MBA in Business Administration

Degree Requirements

Crosby MBA

Required course work in Quantitative Analysis, Finance, Management, Marketing, and Professional Development provides a comprehensive business education for Crosby MBA students. Our curriculum assures that graduates enter the 21st century business world with tools that will enable them to be successful. 

The program consists of 45 credit hours, including foundation and advanced coursework. The delivery format is online and includes 1.5 credit hour (8-week modules) courses to allow for focused attention to a particular topic, as well as 3 credit (16 week) courses. The structure of the Crosby MBA allows students to concentrate in a specific area of business, develop a broad managerial focus, or complement business training with coursework from other areas on campus. For graduation, MBA students must earn a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better.

BUSINESS CORE FOUNDATIONS (12)
ACCTCY 8310Accounting for Managers3
FINANC 8110Managerial Finance I1.5
FINANC 8220Economics for Managers1.5
MANGMT 8390Organizational Behavior and Management: Dyadic, Group and Organizational Processes1.5
MANGMT 8960Introduction to Strategic Management1.5
MRKTNG 8460Managerial Marketing1.5
MRKTNG 8470Advanced Marketing Management1.5
Professional Skills & Competencies (15)
BUS_AD 7050MBA Communications Practice1.5
BUS_AD 7340Business Ethics and Leadership1.5
BUS_AD 8500Business Problem Analysis: Field Project3
JOURN 7242Strategic Communication Leadership3
MANGMT 7450Business Analytics3
MANGMT 8010MBA Professional Development - Executive Career Development1.5
MRKTNG 8720Global Business Environment (Elective Courses (6.0 credit hours))1.5
Specialty Content Courses (18) (Students choose one certificate either offered exclusively from or jointly with the Trulaske College of Business)
Assurance/Audit
Center for the Digital Globe (with Center for the Digital Globe)
Construction Management (with College of Engineering)
Financial Management
Global Supply Chain Management (with College of Engineering)
Investments Life Science Innovation and Entrepreneurship (with College of Engineering and School of Medicine)
Marketing Analytics
Tax
Elective Courses (3-6 credit hours)

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Dual MBA/MSIE

The dual Master of Business Administration/Master of Science in Industrial Engineering (MBA/MSIE) Program is open to highly qualified individuals who hold a baccalaureate degree in industrial engineering from an accredited college or university. It is designed to serve those students who wish to combine the specialized skills of the industrial engineer with the general knowledge of the professional manager. The complex problems facing today's organizations often require that the engineer's analytical ability be applied simultaneously with the manager's integrative perspective. The dual program has been carefully structured to meet the student's educational goals while minimizing the course work necessary for obtaining both degrees. (58.5 total credit hours).

Industrial Engineering Courses
IMSE 8110Design and Analysis of Engineering Experiments3
IMSE Electives (12 Hours Required at 8000-Level)15
Shared Courses
IMSE Thesis Option
IMSE 8990Research-Masters Thesis in Industrial Engineering6
MBA Electives6
OR
IMSE Project Option
IMSE 8085Problems in Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering3
IMSE Electives9
Business Administration Courses
ACCTCY 8310Accounting for Managers3
BUS_AD 7050MBA Communications Practice1.5
BUS_AD 7340Business Ethics and Leadership1.5
FINANC 8110Managerial Finance I1.5
FINANC 8220Economics for Managers1.5
FINANC 8350Financial Statement Analysis I1.5
MANGMT 8010MBA Professional Development - Executive Career Development1.5
MANGMT 8390Organizational Behavior and Management: Dyadic, Group and Organizational Processes1.5
MANGMT 8500Business Consulting: Field Project3
MANGMT 8960Introduction to Strategic Management1.5
MRKTNG 8460Managerial Marketing1.5
MRKTNG 8470Advanced Marketing Management1.5
MRKTNG 8720Global Business Environment1.5
MBA Electives (8000-level)6

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Dual MHA/MBA

A joint degree program administered through the Trulaske College of Business and the Health Management and Informatics Department of the School of Medicine allows students to earn a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree and a Master of Health Administration (MHA) degree simultaneously. Individuals interested in pursuing a managerial career in the medical services field will find that this program provides a deeper knowledge of finance, management, and marketing compared to their peers.  If earned separately, each degree would take two years.  The dual program is 73.5 total credit hours and allows students to graduate with both degrees in a total of three years.

Health Administration Courses
HMI 7410Introduction to the US Health Care System3
HMI 7430Introduction to Health Informatics3
HMI 8453Executive Management Studies3
HMI 8544Managerial Epidemiology (Population Health Management)3
HMI 8571Decision Support in Health Care Systems3
HMI 8573Decision Making for Health Care Organizations3
HMI 8574Health Care Law3
HMI 8575Health Policy and Politics3
HMI 8689Field Experience in Health Management and Informatics3
Shared Courses
FINANC 8350Financial Statement Analysis I1.5
HMI 8460Administration of Health Care Organizations3
HMI 8461Managing Human Resources in Health Care Organizations3
HMI 8524Health Economics3
MANGMT 8390Organizational Behavior and Management: Dyadic, Group and Organizational Processes1.5
MANGMT 8960Introduction to Strategic Management1.5
Business Administration Courses
ACCTCY 8310Accounting for Managers3
BUS_AD 7050MBA Communications Practice1.5
BUS_AD 7340Business Ethics and Leadership1.5
BUS_AD 8010MBA Seminar1.5
BUS_AD 8500Business Problem Analysis: Field Project3
FINANC 8110Managerial Finance I1.5
FINANC 8220Economics for Managers1.5
JOURN 7242Strategic Communication Leadership3
MANGMT 7450Business Analytics3
MRKTNG 8720Global Business Environment1.5
MRKTNG 8460Managerial Marketing1.5
MRKTNG 8470Advanced Marketing Management1.5
MBA 8000-level electives9

