Master of Business Administration (MBA)
The Master of Business Administration provides a broad, multi-disciplinary preparation for business, and prepares professionals for managerial positions in corporate, nonprofit, and government sectors.
The MBA program requires 18 courses, or 36 semester hours, consisting of 13 core courses and five electives. All courses are two semester hours, and a minimum of 12 of the 18 courses required for graduation must be taken at North Park University. Students with prior academic coursework in business may have some courses waived.
The MBA program is designed for working professionals. Each course is seven weeks long, and there are five terms per year. Face-to-face courses meet once a week for 3.5 hours. While the degree may be completed part-time in just 21 months, the average time for degree completion is 2.5 years.
The program is extremely flexible. You pursue courses when you wish, at the pace you want, and in the format (classroom or online) you desire. You may complete your MBA at the following campuses:
You are not required to take all courses at one particular campus, and you may register for courses at any campus.
Additional Value
- You may complete graduate certificate programs as part of your MBA in order to concentrate your studies within the MBA.
- Take elective courses through the SBNM or approved courses from other graduate partner programs at North Park University.
- As a graduate of the MBA program, you will be eligible for the SBNM’s Lifetime Learning program, which allows you to take graduate SBNM courses at a 50% tuition discount for the rest of your life. You may obtain a second SBNM graduate degree by completing a minimum of eight additional courses.
Course Waivers
Up to five MBA core courses may be waived if you completed similar undergraduate or graduate courses from an accredited institution within the previous 10 years and received a grade of B or higher. If the number of course waivers exceeds two, you must replace each waived course beyond the first two with an elective course. Waiver and course transfer arrangements are granted at the time of admission to a degree program, and students are not allowed to waive or transfer additional courses after acceptance as a degree-seeking student.
MBA Core Courses
- SBNM 5010 Organizational Behavior and Ethics
- SBNM 5011 Ethical Leadership
- SBNM 5110 Financial Accounting
- SBNM 5111 Managerial Accounting
- SBNM 5210 Macroeconomics
- SBNM 5211 Global Economics
- SBNM 5212 Microeconomics
- SBNM 5310 Managerial Finance
- SBNM 5311 Financial Decision Making
- SBNM 5411 Quantitative Decision Analysis
- SBNM 5610 Marketing Analysis and Consumer Behavior
- SBNM 5611 Advanced Marketing Management
- SBNM 5991 Ethical Strategic Management
Electives
You may choose any five elective courses from among those offered through the SBNM, or approved courses from other graduate partner programs at North Park University.