The Master of Business Administration degree prepares individuals for professional career opportunities in today’s dynamic, challenging, and complex world of global business. The MBA program equips its graduates with the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary to achieve their professional business goals and objectives. The MBA degree is especially valuable for individuals who want to advance their careers through leadership opportunities within a broad range of organizations. The MBA is a thirty-three hour (twenty-four hours for required courses and nine hours for electives), non-thesis program that is generally completed in one to two years. The Required courses include cost analysis, applied statistics, managerial economics, finance, IT management, organizational behavior, marketing and a capstone course in business strategy.