The request to revise the MBA Program

Date: March 11, 2016
To: Belk College of Business
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: February 26, 2016
Approved by: Graduate Council
Implementation Date: Summer 2016

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

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Business Administration, MBA

MBA Program

mba.uncc.edu

Graduate Program Directors

Dr. Gary Kohut, Director of the MBA
Corey Henderson, Associate Director of Graduate Student Services
Robin Boswell, Director of Graduate Student Career Development
Allison Brinkley, Admissions Counselor for Graduate Business Programs

The primary objective of graduate study in business is to develop candidates for leadership positions in complex organizations. The MBA program focuses on developing the expertise to lead, influence, and persuade others through effective written and spoken communications; the ability to approach complex problems both systematically and imaginatively; the confidence to make decisions in the face of imperfect information, competing objectives, and technological change; the insight to recognize the ethical dimensions of organizational and individual decisions; the sensitivity to recognize that organizational decisions involve teamwork and consensus-building across diverse groups of individuals; and the awareness that business represents an inherently multinational enterprise that exists without geographical or cultural boundaries.

Additional Admission Requirements

In addition to the general requirements for admission to the Graduate School, the following are required for graduate study in Business Administration.

  1. A generally satisfactory undergraduate record from an accredited college or university
  2. A satisfactory score on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Exam (GRE)
  3. A full resume or a description of significant work experience

Degree Requirements

The MBA degree program comprises 37 graduate hours, including a Core Functional Component and an Elective Component. Up to 6 hours of coursework may be transferred from an AACSB-accredited institution or equivalent, based on a recommendation of the relevant academic department, approval of the Director of the MBA program, and approval of the Graduate School. Necessary preparatory work will be determined during the admissions process, and courses to meet the specific need will be available in the Preparatory Component. All students in the program must meet the Graduate School’s requirements for a Master’s Degree.

Preparatory Component

Prerequisites (0-13 credit hours) – These courses may be taken after admission to the MBA in an online, selfstudy format. They are not required prior to admission to the MBA program. Courses in the MBA Preparatory Component must be completed before enrolling in 6000-level courses except by permission of the Director of the MBA program.

I. Core Courses (22 credit hours)

MBAD 6194: Global Strategic Management serves as the required capstone course for the MBA program. Thus, all core courses should be completed prior to taking MBAD 6194.

II. Concentration and Elective Component (12 + 3 credit hours)

Students complete twelve hours of restricted elective courses specified for a concentration plus an additional three hours as an unrestricted elective course. Students can take their free elective from existing MBA courses or graduate courses from other programs within the University that are approved by the MBA Director. Students may enroll in electives as soon as they complete the prerequisites for each course. MBAD 6890 – Directed Individual Study and MBAD 7090 – Special Topics in Business may be included in a concentration with permission of the MBA Program Director and the related department.

Concentration and elective requirements include:

Applied Investment Management

Required courses:

Plus one of the following:

Business Analytics

Required Courses:

Plus one of the following courses:

Business Finance

Required courses:

Plus two of the following courses:

Energy

Required courses:

Choose one from the following:

Choose one from the following:

Financial Institutions/Commercial Banking

Required courses:

Plus one of the following courses:

Global Business

Required courses:

And one of the following courses:

Information and Technology Management

Required courses:

Plus two of the following courses:

Management

Choose four of the required courses:

Marketing

Choose four of the required courses:

Quantitative Methods for Business

Required courses:

Plus two of the following courses:

Real Estate Finance and Development

Required courses:

Plus two of the following courses:

Supply Chain Management

Required courses:

Plus two of the following courses:

Student Structured Concentration

Students may propose a 12-semester hour concentration in a significant area of interest for approval by the Director of the MBA program. This concentration may include graduate courses from other programs within the University with approval of the MBA Director and the related department.

Global Business and Strategy, MBA, Dual Degree

The Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte, in partnership with the Graduate School of Business and Leadership (EGADE) at Tec de Monterrey, Mexico, offers a dual degree Master’s program. Students earn the UNC Charlotte MBA and the EGADE Master of Business Administration. Students also receive a certificate in Global Business and Strategy jointly issued from EGADE and the Belk College of Business. The program is taught in English in Monterrey, Mexico. EGADE students pursuing the dual degree have a concentration in Global Business Strategy. This concentration is comprised of four courses from the following list:

Required Courses:

MBAD 6155M: Multinational Finance

MBAD 6275M: Global Marketing Strategy

Plus two of the following:

MBA Director-approved electives tailored for the students in the program.