Degree Title: Master of Business Administration

Major:
1.) Project Management
Concentration of Study: Project Management

Objectives:
1.) To develop student’s skills in a chosen concentration of study for future careers.
2.) Develop student’s decision-making capabilities.

A minimum of 36 units are required, 12 from each of the following categories, Basic courses, Electives, Area of Concentration. Students must also makeup for any background deficiencies by taking additional courses, although 400 level courses may be used as elective units. A grade of “B-“ or better must be earned in all basic courses and area of concentration, and a grade of “C-“ must be earned for all elective courses. An average GPA of 3.0 or better is required, and the student must be in good standings with the university. After fulfilling the requirements stated above, the student may file a petition for graduation and if approved, may graduate.

HGU policies and requirements are subject to change and changes may not be immediately reflected on campus websites and publications. New degree requirements, however, will not imposed retroactively on continuing students unless agreed upon by the student. If degree requirements are changed, student may complete their degree programs under the requirements in effect at the time of their initial enrollment (readmission, if key have discontinued degree status). They have the option of electing to be governed by the new requirements if they so desire, provided that all requirements of one catalog are met.

Students admitted into the MBA degree program are required to have proper business background preparation for taking the graduate level coursework. The student must clear all deficiencies before being allowed to take the degree required courses. A student with deficiency in any required background subject must clear it by either 1.) taking the course for credit at HGU and earn a grade of at least C- or higher or 2.) taking and passing the appropriate preparatory module of studies. With advance approval by the academic review committee, the student may be allowed to take proficiency exams to clear his/her background requirements. The following are the required background subjects:
A. Management and Business Law
B. Economics and Marketing
C. Quantitative Analysis and Information Technologies

The MBA program requires a minimum of 36 semester units of graduate study. A maximum of four 400 level courses are allowed to count towards graduation credits. Before the student takes any one the courses below he/she must meet the prerequisite requirements.

1.) Basic Courses (12 credits)
The basic courses provide a base for interdisciplinary business theories and techniques and decision-making methodology. A student must take the following courses to complete the required graduate course requirement:

MGT501     Human Resources Management
BUS510      Quantitative Methods for Business
MGT506     Production and Operations Management
FIN510       Financial Management

2.) Area of Concentration (12 credits)
Apart from required graduate courses in section 1, students must additionally select an area of concentration and complete at least 12 credits (4 courses) in the chosen concentration area. This is to ensure the student is competent in the selected area.  The courses taken to fulfill the concentration requirement must not overlap the courses taken for the above Foundation Courses requirement. As new courses are also offered between publications of the university catalogs, the students are advised to refer to the "Concentration Area Course Tables" published with each release of the semester class schedule to select courses for meeting the concentration area requirements.

Area A: Project Management
(Prerequisites: Advanced graduate standing)
Required courses:
MGT515    Supply Chain Management
MGT550    Managing for Improvement
* Select two other graduate courses in this concentration area.

3.) Electives (12 credits)
Students may elect graduate-level courses 400 or 500-level, and higher courses in any discipline as electives to meet the elective requirements.

Mezzanine Courses for program requirement - Students admitted with a background deficiency in organizational behavior and management must take the course of MGT451 Organizational Behavior and Management course and those with a deficiency in Entrepreneurship and Venture Business must take "MGT481 Entrepreneurship and Venture Business" course at HGU. Credits earned can be counted as elective credits towards the MBA graduation requirements.

* Other background requirements for the concentration areas: Each concentration area requires certain 400 level background courses. Students may earn credit towards the degree, if observing the limit for the number of 400-level courses for the program, by taking these courses, such as

a. Area A (Project Management): MGT451