Masters of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Admission Terms: Fall I, Fall II, Spring I, Spring II, and Summer admission

Deadlines for Application Materials:

Please see Admissions Information page for deadlines.

Application Materials:

Applicants must have a four-year bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college. An admission decision takes into consideration the applicant’s GPA, completed course work, professional work experience, personal and professional goals for the degree, as well as the information provided by references.

Required materials include:

• online application
• an official transcript from all colleges attended excluding High Point University. If you have attended High Point University you must include it on your application. Graduate Admissions staff will request that transcript for you once your application is submitted.
• resume
• essay about interest in the program and goals for the degree
• two professional or academic reference reports (Waived for International MBA Applicants)

Exceptions to any admission requirement may be considered under special circumstances.

ACC 5130: Managerial Accounting

A course emphasizing basic accounting techniques and their use in preparing and analyzing financial statements and in making managerial decisions. This course will show the relationship of the cost function to other accounting and organizational functions. Students will acquire an understanding of costs and cost behavior as well as acquiring the skills to use cost information for planning and control decisions. Prerequisite: Three undergraduate credits in accounting. Three credits.

MGT 5020: Organizational Behavior

A course designed to improve leadership skills of managers. Students will explore how to develop a high performing organization through the study of leadership theory and practices, organization culture, motivation, decision making, and group behavior. Three credits.

FIN 5330: Financial Markets and Corporate Strategy

This course integrates capital structure and corporate financial decisions with corporate strategy. It looks at financial decision making with the objective of understanding its relation to corporate strategy. An integral area is the understanding of financial markets and valuation and learning how to carry this understanding to real domestic and global decisions. This
course addresses other important issues facing financial managers such as allocating capital for real investments, financing the firm, knowing whether and how to hedge risk, and allocating funds for financial investments. Three credits.

BUA 5050: Business Analytics I

Develops an understanding of the underlying principles of data analysis as well as the issues and challenges faced in analyzing data for making business decisions. With hands-on application and an emphasis on conceptual understanding, students learn the limitations and potential of data analysis tools in making decisions relating to finance, operations, and marketing. Three credits.

MGT 5290: Global Supply Chain and Operations Management

Operations and supply chain management are the means through which a firm’s strategic plans are effectively realized. Typically, the vast bulk of a company’s people and assets are engaged in operations of one sort or another. Managing operations means dealing with products and services. This course will sharpen participants’ insights to the impact of corporate decisions on operations and supply chain management through data analysis, case studies, and development of a publishable paper. Prerequisite: Significant content coverage in statistics. Three credits.

MKT 5110: Marketing in a Global Economy

This course emphasizes development of sound marketing strategies within a global context. Product, promotion, price, and distribution decisions will be examined within the constraints of cultural, political, and economic settings that confront multinational enterprises. Three credits.