35 courses with the subject MBA, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
MBA 501Online MBA Orientation
0-F, S, Sum Serves as the entry point for new students in the MBA program. This course is designed to onboard students by introducing them to the scope of the program and its integrated design and learning objectives. The orientation will also help students understand program expectations and time commitment and prepare themselves for online communication and technology requirements necessary to successfully complete their online MBA degree.
3-WSP Examines and applies mathematical and statistical methods to improve data literacy and develop tools to improve management decision-making. Familiarizes students with the assumptions underlying various statistical techniques and assists in identifying their appropriateness in a variety of situations. Students perform statistical analysis and interpret results that contribute to information-based decision-making. Students may choose to waive this course and substitute an elective if they have earned a B− or better in at least two of the following undergrad/graduate-level courses: statistics (level 200+), data science (level 200+), calculus or a 200+-level college math course.
3-S Focused on improving leader efficacy in developing peak organizational and people performance. Performance contributors and/or detractors are studied from a biblical perceptive as students examine how recent trends in workplace “advances,” scientific findings, and human resource best practices confirm and/or conflict with God’s design of humankind. Prerequisites: MBA 501, 630
3-S Considers how organizations assess and manage risks in external and internal environments and adapt daily operations and long-term plans to minimize unexpected losses. Students learn how to identify and categorize risks, how to develop and prioritize responses to risks, how risk affects strategic planning and daily operations, and how insurance and other tactics and strategies mitigate risks. Enterprise risk management, governance, and contingency planning are considered for the entire organization, including accounting and finance, sales and marketing, human resources, and information technology. Prerequisites: MBA 501, 630
3-Summer Focuses on the mechanics of financial statement analysis from various perspectives, including shareholders, financial analysts, boards of directors, investors, and business mergers and acquisitions. Topics covered are balance sheet and income statement analysis, ratio analysis, cash flow analysis, common size analysis, trend analysis, and earning analysis. Students analyze and evaluate free cash flow generation, profitability, operating efficiency, and the impact of leverage on business risk and return on equity. Students integrate a biblical and ethical framework that helps guide assure objective, i.e., bias-free analysis. Prerequisites:
3-Summer Emphasizes the decision-making and discipline of financial management. Subjects include financial reports and metrics, financial analysis and planning, financial forecasting, financial markets, financial leverage, working capital management, capital budgeting processes, cost of capital, and the evaluation of domestic and global merger and acquisition opportunities, including takeover and antitrust strategies. Students integrate a biblical and ethical framework that helps guide financial management decision-making. Students may choose to waive this course and substitute an elective if they have earned a B− or better in at least two of the following undergrad/graduate- level courses: Corporate Finance I/II; Investment Management; or Money, Banking, and Finance. Prerequisites: MBA 501, 630
3-F Just like you wouldn’t use a financial model to drive a marketing campaign, different business use cases require different AI tools. In this course, students will explore the potential and limitations of AI technologies, learning to identify business problems suitable for AI solutions and build effective AI implementation strategies. By the end of this course, students will address key challenges and solutions in AI implementation.
3-F/S AI projects can help predict trends and optimize operations, allowing businesses to understand not just what has happened but what will happen—and what should be done about it. By the end of this course, students will be prepared to drive financial and operational impact by managing AI project lifecycles: developing comprehensive project plans, managing data and models, ensuring effective deployment, and communicating progress and outcomes to stakeholders.
3-F Storytelling is one of the oldest and most powerful tools for action, and this course empowers MBA students to transform raw data into compelling narratives that drive business decisions. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to create data queries and visualizations, integrate data into business planning, and effectively communicate your findings, helping organizations turn data into a strategic tool for competition and innovation.
3-F/S Managers who hope to stay competitive in business analytics need to be able to scale their analytics—and Python provides that solution. This course covers Python's significance in business analytics, setting up the Python environment, and learning basic syntax. You’ll leverage three of Python's essential libraries—NumPy for numerical data, Pandas for data manipulation, and Matplotlib for data visualization—to use data to solve complex business problems.
3-F/S To defend against hackers, you need to think like a hacker. This course covers the fundamentals of ethical hacking, from Linux commands and open-source tools to attack tree construction and vulnerability research. By the end of the course, you'll be able to use what you’ve learned to analyze, interpret, and communicate penetration tests and security strategies to executives.
3-F/S Finance isn’t a static field, and understanding disruptors like blockchain and cryptocurrency allows you to capitalize on opportunities that are revolutionizing financial operations. 290
3-F/S In health services organizations, bad financial management can cost more than money—it can cost lives, making financial acumen crucial for quality patient care. This course covers financial statement analysis, cost accounting, capital budgeting, and financial modeling, equipping future managers to make informed decisions around challenges such as evaluating insurance designs, assessing service line impacts, and analyzing new drug costs.
3-S Emphasizes the connection between design- thinking and innovation. Students learn the process of design-thinking, which begins with a genuine interest in understanding the people for whom products and/or services are being designed. Study and practice of this process help improve student ability to ask questions, challenge assumptions, redefine problems, and create change – all important aspects for developing strategic options and solutions not immediately identified through left-brain thinking and problem-solving approaches. Considers the opportunities and challenges of design-thinking and innovation within varied organizational contexts and how they relate to differing services and product lines.
3-Fall Provides a biblical perspective of transformational leadership, focusing on two key components: that transformation is missional and intentional. Students examine how to navigate the current societal and organizational landscape in a faithful and integrated manner by considering transformation first on a personal level, then organizational. Includes a variety of resources, assessments, and coaching exercises.
1-F Final course in the MBA program. Students finalize a detailed personal plan focused on an existing company project, new business venture, creation of a new product or service, organizational process improvement, cultural change, or restructure of their current workplace department/organization. Students will present their integrated projects virtually and observe and interact with peer presentations. The project focus must meet established guidelines and be preapproved by the MBA Director. Prerequisite: Successful completion of 37 or more credits of approved MBA required and elective courses.
