About the CSUN-IPGC@BUC MBA in Management Program

• This Master of Business of Business Administration (MBA) in Management program originates from California State University, Dominguez Hills.

  California State University, Dominguez Hills is a four-year public university located just minutes from downtown Los Angeles in the city of Carson. CSUDH offers 45 undergraduate majors, 24 master’s degrees and a number of certificate and credential programs. Supporting these programs are excellent faculty known for their personal commitment to students. Business administration is among the university’s top three undergraduate majors and the MBA program is the fourth largest master’s program on campus.

• This program -designed for busy working professionals - is delivered in a “hybrid” format, with part of the instruction online and part on-site.

• This program provides an advanced foundation in business management and includes courses that are wide-ranging in content, covering the essential areas of knowledge and skills required in today’s business environment.

• The curriculum focuses on providing you with the tools for solving business problems and making decisions within the framework of a strategic plan. The MBA in Management is designed not only to impart knowledge of accounting, economics, finance, management and marketing but also to equip you with the skills needed for effective team building, quantitative and qualitative decision-making and creative problem solving.

Program Features:

• The unique hybrid (part-online, part-live) nature of this MBA program allows you to interact with faculty and students both via the Internet and in person. You will benefit not only from the electronic exchange of ideas and information with CSU faculty in California and your American-student counterparts but also from weekly live contact with fellow BUC students and BUC faculty, who will discuss and review course content with you. This mutually reinforcing approach will enhance your academic performance and enable you to complete your degree on schedule.

• The curriculum of this 33 unit program consists of 21 units core courses (i.e., seven three-unit courses), plus 12 units (i.e., four three-unit courses) in the Management area of concentration.

1. The MBA through CSUDH provides a solid qualification in business management with courses that are wide-ranging in content, covering the essential areas of knowledge and skills required in today's competitive business environment. The curriculum is focused on providing students with the tools for solving business problems and making decisions within the framework of a strategic plan. The MBA is designed not only to impart the knowledge of accounting, economics, finance, management, and marketing but also to equip graduates with the foundation for effective team building, quantitative and qualitative decision making, and creative problem solving.

2. Courses feature a high level of interaction between faculty and students. Each class combines text materials, lecture videos, case studies, group interaction among students, threaded discussions, interactive net meetings and video conferencing.

   Curriculum

   The curriculum consists of the following components:

   Prerequisite Coursework	0-27 Units
   Required Core Courses	21 Units
   Concentration Electives	9-12 Units

   
   

   Prerequisite Coursework

   Prerequisite coursework covers nine business core competency areas that provide the necessary background for advanced graduate study. Competency areas consist of the disciplines listed below:

   Financial Accounting	Marketing	Business Law
   Economics	Management	Operations Research
   Finance	Information Systems	Business Statistics

   
   Students who hold an accredited undergraduate degree in business administration, commerce, or a related field may be deemed to have acquired competency in the core areas if the degree is not more than ten years old and if the core courses were completed with a grade of "C" (or equivalent) or higher.
   
   Students who hold an undergraduate degree in a field other than business administration or a related area will be required to demonstrate competency in the business core areas. Competency can be demonstrated by completing necessary coursework at an accredited institution prior to beginning graduate studies at CSUDH or by completing appropriate bridge courses offered through the MBA Online Program.
   
   

   Bridge Courses

   Students in the MBA Program can satisfy the business core competency areas by successfully completing coursework offered online in a set of leveling or bridge courses. The bridge set of management fundamentals courses consists of five foundation or leveling courses designed to provide the theoretical concepts and quantitative tools that are the foundations for business decisions.

   All bridge courses, with the exception of Information Systems, are two (2) credit units each and are offered on a continuous eight (8) week schedule. Information Systems is a one (1) unit course offered twice each year on a six (6) week schedule.

   These courses present the theory and applications of tools from accounting, economics, finance, law, quantitative methods, statistics, management, information systems, and marketing. Successful completion of these courses would provide competencies comparable to existing requirements for admission to the required core courses in the MBA program.  The Bridge Courses names are given as below:

1. Financial Accounting/Business Finance (2 Credit Units)

2. Operations Research/Business Statistics (2 Credit Units)

3. Management Theory/Legal Environment (2 Credit Units)

4. Marketing Principles/Economics of the Firm (2 Credit Units)

5. Management Information Systems (1 Credit Units)