Business Administration

Master in Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Degree Requirements and Curriculum

This is a professional degree program (Plan C); therefore, you are not required to complete a thesis, final project, or comprehensive final examination. Transfer credits are not accepted.

The online MBA program can be completed in two years or extended up to five years. The 2-year program requires you to take two courses concurrently, while other plans allow you to take only one course at a time. For plan of study options, visit the Online MBA website.

Core Courses

BUS 601 - Quantitative Business Analysis (2 cr.)
BUS 615 - Accounting Systems (4 cr.)
BUS 616 - Financial Reporting and Analysis (2 cr.)
BUS 620 - Leadership and Teams (2 cr.)
BUS 621 - Strategic Decision Making (2 cr.)
BUS 626 - Managing Human Capital (2 cr.)
BUS 630 - Information Management (2 cr.)
BUS 635 - Business Economics for the World Market (2 cr.)
BUS 640 - Financial Principles and Policies (2 cr.)
BUS 641 - Financial Markets and Investments (2 cr.)
BUS 650 - Supply Chain Management (2 cr.)
BUS 655 - Marketing Management (2 cr.)
BUS 656 - Marketing Strategy and Planning (2 cr.)
BUS 660 - Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Issues (2 cr.)
BUS 662 - International Business (2 cr.)
BUS 665 - MBA Capstone (4 cr.)
4 credits of electives

Electives

Electives are offered from many disciplines and areas of interest for students.

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These tutorials are intended to help you learn new skill sets or to brush up on skills that have become rusty. An MBA program is, by nature, very quantitative. It is common to struggle in these classes; these tutorials will increase your opportunity to be successful in the MBA program.

BUS 625 - Organizational Communication (2 cr.)
BUS 690A – Career Management (1 cr.)
BUS 690A – Insight for Action - The Keys to Business Sustainability (1 cr.)
BUS 690A – International Business Study Trip (1-2 cr.) (offered only in summer)
BUS 690A – Leadership Symposium (1 cr.)
BUS 690A – Realia Green Business Simulation (1 cr.)
BUS 690A – Service Marketing (1 cr.)
BUS 690B – Accounting Tutorial (1 cr.)
BUS 690B – Excel Tutorial (1 cr.)
BUS 690B – Finance Tutorial (1 cr.)
BUS 690B – Mathematics for Managers Tutorial (1 cr.)
BUS 690B – Quantitative Methods Tutorial (1 cr.)
BUS 690C – Advanced Project Management and PMI Exam Preparation (3 cr.)
BUS 690C – Business Intelligence (3 cr.)
BUS 690F – Advanced Corporate Finance (2 cr.)
BUS 690F – Advanced Investments: Futures and Options (1 cr.)
BUS 690F – Corporate Risk Management (1 cr.)
CIS 600 – Information Technology and Project Management (3 cr.)
CIS 610 – Software Development Methodology (3 cr.)

Students will not be allowed to register for a class without the appropriate prerequisites.

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Frances Betts
(970) 491-0675
(877) 491-4336
frances.betts@colostate.edu

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For program information and questions, contact:

Matt Leland
College of Business - MBA Programs
(800) 491-4622 ext. 1
matt.leland@colostate.edu

Degree at a Glance

Delivery

Online and streaming lectures from the on-campus Professional MBA program. On-campus attendance is not required to complete this program.

Total credits

Plan C – 40 credits

Tuition

$795 per credit.
This tuition rate is effective Fall 2011 through Summer 2013. Tutorial electives are $600 per credit. (financial aid available)

Time frame

Can be completed in two years or up to five years. Summer courses are required. If the program is started in the spring semester then the program length will be increased by a full semester, or approximately four months.

Designed for

Business professionals who desire to increase their understanding of business principles and practices; entrepreneurs; managers and middle managers looking to advance in their profession; private business owners who want to be more effective in making business decisions.

What you will earn

You will earn the same regionally and AACSB-accredited Colorado State University Master of Business Administration degree that a student on the Fort Collins campus is awarded. Your diploma and transcript are identical to those awarded to on-campus students.