Mar 28, 2024  
Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2021-2022 
    
Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Business Administration, M.B.A.


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MBA Degree Program

To qualify for the Master of Business Administration degree, the admitted student must satisfy the 51-unit requirement. MBA course descriptions and prerequisites are listed in the University Bulletin. Course syllabi are available on the MBA student page on Brightspace.

Learning Outcomes


  • Apply key concepts in the business-related areas of accounting, finance, marketing, operations and supply chain management, information technology, economics, and statistics.
  • Evaluate how economic and trade issues, different cultures, and the political environment impact business situations.
  • Utilize critical thinking skills in analyzing business situations.
  • Integrate concepts and skills from multiple business areas when analyzing business situations.
  • Effectively express knowledge and ideas through written communication and oral communication.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of leadership principles within themselves and in organizations.
  • Evaluate formal and informal organizational structure and processes.
  • Analyze teamwork and interpersonal relations in an organizational setting.
  • Apply appropriate data analysis techniques in the analysis of business situations and in decision making.
  • Identify an ethical dilemma in a business situation and apply an ethics model or framework to propose and defend a resolution.
  • Identify social responsibility issues and incorporate responsibility to stakeholders in their analysis of business situations.
  • Identify sustainability issues and incorporate environmental responsibilities in their analysis of business situations.

MBA Course Categories


Five broad divisions of courses exist in the MBA Program: Orientation, workshops, core requirements, electives, and the international experience. Total semester hours requirement is 51 semester hours.   

The completion of the program includes:

  • Orientation (2 days)
  • Core Classes
  • Workshops
  • 6 elective courses (students may declare an emphasis using 3 courses in a particular field of study)
  • 1 International Experience

Core Curriculum


The core curriculum consists of 11specific courses that comprise the common body of knowledge of business administration as defined by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International). Core courses are described in the next section. They include the following:

Satisfied by taking one of the following courses:


Note:


Several topics which are vital to the common body of knowledge in business are not directly referenced in the titles of the 11 core courses. These topics include the following: business ethics, social influences, political influences, computer applications, organizational theory, interpersonal communications, integrating analysis, and the international dimension of business. Because of their critical nature for emerging business leaders, many of these topics are included as major elements within each core course.

Due to the MBA program’s flexible design, certain courses are eight weeks in duration, while others are 16 weeks long; please note that courses may begin on the first day of a new semester, or mid-semester based on course length.

Area of Emphasis/Specialization


Depth in a specialized field of knowledge is obtained by the selection of three courses within one of three designated areas of emphasis. For example, a student who plans on selecting MBAF: Finance as their area of emphasis/ must take 3 MBAF advanced courses to fulfill the area of emphasis/ requirement. These specializations and their course designator prefixes are listed below:

MBAC: Marketing
MBAF: Finance
MBAH: Entrepreneurship

Having an emphasis is not required.  Students may select six courses from elective offerings.

International Experience


The international experience is designed to draw together the knowledge gained in the MBA program into a combined focus.

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