Master of Business Administration
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.
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.
The MBA program requires no prerequisites and is designed for college graduates regardless of major. In all organizations, career success and advancement requires 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 program consists of seven (7) three-hour common courses (21 hours) and nine (9) hours of electives. Full-time students can complete the 30-hour program in one (1) calendar year.
The seven 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 nine (9) credit hours of electives are used to develop special competencies of interest to the student.
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 earning a “C” prior to March 2019 will be required to repeat the course, per the policy in effect when the grade was awarded.) Any student receiving a D or an F in an MBA degree course shall be dismissed from the program.
As an alternative to the aforementioned concentrations and depending on their individual interests, an MBA student may choose to take elective courses across a range of areas in international business, entrepreneurship, quality management, technology management, e-business, and others as available.
The MBA program offers three certificates that may be obtained en-route to the MBA degree. The certificates include: Agribusiness: Cybermanagement and Analytics; Financial Services; and Healthcare Informatics. Details may be found in the Graduate Catalog.
Business Administration Catalog
https://grad.catalog.tntech.edu/programs/MBA-MBA