- Solve organizational challenges in an uncertain, interdependent world by selecting and integrating business concepts.
- Leverage a variety of quantitative, qualitative, and technological business tools to inform evidence-based, ethical, and financially sound decisions.
- Assess the impact of business processes and decisions on the enterprise and its people, the community, broader society, and the environment as a whole.
- Set workable strategic goals, negotiate alternatives, and formulate ethical implementations through collaborative leadership and teamwork.
- Craft and present evidence, processes, and decisions through effective oral, visual, and written communications to a variety of stakeholders.
- Develop a personal plan to become an ethical leader, effective manager, and informed global citizen in an ever-changing world.
Business Administration, MBA - Management
Program Overview
Locations: Online
An online degree is offered 100% online.
Contact:
Graduate Admissions
gradadmissions@pennwest.edu
724-938-4187
Business Administration, MBA
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program gives tomorrow's leaders the vision and tools needed to solve organizational challenges in the near term while advancing their capacity to manage efficiently and wisely in the long term. The MBA curriculum breaks down disciplinary silos by integrating information, concepts, and tools to create and implement ethical and financially sound decisions; and to assess the prospective impact of those decisions on stakeholders at all levels. The program emphasizes the collaborative, integrated assessment and problem-solving skills demanded of ethical leaders, effective managers, and informed citizens in an everchanging world.
MBA candidates can choose to complete one of three concentrations (Finance, Healthcare
Management or Management) or can choose to replace the MBA concentration with a Post-Baccalaureate
Certificate in Accounting Essentials, Applied Economics, or Business Analytics. Any
of these options allow the MBA learner to build specialized knowledge to advance their
career in some of today's most in-demand fields. The MBA can also be combined with
other master's degrees, including the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and Master
of Social Work (MSW). Students completing the MBA as a second master's degree may
be able to apply as many as 12 credits from their first master's degree to the MBA
requirements.
Student Learning Outcomes
MBA Program Level Outcomes
Finance Concentration Outcomes
- Maximize efficienty of available resources through effective source selection, allocation, and management of capital.
- Make effective financing and investment decisions to maximize stakeholder value.
- Develop and communicate solutions through an analysis of financial information and markets to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
Healthcare Concentration Outcomes
- Solve organizational challenges in a healthcare setting by selecting and integrating concepts from management, economics, law, and information systems.
- Assess the impact of the healthcare industry and its processes on the delivery of medical care and society.
- Develop solutions and formulate ethical implementations to meet organizational objectives in the healthcare industry.
Management Concentration Outcomes
- Enhance personal leadership and management competencies.
- Refine organizational problem-solving and results-generating skills.
- Develop ethical organizational leadership, management, and followership competencies.
Admissions Requirements
- Bachelor's degree with a GPA of 3.00 or higher (Students with a GPA below 3.00 may apply for conditional admission)
- Official bachelor's degree transcript that is regionally accredited and/or recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Conditional Admission Requirements
Conditional Admission may be granted with the following modifications of the Regular Admissions Requirements:
- Regionally accredited Bachelor's degree with a GPA of a 2.99-2.70 will be conditionally admitted with the stipulation of earning a 3.0 GPA in the first term
- Regionally accredited Bachelor's degree with a GPA of 2.69 and below will be reviewed
for a decision once the following documentation has been received:
- Those that have graduated 20+ years ago and are working in a related field, may submit their resume for review. Those that have not, must complete the GMAT with a 550 or better for consideration.
Curriculum Requirements
MBA Core
Total Core Credits Required: 21
MBA - Business Administration (General)
MBA core plus 3 electives chosen from other concentration courses and/or MBA 7800 or 7900 (9 credits)
MBA Finance Concentration
MBA Core plus 9 credits
- FINA 7000 - Advanced Financial Management and Forecasting
- FINA 7100 - Investments
- FINA 7700 - Psychology of Finance
MBA Healthcare Management Concentration
MBA Core plus 9 credits
or
MBA Management Concentration
MBA Core plus 9 credits
Total Number of Credits to Complete the Program: 30