CURRICULUM
These foundations, advanced management and strategy, and emphasis area courses are available. To view the official curriculum requirements and course descriptions for the MBA degree, and each of its emphases, visit the online Graduate Catalog.
The MBA includes foundations, ethical perspectives, leadership and behavioral skills, advanced management and strategy, and elective courses.
FOUNDATIONS COURSES (27 CREDITS)
(May be satisfied by prior undergraduate coursework.)
BUS 6110 Macroeconomics for Managers (3)
BUS 6120 Managerial Finance (3)
BUS 6130 Financial Accounting (3)
BUS 6132 Managerial Accounting (3)
BUS 6140 Legal Environment of Business (3)
BUS 6150 Managerial Marketing (3)
BUS 6164 Operations Management (3)
BUS 6170 Information Systems Management (3)
BUS 6171 Statistics for Business Decisions (3)
ETHICAL PERSPECTIVES COURSES (6 CREDITS)
BUS 6201 Christian Values, Ethics, and the Marketplace (3)
BUS 6202 Business Ethics: Issues and Moral Leadership (3)
LEADERSHIP & BEHAVIORAL SKILLS COURSES (6 CREDITS)
BUS 6260 Managerial Communication (3)
BUS 6266 Leadership in Organizations (3)
ADVANCED MANAGEMENT & STRATEGY COURSES (18 CREDITS)
BUS 6210 Managerial Economics (3)
BUS 6220 Financial Analysis (3)
BUS 6250 Marketing Analysis (3)
BUS 6271 Enterprise Analysis & Integration (3)
BUS 6280 Global Political Economics (3)
BUS 6299 Strategic Policy and Planning (3)
ELECTIVE COURSES (15 CREDITS)
Management Emphasis
BUS 6365 The High Technology Enterprise (3)
BUS 6367 Project Management (3)
BUS 6381 Pacific Rim Enterprise (3)
BUS 6382 European Enterprise (3)
BUS 6390 Entrepreneurial Management (3)
BUS 6916 Managerial Issues Seminar (1-6)
BUS 6969 Practice of Business (1-6)
Finance Emphasis
BUS 6320 Investments and Portfolio Management (3)
BUS 6321 Futures, Options, and Risk Management (3)
BUS 6322 Advanced Problems in Finance (3)
BUS 6323 International Finance (3)
Human Resources Management Emphasis
BUS 6172 HR Information Systems (3)
BUS 6300 Human Resource Management (3)
BUS 6313 Business as Community of Work (3)
BUS 6301 Labor and Employee Relations (3)
BUS 6302 Performance Management (3)
BUS 6303 Total Reward Systems (3)
BUS 6305 Managing Cultural Diversity (3)
BUS 6308 Legal Environment for HR Management (3)
BUS 6360 Innovation & Change Management (3)
Social and Sustainable Enterprise Emphasis
BUS 6312 Business and Stewardship Global Sustainability (3)
BUS 6313 Business as Community of Work (3)
BUS 6314 Business and Global Poverty (3)
BUS 6317 Spirituality in Management (1-6)
Data Management & Analytics Emphasis
ISM 6212 Database Management and Warehousing (3)
ISM 6255 Knowledge Management and Business Intelligence (3)
ISM 6353 Statistical Analysis for Data Analytics I (3)
ISM 6354 Statistical Analysis for Data Analytics II (3)
ISM 6359 Data Mining (3)
ISM 6361 Data Visualization (3)
ISM 6362 Big Data & Cloud-based Tools (3)
ISM 6331 Information Systems Security (3) or
BUS 6350 Marketing Analytics (3)
ISM 6358 Decision-making with Business Intelligence and Analytics or
ISM 6939 IS Consulting Practicum (3)
Information Systems Management Emphasis
ISM 6212 Database Management & Warehousing (3)
ISM 6225 Information and Technology Ethics (3)
ISM 6245 Information Technology Infrastructure (3)
ISM 6255 Knowledge Management and Business Intelligence (3)
ISM 6313 Information Technology as Strategic Advantage (3)
ISM 6348 End-User Computing and Interface Design (3)
Cybersecurity Emphasis
ISM 6332 Information Security Risk Management (3)
ISM 6333 Cyber Security and Disaster Response (3)
ISM 6334 Cyber Crime Investigation and Digital Forensics (3)
ISM 6336 Cybersecurity, Business and Public Policy (3)
If you enter the program with prior business coursework, you may be able to complete your degree in as few as 45 credits (72 credits are required if none of the foundations have been satisfied).
Transfer credit
Transfer credit from other institutions will be given only for graduate-level courses from AACSB-accredited schools covering the same body of knowledge. Students may transfer a maximum of three courses (9 credits). Acceptance of transfer credit is determined by the associate dean for graduate programs. Elective course offerings vary each year based on student interest and relevance of subject matter to the business community. Consult the graduate director to select a customized and appropriate sequence of courses.
DUAL DEGREE: MBA AND MA/THEOLOGY OR MDIV
Through a program offered by the School of Business, Government, and Economics and the Seattle Pacific Seminary, you can earn two advanced degrees in the time it would take you to earn the same two degrees separately.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE AND TIMELINE
You may apply to the MBA program in any quarter. (View a list of application deadlines per quarter.) Evening and select weekend courses are designed to accommodate working professionals. Courses generally meet one evening per week for 10 to 11 weeks.
Time to complete the degree depends on previous business coursework taken (for undergraduate business majors) and number of classes taken per quarter (including summers). Typically you will take one or two classes per quarter. On average, students complete the MBA in two to three years.
Curricular Practical Training
Students attending the MBA program on an F-1 Visa are strongly encouraged to include BUS 6969 Practice of Business as one of their five electives. Completing a project in cooperation with an enterprise under the sponsorship of a faculty member is similar to doing an internship. Students have an opportunity to apply the knowledge gained from a significant amount of their prior coursework to a meaningful project for a business. This constitutes a very valuable opportunity for international students to become more familiar with U.S. business practices and meets the criteria for Curricular Practical Training.