Program Overview

Master of Business Administration

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a minimum 53 semester credit hours degree program at the Naveen Jindal School of Management (JSOM) that prepares students to think, plan, and develop business solutions by utilizing strong analytical problem-solving skills, team-oriented approaches, and strategic planning.

Program Overview

The School offers five MBA programs:

• MBA Full-Time Cohort
• Professional MBA Evening Cohort
• Professional MBA Flex
• Professional MBA Healthcare
• Professional MBA Online

The MBA Full-Time Cohort begins a new class each fall and requires a two-week boot camp directly preceding the start of the semester. The Professional MBA Evening Cohort also requires a one-day orientation.

Degree Requirements

To apply for this degree program, an undergraduate degree is required (all majors are considered). In order to graduate, students must maintain a 3.0 grade-point average (GPA) in the core GPA, degree GPA (exclusive of prerequisite courses), and cumulative GPA (all courses taken at the graduate level).

Prerequisites

Students pursuing the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program at the Naveen Jindal School of Management (JSOM) are required to complete the prerequisites:

• OPRE 6303 Quantitative Foundations of Business
• MAS 6105 Communications for Management

For OPRE 6303, applicants may request a waiver if they have completed Calculus at the undergraduate or graduate level with a grade of "B" or better. This program prerequisite must be satisfied within the first semester of graduate study as a degree-seeking student.

Course Requirements

Core Courses

• ACCT 6301 Financial Accounting
• ACCT 6202 Managerial Accounting
• BPS 6310 Strategic Management
• FIN 6301 Financial Management
• IMS 6304 International Business Management
• MECO 6303 Business Economics
• MIS 6313 Managing IT in the Analytics Age
• MKT 6301 Marketing Management
• OB 6301 Organizational Behavior
• OPRE 6301 Statistics and Data Analysis
• OPRE 6302 Operations Management

Elective Courses

Students may choose any graduate-level courses within JSOM to satisfy the elective requirement based on their interests and focus. Optionally, students are encouraged to develop a concentration within the elective courses.

Concentrations

The available concentrations are:

• Accounting
• Business Analytics
• Energy Management
• Finance
• Healthcare Management
• Information Technology Management
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Internal Audit
• International Management
• Leadership in Organizations
• Marketing
• Real Estate
• Strategic Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Systems Engineering and Management

Master of Business Administration with Healthcare Concentration

The primary goal of this concentration is to prepare students for leadership positions in healthcare organizations. The healthcare concentration is cross-functional and industry-focused.

Core Courses

• HMGT 6311 Healthcare Financial Accounting
• ACCT 6202 Managerial Accounting
• HMGT 6321 Strategic Leadership of Healthcare Organizations
• FIN 6301 Financial Management
• IMS 6304 International Business Management
• HMGT 6331 Healthcare Economics
• HMGT 6323 Healthcare Informatics
• MKT 6301 Marketing Management
• OB 6301 Organizational Behavior
• OPRE 6301 Statistics and Data Analysis
• HMGT 6325 Healthcare Operations Management

Elective Courses

Students are required to take the following 3 elective courses, in addition to 12 semester credit hours of master's level courses from HMGT prefix courses offered within JSOM:

• HMGT 6320 The American Healthcare System
• HMGT 6330 Healthcare Law, Policy and Regulation
• HMGT 6V98 Healthcare Internship