Business Analytics Masters of Business Administration

Courses

Foundation (0-16 units)

• Economic Concepts for Business Decision Making
• Resources for Decision Making
• Accounting and Financial Reporting for Managers
• Business Law, Society, and Ethics in a Global Context
• Marketing and the Value Chain for Decision Making

The requirement that a student complete any of these courses may be waived on the basis of prior coursework or experience.

Integration (32 units)

• Leadership Colloquium
• Decision Making and Uncertainty
• Leadership, Creativity, Organizational Dynamics
• Management Skill Intensive
• Creativity, Design Thinking, and Problem Solving
• Strategic Human Resource Management
• Strategic Financial Management
• Strategic Marketing Management
• Values in the World of Business

Concentration (16 units, to be selected from among the following):

• Analytics for Pricing and Revenue Management
• Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and Management
• Business Process Analytics
• Data Mining
• Data Visualization for Analytics
• Enterprise Application of Business Intelligence

The specific courses delivered to a given cohort will be selected by the Zapara School in light of the needs of the students in the cohort.

• Bachelor's degree (in any area) from accredited university
• Satisfactory combination of GPA and GMAT score
• Students with GPA of 3.0 US equivalent, or above, may waive the requirement for a GMAT
• No maximum of backlogs for repeated coursework as long as overall GPA is satisfactory for admission
• No maximum gap between receiving Bachelor’s degree and starting MBA program
• External Evaluation is required for all International Students (recommended services: WES, ECE)
• Applicants with an earned Master’s degree may receive automatic admission
• International students who have studied at an institution where English is the language of instruction or in a country where English is an official language do not need to submit an English language proficiency score.
• Interview with Zapara School of Business team required

Cost: 

MBA tuition is $777 USD per unit

Total cost for 48-degree units:  $37,296 USD.

Additional cost for 0-16 foundation units, as needed.

Scholarships from the university are not available for this program; however, students are welcome to apply for scholarships from outside entities.

Please see Office of International Student Services (OISS) website for additional fees and other costs at:https://lasierra.edu/oiss/pre-i-20-requirements/

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