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Master of Business Administration

Degree Requirements

Lakeland College requires thirty-six semester hours of graduate credit for the M.B.A. degree. A minimum grade point average of 3.00 on a scale of 4.00 must be maintained in all course work in the Lakeland M.B.A. program.

Required Core Coursework - 27 semester hours

Twenty-seven of the thirty-six credit hours must be from the core courses listed below. These courses cover the common body of knowledge necessary for students to develop critical thinking and analytical abilities and foster leadership skills and teamwork attitudes.

All courses listed are 3 semester hours, unless otherwise indicated:

  • BA 700 Business Research Methodology
  • BA 715 Applied Microeconomic Theory
  • BA 720* Applied Managerial Accounting
  • BA 730 Organizational Effectiveness
  • BA 750 Applied Marketing Management
  • BA 760 Production and Operations Management
  • BA 770 Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business
  • BA 780 Managerial Finance
  • BA 790 Corporate Strategy and Decision Making

Required Elective Coursework for Traditional M.B.A. - 9 semester hours

Nine additional semester hours from the following or completion of one concentration:

  • BA 710 Applied Macroeconomic Theory
  • BA 725 Applied International Economics
  • BA 735 International Trade and Finance
  • BA 740 Management Information Systems
  • BA 745 Cultural Understanding and International Business
  • BA 755 Buyer Behavior
  • BA 765 Financial Decision Making
  • BA 775 Human Resource Management
  • BA 785 Special Topics and Issues in Business
  • BA 795 Special Study Project in Business
  • BA 800 Master's Thesis in Business (6 semester hours)

M.B.A. Concentrations

Accounting Concentration:

Nine additional semester hours from the following:

  • BA 785 Special Topics and Issues
  • BA 789 Corporate Financial Management

CMA

  • BA 771 Advanced Industrial Accountancy I (3 credits) (Financial Planning/Control)
  • BA 772 Advanced Industrial Accountancy II (3 credits) (Financial Decision Making)

CPA

  • BA 791 Advanced Public Accounting I (3 credits) (Regulation)
  • BA 792 Advanced Public Accounting II (3 credits) (Financial)
  • BA 793 Advanced Public Accounting III (3 credits) (Auditing/Business)

* Students who have completed or anticipate enrolling in any CPA or CMA prep courses should not enroll in BA 720 Applied Managerial Accounting. This will be viewed as a duplicate credit.

Finance Concentration:

Nine additional semester hours from the following:

  • BA 735 International Trade and Finance
  • BA 765 Financial Decision Making
  • BA 786 Cash Management and Investments
  • BA 787 Capital Budgeting and Risk Analysis
  • BA 788 Mergers and Acquisitions
  • BA 789 Corporate Financial Management

Healthcare Management Concentration

  • BA 701 Leadership for Healthcare Professionals
  • BA 702 Healthcare Management I
  • BA 703 Healthcare Management II

Project Management Concentration

  • BA 781 Fundamentals of Project Management
  • BA 782 Managing the Project Team
  • BA 783 Project Procurement and Contract Management

Note: A course used to satisfy the requirements of one concentration may not be applied to the requirements of another.

Lakeland's Online M.B.A. program is also fully accredited. Classes follow the same curriculum as the traditional classroom sessions.