MBA - Masters in Business Administration

Curriculum

The curriculum is composed of different sectors – the Prerequisite, the Core, the Electives, and the Master Thesis/Project. All MBA students are required to accomplish 45-credit hours of graduate course work.

For those applicants who do not have a business degree or minor and/or who cannot demonstrate competency in the foundations of business, management, marketing and accounting/finance, the following prerequisite courses are required. Other basic prerequisites may also be required. See Admissions below.

Prerequisite Courses

• Management .......... BA 321 or equivalent
• Finance ................ BA 313 or equivalent
• Accounting ...... BA 211/213 or equivalent
• Marketing ............. BA 312 or equivalent

Competency can be demonstrated through course work or professional reference and portfolio.

For those students who have a baccalaureate degree or minor in business and who can demonstrate competency in the aforementioned prerequisites, the MBA curriculum starts with the core, and finishes with the master’s project.

MBA Courses

The following courses consist of a three-hour core component and a two-hour seminar. Both components of each course must be taken simultaneously.

• BA 515 Marketing Strategy and Techniques (3) + BA 507 Marketing Seminar (2)
• BA 520 Financial Strategies and Techniques (3) + BA 507 Finance Seminar (2)
• BA 530 Contemporary Management & Organization (3) + BA 507 Management Seminar (2)
• BA 540 Operations Management (3) + BA 507 Seminar (2)
• BA 550 Management Information Systems (3) + BA 507 Seminar (2)
• BA 560 Business Ethics, Government, and Society (3) + BA 507 Seminar (2)
• BA 570 International Business: Strategy & Techniques (3) + BA 507 Seminar (2)
• BA 580 Competition and Strategic Management (3) + BA 507 Seminar (2)

MBA Project

• BA 699 Master Project (5)

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For more information or to receive
an information packet contact:

Deb Koopman
MBA Support
College of Business
Zabel Hall 261
La Grande, Oregon 97850
541-962-3411
FAX 541-962-3701
dkoopman@eou.edu

Les Mueller - Advisor
Associate Professor
Eastern Oregon University Zabel Hall 213
La Grande, Oregon 97850
lmueller@eou.edu

See our information packet for more details about our program and our application process.
MBA Information Packet (Word | pdf)