(33 credits)
Required Core Courses (24 credits)
Choose 3 of the following courses (9 credit hours)
MBA Concentrations
Concentrations are designed for students interested in obtaining additional depth in a particular area of study.
Finance
Complete three of the following courses
Health Care Administration
| MBA 581 | Healthcare Finance & Reimbursement | 3 |
| MBA 582 | Organizational Behavior and Leadership | 3 |
| MBA 583 | U.S. Healthcare Strategy | 3 |
Project Management
| MBA 650 | Operations Management | 3 |
| MBA 676 | Special Topics in Business Administratn | 3 |
| MBA 685 | Contemporary Topics and Issues in Orgs | 3 |
Organizational Leadership
Organizational Leadership is the management science of developing and meeting the goals of individuals, teams, and organizations simultaneously. A concentration in organizational leadership helps prepare students to be successful leaders and executives. This field of work is dynamic as it involves interactions with individuals, departments, organizations, and global industries. It also focuses on policy alignment and how policies can be enhanced to boost effectiveness and performance within an organization.
Students seeking to concentrate in Organizational Leadership will need to complete nine (9) semester credit hours in any of the following courses:
| MBA 551 | Organizational Change Management | 3 |
| MBA 552 | Consulting Strategies | 3 |
| MBA 553 | Team Dynamics & Conflict Transformation | 3 |
| MBA 590 | Organizational Communication | 3 |
| MBA 651 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
Accounting/CPA Track (36 credits)
The Accounting/CPA is an MBA track designed for those individuals who want to acquire the necessary course work and hours to qualify to sit for the CPA exam in Illinois. All courses are three credit hours.
The student must take the following accounting courses at Rockford University or equivalent courses at another institution in order to be able to sit for the exam. These courses can be undergraduate courses or taken at the graduate level. All regular PRQ for the MBA program also apply to the Accounting/CPA Track. If these courses are taken at the graduate level as a part of the MBA program, they can be used as electives.
Undergraduate PRQ
Graduate PRQ
Students should also have one or two semesters of Business Law.
Required Core and Track Courses (36 credits)
One of the following two courses
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MBA 503
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Managerial Economics
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3
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MBA 504
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Business and the National Economy
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3
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Take all of the following seven courses
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MBA 510
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Legal Environment of Business
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3
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MBA 540
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Financial Management
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3
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MBA 550
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Management Theory and Practice
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3
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MBA 560
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Marketing
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3
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MBA 580
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Introduction to Business Research
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3
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MBA 590
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Organizational Communication
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3
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MBA 696
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Business Planning and Strategies
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3
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Four additional electives as approved by the advisor or program director.
These can include any accounting courses above taken at the graduate level except MBA 524 .