Business Administration/Design and Innovation Management Concentration (MBADIM)

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Business Administration/Design and Innovation Management Concentration MBADIM

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
MMBA 607		3
Core Courses Required:
MMBA 612	Intro Performance Metrics	3
MMBA 625	Organizational Leadership	3
MISM 629	Leg-Eth Issues in Business	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:
KDES 650	Design-Innovation Process	3
KDES 651	Design Communication Mgmt	3
KDES 750	Sustainable Design-Systems	3
KDES 751	Leadership by Design	3
Minimum number of credits required:		39-48

Why Choose the Master of Business Administration?

The 39-48 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 three 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 Design and Innovation Management certificate prepares graduates for leadership positions in design-centered businesses. The program provides studentes a comprehensive understanding of the ways in whicih the method, measure, and language of design drive the practice of business and the process of innovation and teaches them how to cultivate and build a culture of innovation within their organization. (Offered at Kendall College of Art and Design.)

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
1301 South State Street, IRC 212
Big Rapids, Mi 49307-2748
Phone: 231-591-2168
E-mail: yosts@ferris.edu
Web: www.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