The master of business administration (M.B.A.) program offers students an opportunity to advance knowledge and preparation for positions of responsibility in business or not-for-profit institutions. The M.B.A. program is fully accredited by AACSB International.

The M.B.A. degree is recognized as the key to success in both large and small organizations. It is suited to graduates in engineering, science, technology, health care, the liberal arts, and other non-business areas, as well as students with undergraduate degrees in business. The M.B.A. is a general, broad-based degree program that incorporates and integrates study of the organizational, financial, and operational management of organizations; the global economic, technological, and information environment; and the production and marketing of goods and services. Emphasis is given to the strategic view of the organization, teamwork, and effective problem solving.

Admission Requirements:

   A student applying to the M.B.A. program must be eligible for admission to the university as a graduate student and must meet the admission criteria for the program. The student must submit transcripts of all academic work previously completed and scores on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). Admission criteria include the applicant's undergraduate grade point average and satisfactory scores on the GMAT. The applicant is presumed to have computer literacy and an understanding of mathematics.

Students admitted to other graduate programs in the university may enroll in selected graduate business courses if appropriate course prerequisites have been completed. Non-degree students, visiting students, and applicants awaiting admission to the M.B.A. program may not register for graduate business courses without prior approval of the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies in Business and Technology.

Course Requirements

M.B.A. Foundation Courses*
ACCT 5000 Essentials of Accounting........................................................3
ECON 5000 Essentials of Economics.........................................................3
ECON 5010 Essentials of Statistics...........................................................3
FNCE 5000 Essentials of Finance..............................................................3
MGMT 5010 Essentials of Management.....................................................3 MKTG 5010 Essentials of Marketing.........................................................3
MGMT 5020 Legal & Social Environment. .................................................3
MGMT 5030 Quantitative Analysis for Operations Management....................3

Maximum semester credits.................................................24 credits

M.B.A. Core Courses
Overview and Tools:
BADM 5100 Strategic Management Process..............................................3
BADM 5120 Managing Organizational Change.............................................3
BADM 5140 Research Methods & Statistics...............................................3
BADM 5160 Information Infrastructure.....................................................3

Organization and Environment:
BADM 5300 Economic & Financial Decision Making.....................................3
BADM 5320 Operations Strategy.............................................................3
BADM 5340 Human Resource Strategy.....................................................3
BADM 5360 Financial Planning & Control..................................................3
BADM 5380 National and Global Environment............................................3
BADM 5400 Market Strategy...................................................................3

Electives and Capstone:
Electives**.............................................................................................6
BADM 5800 Strategic Experience***............................................................3

Total semester credits.................................................39 credits

*For those students with recent formal academic preparation in business administration, one or more foundation courses may be waived by the Director of Graduate Studies in Business.
** All electives must be at the graduate level and must be approved by the Director of Graduate Studies in Business prior to registration. The six credits of electives will be selected to meet students' special interests and needs and may include nonbusiness courses. Foundation courses may not be taken for elective graduate credit, and no more than one elective may be taken from courses co-listed with undergraduate courses.
*** This course fulfills the Culminating Experience requirement in the M.B.A. program.

Entering M.B.A. students attend a on-day retreat at which they explore teamwork techniques and develop a shared vision of the program for presentation to faculty and program administrators.

M.B.A. students, with the approval by the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies in Business and Technology, may declare an emphasis in their program. Possible areas of emphasis include but are not limited to accountancy, finance, health care management, environmental management, marketing, public administration, and technology. Interested students should submit a proposal describing their desires emphasis no later than the semester in which they complete 21 semester credits of M.B.A. core coursework.

The length of the M.B.A. program will depend upon a student's prior academic work and the number of courses to be taken per semester. The well-prepared full-time student can complete the program in four semesters. Part-time students can complete the program through evening classes at the ETSU main campus. Students can take selected courses at ETSU at Kingsport, ETSU at Bristol, or, via the instructional television system, at sites throughout Northeast Tennessee.