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Purpose.The Integrated Master of Business Administration is for professionals and managers seeking to develop interpersonal, managerial, leadership skills in prepa- ration for mobility, advancement and promotional opportunities. This 30 credit hour program consists of three modules leading to a Master of Business Administration degree. The core subjects are integrated into two (2) modules of nine (9) credits each and the area of emphasis in one (1) module of twelve (12) credits, which include online and distance learning activities.

Admission. Full admission to the Integrated Master of Business Administration is granted to an applicant who:

1. Has earned a baccalaureate degree which is fully accredited by one of the recognized accrediting agencies, and meets all other requirements for admis- sion to Graduate School;

2. Applicants lacking a baccalaureate (or higher) business degree will be required to take the MBA Foundation Module below and earn a minimum grade of “B” in the Module.

MBA 515 - Managerial Accounting/Finance MBA 525 - Management Theory/Business Law MBA 535 - Economics/Marketing Theory MBA 545 - Statistics/Information Systems

3. Applicants must have a 3.25 (Scale of 4.00) overall undergraduate GPA or have at least 4 years of professional or managerial work experience or earn an accept- able score on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).

The successful applicant will have a minimum total admission score of 950 according to the following formula:

(undergraduate degree GPA x 200) _____ + (years of related work experience x 100) _____ + (GMAT score) _____

Equals 950 or greater

Provisional Admission. Applications for students lacking the required GPA or work experience or acceptable GMAT score as specified above are forwarded to the College of Business Graduate Programs Committee for an admission recommenda- tion.

Applicants may be admitted provisionally. The applicant may not exceed 9 hours of graduate credit in the provisional status and may not enroll in any additional graduate courses. The applicant must earn at least a “B” in each of the courses to be removed from provisional status.

4. Students who have earned less than a grade of "C" in the Managerial Accounting, Business Finance, Legal Environment of Business Principles of Management, Microeconomics, Principles of Marketing, Statistics, or Microcomputer Application, may be required to take the equivalent MBA Foundation course listed above.

Degree Requirements. A candidate for the Integrated Master of Business Administration is required to meet the following:

1. Fulfill the general requirements for a graduate degree at Delta State University.

2. Complete the following three (3) modules: two (2) modules of nine ( 9) hour credits and one (1) of twelve 12 hour credits (30 credit hours total):

Financial Strategy Module.In this module students are introduced to various quantitative tools, techniques and models used in making investments and capital budgeting decisions. Information technology as it relates to e-commerce is incorporated into the module for one hour credit. 9 cred- it hours.

Operational Strategy Module. In this module students develop marketing strategies integrated with critical financial decision-making that empha- size the interrelationship of the firm and society. Students learn how to market their product or service to domestic and international markets and perform the financial analysis necessary to insure market viability. This module allows students to focus on managing the physical opera- tions of the business, information technology to improve the effective- ness and efficiency of the business. 9 credit hours.

Strategic Project Planning Module. (Emphasis Module) General Business:

This module integrates the concepts of strategic planning such as visioning and adapting to internal and external environmental changes, managing the physical operations, and the utilization of information technology to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the business. In an organiz- tion setting ranging from a small business to a global corporation, stu- dents develop goals, strategies, and timetables to implement a strategic planning process. This module focuses on developing the managerial and leaderhsip skills critical for success in the twenty-first century. 12 credit hours.

Human Resources Management:

This modules integrates human resource concepts through an examination of the characteristics and design of performance appraisal systems and development of effective systems for selecting, classifying and placing personnel, the theory and practice compensation management and the effect of alternative wage and salary systems on employee performance, and current legislation and issues in Human Resources Management. 12 credit hours.

Health Care Administration:

This module integrates the concepts of strategic planning such as visioning and adapting to internal and external environmental changes within the health care industry. Core business principles and practices to health care issues to prepare students to effectively manage health care organi- zations. 12 credit hours.

Information Systems:

This module integrates the knowledge and skills in data warehousing and data mining technologies required for solving complex problems of data and information management, information retrieval, and knowledge discov- ery facing modern organizations, the conceptualization, design, and implementation of supply chains in dynamic global markets that strategi- cally utilize information technologies to improve decision making regard- ing resources, logistics, procurement and supply contracting, product and process design, and revenue management, inventory, risk management, mining of corporate data warehouses, and the concepts of enterprise resource planning (ERP) to provide for effective data driven decision making for the formulation and execution of business strategies. 12 credit hours.

3. Earn and maintain an overall grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0.

INTEGRATED MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CURRICULUM

Semester Hours Required Courses...30 Module I: Financial Strategy

ACC 600.Managerial Accounting. 3 FIN 600.Financial Management. 3 MGT 601.Applied Decision Science. 3 Module II: Operational Strategy

MGT 605.Human Resource Management. 3 MKT 600. Strategic marketing. 3

ECO 612. Managerial Economics. 3

Module III: Strategic Project Planning (Select One)