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Business Administration, MBA

Overview

The College of Business offers flexible full and part time programs with day, evening, and Saturday courses at our beautiful main campus in Stony Brook, Long Island, which is located 60 miles east of New York City. We also offer some courses for the MBA program in an online format. As a result of our relationship with business schools overseas, our programs extend to the far corners of the globe.

Admission Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree with a minimum grade point average of 3.0. In exceptional cases, students not meeting the GPA requirement may be considered for admission on a conditional basis.
• Aptitude for quantitative analysis, demonstrated through previous coursework, standardized tests, or practical experience. All applicants must have successfully completed an introductory calculus course (MAT 123 or equivalent) with a grade of C or higher.
• The GMAT/GRE are optional and should be used to enhance your application.
• Three letters of recommendation, one of which, if possible, should be from a professional working in a private company or public agency who is capable of evaluating the applicant’s motivation and potential.
• Applicants whose first or primary language is not English, must submit one of the following: A TOEFL internet-based score of 80 or above or An IELTS test with an overall score of 6.5 or above, with no sub-scores below 6.0

Degree Requirements

• The MBA curriculum prepares students for careers in management in business, government, and nonprofit organizations. The MBA may be pursued either full-time or part-time.
• We offer a flexible course schedule with daytime, evening, and some Saturday and online options. We also offer convenient summer and winter courses to help accelerate program completion.
• The College of Business offers 2 different credit track options for the MBA in Accounting, MBA in Finance, MBA in Health Care, MBA in Marketing, and the general MBA program with optional concentrations in either, Innovation, or Operations Analytics.
• 48 Credit MBA program: All students who have earned a Bachelor’s Degree (regardless of the major), are eligible to apply for the 48 credit track. The curriculum includes 16 three-credit courses and 4 electives, which must be in the area of your degree program or from one of the areas of concentration.
• 36 Credit MBA Track: Students who have earned a Bachelor’s degree in business are eligible to apply for a 36 credit track. Students will take 12 three-credit courses, which includes seven required core courses and five elective courses. Four of the 5 elective courses must be taken in the respective degree subject area or from one of the concentrations.

Core Courses

• MBA 502 - Finance
• MBA 503 - Data Analysis and Decision Making
• MBA 504 - Financial Accounting
• MBA 505 - Marketing
• MBA 506 - Leadership, Team Effectiveness and Communications
• MBA 507 - Ethics in Management
• MBA 511 - Technological Innovations
• MBA 512 - Business Strategy
• MBA 543 - Business Analytics
• MBA 589 - Operations Management
• MBA 592 - Organizational Behavior

Elective Course Requirements

• 36 credit track: Students in the 36 credit track will take a total of five 500-level MBA elective courses. Please note that the following courses are NOT considered electives: MBA 502, MBA 504, MBA 505, MBA 589, MBA 592.
• 48 credit program: Students in the 48 credit program must take four elective courses.

Innovation Concentration Electives

• BUS 554 - The Lean Launch Pad: Turning a great idea into a great company
• BUS 567 - Intellectual Property Strategy
• FIN 552 - Mergers and Acquisitions
• MBA 509 - Continuous Quality Improvement
• MBA 522 - Business Project
• MBA 599 - Business Internship
• MBA 538 - Organizational Development and Change Management
• MBA 530 - Employee Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management
• MBA 540 - Data Mining for Business Intelligence
• MBA 544 - Supply Chain Management and Analytics
• MBA 563
• MBA 566 - Business law
• MBA 570 - New Venture Creation
• MBA 571 - Sustainable Entrepreneurship
• MBA 574 - Project Management
• MKT 535
• MKT 565 - Consumer Insights
• MKT 567 - Integrated Marketing Management

Operations Analytics Concentration Electives

• MBA 509 - Continuous Quality Improvement
• MBA 517 - Information Systems for Management
• MBA 522 - Business Project
• MBA 599 - Business Internship
• MBA 540 - Data Mining for Business Intelligence
• MBA 544 - Supply Chain Management and Analytics
• MBA 574 - Project Management
• MBA 587 - Decision Support Systems
• MBA 588 - Database Management
• MBA 595 - Individual Directed Research in Business
• BDA 508 - Machine Learning & AI for Business
• BDA 510 - Statistical Foundations for Analytics
• BDA 513 - Risk and Uncertainty Analysis
• MKT 569 - Digital Marketing Analytics