The online Master of Business Administration Degree provides students with a practical knowledge of a business environment. Students are offered the option of a generalized MBA (standard option or accelerated option) or a specialized degree program in one of two areas: Business Administration — Information Management and Business Administration — Project Management.
Students enrolled in master's programs are required to follow courses in the sequence set out for each program.
Standard Option Online MBA
This degree program provides students with a practical knowledge of a business environment. The MBA program covers finance, financial and managerial accounting, human resource management, information management, managerial economics, marketing, organizational behavior and quantitative analysis.
Accelerated Option Online MBA
Students who have three years of work experience in a business-specific role or have a conferred bachelor’s degree from an appropriately accredited institution with a concentration, emphasis, major or specialization in a business discipline and having earned a 3.0 GPA in that business degree, and who have 36 hours per week for coursework, can apply for the accelerated MBA schedule.
In the accelerated schedule, students are authorized to take two courses (6 credit hours) each term. This authorization extends to the point that a student is not making satisfactory academic progress (SAP), as defined in the University Catalog. If a student’s GPA is below the academic standing threshold between checks, the Dean reserves the right to reduce the student’s credit hour load.
The MBA is a general, graduate business degree program. This course of study emphasizes management, finance, financial and managerial accounting, macroeconomics, microeconomics, marketing, organizational behavior and quantitative analysis.
What will I learn in this online business administration degree program?
The MBA program emphasizes finance, financial and managerial accounting, human resource management, information management, macroeconomics and microeconomics, marketing, organizational behavior and quantitative analysis.
Specialized Online MBA Areas
With the standard option, you can pursue a generalized MBA or a specialized degree program in one of two areas:
To prepare for success, you’ll need skills to manage large teams of employees, make smart financial decisions and provide insight during project planning and implementation.
Students enrolled in UA Grantham’s MBA program will take courses designed to improve their overall management skills. Management within business may entail strategic decision making skills, as well as those that can promote consumer outreach and support. Through courses such as marketing management and strategic management, you can gain a better understanding of how to increase the efficiency of teams in many different organizational areas.
Information Technology
Information technology may be an important educational aspect for you while pursuing an MBA. Most businesses rely on IT to manage sales, communicate with customers, and design new products and services.
As society is constantly under change and innovation, the need for more experienced and tech-savvy professionals may be on the rise. Through the Information Management concentration of business-specific courses, such as Information Systems Strategic Planning, you can learn how to use technology while working in the field. Students with higher education in information technology may be able to provide more expertise and leadership to the companies for which they work.
Finance
Leadership professionals in the field of business should have the financial skills necessary to promote success at their organization. Our MBA program offers finance and accounting courses to help you become more fluid with the financial record-keeping process required in businesses of varying natures. Through these courses, you can learn to make smarter financial decisions that can lead to better overall money management.
Some topics you may encounter through these courses may include budgeting, financial analysis, and troubleshooting various financial issues at organizations. Through diverse coursework and classroom discussions, you can learn to apply principles of finance to everyday business activities and decisions.
How long is the online MBA degree program?
At 36 credit hours, the standard option should be completed in 24 months. The accelerated option is designed to be completed in 12 months. Either option could take less time depending on how much transfer credit you receive.
How much will this online business administration degree program cost?
The graduate rate is $350 per credit hour – lower if you’re a member of the military, a veteran or part of a military family. UA Grantham also offers scholarships and financial aid for those who qualify.
Are there specific admission requirements for the Accelerated MBA program?
Because it is the same program in a condensed time frame, students are required to allocate at least 36 hours per week for coursework. Plus, they need three years of work experience in a business role and hold a business-related bachelor's degree. See University of Arkansas Grantham’s Catalog for details.
Online MBA Start Date
Courses begin monthly. We’re ready for you when you are.
Call us at (888) 947-2684 to learn more about our business administration and management programs, financial assistance opportunities or about UA Grantham's enrollment process.
Students exercising the Accelerated MBA option should be able to complete the program in 12 months. See UA Grantham’s catalog for admission requirements.
