Jul 26, 2025

Missouri Baptist University 2025-2026 Catalog

Business Administration, MBA

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CIP Code: 52.0201

The MBA now offers optional concentrations in addition to the core requirements.

Additional information regarding the Master of Business Administration program can be found on the School of Accounting, Business Administration, & Technology page.

Required Courses

ACCT 503 - Managerial Accounting Semester Hours: Three
BCIS 403/503 - Management Applications of Information Technology Semester Hours: Three †
BUSN 503 - Executive Communications and Business Literacy Semester Hours: Three ^*
BUSN 513 - Legal and Ethical Environment of Business Semester Hours: Three
BUSN 523 - Financial Management Semester Hours: Three
BUSN 533 - International Business Semester Hours: Three
ECON 503 - Business Economics Semester Hours: Three
MGPS 403/503 - Organizational Behavior and Leadership Semester Hours: Three †
MRKT 503 - Current Issues in Marketing Semester Hours: Three

Total: 27 Hours

Strategic Management and Implementation Course

Students must earn a grade of B or better in this course to fulfill graduation requirements.

BUSN 583 - Strategic Management and Implementation Semester Hours: Three

Total: 3 Hours

Concentrations

Students must complete all nine hours in order to finish the concentration area; however, students are not required to complete a concentration areas in order to finish the MBA program. Students pursuing a concentration will complete a total of thirty-nine hours upon completion of their program.

Accounting

Prerequisite courses may be required to pursue this concentration.

ACCT 533 - Financial Reporting and Analysis Semester Hours: Three
ACCT 553 - Advanced Tax Accounting Semester Hours: Three
ACCT 573 - Accounting Research Semester Hours: Three

Total: 9 Hours

Healthcare Management

HCMG 513 - Healthcare Law and Ethics Semester Hours: Three
NUEL 563 - Human Resource and Financial Management for Nurse Leaders Semester Hours: Three
RNMS 413/513 - Organization and Systems Leadership Semester Hours: Three

Total: 9 Hours

Human Resource Management

HRMG 513 - Employment Law Semester Hours: Three
HRMG 533 - Talent Training and Development Semester Hours: Three
MGMT 533 - Strategies in Human Resources Semester Hours: Three

Total: 9 Hours

Marketing

MRKT 413/513 - Digital and Social Media Marketing Semester Hours: Three
MRKT 523 - Marketing Analytics Semester Hours: Three
MRKT 563 - Innovations in Advertising and Marketing Leadership Semester Hours: Three

Total: 9 Hours

Sport Management

SMGT 413 - Sports Facility Management Semester Hours: Three †
SMGT 423/523 - Sport Law Semester Hours: Three †
SMGT 463/563 - Financial Planning in Sports Management Semester Hours: Three †

Total: 9 Hours

Sport Marketing

SMGT 573 - Sport Public Relations Semester Hours: Three
SMKT 523 - Sport and Social Media Semester Hours: Three
SMKT 533 - Sport Entrepreneurship Semester Hours: Three

Total: 9 Hours

Strategic Leadership

MGMT 513 - Leading Change in Organizations Semester Hours: Three
MGMT 523 - Managerial Decision Making Semester Hours: Three
MGMT 533 - Strategies in Human Resources Semester Hours: Three

Total: 9 Hours

Total: 30-39 Hours

* Students must enroll in BUSN 503 during their first term and is a prerequisite for all other courses in the program. Students may be concurrently enrolled in BUSN 503 and one other course; this course may not be BUSN 583 . BUSN 503 is only offered as an online course.
† Must be completed at the 500-level to be applicable toward the Master of Business Administration program.

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Business Administration, MBA

Required Courses

Total: 27 Hours

Strategic Management and Implementation Course

Total: 3 Hours

Concentrations

Accounting

Total: 9 Hours

Healthcare Management

Total: 9 Hours

Human Resource Management

Total: 9 Hours

Marketing

Total: 9 Hours

Sport Management

Total: 9 Hours

Sport Marketing

Total: 9 Hours

Strategic Leadership

Total: 9 Hours

Total: 30-39 Hours