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UMass Lowell Continuing Studies, Corporate & Distance Education

The Master's Degree in Business Administration - Online MBA Program

 

UMass Lowell's Online MBA Program is designed to prepare managers to effectively lead organizations in a rapidly changing and diverse regional, national, and global competitive environment. Offered through the College of Management, the program offers smaller class sizes to ensure ample opportunity for interaction among students and faculty.

The curriculum integrates theory and practice for students through extensive use of case studies, actual industry projects, and experiential learning. Concentrations in Finance, Accounting or Information Systems enable the students to specialize in these fields. Alternatively, students have the option of customizing their three electives to best meet their professional development needs.
All of the faculty who teach in the MBA program are highly-credentialed professionals who have extensive experience and scholarship in their respective fields and the College was recently ranked by GetEducated.com as a Best Buy in Accredited Online MBA Programs.
The program is 30-42 credits, depending on educational background. This degree is available completely online or on campus. Students may also choose to mix online and on campus courses to complete their degree. For more information, visit the College of Management website.
 


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Prerequisite Coursework
Prior to applying into this graduate-level program, applicants are expected to have completed their Bachelor's Degree, including the following two undergraduate-level courses: 49.201 Microeconomics (3cr) and 49.211 Statistics (3cr)


  Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International

Summer 2009 Online MBA Courses
Please note: While we make every effort to offer a wide selection of courses each semester, not all courses are offered every semester. If there is a particular course that you would like to see offered, please email onlineMBA@uml.edu and we will take it into consideration.

Foundations Courses
60.501-031 Financial Accounting (May 26 to July 17, 2009)
61.501-031 Business Financial Analysis (May 26 to July 17, 2009)
62.501-031 Marketing Fundamentals (May 26 to July 17, 2009)
63.501-031 Operations Fundamentals (May 26 to July 17, 2009)
66.501-031 Organizational Behavior (May 26 to July 17, 2009)

MBA Core Courses
62.601-061 Analysis of Customers and Markets (May 26 to July 31, 2009)
63.601-061 Management Information Systems (May 26 to July 31, 2009)
63.671-031 Operations Management (May 26 to Aug 14, 2009)
66.691-061 Strategy (May 26 to July 31, 2009)

MBA Electives or Concentration Courses
60.688-061 Current Topics in Accounting: Tax Factors in Business Decisions (May 26 to July 31, 2009)
60.688-062 Current Topics in Accounting: Globalization and Accounting (May 26 to July 31, 2009)
62.688-061 Current Topics in Marketing: Sustainable Marketing (May 26 to July 31, 2009)
63.688-061 Current Topics in Management Information Systems: Knowledge Management (May 26 to July 31, 2009)
66.688-061 Current Topics in Management: Corporate Entrepreneurship (May 26 to July 31, 2009)

Summer 2009 On Campus MBA Courses

MBA Core Course

61.601-011 Corporate Finance (May 26 to June 30, 2009)

MBA Electives or Concentration Courses
61.735-011 Portfolio and Security Analysis (May 26 - Jun 30, 2009)
66.688-011 Current Topics in Management: Mid-Management Skills for the New Business Environment (May 26 to June 30, 2009)
66.688-021 Current Topics in Management: Advanced Professional Communications (July 6 to Aug 14, 2009)
66.725-011 Negotiations (May 26 to June 30, 2009)
61.610-021 Financial Markets and Monetary Policy (July 6 to Aug 14, 2009)


Master's Degree in Business Administration Curriculum Outline

Total Number of Graduate Courses Required Including the Required Foundations Courses: 16 Courses (42 credit hours)

Total Number of Courses Required If You Have Already Fulfilled the Required Foundations Courses: 10 Courses (30 credit hours)

Required Foundations Courses (Six 8wk Online Courses)
Note: If you have taken the equivalent of the following courses in your undergraduate course work and completed those courses with a grade of "B" or better within the past five years (this must be evidenced on your official transcript which you will submit along with your application into the program), then you are not required to complete the Required Foundations Courses towards your MBA program.

60.501 Financial Accounting (2cr)
61.501 Business Financial Analysis (2cr)
62.501 Marketing Fundamentals (2cr)
63.501 Operations Fundamentals (2cr)
66.501 Organizational Behavior (2cr)
66.511 Global Enterprise and Competition (2cr)

Required MBA Core Courses
Total Required: 7 courses
60.601 Accounting Information for Management Decisions (3cr)
61.601 Corporate Finance (3cr)
62.601 Analysis of Customers and Markets (3cr)
63.601 Management Information Systems (3cr)
63.671 Operations Management (3cr)
66.601 Managing Organization Design and Change (3cr)
66.691 Strategy Formulation and Implementation (3cr)

MBA Electives or Concentration Courses:
Students can choose to either generalize their area of study by selecting any three .600/.700 level College of Management elective courses OR they can pursue one of the concentrations below. A variety of concentration electives (but not all of them) are offered each semester. For assistance in selecting your electives, email onlineMBA@uml.edu or call 978-934-2848.

Accounting Concentration Sample Electives
Required: 3 courses (9 credits)
60.730 Federal Taxation (3cr)
60.688 Current Topics in Accounting – Fraud Examination (3cr)
60.- - - Any Accounting Elective (3cr)

Finance Concentration Sample Electives
Required: 3 courses (9 credits)
61.610 Financial Market and Monetary Policy (3cr)
61.688 Current Topics in Finance (3cr)
61.735 Portfolio Investment and Security Analysis (3cr)
61.760 International Financial Management (3cr)

Information Technology Concentration
Sample Electives
Required: 3 courses (9 credits)
Choose three of the following:
63.607 Independent Study in MIS (3cr)
63.610 Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure (3cr)
63.620 System Design and Software Project Management (3cr)
63.630 Electronic Business for Managers (3cr)
63.640 Enterprise Systems Management (3cr)
63.688 Special Topics in Management Information Systems (3cr)

Course Descriptions
For course descriptions, please visit ISIS.

For Additional Information on this program:
Call the College of Management at (978) 934-2848 or email the MBA Coordinator at onlineMBA@uml.edu


To Register for a Course
Visit our Registration Information page.


To Apply into the Degree Program
Visit the Graduate Admissions website for a graduate degree application form or call 1 (800) 656-GRAD

Please note: Graduate students will be assessed a “First Year Student Services Fee” upon matriculation into a graduate degree or certificate program. Please see the Accounts Receivable website for more information.


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