Courses | Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Below are the course requirements for this academic program. For more program details, including graduation requirements and learning outcomes, visit Biola's academic catalog.
Transfer of Credits
Students transferring from a regionally accredited graduate program may transfer a maximum of 6 credits. The courses transferred must be equivalent, have direct applicability to the student's program, and be approved by the Chair or Dean. Students who have earned their Graduate Certificate in Personal Financial Planning from Biola University may be eligible to apply up to 9 credits from that program (comprised of MBAD 626 Fundamentals of Financial Planning, MBAD 627 Estate Planning, MBAD 628 Retirement Planning, MBAD 629 Tax and Insurance Planning, MBAD 631 Investments, and MBAD 632 Capstone for Financial Planning) toward the 9 credits of electives required for the MBA degree, subject to approval. For the courses to be applied to the MBA, students should enter the MBA program within five years of receiving their certificate. Only courses with a grade of B (3.0) or higher will be considered for transfer toward the MBA degree; a grade of B- is not transferable.
Calendar
The program utilizes three 15-week trimesters (Fall, Spring, and Summer). Each trimester is divided into two 7-week terms (for example, Fall Session A and Fall Session B). Full-time students take one or two courses at a time in each 7-week session, while part time students generally take one course each 7-week session.
Curriculum Requirements
Thirty-six credits of graduate courses are required for all MBA degrees in the Crowell School of Business, which include 3 graduate credits of business ethics.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Program | ||
| MBAD 602 | Organizational Management and Culture | 3 |
| MBAD 604 | Corporate Finance 1 | 3 |
| MBAD 605 | Management and Financial Accounting 2 | 3 |
| MBAD 608 | Marketing Strategy 3 | 3 |
| MBAD 612 | Artificial Intelligence for Management and Decision-Making 4 | 3 |
| MBAD 613 | Biblical Organizational Ethics | 3 |
| MBAD 675 | Strategy Capstone | 3 |
| Intensives | ||
| Select 6 credits from the following: 5 | 6 | |
| Leadership Intensive | ||
| Innovation Intensive | ||
| Advanced Business Topics Intensive | ||
| Electives 6 | ||
| Select 9 credits from the following: 7 | 9 | |
| Business Internship | ||
| Social Entrepreneurship | ||
| The Innovative Leader | ||
| Theology of Leadership | ||
| Sources of Innovation | ||
| Organizational Change and Leadership | ||
| Fundamentals of Financial Planning | ||
| Current/Advanced Topics in Business (May be taken up to 3 times for credit) | ||
| Nonprofit Management | ||
| Current/Advanced Topics in Business (May be taken up to 3 times for credit) | ||
| The Business of Entertainment | ||
| Entertainment Marketing and Targeting Your Audience | ||
| Content Creation and Strategy | ||
| Total Credits | 36 | |
- 1
Online coursework in Finance is required unless waived through undergraduate coursework.
- 2
Online coursework in Accounting is required unless waived through undergraduate coursework.
- 3
Online coursework in Marketing is required unless waived through undergraduate coursework.
- 4
Online coursework in Information Systems is required unless waived through undergraduate coursework.
- 5
Each intensive is worth 1.5 credits and can be taken more than once.
- 6
Not all classes are offered every trimester. Consult with your academic advisor.
- 7
Select courses from other disciplines may be taken as electives with department approval.