Bachelor of Arts/Master of Business Administration, BA/MBA

Overview

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The Clark University M.B.A. program develops competence in basic management functions, skill in managing organizations and an understanding of the global environment. Each graduate of Clark’s M.B.A. program is able to demonstrate:

• competence in the functional areas of management;
• in-depth understanding of one of the functional areas of management or global business;
• skill in intergrating the management functions into an effective organization, and understanding the legal, political, ethical, social and environmental responsibilities of management;
• appreciation of the global context in which most organizations function; and
• the leadership and communication skills needed to formulate and implement management decisions.

Departmental eligibility requirements

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The MBA program is open to students from any undergraduate major. Prerequisite courses are required. Prospective MBA students must complete ECON 010  and either

 ,  MATH 113 , MATH 119  or MATH 120  with a grade of B- or higher prior to the start of their senior year (students can be enrolled in these courses in the semester that they are applying or can take them in the summer before their senior year).  AP credit may count towards the Math prerequisite requirement. However, Clark’s MBA program has many quantitative course requirements, and students are encouraged to take at least one quantitative course during their undergraduate years to help them prepare if they have AP credit for the math prerequisite.

 

 

Program of Study

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Because the MBA program is highly structured, students must consider the BA/MBA option as early in their undergraduate careers as possible.   Students should plan on taking the maximum 4 units of graduate coursework in their senior year. Students are also strongly encouraged to take specific undergraduate courses in their first three years at Clark since they will waive MBA required courses. The MBA program consists of 11 core courses, 3 to 4 courses in your concentration area, 1 to 2 electives, a capstone experience and a professional internship. Classes worth 1.0 unit are in session for the duration of the 14-week semester, while 0.5 unit courses are just 7 weeks long or a half-semester.

Following course waivers and senior year graduate coursework, students take the remaining units in their 5th/graduate year.

MBA students choose a concentration. Concentration options include Accounting, Expanding Accounting, Finance, Global Business, General Management, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Social Change and Sustainability. Students may also choose to do a dual concentration.

A Graduate Internship and the Career Training Cohort Course are required of all MBA students who have less than three years work experience in the United States. No academic credit is awarded for the internship requirement.

 

• ACCT 4100 - Foundations of Accounting (1 unit)
• ECON 4004 - Management Economics (1/2 unit)
• MGMT 4302 - Creating Effective Organizations: Leadership (1 unit)
• MGMT 4708 - Business Law (1/2 unit)
• MGMT 4709 - Business in Society (1/2 unit)

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• MKT 4400 - Marketing Management (1 unit)

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• MKT 4402 - Marketing Strategy and Simulation (1/2 unit)

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• MIS 4500 - Management Information Systems (1 unit)

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• MIS Elective (1/2 unit)

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• STAT 4005 - Statistical Methods (1/2 unit)
• STAT 4006 - Management Decision Models (1/2 unit)

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Advice for prospective students

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Because the M.B.A. program is highly structured, students must consider the B.A./M.A. option as early in their undergraduate careers as possible. Due to the required units, students must take M.B.A. courses during their senior year. Students may choose to minor in management because certain undergraduate courses waive M.B.A. courses.

 

The following undergraduate courses (with a grade of B- or higher) will waive M.B.A. courses. Students should plan to take these courses prior to senior year. The number of waivers received determines how many M.B.A. units should be taken during the senior year.

• MGMT 101 - Principles of Accounting and MGMT 203 - Management Accounting

           waive MBA -  ACCT 4100 - Foundations of Accounting (1 unit)

• MGMT 104 - Introduction to Management Information Systems

           waives MBA - MIS 4500 - Management Information Systems (1/2 unit)

• MGMT 230 - Marketing Management

           waives MBA - MKT 4400 - Marketing Management (1/2 unit)

• MGMT 240 - Corporation Finance

           waives MBA - FIN 4200 - Financial Management (1/2 unit)

• MGMT 250 - Operations Management

        

• MGMT 104-Introduction to Management Information System

          waives MBA - MIS 4500-Management Information Systems

• MGMT 230 - Marketing Management
• waives MBA - MKT 4400 - Marketing Management (1/2 unit)
• MGMT 240 - Corporate Finance
• waives MBA - FIN 4200 - Financial Management (1/2 unit)
• MGMT 250 - Operations Management
• waives MBA - OM 4600 - Operations Management (1 unit)
• MGMT 262 - Business Ethics and Law
• waives MBA - MGMT 4708 - Business Law (1/2 unit)
• ECON 160 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis
• or PSYC 105 - Statistics
• waive MBA - STAT 4005 - Statistical Methods (1/2 unit)*

*Other undergraduate statistics courses may also provide a waiver

• MGMT 101 - Principles of Accounting

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• MGMT 203 - Management Accounting

•   waive M.B.A.

• ACCT 4100 - Foundations of Accounting (1 unit)

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• MGMT 104 - Introduction to Management Information Systems

•   waives M.B.A.

• MIS 4500 - Management Information Systems (½ unit)

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• MGMT 230 - Marketing Management

•   waives M.B.A.

• MKT 4400 - Marketing Management (½ unit)

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• MGMT 240 - Corporate Finance

•   waives M.B.A.

• FIN 4200 - Financial Management (½ unit)

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• MGMT 250 - Operations Management

•   waives M.B.A.

• OM 4600 - Operations Management (1 unit)

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• MGMT 262 - Business Ethics and Law

•   waives M.B.A.

• MGMT 4708 - Business Law (½ unit)

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• ECON 160 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis

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• PSYC 105 - Statistics

•   waive M.B.A.

• STAT 4005 - Statistical Methods (½ unit) *

• *Other undergraduate statistics courses may also provide a waiver

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Program Advisor

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(Signature Required on Application: Part 1)

Laura Burgess
Graduate School of Management
508-793-7744
Lburgess@clarku.edu