Tuition only; fees and textbook costs not included.
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS GRANTHAM ACCREDITATION
UA Grantham’s Online Master of Business Administration Degree Program is IACBE Accredited.
UA Grantham is accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC).
DEAC is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a recognized accrediting agency.
Business Administration (Master of Business Administration)
Online MBA Degree Program Outcomes
After earning your master’s degree in business administration from University of Arkansas Grantham, you will be able to:
Analyze knowledge, techniques, skills and tools of past, present and future business models
Apply current knowledge and adapt to emerging applications of all foundational business areas
Integrate theory and practice for the purpose of strategic analysis and planning
Use communication skills
Evaluate professional, ethical and social responsibilities in business management and team settings
Employ quantitative analysis in business
Management Core Professional Competencies
UA Grantham prepares you with the required knowledge and skills by incorporating these critical life skills into your Master of Business Administration curriculum:
Communication – Formulating and expressing thoughts and ideas effectively using oral, written and non-verbal communication skills in person, in writing and in a digital world.
Distributed Collaboration – Working effectively across distributed locations and asynchronously to achieve a common goal through relationship-building, shared responsibility, empathy and respect.
Professional and Social Responsibilities – Engaging in social responsibility through seeking justice, valuing diversity, respecting the environment; demonstrating professionalism through integrity, mutual accountability and ethical behavior. This includes considering the social and global impact of individual and organizational decisions and an awareness of and adherence to regulations, professional standards and industry best practices.
Critical thinking/problem solving – Using analytical reasoning when gathering and evaluating relevant information to effectively formulate possible solutions for an issue, problem or a variety of issues. This includes the ability to recognize potential consequences of a decision.
Data Aptitude - Developing information literacy and the capacity to manage data with subsequent finding, structuring, evaluating and interpreting in order to provide meaningful analysis to accomplish a specific purpose.
Business Administration (Master of Business Administration)
Online MBA Curriculum
As you consider your business administration degree options, bear in mind that UA Grantham’s 100% online coursework is designed to help you prepare for success.
Management provides a solid foundation for facing the challenges of a rapidly changing and highly competitive business environment. This course introduces the fundamental management functions of planning, decision-making, organizing, leading, and controlling, as well as the tools and techniques of managing people, processes, projects, and the work environment. Students explore current issues in management and gain insights into how successful organizations operate.
Course: MKG530
Title: Marketing Management
Credits: 3
This course reviews marketing management within the broader context of an organization's strategies and operations. Students explore how marketing adds value by working to support organizational strategy. Topics covered include the 4 Ps (product, price, place and promotion), different types of markets, marketing research, market segmentation and differentiation, global aspects of marketing and the implementation and control of marketing plans. Students discover the benefits of market research and analysis, and develop effective marketing strategies through segmentation, targeting and positioning.
Course: MGT517
Title: Organizational Behavior
Credits: 3
This advanced course examines how human behavior in organizations plays a crucial role in achieving organizational effectiveness, while simultaneously promoting positive human outcomes. This course is designed to introduce students to key theories and concepts, as well as practical applications related to the field of Organizational Behavior. While the course will focus on such pertinent issues as the behavioral science theories, and associated concepts, the course will emphasize such areas of concentration as, but will not limited to: personality, values, diversity, communication, leadership, attitudes, conflict management, motivation, group/team dynamics, and organizational culture. This course affords students both a firm theoretical background and foundation upon which to build, but likewise instructs and builds the practical skills necessary to understand and manage organizational behavior within a variety of milieus.
Course: ECN501
Title: Managerial Economics
Credits: 3
This advanced course applies microeconomic theory to the management of the firm by focusing on the use of microeconomics to enhance decision-making. The course explores the complex relationships between manager decisions and the impact of those decisions on product demand and profitability. Students delineate the economic environment in which the firm operates and learn to think strategically within this environment.
