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Point Loma Nazarene University

Master of Business Administration

M.B.A. Program Options


M.B.A. students have three program options. They may choose to design their own program, M.B.A. (General) degree, based on their unique professional goals by selecting electives from other tracks, or may select between the two tracks: M.B.A./Corporate or M.B.A./Organizational Leadership.

CORE COURSES (3 units each)
BUS 611 Leading with Integrity; Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility and
Social Entrepreneurship
BUS 615 Managerial Accounting
BUS 625 Business Statistics and Quantitative Methods
BUS 655 Marketing in an Entrepreneurial World
BUS 660 Contemporary Management in a Competitive World
BUS 670 Financial Management
BUS 675 Strategic Management
BUS 695 Applied Project

PROGRAM 1. M.B.A./GENERAL – 42 UNITS


The M.B.A. (General) is open for students who want to design their own elective program suited to their unique professional needs. This track allows the professional client flexibility.

Option 1 (with no prior business courses and does not test out):

Business Basics (depending on individual needs) 1.5-13.5 units
Core Courses 24 units
Elective Courses (from all electives offered) 9 units
Total (required total Basics/Core/Electives) 42 units

Option 2 (prior business courses on transcripts at time of application with 3.000 GPA)

Core Courses 24 units
Elective and/or Business Basics Courses (from all offered) 18 units
Total (required total Basics/Core/Electives) 42 units

Business Basics (1.5 units each)

BUS 601 Financial Accounting
BUS 602 Cost Accounting
BUS 603 Business Communications
BUS 604 Marketing
BUS 605 Economic Survey
BUS 606 Finance
BUS 607 Business Law
BUS 608 Business Math
BUS 609 Business Golf

Elective Courses (3 units each)

BUS 610 Organizational Behavior and the Future
BUS 620 Managing Human Resources
BUS 630 Managerial Economics
BUS 635 International Business
BUS 640 Technological Innovation and Management Knowledge
BUS 645 Organizational Leadership
BUS 650 Operations Management
BUS 665 Organization Communication
BUS 672 Entrepreneurship
BUS 674 Real Estate Investment
BUS 685 Management of Not-for-Profit Organizations
BUS 690 (1-3 units) Special Studies in Business Administration

PROGRAM 2. M.B.A./CORPORATE – 42 UNITS


The Corporate track is for individuals who mange and execute the strategy within the corporation’s primary value chain activities including: supply chain, operations, distribution, sales and marketing, and service. The Corporate track relies more on application of quantitative analysis and technical skills.

Option 1 (with no prior business courses and does not test out):

Business Basics (depending on individual needs) 1.5-13.5 units
Core Courses 24 units
Elective Courses 9 units
Total (required total Basics/Core/Electives) 42 units

Option 2 (prior business courses on transcripts at time of application with 3.000 GPA)

Core Courses 24 units
Elective and/or Business Basics Courses (from all offered) 18 units
Total (required total Basics/Core/Electives) 42 units

Business Basics (1.5 units each)

BUS 601 Financial Accounting
BUS 602 Cost Accounting
BUS 603 Business Communications
BUS 604 Marketing
BUS 605 Economic Survey
BUS 606 Finance
BUS 607 Business Law
BUS 608 Business Math
BUS 609 Business Golf

Elective Courses (3 units each)

BUS 630 Managerial Economics
BUS 635 International Business
BUS 640 Technological Innovation and Management Knowledge
BUS 645 Organizational Leadership
BUS 650 Operations Management
BUS 672 Entrepreneurship
BUS 674 Real Estate Investment
BUS 690 (1-3 units) Special Studies in Business Administration

PROGRAM 3. M.B.A./ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP (42 UNITS)

The Organizational Leadership track is for those who manage the support activities of the organization’s value chain including human resource management, personnel, and general administration function. The Organizational Leadership program electives emphasize the leadership functions for effective personnel management.

Option 1 (with no prior business courses and does not test out):

Business Basics (depending on individual needs) 1.5-13.5 units
Core Courses 24 units
Elective Courses 9 units
Total (required total Basics/Core/Electives) 42 units


Option 2 (Prior business courses on transcripts at time of application with 3.000 GPA)

Core Courses 24 units
Elective and/or Business Basics Courses (from all offered) 18 units
Total (required total Basics/Core/Electives) 42 units

Business Basics (1.5 units each)

BUS 601 Financial Accounting
BUS 602 Cost Accounting
BUS 603 Business Communications
BUS 604 Marketing
BUS 605 Economic Survey
BUS 606 Finance
BUS 607 Business Law
BUS 608 Business Math
BUS 609 Business Golf

Elective Courses (3 units each)

BUS 610 Organizational Behavior and the Future
BUS 620 Managing Human Resources
BUS 635 International Business
BUS 640 Technological Innovation and Management Knowledge
BUS 645 Organizational Leadership
BUS 665 Organization Communication
BUS 672 Entrepreneurship
BUS 685 Management of Not-for-Profit Organizations
BUS 690 (1-3 units) Special Studies in Business Administration

BUSINESS BASICS/CORE/ELECTIVE COURSES


Business Basics (1.5 units each)

BUS 601 Financial Accounting
BUS 602 Cost Accounting
BUS 603 Business Communications
BUS 604 Marketing
BUS 605 Economic Survey
BUS 606 Finance
BUS 607 Business Law
BUS 608 Business Math
BUS 609 Business Golf

Core Courses (3 units each)

BUS 611 Leading with Integrity Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Entrepreneurship (evening and/or weekend format)
BUS 615 Managerial Accounting
BUS 625 Business Statistics & Quantitative Methods
BUS 655 Marketing in an Entrepreneurial World
BUS 660 Contemporary Management in a Competitive World
BUS 670 Financial Management
BUS 675 Strategic Management
BUS 695 Applied Project (3 units minimum)

Elective Courses (3 units each)

BUS 610 Organizational Behavior and the Future
BUS 620 Managing Human Resources
BUS 630 Managerial Economics
BUS 635 International Business
BUS 640 Technological Innovation and Management Knowledge
BUS 645 Organizational Leadership
BUS 650 Operations Management
BUS 665 Organization Communication
BUS 672 Entrepreneurship
BUS 674 Real Estate Investment
BUS 685 Management of Not-for-Profit Organizations
BUS 690 (1-3 units) Special Studies in Business Administration

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