Curriculum
The Master of Business Administration consists of a minimum of thirty-three (33) semester-hours of credit. The 33 hour requirement will include a core curriculum, quasi-core, general elective or law and emphasis electives.
In addition, those students who enter the program lacking adequate background in specific areas of business, as determined by our graduate faculty, will be required to take prerequisite courses in those fields and may include as many as six additional courses for students with no business background.
Program Length
The MBA degree can successfully be completed within a two year time frame, being that the student has completed the required prerequisite courses
Online and Classroom Courses: The MBA program is designed with the working professional in mind. Students can take courses in the classroom, online or a combination of both.
Classroom: Residential courses are offered on campus one night a week from 6 -9 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Small class sizes (average of 12 students) ensure individual attention from our experienced professors.
Online: Web-based courses are geared to provide motivated learners greater flexibility as they read and discuss assignments and online tests and quizzes. Students do not have to be online at a certain time; however, there are deadlines for assignments.
Blended: Blended courses are also an option for certain courses, combining online with residential.
We advise that students take the mix of residential or online courses that best balances their needs for personal attention and flexibility.
Curriculum
For all course descriptions please refer to the academic course catalog.
Prerequisite Courses (varies from 0-18 hours depending on background)
Prerequisite courses may be waived if previously completed with a C or better (Finance, a B or better) in the undergraduate curriculum. If courses exceed 10 years (Finance, 7 years), students are given the option to test out of or retake them. For more information, please contact an enrollment counselor.
Orientation- BUSI 600 01 (0 credits)
Core (18 hours)Quasi-Core (3 hours-choose 1)
General Elective or Law (3 hours)
Students who do not have Business Law in undergraduate will be required to take BUSI 620 Contemporary Business Law and the Legal Environment in their MBA program. Students that have already taken a Law class in undergrad will be able to choose any general elective.
Emphasis (9 hours)Choose three electives from the following areas of emphasis:
- Leadership
- Accounting
- Finance
- Management Information Systems
* Students may choose any combination of electives in order to receive a General Management Emphasis
MBA Exit Assessment - BUSI 699 01 (0 credits)
MBA Core (18 hours)
(This Capstone course, BUSI 650, must be completed by all MBA students near the end of their curriculum after BUSI 610, BUSI 615, BUSI 625 and BUSI 635 have been completed. This course is designed to act as a comprehensive integrative experience, bringing together the breadth of the MBA curriculum. Students must pass this course with a grade of B or better in order to graduate).
Quasi-Core (3 hours-choose 1)
Choose one of the following Emphases (9 hours):
Accounting (9 hours)
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Finance (9 hours)
Leadership (9 hours)
Choose three:
| • BUSI 611 - Advanced Human Resource Management | |
| • BUSI 612 - Advanced Organizational Behavior | |
| • BUSI 613 - Executive Communications | |
| • BUSI 646 - Entrepreneurship | |
| • BUSI 654 - Advanced Labor Relations |
Management Information Systems (9 hours)
Choose three:
General Management (9 hours)
* Students are allowed to take multiple Law courses, but if 620 is a required course, then that course cannot count twice.
MBA Exit Assessment
1. Students receiving an emphasis within the MBA will have the emphasis noted on the official transcript. Diplomas do not reflect the emphasis.
2. Students must declare an emphasis by filling out the appropriate form at the Registrar’s Office by midterm of the semester prior to graduating from the MBA program. A student who has received an MBA from Charleston Southern University without an emphasis may return to earn an emphasis by completing the necessary course requirements in the chosen emphasis.
