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Master of Business Administration Regis University

The Master of Business Administration at Regis University explores the foundations of business, the global environment in which it operates and the tools needed for intelligent decision making. The curriculum, taken in the track progression listed below, is comprised of 11 8-week courses that are structured so that one course builds upon the mastery of other courses and emphasizes the integration of course materials to insure a cohesive, coordinated learning experience.

Courses Descriptions for Master of Business Administration MBA

Essentials of Business Development I & II
Using a comprehensive case analysis studying a startup medical supply company as a framework, this course introduces students to basic concepts and principles of macro and micro economics, business uses of accounting principles for financial statement preparation and management information, key components of business finance, financial statement analysis, capital budgeting fundamentals, asset management techniques, the basics of cash management, statistical modeling, probability theory, estimation and regression, principles of marketing, analysis of markets and pricing and distribution decisions.

The Economics of Management
Examines the range of economic assumptions in an environment of rapid change from the perspective of the manager. Utilizes methods, concepts and models deriving from microeconomics, macroeconomics and international economics in quantitative and qualitative aspects. Stresses the convergence of economic systems, the increasing importance of regionalism and the emergence of a truly global economy. Emphasizes national income determination, economic growth, the theory of the firm, a changing production process and global economics.

The Ethical & Legal Environment of Business
Examines the social and governmental structure within which business operates. Focuses on effective and ethical strategies for addressing issues of public concern, including labor and employment law, administrative agency procedures, public issues management, product liability, and social contract, agency, stakeholder models of corporate responsibility.

Issues in International Business
Examines issues essential to an understanding of international business activity. Includes the nature of international business, international economic institutions and issues, international monetary issues, government activity affecting international trade, social and cultural effects on international business, human resource management and other related issues.

Financial Decision Making
Examines the use of financial theories and techniques in making financial decisions under conditions of uncertainty. Emphasizes the critical evaluation of concepts to assess their usefulness in practical business situations. Uses computer applications to solve practical problems.

Marketing Management
Uses case analysis to explore the application of marketing principles to the basic product and service decisions of the firm. Includes product development; pricing and distribution; changing attitudes and habits of buyers; market definition and forecasting and the impact of such forces as product technology, advertising and computer behavior on the product life cycle.

Electronic Business Systems
A discussion of the differences between electronic commerce and traditional commerce and how to use business value chains to identify electronic commerce opportunities. Details of the network structures and systems used for electronic commerce are provided. Hardware requirements for typical electronic commerce applications are identified. The basic functions of an electronic commerce package are illustrated and discussed.

Managing Change
Focuses on business and industrial change and control management. Explores change in industry standards through technology innovations, markets and opportunities, corporate skill portfolios, and products and services. Identifies methods available to plan, initiate and direct change for facilitating positive benefits for future forecasts. Emphasizes methods for dealing with rapid and unplanned change.

Managerial Leadership
Provides student with leadership skills in managing the work teams. Emphasizes interpersonal behavior and group dynamics and processes. Includes communication, job design, role definition, motivation of individuals within groups, work force diversity and the evolution of group cultures and norms in various kinds of work environments. Concepts will be drawn from the fields of industrial psychology, industrial sociology and other behavioral sciences.

Innovation in Operations
Explores the role of innovation and enterprise in an environment of globalism and time-based competition. Relationships between process and product innovation are emphasized in the case of both goods and service producers.

Strategies in a Global Environment
Examines the influence of international economic, political, business and financial factors on the long range planning of the firm. Includes the impact on business of global competition, multicultural human resource management, domestic and foreign government policy, global marketing and product development, international capital markets and regional trading blocs such as the EC or NAFTA.

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