BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, M.B.A.

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Contact: Carol Cogen | Program Coordinator

301-891-4062 | ccogen@wau.edu

 

The Master of Business Administration provides an opportunity to develop advanced business skills in a small university setting, located next to the nation’s capital in Washington, D.C.

Through nontraditional scheduling, the program endeavors to meet the needs of individuals who have family, job and community responsibilities, and who are seeking a more productive role in society through higher education.

Applications and registrations for the Master of Business Administration degree are processed by the School of Graduate and Professional Studies. Admission and graduation eligibility are determined by the university’s Admissions office and Office of the Registrar.

ADMISSION

Admission to the Master of Business Administration program is based on:

1. Completion of an undergraduate business degree or an alternate undergraduate degree with successful completion of required prerequisite courses.
2. Graduate School application.
3. Overall undergraduate GPA of 2.75.
4. Quality of a written statement of intent describing career goals and professional resume.
5. Optional interview
6. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), or its equivalent may be required if English is not the applicant’s primary language.

All applications and transcripts must be sent directly to the Office of Admissions.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon completion of their program of study, graduates of Washington Adventist University’s Master in Business Administration program will demonstrate the following:

1. Developed or enhanced leadership skills that will enable the learner to lead and work in small or large groups within various organizations.
2. Developed or enhanced effective communication skills that will enable the learner to create, write and verbally present a variety of effective written business documents.
3. Developed or enhanced ability to apply, analyze and/or integrate business knowledge and information to any given business situation.
4. Developed or enhanced ability to apply critical thinking and analytical skills to solve problems in any dynamic business situation.
5. Developed or enhanced ability to apply ethical reasoning skills to recognize and analyze ethical issues of business decisions and situations.
6. Developed or enhanced understanding of core business concepts in the five fundamental areas of business operations, including: understanding of accounting principles, understanding of economic principles, understanding of management principles, understanding of finance principles and understanding of marketing principles, quantitative business analysis, business information systems and business law.

The curriculum consists of 36 hours of study which includes a solid foundation of core business courses and elective courses that will help students develop an area of strength in Management or Accounting. Information literacy, oral presentations, professional writing, interpersonal and team-playing skills are stressed throughout the curriculum.

Due to the intensive nature of the program, it must be assumed that students are familiar with basic business concepts and applications in a variety of business disciplines. Students who lack the necessary prerequisites can complete them while provisionally enrolled in the MBA program. This should be done as early as possible. Students must attain a minimum “B” grade or above on the prerequisites in order to remain in the program.

The following undergraduate courses serve as prerequisites to core M.B.A. courses:

• ACCT Principles of Accounting course(s) - ACCT 211  or ACCT 304  
• ECON Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, or a combination course
  ECON 265  and ECON 266  in traditional program, ECON 375  in SGPS
• FNCE Business Finance [FNCE 290 , FNCE 335  or equivalent]
• MATH 110  Probability and Statistics