

鶹 offers a highly customizable, online Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program for students interested in continuing their postgraduate education in the field of business. The program allows business professionals to increase their breadth of knowledge and ability to analyze business alternatives. Along with this, our program allows students to put learning into practice through projects with companies and other local organizations. The MBA program helps students with the complexities of the modern workplace and prepares them for the challenges of upper-level leadership positions. The program curriculum teaches students theoretical understanding of business principles to apply to real-world scenarios. This helps sharpen the analytical skills they will need on the job. Applicants to the MBA program should have earned a bachelor’s degree.
Students may select a general MBA, encompassing a broad program of all the required areas of management in today’s workplace, or focus their efforts on a specialized MBA degree.
Accounting Management: Master theoretical and practical accounting and management skills with a focus on communication, collaboration, and business analysis to help you succeed in the accounting field.
General MBA: Receive an in-depth study for a solid foundation in accounting, management, and leadership that can be tailored to their special interests to assist students with strategic skills and an essential understanding of competitive advantage.
Global Leadership: Become a competitive candidate in the global marketplace with in‐depth study of a range of timely topics, including global diversity, international finance, international human resources, accounting for multinational organizations, and more.
Healthcare Management: Focus on knowledge-based and current issues related to healthcare informatics, health policy, patient safety, and the ethical, legal, and regulatory issues that are particular to being a leader in the ever-changing healthcare industry.
Hospitality Management: Learn the use and development of natural and cultural resources in tourism projects, the methods employed to reinvent a destination, and the opportunities to engage a destination’s local population.
Information Technology: Focus on strategic management of IT operations or businesses, alignment between IT and business strategy, IT governance, ethical leadership, and the interrelationship between technology and business in a global and networked marketplace.
International Business: Conduct in-depth study with perspective from peers from around the world in global diversity, international finance, international human resources, and accounting that provides the necessary knowledge and skills in managing multinational organizations.
Organizational Management: Design and measure organizational effectiveness, understand leadership roles, and learn how to successfully manage teams by applying theory to real-world situations.
As a student in the MBA program, you will:
Distance = Synchronous video & asynchronous online learning.
Blended = Synchronous video & asynchronous online learning with limited on-campus residency.
See our eLearning page for details on our exciting and innovative course delivery methods.
Check out our “Not-What-You-Would Expect” Guide to Business to learn more about this high-demand field.
Successful entry into the Practicum Learning Track will require an attestation by the students and their supervisors indicating the average number of hours worked each week and how long the work experience is expected to last.
Total tuition for a master’s degree in Business Administration at ANU is only $21,896. Large online colleges with course-based programs are 3% – 70% higher and do not include fees or textbooks.(1) ANU tuition includes all fees (application, course, technology, graduation, etc.), textbooks, and lab equipment (where applicable).
(1) Online tuition pages on the internet at:
56 credit hours required/168 quality points required. All courses are 4 credit hours
Program Core Courses
36 Credit Hours Required
ACC513 Financial Management
MB518 Developing Human Resources**
MB523 Legal Environment of Business
MB528 Marketing Management
MB554 Business Research
MB570 Business Information Systems
MB621 Managerial Economics
MB630 Operations Management
Choose Track (Required) 4 credit hours required.
STANDARD TRACK
MB695 Business Leadership Policy and Strategy (capstone course)
PRACTITIONER LEARNING TRACK
MB699 Practitioner Projects in Business Administration (capstone course)
General MBA Specialization
20 Credit Hours
Select 5:
ACC522 Management Control
ACC610 Financial Reporting
ACC640 Business Tax Strategies
MB505 Business and Society
MB511 Management Communications
MB517 Dynamics of Organizational Behavior
MB524 21st Century Leadership
MB625 International Management
Organizational Management Specialization
20 Credit Hours
MB520 Organizational Sustainability
MB524 21st Century Leadership
MB588 Managing Quality
MB611 Project Management Life Cycle
MB690 Organizational Project Management
International Business Management Specialization
20 Credit Hours
ACC650 International Accounting/Multinational Enterprises
MB565 International Finance
MB582 Managing Global Diversity
MB584 Managing International Human Resources
MB625 International Management
Accounting Management Specialization
20 Credit Hours
ACC522 Management Control
ACC610 Financial Reporting
ACC640 Business Tax Strategies
ACC650 International Accounting/Multinational Enterprises
ACC690 Accounting Management
Healthcare Management Specialization
20 Credit Hours
Select 5:
MS500 Healthcare Informatics
MS530 Health Policy, Regulations, and Politics for Healthcare
MS550 Ethics and Legal Principles for Healthcare
MS560 Healthcare Organizational Systems and Quality Improvement
MS615 Health and Patient Safety Risk Management
MS618 Human Resource Management for Healthcare**
** If taking the Healthcare Management Specialization – course MS618 replaces MB518 in the program core
Hospitality Management Specialization
20 Credit Hours
Select 5:
HS575 Meetings and Events Planning
HS610 Sales, Marketing and Branding for the Hospitality Industry
HS615 Managing Quality Service in the Hospitality Industry
HS550 Principles, Practices and Philosophies for the International Hospitality Industry
HS620 Legislation and the Hospitality Industry
HS605 Human Resources in the Hospitality Industry
Information Technology Specialization
20 Credit Hours
CY501 Information Assurance and Security Management
IT540 Marketing Innovation and Technology
IT590 Enterprise Architecture and IT Governance
IT610 Global IT Products and Services Outsourcing
IT620 Decision Models for Technology Management
Global Leadership Specialization
20 Credit Hours
MB524 21st Century Leadership
MB582 Managing Global Diversity
MB583 Global Virtual Teams
MB584 Managing International Human Resources
MB625 International Management
For all courses: See catalog for complete course descriptions and prerequisites.
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