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Masters in Business Administration (MBA)

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Purpose:
Herguan University is dedicated to providing a professional education to qualified students at graduate levels. The school of business’ primary focus and commitment is to excellence in teaching. In tandem with this commitment, faculty engage in applied and educational research, develop relationships with the business community, and provide service to the region and their professions. Students are participants in a collaborative learning environment that prepares them to take leadership roles in both public and private organizations.

Objectives:
1) Develop student’s practical management skills in a chosen concentration of study for future careers.
2) Develop student’s decision-making capabilities.
3) Development of communication skills.
4) Development of a sense of professional responsibility.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

A minimum of 36 units of graduate-level course workare required for the Master’s degree students. Additional coursework may be required for a student with a non-business related undergraduate background.

Preparatory Cohort courses are required for covering the required background subjects:

Preparatory Cohort A
(PCB409) Business Law and Management Ethics
Preparatory Cohort B
(PCB412) Business Statistics & MIS
Preparatory Cohort C
(PCB426) Managerial & Financial Accounting
Preparatory Cohort D
(PCB448) Economics & Marketing

All MBA students must complete coursework in required courses and electives courses. Students entered with background deficiencies must clear the deficiencies in the first few semesters after joining HGU. A grade of “B-“ or better must be earned in all required courses and area of concentration, and a grade of “C-“ must be earned for all elective courses. GPA 3.0 or better is required, and students 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. Courses numbered in 500’s and above are graduate courses.

MBA CURRICULUM

Required courses ………………………. (12 units)

The student must choose 4 of the following courses to complete the required graduate course requirement:

HRM501	Human Resources Management	3 units
BUS558	Production and Operations Management	3
FIN520	Financial Accounting	3
ECO505	Business Economics	3
BUS516	Quantity Business Analysis	3
MKT500	Marketing	3
MIS500	Information Technology	3
BUS501	Business Ethics and Law	3

Concentration courses ………………… (12 units)

The student may choose to declare a concentration in one of the following areas: Accounting & Finance Management, Accounting, Finance Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing and Global Business, Marketing, Global Business, Human Resource Management, and Health Care Management, if they successfully complete 12 units or more of electives in the area of specialization.

Accounting & Finance Management

Students should choose 4 of the following courses of studies in Accounting & Finance Management specialization. Students may choose to specialize in Accounting by successfully completing two of the three required courses ACC500, ACC530, ACC535 and two additional courses in Accounting & Finance Management specialization. Students may choose to specialize in Finance Management by successfully completing two of three required courses FIN510, FIN532, FIN546 and 2 additional courses in Accounting & Finance Management specialization.

ACC500	Managerial Accounting	3
ACC501	Principles of Accounting & QuickBooks	3
ACC530	Cost Accounting	3
ACC535	Advanced Accounting	3
FIN503	Financial Times Review	3
FIN510	Financial Management	3
FIN532	Advanced Corporate Finance	3
FIN546	Financial and Tax Planning	3

Management Information Systems

Students should choose 4 of the following courses of studies in Management Information Systems specialization.

MIS515	E-Commerce Marketing	3
MIS518	Data Decisions Systems	3
MIS526	Management Information System	3
MIS535	Strategic Compute & Comm. Tech	3
MIS506	Info. System for Competitive Advantage	3
BUS510	Project Risk Management	3
CS551	Web Design & Internet Applications	3
CS538	Software Engineering, Testing & Engr	3

Marketing and Global Business

Students should choose 4 of the following courses of studies in Marketing and Global Business specialization. Students may choose to specialize in Marketing by successfully completing two of the three required courses MKT511, MKT602, MKT 522 and two additional courses of in Marketing and Global Business specialization. Students may choose to specialize in Global Business by successfully completing two of the three required courses MKT520, MKT 531, MKT540 and two additional courses in Marketing and Global Business specialization.

MKT504	Channels of Distribution	3
MKT511	Consumer and Organizational Behavior	3
MKT520	Global Marketing Management	3
MKT522	Advertising Management	3
MKT531	Product Marketing	3
MKT536	Sale & Marketing	3
MKT540	International Business Management	3
MKT602	Strategic Management	3

Human Resource Management

Students should choose 4 of the following courses of studies in Human Resource Management specialization.

HRM508	Negotiation and Conflict Result	3
HRM515	Human Behavior in Organization	3
HRM518	Managing Innovation and Change	3
HRM522	Communication for Managers	3
HRM530	Leadership in Business Communication	3
HRM545	Compensation Management	3
HRM560	Measuring Performance	3
HRM503	Business Writing	3

Health Care Management

Students should choose 4 of the following courses of studies in Health Care Management specialization.

ACC500	Managerial Accounting	3
FIN510	Financial Management	3
HRM515	Human Behavior in Organization	3
HCM521	Economics of Health	3
HCM522	Health Care Organization	3
HCM505	Strategic Planning and Marketing Healthcare	3
HCM532	Information Technology in Health Care	3
HCM506	Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Care Services	3

Electives

The student may elect graduate-level courses (4xxM, 500-level and higher courses) in any discipline as electives to meet the elective requirements. New courses are continually being developed. Please contact the Academic Office for information on new electives.

Master Project/Thesis:

Students interested in doing research and development work may choose todo a project or thesis to earn elective units. Students should pay attention to the requirements for completing the project/thesis.

HCM-505 Strategic Planning and Marketing in Health Care (3.0 Credits)
Strategic planning based on analysis of analyses of secondary quantitative and qualitative data to study changes in technological, social, political, regulatory, and competitive aspects of the health care market.

HCM-506 Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Services (3.0 Credits)
Administrative and professional issues to assure quality in health care: Historical beginnings; metrics and indicators; state-of-the-art practices; voluntary and governmental monitoring.

HCM-521 Economics of Health (3.0 Credits)
Application of microeconomics principles to the health care industry; economic behavior of health care systems, and institutions. Third party payment systems, asymmetric information and health care markets.

HCM-522 Organization and Systems of Health Care (3.0 Credits)
Analysis of operational activities and managerial functions essential to the health care delivery system, with emphasis on management and leadership influence on developing effective systems of care within various institutional arrangements.

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