | 3 |
| MGT-503 | Business Law | 3 |
| MGT-510 | Managing Business Operations | 3 |
| MGT-530 | Building Value Through Marketing | 3 |
| or MGT-551 | Fundraising and Marketing For Non-Profits | |
| MGT-540 | Social Justice and Business Ethics | 3 |
| MGT-558 | Management of Cyber Opportunities and Threats | 3 |
| MGT-561 | Financial Management | 3 |
| or MGT-552 | Non-profit Financial Management | |
| MGT-562 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| MGT-567 | Creative Problem-Solving | 3 |
| MGT-575 | Strategic Management and Business Policy | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Healthcare Marketing | ||
| Healthcare Finance | ||
| Ethics for Health Professionals | ||
| Health Policy | ||
| Total Credits | 36 | |
Non-Profit Management Concentration
The concentration is Non-Profit Management focuses on the administrative positions in non-profits such as health care, education, voluntary health and social welfare organizations (e.g., United Way, Red Cross, March of Dimes) and private not-for-profits (e.g., fraternal, professional, performing arts, environmental and cemetery organizations, animal rescue leagues, labor unions, museums, historic sites and libraries).
Students must complete three of the following courses:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Human Resources Management | ||
or HCA-509 | Human Resources Management | |
| Non-Profit Management | ||
| Fundraising and Marketing For Non-Profits | ||
| Non-profit Financial Management | ||
| Total Credits | 9 | |
Social Ventures Concentration
Social Ventures are business units focused on providing social benefit and solutions to social problems. For-profit or not-for-profit, the focus is on providing positive impact on social issues in a sustainable manner.
Students must complete the following:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MGT-530 | Building Value Through Marketing | 3 |
| MGT-525 | Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise | 3 |
| MGT-554 | Business Foresight and Futuring | 3 |
| Total Credits | 9 | |
Degree Plan for Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| MGT-567 | Creative Problem-Solving | 3 |
| MGT-540 | Social Justice and Business Ethics | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGT-503 | Business Law | 3 |
| MGT-558 | Management of Cyber Opportunities and Threats | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| MGT-510 | Managing Business Operations | 3 |
| MGT-561 or MGT-552 |
Financial Management or Non-profit Financial Management |
3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MGT-502 | Managing in a Global Economy | 3 |
| MGT-562 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGT-530 or MGT-551 |
Building Value Through Marketing or Fundraising and Marketing For Non-Profits |
3 |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| MGT-575 | Strategic Management and Business Policy | 3 |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 36 | |
Cyber Security Issues in Business Concentration
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| MGT-567 | Creative Problem-Solving | 3 |
| MGT-540 | Social Justice and Business Ethics | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGT-503 | Business Law | 3 |
| MGT-558 | Management of Cyber Opportunities and Threats | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| MGT-510 | Managing Business Operations | 3 |
| MGT-561 or MGT-552 |
Financial Management or Non-profit Financial Management |
3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MGT-502 | Managing in a Global Economy | 3 |
| MGT-562 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGT-530 or MGT-551 |
Building Value Through Marketing or Fundraising and Marketing For Non-Profits |
3 |
| ADJ-565 or ADJ-531 |
Analytic Methods or Cyberthreat Management |
3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| MGT-575 | Strategic Management and Business Policy | 3 |
| ADJ-565 or ADJ-531 |
Analytic Methods or Cyberthreat Management |
3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 36 | |
Entrepreneurial Enterprise Concentration
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| MGT-567 | Creative Problem-Solving | 3 |
| MGT-558 | Management of Cyber Opportunities and Threats | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGT-503 | Business Law | 3 |
| MGT-554 | Business Foresight and Futuring | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| MGT-510 | Managing Business Operations | 3 |
| MGT-561 or MGT-552 |
Financial Management or Non-profit Financial Management |
3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MGT-502 | Managing in a Global Economy | 3 |
| MGT-562 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGT-530 or MGT-551 |
Building Value Through Marketing or Fundraising and Marketing For Non-Profits |
3 |
| MGT-524 | Entrepreneurial Enterprise | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| MGT-540 | Social Justice and Business Ethics | 3 |
| MGT-575 | Strategic Management and Business Policy | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 36 | |
Healthcare Administration Concentration
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| MGT-567 | Creative Problem-Solving | 3 |
| MGT-540 | Social Justice and Business Ethics | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGT-503 | Business Law | 3 |
| MGT-561 | Financial Management | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| MGT-530 | Building Value Through Marketing | 3 |
| HCA-528 or HCA-525 |
Health Policy or Ethics for Health Professionals |
3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MGT-502 | Managing in a Global Economy | 3 |
| MGT-562 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGT-558 | Management of Cyber Opportunities and Threats | 3 |
| HCA-501 or HCA-505 |
Introduction to Healthcare or Healthcare Marketing |
3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| MGT-510 | Managing Business Operations | 3 |
| MGT-575 | Strategic Management and Business Policy | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 36 | |
Non-Profit Management Concentration
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| MGT-509 | Human Resources Management 1 | 3 |
| MGT-540 | Social Justice and Business Ethics | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGT-503 | Business Law | 3 |
| MGT-551 | Fundraising and Marketing For Non-Profits 1 | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| MGT-567 | Creative Problem-Solving | 3 |
| MGT-552 | Non-profit Financial Management 1 | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MGT-502 | Managing in a Global Economy | 3 |
| MGT-562 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGT-550 | Non-Profit Management (Spring only) 1 | 3 |
| MGT-558 | Management of Cyber Opportunities and Threats | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| MGT-575 | Strategic Management and Business Policy | 3 |
| MGT-510 | Managing Business Operations | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 36 | |
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Three courses are required for the Non-profit Management concentration; four courses are required for the Certificate of Graduate Studies.
Social Ventures Concentration
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| MGT-567 | Creative Problem-Solving | 3 |
| MGT-540 | Social Justice and Business Ethics | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGT-503 | Business Law | 3 |
| MGT-525 | Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| MGT-530 or MGT-551 |
Building Value Through Marketing or Fundraising and Marketing For Non-Profits |
3 |
| MGT-552 or MGT-561 |
Non-profit Financial Management or Financial Management |
3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MGT-502 | Managing in a Global Economy | 3 |
| MGT-562 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGT-554 | Business Foresight and Futuring | 3 |
| MGT-558 | Management of Cyber Opportunities and Threats | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| MGT-575 | Strategic Management and Business Policy | 3 |
| MGT-510 | Managing Business Operations | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 36 | |