Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Home Department: School of Management
Program Advisor/Contact:
School of Management
810-762-9630
som@kettering.edu
Program Overview
Kettering University’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program provides students with an educational experience that enables graduates to perform as effective management professionals and leaders in modern organizations. Students may start this program in any term. This program does not have a thesis option.
The BS-Masters Pathway (Bachelor/Master) option is available to qualified students irrespective of their intent to complete the graduate degree taking courses on-campus or Kettering University Online. Kettering University BS-Masters (BS/MS-BS/MBA) Program rules apply.
On campus MBA students may select a management internship course (MGMT-693) as part of the core program and may start the program in any term.
In addition to the seven core courses, students complete one of the approved certificates, each of which comprises three graduate level business courses. The MBA is offered both online and on campus.
MBA PROGRAM GOALS
Students should:
- demonstrate the personal, interpersonal, teamwork, and ethical skills required to lead and manage effectively and ethically. (Personal Effectiveness)
- be able to identify, evaluate, and choose among alternative solutions to global organizational problems. (Cognitive Reasoning)
- be able to evaluate the effects of technology on organizational development. (Technological Mindset)
- be able to explain the importance of an entrepreneurial mindset in managing organizational talent, resources, and innovation in a complex global economy. (Value Creation in a Global Economy)
- demonstrate knowledge, skills, and abilities in core disciplines, focusing on identifying, solving, and managing organizational value creation. (Core Domain Knowledge)
Program Curriculum Requirements
The Curriculum for the MBA involves 10 courses totaling 40 credit hours including:
- Seven core course for 28 credits, plus
- Three concentration or certificate courses for 12 credits.
Prerequisites
A foundational level of knowledge in critical functional and tool areas is required for the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. This foundation helps to ensure that students are prepared to fully engage and succeed in the coursework associated with graduate programs in management. Students must have an undergraduate course in each of the following areas, or complete MGMT-510 Foundations of Business, or test out of individual prerequisite courses through self-directed study.
Areas of prerequisite knowledge:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Economics | ||
| Managerial Accounting | ||
| Statistics | ||
| Management | ||
| Marketing | ||
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses 1 | ||
| ACCT-639 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| FINC-619 | Financial Management | 4 |
| MGMT-639 | Managing People & Organization | 4 |
| or BUSN-689 | Organizational Behavior | |
| MRKT-679 | Marketing Management | 4 |
| MGMT-665 | Strategic Management | 4 |
| Choose One | 4 | |
| International Business | ||
| Leadership | ||
| Project Management | ||
| BUSN-779 | MBA Capstone: Innovation & New Ventures | 4 |
| or MGMT-693 | Internship in Management | |
| Total Credit Hours | 28 | |
Concentration & Certificates
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Concentration | ||
| (This is a Concentration only.) | ||
| Select three 600-level electives from ISYS, IME, MFGO, or MGMT | 12 | |
| Credit Hours Subtotal: | 12 | |
| Global Leadership Certificate | ||
| BUSN-689 | Organizational Behavior | 4 |
| MGMT-649 | Ethics and Leadership | 4 |
| MGMT-679 | Leadership | 4 |
| Credit Hours Subtotal: | 12 | |
| Supply Chain & ERP Certificate (Available on Campus Only) | ||
| IME-652 | Production System Design | 4 |
| IME-654 | Enterprise Resource Planning | 4 |
| MGMT-669 | Supply Chain Management | 4 |
| or IME-653 | Supply Chain Design | |
| Credit Hours Subtotal: | 12 | |
| Operations Management Certificate | ||
| MGMT-661 | Operations Management | 4 |
| or IME-676 | Lean Six Sigma | |
| MGMT-609 | Technology Management | 4 |
| MGMT-619 | Project Management | 4 |
| Credit Hours Subtotal: | 12 | |
| Data Analytics Certificate | ||
| CS-601 | Programming Methods for Data Science | 4 |
| MGMT-623 | Data Analytics | 4 |
| MGMT-624 | Data Visualization | 4 |
| or MGMT-625 | Digital Strategy and Competitive Advantage | |
| Credit Hours Subtotal: | 12 | |
| Lean Principles for Healthcare Certificate (Available Online Only) | ||
| IME-656 | Engineering for Healthcare Systems | 4 |
| HMGT-609 | Healthcare Management | 4 |
| Choose One of the Following: | 4 | |
| Lean Six Sigma | ||
| Supply Chain Management | ||
| Foundations Supply Chain Management | ||
| Credit Hours Subtotal: | 12 | |
| Supply Chain Management Level 1 Certificate (Available Online Only) | ||
| SCM-610 | Foundations Supply Chain Management | 4 |
| SCM-611 | Collaboration Supply Chain Management | 4 |
| SCM-612 | Customer Relationship Management | 4 |
| Credit Hours Subtotal: | 12 | |
| Supply Chain Management Level 2 Certificate (Available Online Only) | ||
| SCM-613 | Supply Chain Logistics | 4 |
| SCM-614 | Procurement and Risk Management | 4 |
| SCM-615 | Supply Chain Planning | 4 |
| Credit Hours Subtotal: | 12 | |
| Management & Leadership Certificate (Available Online Only) | ||
| MGMT-620 | Business Communication and Presentation | 4 |
| MGMT-621 | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace | 4 |
| MGMT-622 | Organized Labor and Management Relations | 4 |
| or MGMT-649 | Ethics and Leadership | |
| Credit Hours Subtotal: | 12 | |
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MGMT-693 is only available to on campus students.