Program Overview

Program Overview

The Tennessee Tech MBA is fully accredited by AACSB International-the highest attainable level of accreditation. The MBA degree is fully online.

Admission Requirements

The MBA program requires no prerequisites and is designed for college graduates regardless of major.

Degree Requirements and Requisites

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.

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 D or an F in an MBA degree course shall be dismissed from the program.

MBA Program

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 Core Courses

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.