Professional Master of Business Administration: Online Program

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Marc Cohen, PhD, Program Director

The online Professional Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is designed to prepare graduates for leadership responsibilities in business. The program is constructed with the following goals:

Demonstrate competence for managerial decision-making
Recognize and address moral and ethical challenges, and defend a course of action
Understand, integrate, and apply relevant knowledge and skills in a global context
Display competence in communications
Establish and maintain constructive working relationships
Develop self-awareness and professional purpose

All classes for this program are held online.

Admissions Requirements

Students seeking admission to graduate programs should contact the Albers School of Business and Economics at (206) 296-5700 or Seattle University Graduate Admissions at (206) 220-8010.

See Gradaute Admissions Programs for admission materials.

Degree Requirements:

I. Prerequisites

Business Math

II. Core Courses

25 credits including:

OMBA 5005 - Accounting for Business 3 credit hours
OMBA 5006 - Finance for Business 3 credit hours
OMBA 5007 - Economics for Business 3 credit hours
OMBA 5011 - Teams, Leadership and Decision-Making 4 credit hours
OMBA 5012 - Law and Technology 3 credit hours
OMBA 5013 - Marketing Management 3 credit hours
OMBA 5120 - Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility 3 credit hours
OMBA 5300 - Supply Chain Management 3 credit hours

III. Advanced Business

24 credits including:

OMBA 5010 - Managerial Accounting for Organizational Leadership 3 credit hours
OMBA 5050 - Corporate Financial Management 3 credit hours
OMBA 5110 - The Domestic and Global Economies 3 credit hours
OMBA 5160 - Management of People 3 credit hours
OMBA 5305 - Data Management in Business 3 credit hours
OMBA 5310 - Global Management 3 credit hours
OMBA 5355 - Marketing Analytics 3 credit hours
OMBA 5380 - Negotiation Skills 3 credit hours

Note:

Students can substitute Professional MBA program electives for two of the above requirements. Students who are pursuing a certificate along with their online MBA can substitute certificate courses for additional requirements in this section with the permission of the program director.

IV. Professional and Personal Development

2 credits including:

OMBA 5235 - Professional and Interpersonal Communications 1 credit hour
OMBA 5240 - Career Planning and Development 1 credit hour

V. Capstone: Applications in Strategy

3 credits:

OMBA 5500 - Competitive Strategy 3 credit hours