The Master of Business Administration (MBA), in-class and online, covers the tools and methods required to run a business. The program requires 36 graduate-level credit hours to complete the degree. The schedule of course offerings permits an individual working full time to complete all the requirements for the MBA degree in 18 months, two classes per term.
Students who do not have an undergraduate degree in business will generally take the Foundation (9 credit hours), the Core (18 credit hours), and a concentration (9 credit hours) to complete the degree. Students with an undergraduate degree in business normally have met all or most of the Foundation requirements; thus, they will take the Core (18 credit hours), a concentration (9 credit hours), and will complete nine hours of graduate business electives (instead of the Foundation), which may be composed of a second MBA concentration.
Undergraduate business courses may not be substituted for graduate courses. The MBA concentration provides the MBA student with an opportunity to focus their studies in a specialized business area of interest.
The College of Business Dean's office will develop an education plan for students that show the courses needed to complete the degree program.
Once you enroll in the program you can choose from the concentrations listed below:
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program is a 36-credit hour program focused on the tools and methods required to run a business. Whether you are an entrepreneur or a mid- to upper-level manager, you will find valuable techniques for building your business in this course of study.
You do not need to have a bachelor’s degree in business to apply for the MBA program. The program is open to anyone who has achieved satisfactory performance in any accredited undergraduate degree program. However, if you do not hold an undergraduate business degree, you will take a 9-credit hour foundation of introductory business concepts.
At Bellevue University, you can focus your MBA program in one of 12 specialized areas of business:
Or, you can take the classic MBA by choosing the broader-based interdisciplinary business concentration.
Your program requirements include an 18-hour core covering business managerial topics such as financial strategy, applied production and operations management, organizational behavior, accounting and information systems, and marketing strategy. After that, you will select a 9-hour concentration and either electives or foundation courses to round out the required 36 credit hours.
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