Course: ACC510
Title: Accounting
Credits: 3
This course provides students with a framework for the analysis, use and design of internal accounting systems. This introduction to financial and managerial accounting prepares students to use accounting data for strategic and management purposes with an emphasis on profitability and understanding the strengths and weaknesses of an organization's accounting system. Students develop an understanding of the nature of costs, budgeting, cost allocation, standard costs and variances.
Course: BUS575
Title: Strategies for Change
Credits: 3
This course introduces students to a broad spectrum of issues relative to change, including the dynamics of leadership, the failure of change, how to make planned change work and the implications of change for the 21st century. Topics include the importance of leadership, how successful leadership can result in a more effective organization, how to implement new changes to promote a healthy organization, change in action, e-commerce, radical change, and the implications of change for the twenty first century.
Course: BUS615
Title: eBusiness
Credits: 3
This course covers the internet and related technologies which pose enormous opportunities for developing new business models and significant threats to existing models. Information professionals must be prepared to recognize opportunities and overcome challenges posed by the electronic economy. This course defines the core elements of developing an eBusiness strategy, including branding, competitive analysis, technology assessment, business method models and preparing for emerging trends. Course assignments involve extensive case studies and online research using the latest e-tools. Students collaborate to create a prototype eBusiness venture.
Course: RCH520
Title: Quantitative Analysis
Credits: 3
This Quantitative Analysis course addresses managerial decision analysis using quantitative tools. Topics include a general framework for decision analysis, decision tables and trees, forecasting, inventory control, linear programming, transportation and assignment, networks, project time management, waiting lines (queuing), and simulation. After the course, the student will be able to use a broad array of powerful analytical tools to make business decisions.
Course: FIN526
Title: Finance
Credits: 3
This introduction to corporate financial management and investments provides the framework, concepts and tools for analyzing financial decisions by applying the fundamental principles of modern financial theory. Major topics include the time value of money, the economic and financial environment, an overview of financial statement analysis, the essentials of risk analysis and the valuation process, and capital budgeting.
Course: MGT570
Title: Strategic Management
Credits: 3
Strategic management is designed to help students effectively guide an organization toward a profitable and dynamic future. This course provides students with a formal method of defining the organization's purpose and aligning the entire business to achieve corporate goals. It also examines emerging technologies in information processing as an important element of strategic planning.
Course: ETH560
Title: Business Ethics
Credits: 3
This course examines ethics and values in multiple contexts. It begins with an exploration of individual values and the integration of mind, body and soul. The perspective then broadens to include corporate ethics and the role of moral leadership in business. The course concludes with an examination of ethical dilemmas created by an expanding global economy.
Course: MGT699
Title: Capstone Project
Credits: 3
In this course, students from a variety of graduate studies are brought together. Although you will each be working on separate projects, depending on your previous coursework, you will come together in the discussions to share your ideas from your various perspectives. This capstone project requires that students apply the reasoning, decision-making, analytical, and authorship skills previously learned in the curriculum to the work environment. The project is completed individually; students are encouraged to select work-related projects that are of particular interest and will result in professional growth and benefit the organization.
MBA Accelerated Option
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Credits:
TERM 1
Course: MGT500
Title: Management
Credits: 3
Management provides a solid foundation for facing the challenges of a rapidly changing and highly competitive business environment. This course introduces the fundamental management functions of planning, decision-making, organizing, leading, and controlling, as well as the tools and techniques of managing people, processes, projects, and the work environment. Students explore current issues in management and gain insights into how successful organizations operate.
Course: MKG530
Title: Marketing Management
Credits: 3
In this course, students view marketing management within the broader context of an organization's strategies and operations. Students explore how marketing adds value by working to support organizational strategy. Topics covered include the 4 Ps (product, price, place and promotion), different types of markets, marketing research, market segmentation and differentiation, global aspects of marketing, and the implementation and control of marketing plans. Students discover the benefits of market research and analysis and develop effective marketing strategies through segmentation, targeting, and positioning.
