Accounting

Environmental and Social Sustainability

Finance

Healthcare Administration

Human Resource Management

Logistics'Supply Chain Management

Marketing

Mediation and Dispute Resolution

Operations Management

Technology Management

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree intended for those who aspire to increasing levels of responsibility in business and industry. An MBA is an investment in the graduate’s future. This degree program is designed to provide each student with a breadth of skills ranging from accounting to project management. The program revolves around managerial skills required in planning, organizing and controlling work in organizations, and focuses on directing, coaching and motivating people for effective performance. In addition, this program is designed to help the student understand various management theories, essential management functions and their interrelationships, and the global evironment of today’s business.

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44 quarter credits with 12 credits in the concentration area. Students transferring to Colorado Technical University under established articulation agreements may transfer in a maximum of 75% of the required program credits in associate’s or bachelor’s degree programs. 

• Demonstrate an understanding of effective, ethical leadership strategies and skills
• Conduct professional applied research
• Demonstrate competence in the chosen field
• Communicate information effectively
• Work effectively as problem-solving team members
• Understand the implications of the internet on today’s business
• Demonstrate an understanding of the major functional areas of business administration including the critical skills necessary to analyze and solve business problems
• Show a mastery of mathematics, statistics, accounting, finance, and economics to a sufficient degree to apply quantitative reasoning and analysis to business and management problems

In the Spring of 2010, Colorado Technical University assembled a team of experienced faculty members and program chairs to review randomly selected examples of current MBA student’s work. The team used rubrics to assess several categories of outcomes:

1. Business Knowledge and Technical Skills Outcomes
2. Analytical and Quantitative Skills
3. Communication
4. Critical Thinking
5. Ethics
6. Internal and Global Perspective
7. Leadership and Team Skills
8. Accounting Skills

Students were in various stages of completion of their MBA program. The examples of students work were rated in one of the following categories: Accomplished, Proficient, Partially Proficient, or Unacceptable.

Students who were partially proficient were considered making progress in their program Those who were Accomplished were exemplary. From three to five skills were assessed in each of the areas listed above and the following list presents the results. Note that N=the average number of student artifacts assessed:

Category                              N             Percent Making Progress             Percent Accomplished and Proficient

Business Knowledge      226         97%                                                        79%

Analytical and Quant.     266         90%                                                        66%

Communication                                605         91%                                                        63%

Critical Thinking                 573         92%                                                        63%

Ethics                                    118         96%                                                        66%

International/Global       73           96%                                                        63%

Leadership and Team     52           90%                                                        67%

Accounting Skills               207         96%                                                        75%

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