| Degree: | Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) |
| Certificate: | Entrepreneurship |
| Department: | Building 75, Room 101 (850) 474-3124 http://uwf.edu/mba |
| College: | Business |
The M.B.A. program develops the skills of management, the tools of problem-solving, the capacity for decision-making, and the knowledge about formal organizations and their economic environment. The program prepares graduates for leadership positions in a variety of managerial and organizational settings. Admission to the M.B.A. program does not require an undergraduate business degree. However, prerequisite business proficiencies are needed and can be completed quickly through accelerated foundations. Approximately one-third of the students in the program enter with no previous business course work. The program of study leading to the M.B.A. degree is a 30 sh program designed to provide both a general view of business and a specialized focus through the portfolio. Before beginning core classes, each student must choose an industry for their portfolio. The portfolio gives the student the opportunity to focus in-depth research in an industry selected by the student. Five of the following MBA core courses require projects that are included in the student’s portfolio.
| ECP 6705 | Advanced Managerial Economics | 3 |
| FIN 6406 | Financial Management | 3 |
| ISM 6026 | Management of Information Systems and Technology | 3 |
| MAN 6511 | Operations Management Problems | 3 |
| MAR 6815 | Marketing Management | 3 |
During the last semester of the M.B.A. program, the student is required to submit his or her portfolio for review by the director. An exit interview is also conducted and is a requirement for graduation. Students must have a 3.0 (B) or higher GPA to meet graduation requirements.
In addition to the University graduate admission requirements described in the Admissions section of the catalog, the department bases decisions for regular admission on a holistic review of credentials in which the following criteria are used to assess the potential success of each applicant:
Primary consideration will be given to the applicant’s academic record and scores on the GMAT or GRE.
The credentials of applicants who do not meet minimums for these criteria are reviewed further to determine if other factors are sufficient to warrant admission. A student needing prerequisite foundation courses for the M.B.A. program may take them as a non-degree student. However, only students who have been fully admitted to candidacy in the M.B.A. program will be permitted to enroll in the required core courses of the M.B.A. degree.
Inquiries should be addressed to the M.B.A. Office. The M.B.A. Office will assist in all matters of application, admission, degree planning, and graduation. All students planning to enter the M.B.A. program must meet with an advisor to develop a degree plan. Transcripts and results of the graduate admission test should be submitted to the Graduate School at the time of application. The program is administered by the M.B.A. committee, which consists of the director and faculty members from the areas of accounting, finance, marketing, economics, management, and management information systems.
In addition to the University’s general requirements, students seeking the M.B.A. degree must meet the following degree requirements.
Admission to candidacy in the M.B.A. program is gained by demonstrating proficiency in the areas of accounting, business communications, economics, finance, management, management information systems, marketing, and statistics. These proficiencies may be gained by completion of the following group of UWF courses:
| ACG 2021 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACG 2071 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ECO 3003 | Principles of Economic Theory and Public Policy | 3 |
| or ECO 2013 & 2023 | Principles of Economics Macro and Principles of Economics Micro | |
| FIN 3403 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| GEB 3213 & COM 4110 | Writing for Business: Theory and Practice and Business and Professional Communication | 6 |
| ISM 3011 | e-Business Systems Fundamentals | 3 |
| MAC 2233 | Calculus with Business Applications | 3 |
| MAN 3025 | Management Fundamentals | 3 |
| MAR 3023 | Marketing Fundamentals | 3 |
| STA 2023 | Elements of Statistics | 3 |
| Total Hours | 33 | |
These proficiencies may be demonstrated by satisfactory completion of equivalent courses. Courses that are not compliant with the time to degree policy must be reviewed to determine proficiency. Accelerated Foundations, designed for students with no prior business course work or those who still need select prerequisites, are available and offer a means to quickly meet the foundation proficiencies needed to begin the core program. Accelerated Foundations are a series of 1.5 credit hour, intensive modules that cover the essential foundational knowledge in each of the prerequisite business subjects. For more information about this option, please contact the M.B.A. Office.
Candidates admitted to the M.B.A. program are required to complete all courses with a “C” grade or better and maintain an overall graduate and M.B.A. GPA of 3.0 (B) or better. Core M.B.A. courses that are not compliant with the time to degree policy must be reviewed to determine proficiency. Enrollment in M.B.A. courses is generally limited to M.B.A. candidates.
| ACG 6309 | Accounting Aspects of Business Policy Determination | 3 |
| GEB 6895 | Business and Public Policy | 3 |
| ISM 6026 | Management of Information Systems and Technology | 3 |
| MAN 6156 | Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| QMB 6305 | Quantitative Methods for Business | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
| ECP 6705 | Advanced Managerial Economics | 3 |
| FIN 6406 | Financial Management | 3 |
| MAN 6511 | Operations Management Problems | 3 |
| MAR 6815 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
| MAN 6721 | Strategic Management and Policy Formulation | 3 |
Department: MBA
Semester Hours: 18
The certificate program engages participants in the processes necessary to convert business ideas into well-structured plans for new business ventures. Participants will develop and present new venture ideas, develop a comprehensive new venture business plan, participate in a business plan competition for financial prizes, and consult with area small businesses to develop solutions to real business problems.
| GEB 5871 | MBA Foundations: Managerial Economics | 1.5 |
| GEB 5872 | MBA Foundations: Financial Management I | 1.5 |
| GEB 5873 | MBA Foundations: Financial Management II | 1.5 |
| GEB 5874 | MBA Foundations: Financial Management III | 1.5 |
| GEB 5875 | MBA Foundations: Management Skills and Applications | 1.5 |
| GEB 5876 | MBA Foundations: Marketing Management | 1.5 |
| Total Hours | 9 | |
| GEB 6118 | New Ventures | 3 |
| GEB 6116 | Venture Development | 3 |
| MAN 5806C | Small Business Management Consulting | 3 |
| Total Hours | 9 | |


