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Business Administration//Incident Response Concentration MBA

Degree Type: Master of Business Administration

College(s): Business

Required Courses  Credit Hours 
Foundation Courses Required: (may waive for demonstrated competencies)
MMBA 501 Professional Skills Develop 3
MMBA 505 Numerical and Data Analysis 3
MMBA 506 Fin-Acct Sys and Analysis 3
Core Courses Required:
MMBA 612 Intro Performance Metrics 3
MMBA 635 Organization Resource Systems 3
MISI 629 Legal, Ethical and Fraud Iss 3
MMBA 635 Organization Resource Systems 3
MMBA 710 Strategic Planning Systems 3
MMBA 720 Global Business Economics 3
MMBA 730 Customer Systems 3
MMBA 760 Process Management Systems 3
MMBA 799 Integrated Business Experience 3
Concentration Courses Required:
MISM 660 Project Risk and Quality Mgt 3
MISM 662 Network Penetration Testing 3
MISM 664 3
MISI 668 Project In Incident Responses 3
Minimum number of credits required: 39-48
Or
MISI 691 ISI Internship 3
Minimum number of credits required 39 - 48
 

Why Choose the Master of Business Administration with Incident Response?

The 39-51 semester hour MBA addresses the increased focus on organizational performance assessment and improvement, our MBA is not a clone of competitive offerings. Using the Malcolm Baldrige criteria as a means of bringing to life performance management systems, this program provides its graduates with the means of immediately making a contribution to the firms for whom they work. To facilitate this, our faculty bring an exceptional array of experience to the class, including extensive academic and practitioner experience, as well as relevant perspective derived from serving as examiners for assessment efforts such as Malcolm Baldrige and the Michigan Quality Council.

The curricula consists of four courses focusing on foundation knowledge (may be waived based upon demonstrated competency), nine courses which address core knowledge and include an integrated business experience, and four courses that focus on the students concentration of choice.

The MBA program is offered in 7-week sessions, year-round, primarily online, in order to accommodate the competing professional and personal demands on our students. Working individuals taking just one course every seven weeks can complete degree requirements in about two years. Full time students may complete degree requirements in as few as 16 months.

Invest in your Future

This state-of-the-art MBA is designed for professionals interested in acquiring the management tools and skills needed to be successful in the world's leading organizations, with a wide selection of specializations.

The Incident Response certificate is designed to prepare individuals to secure computers, networks, and systems against intrusions and unauthorized access, test and assess security measures, and forensically analyze the environment to determine events and situations that may have occurred in a digital environment.

Admission Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited university with a 2.75 or better overall GPA and 3.0 GPA or better in the Junior/Senior level courses.
  • GMAT score of 500 or higher, OR GRE score of in the upper 50th percentile. (GMAT/GRE requirement may be waived if applicant has completed another Master's Degree)
  • International students must have earned a TOEFL score of 64 or higher, with no section score in the Low, Limited or Weak range.



  • Graduation Requirements

    The MBA is awarded to those individuals who have completed the 39 - 48 hour requirement with a minimum accumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater and no course less than 2.0.

    More Information

    College of Business Graduate Programs
    119 South Street, BUS 200E
    Big Rapids, MI 49307
    Phone: 231-591-2168
    E-mail: yosts@ferris.edu
    Web: http://ferris.edu/business/programs/MBA

    The College of Business is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP.) Next Accreditation Review is: February 2018

    http://www.acbsp.org/p/st/ld/&sid=s1_001


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