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Traditional MBA - Operations Management
- An MBA in Operations Management will provide students a valuable set of knowledge and skills in process analysis and constraint management, inventory and quality control, service operations, project management, procurement, and supply chain management.
- Such capabilities are increasingly being sought by employers as they continue to improve their operations in the current cost-constrained, yet increasingly competitive, economic environment.
- Students with an MBA in Operations Managementwill meet the wider needs of businesses in the region by providing a trained workforce in all areas of business operations (service, projects, supply chain, analytics, etc.)
Admissions Information
- Students applying to the MBA program are required to have a bachelor's degree in any field of study
- An upper division bachelor's degree Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher is one of the elements evaluated to determine admission to the MBA program
- Students are required to provide either the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Examination (GRE) exam score and meet the minimum required scores for admissions
PROGRAM INFORMATION
The MBA is 43-55 credits: 31-43 credits core courses (see course list below). 12 credits may be waived for students with an undergraduate business degree or for students that have taken equivalent undergraduate business courses
- *ACG - 6027 Financial Accounting
- *FIN - 6406 Financial Management
- *MAR - 6055 Marketing Functions and Processes
- *QMB - 6603 Data Analysis for Managers
- *Course can be waived if student has taken undergraduate course equivalent
- BUL - 6455 Business Law and Applied Ethics
- ECP - 6705 Advanced Managerial Economics
- GEB - 6215 Graduate Business Communication
- GEB - 6931 Executive Forum
- MAN - 6296 Leadership and Organizations
- ACG - 6315 Advanced Analysis and Application of Accounting Data
- FIN - 6806 Advanced Financial Management
- ISM - 6026 Management Information Systems and Technology
- MAN - 6501 Operations Management
- MAN - 6937 Global Environment of Management
- MAR - 6815 Advanced Marketing Management
- MAN - 6721 Global Business Strategy
- 12 credits electives/specialization
COURSE INFORMATION
Students electing the Operations Management Track will take the basic core and four elective courses as follows:
- MAN 6525 Quality Management
- MAN 6581 Project Management
- MAN 6596 Supply Chain Management
- And one class from the following list:
- ISM 6508: Web-Based Business Development
- MAR 6837: Developing and Marketing Innovations
- Or other approved Special Topics courses.
TECHNOLOGY TOOLS USED IN MIS COURSES
- ISM 6508 (Web Business Development): Microsoft Excel & Wix.com
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CAREER OUTLOOK
Career Benefits
- Procurement, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management are some of the fastest growing fields nationwide.
- While many companies are hiring in these areas, they report that they are having a hard time finding qualified candidates (“ Supply Chain Management: The Next Big Thing?”, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Sept. 2011)
- Operations Research Analysts are ranked #4 in the Business Jobs in 2020 by US News and World Report.
- Business Operations Managers are ranked #9 in the Best Business Jobs in 2020 and #20 in Best Paying Jobs in 2020 by US News and World Report.
Existing Professions Benefiting from Skills in Operations Management
- Procurement managers
- Logistics managers
- Quality assurance managers
- Inventory managers
- Project managers
- Process improvement analysts
- Supply chain managers
- Lean operations consultants