TERM 2
Course: MGT517
Title: Organizational Behavior
Credits: 3
Today, businesses run on hardware, software, and human capital more than ever before. This course focuses on the people in the organization and how they work and behave in the work environment. It examines the behavior of individuals, the dynamics of teamwork, and the processes of small groups, decision-making, problem solving, conflict management, and ways to eliminate barriers to effective communications within the workplace.
Course: ECN501
Title: Managerial Economics
Credits: 3
Students apply microeconomic theory to the management of the firm by focusing on the use of microeconomics to enhance decision-making. The course explores the complex relationships between manager decisions and the impact of those decisions on product demand and profitability. Students delineate the economic environment in which the firm operates and learn to think strategically within this environment.
TERM 3
Course: ACC510
Title: Accounting
Credits: 3
This course provides students with a framework for the analysis, use, and design of internal accounting systems. This introduction to financial and managerial accounting prepares students to use accounting data for strategic and management purposes with an emphasis on profitability and understanding the strengths and weaknesses of an organization's accounting system. Students develop an understanding of the nature of costs, budgeting, cost allocation, standard costs, and variances.
Course: BUS575
Title: Strategies for Change
Credits: 3
This course introduces students to a broad spectrum of issues relative to change, including the dynamics of leadership, the failure of change, how to make planned change work and the implications of change for the 21st century. Topics include the importance of leadership, how successful leadership can result in a more effective organization, how to implement new changes to promote a healthy organization, change in action, e-commerce, radical change, and the implications of change for the twenty first century.
TERM 4
Course: BUS615
Title: eBusiness
Credits: 3
The Internet and related technologies pose enormous opportunities for developing new business models and significant threats to existing models. Information Professionals must be prepared to recognize opportunities and overcome challenges posed by the electronic economy. This course defines the core elements of developing an eBusiness strategy, including branding, competitive analysis, technology assessment, business method models, and preparing for emerging trends. Course assignments involve extensive case studies and online research using the latest e-tools. Students collaborate to create a prototype eBusiness venture.
Course: RCH520
Title: Quantitative Analysis
Credits: 3
This Quantitative Analysis course addresses managerial decision analysis using quantitative tools. Topics include a general framework for decision analysis, decision tables and trees, forecasting, inventory control, linear programming, transportation and assignment, networks, project time management, waiting lines (queuing), and simulation. After the course, the student will be able to use a broad array of powerful analytical tools to make business decisions.
TERM 5
Course: FIN526
Title: Finance
Credits: 3
This introduction to corporate financial management and investments provides the framework, concepts, and tools for analyzing financial decisions by applying the fundamental principles of modern financial theory. Major topics include the time value of money, the economic and financial environment, an overview of financial statement analysis, the essentials of risk analysis and the valuation process, and capital budgeting.
Course: MGT570
Title: Strategic Management
Credits: 3
Strategic management is designed to help students effectively guide an organization toward a profitable and dynamic future. This course provides students with a formal method of defining the organization's purpose and aligning the entire business to achieve corporate goals. It also examines emerging technologies in information processing as an important element of strategic planning.
TERM 6
Course: ETH560
Title: Business Ethics
Credits: 3
This course examines ethics and values in multiple contexts. It begins with an exploration of individual values and the integration of mind, body, and soul. The perspective then broadens to include corporate ethics and the role of moral leadership in business. The course concludes with an examination of ethical dilemmas created by an expanding global economy.
Course: MGT699
Title: Capstone Project
Credits: 3
In this course, students from a variety of graduate studies are brought together. Although you will each be working on separate projects, depending on your previous coursework, you will come together in the discussions to share your ideas from your various perspectives. This capstone project requires that students apply the reasoning, decision-making, analytical, and authorship skills previously learned in the curriculum to the work environment. The project is completed individually; students are encouraged to select work-related projects that are of particular interest and will result in professional growth and benefit the organization.
The online Master of Business Administration Degree provides students with a practical knowledge of a business environment. Students are offered the option of a generalized MBA (standard option or accelerated option) or a specialized degree program in one of two areas: Business Administration — Information Management and Business Administration — Project Management.