MBA-MBA - Business Administration, M.B.A.
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The Tennessee Tech MBA is fully accredited by AACSB International-the highest attainable level of accreditation. The MBA degree may be obtained completely online or through a combined online/on-campus program of study.
The MBA program offers the option for 100% online completion, in as little as one year. The online learning environment is highly interactive and incorporates case discussions, teamwork, simulations, and other active-learning approaches. MBA courses make a strong connection between academic subjects and the practical issues facing managers in today's globally competitive, high tech, and analytically focused business environment.
MBA Program
The MBA program requires no prerequisites and is designed for college graduates regardless of major. In all organizations, career success and advancement require knowledge of finance, marketing, accounting, information technology, analytics, and management. In addition, the teamwork, leadership, technological and communication skills along with the networking opportunities provided throughout the MBA experience add value for full time students, working professionals, and their current employers.
The Tennessee Tech MBA is a 30-hour program. It consists of eight 3-hour core courses (24 credit hours) and two 3-hour general electives (6 credit hours). Full-time students can complete the program in one (1) calendar year. Part-time students take courses at their preferred pace, often taking only one or two courses per term. Students have up to six (6) years to complete the program.
The MBA core consists of eight 3-hour common courses:
Economics 6000 (ECON6000) - Managerial Economics
Accounting 6010 (ACCT6010) - Accounting Information for Management Decisions
Finance 6020 (FIN6020) - Financial Management
Economics 6050 (ECON6050) - Analytical Decision Making
Marketing 6100 (MKT6100) - Strategic Marketing
Business Management 6200 (BMGT6200) - Organizational Leadership
Decision Sciences 6220 (DS6220) - Management of Information Technology
Business Management 6950 (BMGT6950) - Business Strategy
The core courses provide technical and contextual knowledge as they develop students' managerial competence. In addition to assuring a working knowledge of primary business functions, these career-relevant courses provide opportunities to work individually and in teams through a variety of case studies, simulations, and research projects. The six (6) credit hours of electives are used to develop special competencies of interest to the student.
MBA degree requirements
Core Required Courses: 24 hours
Advisor Approved Electives: 6 hours
Total: 30 hours
Certificate Tracks
With an additional 6-9 hours beyond the 30-hour MBA, interested students may add an industry-focused Graduate Certificate. There are four certificate options:
-Banking & Financial Services.
-Cyber Management & Analytics
-Healthcare Informatics
-Agribusiness
Each certificate requires 15 hours of directed electives. For more information on electives that comprise each certificate, see Industry-Focused Certificates on the MBA website. Students may apply the six hours of electives that are part of the MBA toward a certificate then add on the additional courses to complete the certificate.
Quality of Work
An MBA student is required to maintain a cumulative grade average of at least B (3.0) on all courses taken for degree purposes and must achieve a grade of B or better in BMGT 6950. Students must repeat BMGT 6950 until a grade of B or better is obtained. Other courses may be repeated at the discretion of the student, and both the original grade and the grade for the repeat will be counted in the cumulative average. Any student receiving a Dor an F in an MBA degree course shall be dismissed from the program.