Graduate Program

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Outstanding Academics essential business experience

Not only does Merit University provide you the practical skills that is necessary to transition seamlessly into the workforce upon your graduation, but we also make sure that you will have a good sense of social justice so that you make the transition responsibly.

Knowledge Gained

  • Business leadership
  • Accounting, finance, and statistics
  • Business strategies
  • Professional communication
  • Organization dynamics

Career choices

  • Business executive
  • Sales director
  • Management consultant
  • General manager
  • Self-employed business owner

Degree Requirements

The M.B.A. is conferred after satisfactory completion of sixty (60) quarter units for students. The Cumulative Grade Point Average for the degree must be a minimum 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.

The graduation requirements are summarized as follows:

Core Course 20 units
Major Courses 16 units
Capstone Project 4 units
Electives Courses 20 units
Total Required 60 units

Length of the program

The M.B.A program must be completed within 3 years from the time the student commenced the first course, as a regular student. This time limit may be extended due to special extenuating circumstances with the Dean of Academic Affairs’ approval.

Prospective graduates must obtain an Application for Graduation and submit it to the Registrar before they can be considered for graduation. Students are advised to file the application in the quarter preceding that in which they expect to graduate. All fees and tuition debts must be paid in full sixty (60) days prior to graduation.

Curriculum

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to be prepared for participation and leadership in a diverse society. Students must take the following:

 COURSE

TITLE / DESCRIPTION

UNITS

Foundation

Students, who have completed their bachelor’s degree without the foundation courses (12 units) in accounting (4 units), economics (4 units), and business management (4 units), must complete the three courses in addition to the 60 units of degree requirements.

(12)

Core

MGMT510. Organizational Behavior (4 units) (h)
MGMT515. Business Statistics (4 units) (h)
FNMG511. Financial Management (4 units) (h)
MKTG500. Marketing Management (4 units) (h)
ITMG510. Management Information Systems (4 units) (h)

20

Major

General MBA

MGMT520. Strategic Management (4 units) (h)
MGMT525. Strategic Human Resource Management (4 units) (h)
MGMT530. Operations Management (4 units) (h)
ITMG540. Database Application Management (4 units) (h)

16

Electives

Students may choose five (5) elective courses from the elective course list.

20

Capstone Project

Students may choose one (1) course from below:
CPSN597. Capstone Internship
CPSN598. Integrated Business Project

4

Elective Course List

ACCT510. Managerial Accounting (4 units)
ACCT511A. Financial Accounting 1 (4 units)
ACCT511B. Financial Accounting 2 (4 units)
ACCT520A. Tax Accounting 1 (4 units)
ACCT520B. Tax Accounting 2 (4 units)
ACCT530. Accounting Information Systems (4 units)
ACCT540. Auditing Seminar (4 units)
ACCT561. Non-profit Accounting (4 units)
FNMG544. Investment Analysis (4 units)
FNMG533. Financial Markets and Corporate Decision Making (4 units)
MGMT522. Business Entrepreneurship and New Venture Information (4 units) (h)
MGMT527. Non-profit Management (4 units)
MGMT535. Project Management (4 units)
MGMT538. Multinational Management (4 units)
MGMT575. Internship (1 unit)
MSMG504. Leadership and Teams (4 units)
MSMG522. Statistics and Data Analysis (4 units)
MSMG524. Data and Decision Making (4 units)
MSMG534. Data Science for Business Analytics (4 units)
MKTG525. Consumer Behavior (4 units) (h)
MKTG531. Digital Marketing Implementation (4 units)
ITMG513. Internet Business Technologies (4 units)
ITMG525. E-Commerce Management (4 units) (h)
ITMG545. Web Design and Management (4 units)
ITMG560. Computer Network Management (4 units) (h)
REMG500. Real Estate Management (4 units) (h)

 

TOTAL

The M.B.A. is conferred after satisfactory completion of sixty (60) quarter units. The Cumulative Grade Point Average for the degree must be a minimum of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

60

*(h): Courses offered either On-Campus or Hybrid format

The courses are designed to give the student the opportunity to master specific skills vital to the business management process and to gain the essential knowledge required to successfully manage an organization. After completion of the program, students are expected to apply their acquired knowledge and skills and become confident in the accounting profession.

Leverage your management experience with MeritU’s MBA program. Become the leader you’d actually want to work for.