The Master of Business Administration degree is an accelerated, 9-month, 36-credit-hour program tailored for recent college graduates. 24 credit hours form a core curriculum that provides a comprehensive foundation in business, and 12 credits are dedicated to a specialization certificate in Strategic Management, Data Analytics, or Church Administration.
Select a pathway from the menu below:
- General MBA Curriculum
- Certificate Requirements
- 4+1 MBA Curriculum
- MSB(A) to MBA Curriculum
^Indicates a core course. All core courses are required.
*Indicates a specialization certificate course. 12 credits of approved courses are required.
To complete a specialization certificate and receive the MBA, a student must complete the required courses for that certificate. Blending certificate courses is not permitted. See the Certificate Requirements section below.
Fall 2025 MBA Courses:
Take 18 credits total: take all core courses and pick one specialization course (i.e. 3 credits).
Core
- BUS 616 Business Law (2)^
- BUS 605 Catholic Social Teaching for Professionals (1)^
- BUS 603 Analytical Tools & Techniques (3)^
- BUS 601 Leading with High Purpose (3)^
- BUS 602 Accounting & Financial Analysis (3)^
- BUS 612 Leadership as Service (0)^
- BUS 699 Career Strategy (0)^
- BUS 604 Integrated Marketing & Sales (3)^
Specialization
- MGT 518 Management Communications (3)*
- Asynchronous Online
- Strategic Management Certificate
- EAM 514 Parish Fundraising, Capital Campaigns & Project Management (3)*
- Asynchronous Online
- Church Administration Certificate
- DA 501 Introduction to Data Science and Python (3)*
- Data Analytics Certificate
Spring 2026 MBA Courses:
Take 18 credits total: Take all core courses and pick 3 specialization courses (i.e. 9 credits). Spring courses are subject to change.
Core
- BUS 617 Technology & Operations Management (3)^
- BUS 607 Habits, Virtues, & Excellence (1.5)^
- BUS 606 Data Analytics Tools for Business (1.5)^
- BUS 621 Business, Government & International Economy (1.5)^
- BUS 612 Leadership as Service (0)^
- BUS 615 Capstone Experience (1.5)^
- This course requires international travel.
- An additional tuition fee of $1,975 applies to this course.
- Students are required to arrange and provide their own travel to the destination.
Specialization
- MGT 565 Continuous Improvement & Six Sigma (3)*
- Strategic Management Certificate
- ENT 519 Generative AI & Digital Transformation (3)*
- Asynchronous Online
- Strategic Management Certificate
- MGT 515 Strategic Management Practicum (3)*
- Strategic Management Certificate
- EAM 406 Responsible Use of Technology (3)*
- Asynchronous Online w/ Some In-person meetings
- Church Administration Certificate
- EAM 515 Communication, Accountability, & Crisis Management (3)*
- Asynchronous Online
- Church Administration Certificate
- EAM XXX 3 credits of MEAM Electives (-)*
- Church Administration Certificate
- EAM 516: Pastoral Mgmt. & Personnel (3) is encouraged
- Church Administration Certificate
- DA 514 Applied Statistics and Data Analysis (3)*
- Data Analytics Certificate
- DA 515 Introduction to Machine Learning (3)*
- Data Analytics Certificate
- DA 5XX 3 Credit Data Analytics Elective (3)*
- Data Analytics Certificate
Strategic Management:
- MGT 518 Management Communications (3)
- MGT 565 Continuous Improvement & Six Sigma (3)
- ENT 519 Generative AI & Digital Transformation (3)
- MGT 515 Strategic Management Practicum (3)
Church Administration:
- EAM 514 Parish Fundraising, Capital Campaigns & Project Management (3)
- EAM 406 Responsible Use of Technology (3)
- EAM 515 Communication, Accountability, & Crisis Management (3)
- EAM XXX 3 credits of MEAM Electives (-)
- EAM 516: Pastoral Mgmt. & Personnel (3) is encouraged
Data Analytics:
- DA 501 Introduction to Data Science and Python (3)
- DA 514 Applied Statistics and Data Analysis (3)
- DA 515 Introduction to Machine Learning (3)
- DA 5XX 3 Credit Data Analytics Elective (3)
^Indicates a core course. All core courses are required.
*Indicates a specialization certificate course. 12 credits of approved courses are required.
To complete a specialization certificate and receive the MBA, a student must complete the required courses for that certificate. Blending certificate courses is not permitted. For more information, go to the Certificate Requirements tab.
Fall 2025:
- BUS 616 Business Law (2)
- For Busch School students, satisfies the Business Law requirement.
- Bus 605 Catholic Social Teaching for Professionals (1)
- For Busch School students, satisfies a free elective.
- BUS 604 Integrated Marketing & Sales (3)^
- For Busch School students, fulfills MKT 345
- BUS 603 Analytical Tools & Techniques (3)^
- For Busch School students, fulfills MGT 365
- ENT 519 Generative AI & Digital Transformation (3)*
- Asynchronous Online
- This is a Strategic Management specialization certificate course.
- For Busch School students, fulfills Business Analytics Requirement (formerly known as the Information Management Requirement)
Spring 2026:
(These spring courses are subject to change)
- BUS 617 Technology & Operations Management (3)^
- For Busch School students, fulfills MGT 432
- MGT 565 Continuous Improvement & Six Sigma (3)*
- This is a Strategic Management specialization certificate course.
- For Busch School students, fulfills MGT 465
- ENT 519 Generative AI & Digital Transformation (3)*
- Asynchronous Online
- This is a Strategic Management specialization certificate course.
- For Busch School students, fulfills Business Analytics Requirement
- BUS 607 Habits, Virtues, & Excellence (1.5)^
- For Busch School students, paired with another 1.5 credit MBA course, this satisfies UG business elective.
- BUS 606 Data Analytics Tools for Business (1.5)^
- For Busch School students, paired with another 1.5 credit MBA course, this satisfies a UG business elective.
- BUS 621 Business, Government & International Economy (1.5)^
- For Busch School students, paired with another 1.5 credit MBA course, this satisfies the UG business elective.
- I.B. majors may count this pair of 3 credits total towards their I.B. elective requirement
- For Busch School students, paired with another 1.5 credit MBA course, this satisfies the UG business elective.
Fall 2025:
A $500 discount per degree conversion course for MSB(A) alumni is provided in Fall 2025 only. 6 credits of approved courses are required for degree conversion.
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- ENT 519 Generative AI & Digital Transformation (3)*
- Asynchronous Online
- MGT 518 Management Communications (3)*
- Asynchronous Online
- ENT 519 Generative AI & Digital Transformation (3)*
Spring 2026:
(These spring courses are subject to change)
- MGT 565 Continuous Improvement & Six Sigma (3)*
- In-person & Online (tentative)
- ENT 519 Generative AI & Digital Transformation (3)*
- Asynchronous Online
- MGT 518 Management Communications (3)*
- Asynchronous Online
- BUS 607 Habits, Virtues, & Excellence (1.5)
- In-person
- BUS 615 Capstone Experience (1.5)
- In-person
- This course involves international travel.
- An additional tuition fee of $1,975 applies to this course.
- Students are required to arrange and provide their own travel to the destination.