Master of Business Administration
Description
The Master of
Business Administration program is truly a blend of the sophisticated
academic world, the practical and technologically dependent career
world, and the eternal world of Christian faith. Its enabling thrust is
to develop in its students that rare level of discernment that is so
much in demand, both globally and locally, and to give leadership and
direction to many in the secular world who lack an ethical foundation
from which to operate.
The above qualities
can best be developed in the M.B.A. students through an intense program
of both the appropriate academics advocated and the verity of validating
values to which the College, the Division of Business Administration,
and each faculty member are totally committed.
Classes are offered
one night per week. The format is a concentrated continuous approach.
Students are required to participate in weekly learning team activities
which are designed to enhance the learning process and the development
of problem-solving skills. Learning teams must meet a minimum of four
hours per week, and their activities are monitored by their professors.
Objectives of the Master of Business Administration Program
The Master of
Business Administration program seeks to develop persons who can
function successfully in upper middle management and top management
positions. The emphasis is on strategic management concepts and
principles. The M.B.A. program makes use of recent research findings,
uses complex computer models, stresses the importance of human relations
skills, and integrates strategic management processes through a
Christian worldview.
The following
educational objectives are those of the M.B.A. program:
- To provide a program which equips
graduates with the skills and knowledge necessary for obtaining
employment in managerial positions and for advancing their careers.
- To serve the business community by
offering evening classes for executives who wish to enhance their
management skills.
- To provide a graduate education
program which emphasizes a strong foundation in Christian ethics and
worldview.
- To assist managers and future managers in improving speaking, negotiating, and human relations
skills.
- To emphasize the use of technology in management by providing a computer-enhanced program.
- To prepare students at the graduate
level for integrating the major functional areas of business into
the making of business policy.
- To provide an opportunity for
executives and future executives to apply theory to real-life
business and industry situations.
- To help managers develop a global
perspective by providing a study of foreign political, technical,
and economic structures in relation to business practices.
Admission Requirements
- Complete the online Application for Admission.
- A bachelor’s degree from a regionally-accredited college or
university. (Students must submit official transcripts from all
colleges or universities attended.)
- A minimum score of 350 on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).
- An applicant will be accepted as an M.B.A. student if his/her combined
credentials (undergraduate grade point average [UGPA] and
performance on the GMAT) measure at least 1200 points according to
the following formula: (300 x UGPA) + GMAT score
- Successful completion (with a grade of C or better) of college
algebra or a higher mathematics course.
- A professional resume which demonstrates a minimum of two years of
significant full-time work experience.
- An entrance essay in which the applicant demonstrates analytical and
verbal ability.
- Proficiency in the English language as demonstrated by at least two
years of successful academic work at the college or university level
in the United States or by a minimum score of 500 paper-based or 173
computer-based on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
- Belhaven College
graduates with a Bachelor in Business Administration or a Bachelor
of Science in Business Administration and a cumulative GPA greater
than 3.0 in all undergraduate coursework may waive the GMAT
requirement.
- A veteran who wishes to be assessed for military credit or who will use veteran benefits must submit a copy of Form DD214 and/or DD295 to Belhaven College.
Course Descriptions
See College Catalogue for course descriptions. (PDF)
