Online Masters Degree Education: Online Masters Business Programs

University of Phoenix MBA Programs include:

• Master of Business Administration
• Master of Business Administration in Accounting
• Master of Business Administration in e-Business
• Master of Business Administration in Global Management
• Master of Business Administration in Health Care Management
• Master of Business Administration in Technology Management

Master of Business Administration in Accounting

This program is designed to develop or enhance the financial management skills necessary to function effectively within private businesses, non-profit organizations, and public agencies. The program concentrates on managing human and fiscal resources within the structure, culture, and mission of any organization. The curriculum addresses advanced costing techniques, accounting theory, accounting information systems, issues in corporate taxation, executive management, budgeting, human resources management, organizational development, conflict management, strategic planning, information management, and decision making, among other subjects.

The program is structured with five primary goals in mind: 1. To provide students with a broad based understanding of the management and leadership skills necessary for successful achievement of organizational goals; 2. To prepare students to recognize and respond to the implications of change on organizational stakeholders, e.g., employees, consumers, vendors, and society; 3. To educate students about the impact of technology on every aspect of an organization, and how technology creates its own change; 4. To prepare students to function as financial consultants and internal change agents to lead and inspire organizational leadership toward a more productive future; and, 5. To prepare students to manage human and financial resources effectively, efficiently, and ethically, within a global environment.

Master of Business Administration in e-Business

The rise of electronic business is changing the way traditional firms operate and structure their organizations. The dynamics of e-Business have also required companies to compete in innovative ways, as well as opened the doors of opportunity for creating global businesses. To accommodate the emerging e-Business marketplace, University of Phoenix offers a comprehensive MBA/e-Business program to equip managers with the necessary skills to conduct business in an e-Business environment. The MBA/e-Business program is designed to meet the needs of a broad but unique population--the working adult manager or supervisor who could benefit from a graduate business education. The program requires a practical background in business, and the successful candidate will have at least three years of relevant experience. The various components of the program--curriculum, learning resources, and faculty--have been selected to produce specific outcomes. These outcomes, while reflecting contemporary academic practice, also focus on the functional competencies required of working managers. Thus, the MBA program emphasizes the identification, analysis, and solution of complex management problems that require technical understanding and balanced decision making. Although a functional knowledge of economics, accounting, finance, quantitative analysis, and management underlies the program, equal attention is given to the development of report writing, oral reporting, Internet research, and group process skills.

Master of Business Administration

Developing managers who can compete in the increasingly complex business community is the focus of this 51-credit program. To take advantage of new opportunities, you must be able to analyze and synthesize more data in more ways-and in less time-than ever before. This degree will help you do just that.

As you move through the curriculum, you will develop the decision-making skills that are crucial to managing an organization and its personnel. You will learn how to employ sophisticated quantitative and analytical tools, and how to assess and act on complex financial and economic indicators. The intricacies of strategic planning will also be explored, and you will understand how it all combines to influence organizational structure, culture, and linked control systems.

Master of Business Administration in Global Management

The Global Management program helps current and future global managers gain the specialized skills needed to lead multicultural and multinational work forces. The curriculum is structured with two primary goals in mind: to provide you with a broad-based understanding of the economics of international business operations, and to prepare you for managing human and material resources within various cultural, legal, and political contexts.

Your coursework will emphasize how to balance the needs of shareholders, customers, and employees with local customs and government regulations. You will learn how to identify opportunities and develop alternative courses of action within the limits of the international environment. You will also study legal trends in various regions of the world, macro- and microeconomic issues, and information technology in business systems.

Master of Business Administration in Health Care Management

The MBA/HCM is designed to provide students with the business management skills needed to manage successfully in today's health care delivery systems. The MBA/HCM program emphasizes the identification, analysis, and solution of complex management problems with a foundation of health care concepts and decision models that will support the variety of management roles that can be seen in today's health care environment. The MBA/HCM specialization is based upon courses in health care organizations, health care finance, quality and data base management, health care infrastructure, and health care strategic management.

The MBA/HCM develops students for the role managers play in defining business problems, assessing information, considering alternatives, and choosing the best solution. Imagine the manager as the hub of a wheel. From the hub radiate spokes, each representing a specific discipline, such as finance, law, marketing, operations, information systems, etc. Each of these "spokes" generates inputs for the manager to assess and incorporate into the decision-making process. The manager is a critical user of these inputs in making the decision. Although generally not the original producer of the information, the manager must be able to assess the validity and reliability of the information in building a business case for the decision.

To prepare students for the decision-making role, the MBA/HCM has been designed to introduce the theory or principles that frame a wide range of problems or issues in each of the courses. The most current techniques or tools are applied to these theories to allow students to practice making decisions to solve a wide range of problems.

The MBA/HCM consists of 46 credit hours. Thirty-one credit hours constitute the core curriculum and 15 additional credit hours complete the MBA/HCM. The core begins with one-credit, three-week, Managerial Communication course designed to build strategies for success in the MBA/HCM. It is a prerequisite to all the courses that follow. The remainder of the core consists of 10, three-credit courses, which all student who receive an MBA/HCM from University of Phoenix must complete. Those students in the MBA/HCM will complete five additional prescribed courses to hone their skills in health care management.

Each University of Phoenix MBA/HCM student will create and maintain an electronic portfolio reflecting the student's achievements throughout the MBA/HCM program. It will include assignments from each course, typically individual assignments, as well as other outcomes the student may wish to add. These assignments will demonstrate the student's ability to solve business problems at the graduate level and serve as a partial catalog of the skills the student has mastered.

Note: Students who enter the MBA/HCM program with an undergraduate degree that is not in business will be required to complete web-based material (introduced during the Managerial Communication course) covering the fields of Accounting, Finance, Statistics, and Economics. These students must complete the web-based material and the included self-assessments for each course prior to taking the Accounting, Finance, Statistics, and Economics courses in the core. The web-based material will familiarize the students with the terms and concepts covered in a foundational course in that subject. That foundational knowledge will be presumed by the faculty members who teach the core courses. The web-based material may also serve as a useful review for students who have studied these subjects as undergraduates, but would benefit from a refresher.

Master of Business Administration in Technology Management

Whether you are involved in the development, management, or marketing of technology, this program will teach you how to meet the unique challenges of the ever-changing technology industry. The most successful organizations will continue to employ managers, engineers, designers, and systems analysts who can interpret business plans as easily as schematic drawings.

Your studies will focus on the new strategies, special management tactics, and organizational processes that are being adopted by corporations today. You will learn the specific concepts, methodologies, and tools that will assist you in managing complex technology projects and programs. In addition, you will study various decision-making techniques, the skills involved in strategic planning and financial analysis, and the principles of market research. The problems and opportunities faced by global organizations will also be discussed.

AIU Online - Master of Business Administration in Global Technology Management (MBA)

AIU Online's MBA program in Global Technology Management is a 60-credit program that builds on the foundational knowledge students may have obtained in a baccalaureate program and is designed to give students advanced knowledge, skills, and practical, experience-based education necessary to accelerate their careers in the fields of business or management.

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