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COURSE DELIVERY METHOD DURATION TOTAL CREDITS TUITION PER YEAR*
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DEGREE DETAILS

The MBA degree is earned by completing the program course requirements of 36 credit hours (12 courses of 3 credit hours), of which 24 credits are core courses and 12 credits are concentration elective courses. To qualify for the MBA degree, students must meet all core and concentration elective credit requirements.

Students should meet the following minimum requirements to qualify for a graduate degree:
Minimum Passing Grade Per Course B-CGPA 3.00
Total Required Credits 36

1. Students enrolled in the graduate program must maintain a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of at least 3.0 out of 4.0 to qualify for the graduate degree, to remain in good standing, and to graduate.
2. The Maximum Time Frame (MTF) for completion of the graduate program is 54 credits.
3. A graduate student may transfer up to 50% of credits earned at accredited institutions.

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PROGRAM OUTCOMES

1. Employ advanced leadership and self-awareness to influence others.
2. Evaluate ethical issues and dilemmas faced by business leaders and managers.
3. Design decision-making processes using quantitative and qualitative data.
4. Develop a global perspective and an awareness of the cultural and social nuances that impact business around the globe.
5. Evaluate concepts from functional disciplines to identify and develop business strategies.
6. Incorporate diversity, international, and multicultural perspectives in the decision-making process.

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COURSES IN THE DEGREE

Students must earn a total of 36 college credit hours to receive this degree. Of these credit hours, 24 credits are core courses, and 12 elective credits.

In addition, students must meet the following criteria:

  • To qualify for the MBA degree, students must meet all core and elective credit requirements.
  • The Maximum Time Frame (MTF) for completion of the Master’s program is 60 credits.
  • A graduate student may transfer up to 6 credit hours earned at accredited institutions.

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)
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Core Requirements: 24 Credits (Student must complete all eight courses)

Course Code Course Name Pre Requisite Credit
ACCT 507 Managerial Accounting   3
BUSN 510 Data, Models, and Decisions   3
BUSN 601 Entrepreneurship   3
CAPS 623 Internship All Cores 3
ECON 505 Economics   3
FINC 509 Financial Management   3
MGMT 502 Leadership and Organizational Behaviour   3
MKTG 512 Marketing Management   3

Electives: 12 Credits (Student must complete four courses)

Course Code Course Name Pre Requisite Credit
BUSN 616 New Product Management MKTG 512 3
BUSN 641 Survey of Innovations Around the World   3
BUSN 642 Corporate and National Trade and Investment Security Issues   3
BUSN 644 International Patents   3
BUSN 645 Regional Trade Issues   3
BUSN 646 Competition Policy Across Nations   3
BUSN 647 Emerging Markets   3
BUSN 654 Globalization and Business Strategy   3
BUSN 655 Conflict Analysis, Mediation and Negotiation   3
BUSN 659 Risk Assessment in Conflict Regions   3
ECON 580 Human Resource Economics for Business ECON 505 3
ECON 605 Quantitative Methods in Business and Economics   3
ECON 655 Economics of International Development ECON 505 3
ECON 656 Geographic Information Science (GIS)   3
ECON 657 International Economics ECON 505 3
ECON 665 U.S. Economic and Trade Policy   3
ECON 670 Urban Economics, Finance, and Governance   3
FINC 573 Money and Banking ECON 505 3
FINC 621 Financial Investment Strategies ECON 505 3
FINC 647 International Financial Institutions   3
FINC 649 Global Financial Markets   3
FINC 660 Global Financial Ethics   3
MGMT 532 Strategic Management   3
MGMT 533 Blockchain Technology and Business Management   3
MGMT 610 Advertising Management   3
MGMT 611 The Entrepreneurial Manager   3
MGMT 612 Non-Profit Management   3
MGMT 614 Managing Innovation   3
MGMT 615 Intrapreneurship   3
MKTG 615 Marketing Analytics   3
MKTG 618 Digital Marketing, Social Media & E-Commerce   3
MKTG 622 Pricing MKTG 512 3
MKTG 641 Brand Management   3
POLS 610 Global Affairs and Foreign Policy   3
POLS 642 International Trade (NAFTA/EUROZONE/ASEAN/MERCOSUR)   3
POLS 643 World Energy Politics   3
POLS 645 Transnational Security   3
POLS 647 International Law   3
POLS 651 Policy Formulation and Implementation   3
POLS 652 Gender, Development and Globalization   3
POLS 659 International Courts, Tribunals, Commercial Arbitrations, and the WTO   3

* For detailed descriptions of each course, please visit the BAU 2024-2025 Academic Catalog.

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PROGRAM BENEFITS

Graduating with a Master of Business degree allows individuals to build a variety of skills and knowledge that employers highly value leading to a wide range of career prospects in many industries. Studying Business provides students with not only academic knowledge but also personal and professional development opportunities through business plan building and entrepreneurial internship. The degree also offers job security even in changing economic conditions.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Learn the tools to contribute productively to today’s international, political and economical fields. Gain research, leadership and management skills that are highly transferable across sectors. Become prepared for a leadership role in key areas such as government, private sector, nonprofit management, international business, consulting, diplomacy, etc.

MBA students at Bay Atlantic University have the opportunity to combine their studies with the M.S. in Big Data Analytics program, earning two master’s degrees in only three years. This Dual Master Program will also prepare students for job positions such as data analyst, database administrator, database developer, data modeler, data scientist, business intelligence analyst, database manager, data warehouse manager, data architect, big data engineer, data scientist.

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Sean Michael Cox, Ph.D., is the Chair of the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Bay Atlantic University. His area of academic expertise focuses on Comparative Politics and includes specializations in post-Soviet politics, Eastern European and Balkan Politics, Turkish politics, and US politics. Dr. Cox is a Senior Advisor at the Global Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based economics and international affairs think tank. During his career, he has served as Primary Investigator on numerous projects funded by a variety of public and private organizations including USAID, the US Departments of Education and State, the European Commission, NATO, and a number of foundations.

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Dr. Pipop Nuangpookka is the Chair of Information Management Science Program and Director of Distance Education at BAU. He started teaching in Computer Science, Information Technology, and Cybersecurity disciplines in 2007. His research interests are Non-Destructive Method of Detecting Hardware Attack, PII Security Controls, Web Server Protection, and Bilingual Translator Programming. He is a co-author of scholarly papers published in the Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges/ACM digital library, including “Hardware-Tampering Security Risks in the Supply Chain” and “Fileless Malware and Programmatic Method of Detection.

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Oonah Jaja-Wachuku is the department chair of the General Education program at Bay Atlantic University. She is a double masters’ degree holder in the areas of International Business Management (MBA) and Multilingualism, Linguistics and Education (MA). She has over 10 years of teaching/instructing experience in different parts of the world. Oonah is passionate about teaching and learning and strives to bring creativity, new paradigms and processes to the practice of educating bright minds.
Ms. Jaja-Wachuku is a self-published author and blog writer – a reader, writer and lifelong learner.

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Paolo von Schirach was appointed President of the Global Policy Institute, GPI, in March 2016. He is also Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Bay Atlantic University BAU in Washington, DC. He served as Chair of PSIR from 2018 until June 2022. His GPI research and BAU teaching focus on contemporary world politics and economics, international trade, energy, competition policies, and the role of innovation in economics.

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