Master of Business Administration

Featuring Two New MBA Concentration Areas:
Social Media Marketing
Healthcare Informatics

Total Credit Hours: 36-54

I. Foundation Courses (21)

All Lewis MBA students must satisfy Phase I course requirements. These seven required courses provide the background and essential preparation for advanced study.

Students with undergraduate degrees in business may be eligible for a waiver of some or all of the Foundation courses. The student must have earned a grade of B- or better to be eligible for a waiver. Transfer credit must have been earned prior to matriculation. (Accounting, economics, and quantitative methods require two undergraduate semesters for waiver eligibility.) Students may also petition for Proficiency Exams for Foundation courses if they believe they have a strong background in the subject matter. Proficiency exams must be completed in the student's first semester of study.
59-501 Financial Accounting (3)
59-502 Business Economics (3)
59-504 Quantitative Methods for Business (3)
59-506 Current Topics in Information Technology (3)
59-508 Contemporary Management Practice (3)
59-510 Survey of Marketing (3)
59-512 Financing the Business Enterprise (3)

II. Core Courses (24)

Eight managerial courses comprise the core of the MBA curriculum. Up to three courses(9 credit hours) grade B or higher, may be transferred in from another college/university if the graduate course is equivalent to a Lewis MBA course.
59-550 Managerial Accounting (3)
59-554 Managerial Economics (3)
59-568 Marketing Management (3)
59-572 Managerial Finance (3)
59-601 Legal, Social and Ethical Foundations for Business (3)
59-611 Managerial Communication (3)
59-615 International Business and the Global Environment (3)
59-620 Strategic Management in the Global Environment (3)
(Capstone)

III. Concentration (9)

MBA candidates may select an area of Concentration. Students take three courses in their preferred area of concentration.

Accountancy
59-640 Accounting Ethics (3)
(Required)
59-642 International Accountancy (3)
59-643 Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination (3)
59-644 Advanced Tax Topics (3)

Finance
59-579 Investment Analysis (3)
59-584 Derivatives I (3)
59-585 Financial Management Strategies (3)
59-586 International Finance (3)
59-599 Derivatives II (3)
59-600 Portfolio Management (3)
59-602 Fixed Income Analysis (3)
59-603 Financial Statement Analysis (3)
59-604 Quantitative Techniques for Financial Markets (3)

Healthcare Management
59-650 Healthcare Management Operations and Accounting (3)
59-660 Healthcare Marketing (3)
59-670 Healthcare Finance and Economics (3)

Human Resources Management
59-558 Human Resources Management (3)
59-588 Employment Law (3)
59-630 Organizational Behavior and Development (3)

Information Security
59-505 Introduction to Information Security (3)
59-551 Information Security Strategies and Risk Management (3)
59-552 IT Governance and Compliance (3)
59-555 Security Assurance Principles (3)
68-566 Ethical Hacking (3)

Information Technology Management
59-552 IT Governance and Compliance (3)
59-557 Project Management (3)
59-594 Database Management (3)
59-596 Networks and Data Communications (3)

International Business
59-545 International Economics (3)
59-580 International Marketing (3)
59-586 International Finance (3)
59-642 International Accountancy (3)

Marketing
59-580 International Marketing (3)
59-582 Social Media Marketing (3)
59-589 Analysis of Promotion (3)
59-590 Marketing Research (3)
59-591 The Strategies of E-Business and E-Marketing (3)
59-560 Principles of Six Sigma (3)

Operations Management
59-562 Operations Management (3)
59-564 Coordinating and Managing Supply Chains (3)

Project Management
59-557 Project Management (3)
59-559 Advanced Project Management (3)
59-560 Principles of Six Sigma (3)
59-561 Strategic Outsourcing (3)

Custom Elective Option

Students who do not wish to select a concentration in a particular subject area will be permitted to “customize” a unique concentration (9-12 credit hours) to better reflect their professional and educational interests by selecting courses from any of the concentration courses offered in the program. Students’ customized concentration must be approved by the Director of Administration.

IV. Elective (3)

Students may choose any MBA concentration course offered or may take three, one-credit hour graduate seminars.

Seminars are offered each semester. Each seminar meets Friday evening from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., and the following Saturday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Students are required to complete all pre-assigned readings, attend the entire seminar, and submit a graduate-level paper/project within two weeks. Seminars are graded on a pass/fail basis.