
In this program, you will learn about marketing, organizational behavior, qualitative analysis, macroeconomics and microeconomics, human resource management, managerial accounting and information management.
As a graduate of the Master of Business Administration program, you will have a path into management and senior leadership.
Master of Business Administration online degree program from start to finish is designed to be completed in 24 months however, it could take less time depending on how much transfer credit you receive and how many classes you take every term. The total program credit hours are 37.
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Courses begin September 1st and January 1st for Masters Programs. The deadline to apply is August 26th and December 11th respectively. Contact us at onlineadmissions@uvi.edu to learn more about our accredited degree programs, financial assistance opportunities or enrollment process.
After successfully completing UVI’s 100% online Master of Business Administration program, you will be able to:
Course Number: GSS 5000 | Credits: 1
This course is designed to provide the students the opportunity to learn and improve strategies and skills that are essential for academic success at the graduate level. Through activities, application, and reflection, the material covered in this course should support and assist students in completion of their graduate program. Students should develop confidence in their ability to succeed as a graduate student.
Course Number: ACC 5100 | Credits: 3
The uses and limitations of accounting data in the decision-making process. Topics include profit planning systems design, variance analysis, capital budgeting, inventory planning and control, cost behavior patterns, and decision models.
Course Number: BUS 5600 | Credits: 3
This course embraces ethical theory and applies ethical practice in the field of business through the exploration of contemporary case studies. Concepts covered include ethical issues, decision-making, cultural factors, social responsibility, designing and managing ethical programs, and the practice of ethical decision making. A collection of relevant cases, provocative discussions, and papers serve as the basis for mastering the content.
Course Number: BUS 5990 | Credits: 3
The purpose of this individualized learning experience is to enable you as a graduate student to develop an original business plan on a topic of professional or personal interest. The Capstone Project course enables you to research and develop a substantial original applied project of your own authorship. This project encourages the application of theories, principles, and processes that you have studied in the graduate courses to a management problem or issue of interest and relevance to you in your professional activities. This course is designed to encourage you to draw upon knowledge and experience that you have gained over the course of your studies and other related educational or professional development activities. Projects should be understandable, applied, and pragmatic, with valuable outcomes and findings of your research connected with your own organizational situation or personal interest to explore entrepreneurial opportunities. Prerequisites: Completion of Degree Requirements.
Course Number: DSC 5200 | Credits: 3
The structure of human decisions is developed in a theoretical context followed by an overview of statistical methods and their limitations, the nature of useful data, the calculus of maxima and minima, linear algebra applied to business problems, and selected techniques for management taken from the broad field of managerial economics.
Course Number: FIN 5500 | Credits: 3
The responsibilities of finance managers, money, banking and monetary policy of government serve as broad review background for public finance, risk analysis, working capital policy, leverage, valuation, long and short-term financial markets, domestic and international problems, ownership and leasing, cash management the tax environment and bankruptcy.
Course Number: IST 5150 | Credits: 3
A study of systems analysis and design. The student is led to view a business as an information system and to be aware of the skills and tools of systems analysis. Systems analysis is the profession of effective application of computers to business management.
Course Number: MGT 5800 | Credits: 3
The course provides students with an understanding of organizational change theories and practice, and helps them to identify and develop personal qualities, skills, and experience in support of becoming effective agents of change. The course explores the attitudes, behaviors, and strategies that help students effectively communicate about change, collaborate, and resolve differences. A systematic approach to leading organizational change is covered by envisioning why change is needed, how it is to be implemented, and what the anticipated results should look like. Students will also identify the sources of resistance to change and how to successfully mitigate and/or leverage those forces.
Course Number: MGT 5900 | Credits: 3
This course focuses on the application of key behavioral concepts and theories related to organizational leadership. Each unit in this course covers a topic that contributes to enhancing students’ understanding of organizational processes and interpersonal relationships. Topics covered include effective communication, hiring, negotiation, performance management, politics, change management.
Course Number: MKT 5240 | Credits: 3
Management functions incurred in product planning and promotion, market analysis, marketing research, pricing and price policies, planning marketing activities and control of marketing activities.
| Label | Credits |
|---|---|
| Total Program Core Credits | 28 |
| Total Electives | 9 |
| Program Total | 37 |
The median wage in 2016 for sales managers was $117,960.1
The median wage in 2016 for administrative service managers was $90,050.2
The median wage in 2016 for management analysts was $81,330.3