EKU MBA
EKU's MBA Program is committed to providing students with the tools and experiences they need to broaden their professionalism and add value to their companies
and the communities where they live.
- AACSB accredited
- Courses taught by doctorally-qualified faculty
- Small class sizes
- Classes scheduled at night
- Attend part time or full time
- Fall, spring, or summer admission
- Classes offered at Richmond campus and at extended EKU campus locations
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Degree Options
- MBA - 30 credit hours
- MBA with Accounting Option - 30 credit hours
- MBA with Integrated Communications Option - 33 credit hours
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Program Overview
- Prerequisite Courses
- MBA Core Courses
- Approved Business Elective Courses
- Comprehensive Exam or Thesis
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Prerequisite Courses
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Prerequisite courses cover the basic tools in accounting, management, marketing, finance, economics, and computer information systems.
Students learn the basics needed for successfully completing the MBA Program.
In addition to the prerequisites, all applicants are expected to have sufficient background to function effectively in graduate courses that require computer-related knowledge or skills.
Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheets, database management and computer applications as well as knowledge of differential calculus is assumed.
Applicants who have not completed the prerequisite courses could be admitted into the MBA Program.
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Courses:
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| ACC 201 |
Intro to Financial Accounting
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| ACC 202 |
Intro to Managerial Accounting
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| CIS 300 |
Management Information Systems
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| FIN 300 |
Business Finance
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| MKT 300 |
Principles of Marketing
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| MGT 300 |
Principles of Management
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| QMB 200 |
Business Statistics I
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Applicants must obtain grades of at least a B- on the above listed prerequisite, or equivalent, courses
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| ECO 230 |
Principles of Economics (microeconomics)
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| ECO 231 |
Principles of Economics (macroeconomics)
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Applicants must obtain grades of at least a C- on the above listed prerequisite, or equivalent, courses
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Prerequisite courses can be satisfied by various methods. An applicant could:
- Complete the required course at any regionally accredited institution
- Complete the required course at EKU upon acceptance into the MBA Program
- Receive credit for the required course through the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP). Offered through EKU, this test recognizes a student's comprehensive subject knowledge acquired through independent or prior study.
In order to receive credit, a student must complete the Credit-by-Examination form available from the Office of Academic Testing, Student Services Building, Room 327.
Information about the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP®) can be found at www.testing.eku.edu. Please contact 859-622-1281 for testing information.
CLEP® offered for the following prerequisites:
- ACC 201 - Introduction to Financial Accounting
- ECO 230 - Principles of Economics (microeconomics)
- ECO 231 - Principles of Economics (macroeconomics)
- MGT 300 - Principles of Management
- MKT 300 - Principles of Marketing
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MBA Core Courses |
Foundation Courses
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| CCT 850 |
Strategic Business Communications
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3 |
| QMB 850 |
Statistical Methods for Business
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3 |
Integrated Skills Courses
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| ACC 850 |
Managerial Accounting
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3 |
| CIS 850 |
Management of Information Systems
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3 |
| FIN 850 |
Strategic Financial Management
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3 |
| MGT
850 |
Leading and Managing Organizations
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3 |
| MKT 850 |
Marketing Management
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3 |
Capstone Course
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| GBU 851 |
Business Strategy
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3 |
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Approved Business Electives
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| ACC
701 |
International Accounting and Combinations
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3 |
| ACC
723 |
Taxation of Corporations
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3 |
| ACC
725 |
Forensic Accounting
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3 |
| ACC
855 |
Advanced Auditing
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3 |
ACC
857
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Research in Taxes
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3
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| CCT 750 |
Managerial Communication Seminar
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3 |
| CCT
850 |
Business Research and Communications
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3 |
| FIN
851 |
Seminar in Investments
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3 |
FIN
854
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Financial Markets and Institutions
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3
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FIN
855
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Topics in Finance________
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1-6
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GBU
850
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Legal, Ethical, and Social Environment of Business
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3
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| MGT
860 |
Seminar in Human Resource Management
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3 |
| MGT
865 |
Seminar in Global Management
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3 |
| MKT
852 |
Marketing
Research and Analysis
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3 |
| MKT
880 |
Contemporary Issues in Marketing
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3 |
| PUB 720 |
Public Relations Practice in Management
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3 |
QMB
854 |
Topics in Quantitative Methods
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3 |
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Comprehensive Exam |
Comprehensive examinations are scheduled and given by the MBA Director during the fall and spring semesters. Students pursuing the Comprehensive Exam Option must pass this exam during the semester for which it is expected that they will complete their MBA course work. A student who fails the comprehensive exam may petition the MBA Director for not more than one additional attempt to pass. The second examination must be taken and passed in no less than 60 days or no more than 12 months following the semester or summer session in which the student first failed.
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Thesis
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Students may complete a thesis, approved by a Thesis Committee of 3 MBA Faculty. The thesis will be guided by an Advisor, who is also a member of the MBA Faculty, and who will serve on the Committee. Students who pursue the Thesis Option will register for three credit hours of GBU 891 per semester, up to a maximum of six credit hours, until the thesis is approved. Those who pursue the Comprehensive Exam Option, but fail the Comprehensive Exam, are not allowed to pursue the Thesis Option. Students who pursue the Thesis Option, but who do not complete the thesis may change to the Comprehensive Exam Option.
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