College of Business Administration at Winthrop University

Winthrop University offers the Master of Business Administration degree in three formats: a general MBA, an MBA with Accounting Emphasis, and an MBA with a concentration in Finance, International Business, or Software Project Management.

The Master of Business Administration degree program is accredited by AACSB-International, (the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), the premier accrediting agency for business school programs. Less than one-third of U.S. business school programs and less than 5% of programs worldwide hold this accreditation. AACSB-International accreditation assures quality and promotes excellence and continuous improvement.

Students from a diverse range of educational, professional, and cultural backgrounds participate in and enhance the educational experience. Nationally accredited, the program is taught by faculty committed to excellence in teaching and research.

The general MBA is a two-phase program of 39 semester hours of required graduate courses. The curriculum includes the MBA core of 30 hours and 9 hours of elective courses. Up to 24 hours of prerequisites may be required, depending upon the individual student’s preparation.

Phase I courses involve the development of necessary business tools in the areas of accounting, organizational behavior, communications, statistics, and management information systems. An extensive study in the functional areas of business, including strategic and international issues in management, marketing and operations management, finance, and industrial economics and public policy, is developed in the courses of Phase II.

The applicant for admission to the MBA program must show high promise of success in post-graduate business study as measured by undergraduate grades, scores on the GMAT and other relevant criteria. An applicant must also meet the general requirements for admission to graduate study at Winthrop University.

An applicant whose baccalaureate degree is from a foreign institution must present a score of at least 400 on the GMAT. An applicant whose native language is not English must present a score of at least 550 on the TOEFL.

Students desiring to participate in the general MBA program who do not have a bachelors degree in business administration from an AACSB accredited college or university, or who have not had appropriate undergraduate training in business administration or economics may be required to complete certain prerequisite courses including the following:

ACCT 280 & 281 OR ACCT 601	Introduction to Accounting
ECON 215 & 216	Microeconomics & Macroeconomics
FINC 311	Principles of Finance
MGMT 321	Principles of Management
MKTG 380	Principles of Marketing
QMTH 205	Applied Statistics I

Required Program: Phase I		Semester Hours
ACCT 654	Management Accounting	3
MGMT 650	Theory and Behavior of Business Organization	3
MGMT 661	Information Systems	3
MGMT 671	Advanced Business Communications	3
QMTH 651	Statistical Methods for Decision Making	3
Required Program: Phase II		Semester Hours
ECON 693	Industrial Economics and Public Policy	3
FINC 655	Financial Policy Management	3
MGMT 657	Strategic and International Issues in Management	3
MGMT 662	Operations Management	3
MKTG 653	Marketing Management	3
500 and 600 level approved electives (3 hours must be 600 level)		9
Total Semester Hours		39

Note: Registration for GSTC 600, Continuing Graduate Studies,
may be required. Check with advisor.