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Dual JD/MBA

A joint degree program administered through the Crosby MBA Program and the School of Law is available for those students who wish to earn a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree and Juris Doctorate (JD) simultaneously.  Individuals interested in pursuing law or business will find that this program provides them with a valuable set of skills to excel in this rapidly growing field.  If earned separately, the JD degree would take three years and the MBA degree would take two years.  This course of study may be completed in four years.

Entry into the Law School is in the fall. Entry into the Crosby MBA program is in the fall or spring. Students may begin either program first. However, during the first year of entering law school, only law classes will be taken. Law counts 6 MBA elective credits and the Crosby MBA counts 6 Law elective credits.

Students will work with both Law and MBA advisors to schedule classes over the 4 years a student is enrolled in both programs. NOTE: Both degrees will be awarded in the same semester and all requirements must be met for both programs before degrees are awarded. 

Accelerated Master's Degree Program

As a generalist business degree, the MBA prepares students to work in many different fields by providing them with business understanding and competencies that are necessary for organizations of many types to be successful. Students will have a greater understanding of business functions such as accounting, marketing, and strategic management.

Accelerated master's degree programs allow exceptional students at Mizzou the opportunity to complete the requirements for both their bachelor's and master's degrees at an accelerated pace, usually with just one additional year.

Qualified students may earn up to 15 credit hours of graduate coursework while finishing their undergraduate degree. Students must apply and be admitted to an accelerated program before reaching 90 undergraduate credit hours. Students apply using the standard Graduate School application for admission

Please refer to the Crosby MBA course list above and discuss interest in the MBA program with your undergraduate academic advisor.

execMBA

Total graduate course work necessary to qualify for the execMBA degree is 48 credit hours.  For graduation, execMBA students must earn a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better.

The program curriculum, designed with executives in mind, is inventive, practical and market-facing. Students will build skills that increase self- and global-awareness, develop strategic risk-taking, and heighten influence. Delivery is a blend of approximately 75% online and 25% in-class coursework. Students will amplify global expertise and value in the marketplace with an 8- to 10-day international residency. This lock-step, cohort program – meaning students will take the same classes together in the same order – is conducive to personal interactions with the other high-level professionals.

Required Courses
ACCTCY 8310Accounting for Managers3
BUS_AD 8001Topics in Business Administration9
BUS_AD 8730International Study Abroad6
FINANC 8220Economics for Managers3
FINANC 8350Financial Statement Analysis I3
FINANC 8140Managerial Finance3
MANGMT 8010MBA Professional Development - Executive Career Development1
MANGMT 8020MBA Professional Development - Managing Conflict and Designing Effective Teams1
MANGMT 8030MBA Professional Development - Executive Leadership1
MANGMT 7030Organizational Behavior3
MANGMT 7430Operations Strategy3
MANGMT 7450Business Analytics3
MANGMT 8970Strategy and Global Competitiveness3
MRKTNG 8060Competitive Marketing Strategy3
MRKTNG 8470Advanced Marketing Management3
Total Credits48

International Residency (execMBA)

The international residency is an 8-10 day immersion in a foreign culture and its business practices during the summer between the first and second year in the program.  It serves as an opportunity to apply classroom education to an international setting.  Students will consult with businesses on strategic issues, network with local businesses and government officials, and explore international culture.

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Sample Plan of Study

Crosby MBA

Representative of full-time study. Part-time students typically take 6 hours per semester.

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
ACCTCY 83103BUS_AD 70501.5
FINANC 81101.5BUS_AD 73401.5
FINANC 82201.5JOURN 72423
MANGMT 83901.5MANGMT 85003
MANGMT 89601.5MRKTNG 87201.5
MRKTNG 84601.5MANGMT 80101.5
MRKTNG 84701.5 
 12 12
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
Open Electives*3-6Graduate Certificate Choice*12-15
MANGMT 74503 
 6-9 12-15
Total Credits: 42-48
*

 Students may choose from any 7000/8000 level business elective

execMBA

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
1st 8-week session 1st 8-week session BUS_AD 8001 (Leadership Topics)3
MANGMT 70303BUS_AD 8001 (Analytics & A.I. for Marketing Decisions)3MANGMT 80201
MANGMT 74503FINANC 82203 
2nd 8-week session 2nd 8-week session  
ACCTCY 83103FINANC 81403 
MRKTNG 84703MANGMT 80101 
 12 10 4
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits 
1st 8-week session 1st 8-week session  
BUS_AD 8730 (Travel dates vary per year)6FINANC 83503 
2nd 8-week session MRKTNG 80603 
BUS_AD 8001 (Operations Strategy)32nd 8-week session  
MANGMT 74303MANGMT 80301 
 MANGMT 89703 
 12 10  
Total Credits: 48

Contact Information

Graduate Programs Office
TrulaskeMasters@missouri.edu
https://business.missouri.edu/gpo/
306 Cornell Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
573-882-2750

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