The M.B.A. focuses on integrated learning experiences and is designed for those students desiring a broad understanding of business operations or one of four concentrations. Students may enter the program in any of five modules during the calendar year. Students develop problem-solving and team-building skills. They operate in an environment in which they can comfortably and confidently learn from each other as well as from the faculty.
It is expected that students entering the program will have some professional work experience. The program is designed for the working professional. Classes are scheduled on weekday evenings and are also delivered in a weekend format. Students can choose to take solely weeknight or weekend courses or a combination. Students entering the program who are not undergraduate business majors will take a series of courses designed to provide them with the understanding of business necessary to pursue graduate-level work in the field.
Attendance Policy
Attendance is mandatory for all class sections. If a student is to be absent for any reason, he/she must discuss the expected absence with the course instructor before it occurs.
Academic Standards and Evaluation
Grades will be assigned to each student at the conclusion of each course according to the procedures outlined in the section "Graduate Grading System."
At the graduate level, a "C" grade indicates less than complete mastery of the content of a course. Only two grades of "C" are accepted at the graduate level in the M.B.A. program and they must be balanced by two grades of "A." If a "C" is received within the first three courses, the student may be removed from the program by action of the program faculty.
Residency Requirement
A minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate credit must be earned at Aurora University in order to receive the M.B.A. degree. A maximum of 6 semester hours of graduate credit may be transferred from an accredited college or university and applied to the requirements of this degree. Transfer credit must have been completed prior to the start of the student's M.B.A. experience with Aurora University. Any course work submitted for transfer must be approved by the program faculty and the director. See the section "Transfer of Credit" for the conditions governing the transfer of credit.
M.B.A. Program
The following courses are required for entry into the M.B.A. program. Normally undergraduate business majors will have taken all of these courses. If so, they are eligible for entry directly into the program. Majors in other undergraduate fields may have had one or more of these courses. If so, they need not be repeated. An interview with the prospective student will determine which prerequisite courses will be needed.
The M.B.A. degree requires 36 semester hours. These consist of 21 semester hours of required core courses plus 15 semester hours from concentration courses and electives.
Prerequisite Courses for the Graduate Business Program
| ACC2010 | Foundations of Financial Accounting |
| OR | |
| MBA5120 | Foundations of Accounting |
| ACC2020 | Foundations of Management Accounting |
| OR | |
| MBA5120 | Foundations of Accounting |
| BUS2010 | Legal Environment of Business |
| BUS3200 | Foundations of Management |
| BUS3300 | Foundations of Marketing |
| ECN2010 | Foundations of Microeconomics |
| OR | |
| MBA5140 | Foundations of Economics |
| ECN2020 | Foundations of Macroeconomics |
| OR | |
| MBA5140 | Foundations of Economics |
| MTH1120 | Finite Mathematics |
| OR | |
| ECN3300 | Business Statistics |
| OR | |
| MTH2320 | General Statistics |
M.B.A. Course Requirements
The M.B.A. degree requires 36 semester hours: 21 semester hours of required core courses plus 15 semester hours from concentration courses and/or special topics courses.
M.B.A. Required Core Courses
3 semester hours each; 21 semester hours required
| MBA6020 | Marketing Management |
| MBA6030 | Organizational Behavior and Leadership |
| MBA6050 | Financial Management |
| MBA6080 | Managing Information Technology |
| MBA6100 | Strategic Management |
| MBA6140 | Managerial Accounting |
| MBA6500 | Global Business Immersion |
| OR | |
| MBA6880 | Travel Study: Global Business Experience |
M.B.A. Concentrations
15 semester hours required from concentration courses.
(A minimum of 9 semester hours is required within the chosen concentration. The remaining semester hours can be chosen from among any other concentration courses.)
M.B.A. Concentration in Accounting
3 semester hours each
| ACC5510 | Accounting Information Systems |
| ACC5520 | Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting |
| ACC6530 | Special Topics in Accounting |
| ACC6600 | Accounting Research |
M.B.A. Concentration in Human Resource Management (available in the weekend format)
3 semester hours each
| MBA6200 | Human Resource Management |
| MBA6210 | The SHRM® Learning System Course |
| MBA6220 | Human Resource Information Systems |
| MBA6230 | Strategic Human Resource Management |
M.B.A. Concentration in Leadership (available in the weekend format)
3 semester hours each
| MBA6610 | Leading Organizational Development |
| MBA6620 | Leading Strategically |
| MBA6630 | Leading Teams |
| STMBA 6810 | Leading Nonprofits |
| STMBA 6810 | Servant Leadership |
M.B.A. Concentration in Technology and Operations Management
3 semester hours each
| MBA6400 | Coordinating and Managing Supply Chains |
| MBA6410 | Operations Strategy |
| MBA6420 | Innovation and Venture Initiation |
