Business Administration, Custom Curriculum, MBA

Program Information

The GGU Custom Master of Business Administration (MBA) program will advance students’ leadership skills and business knowledge using an activity-based learning approach. A custom MBA is developed in conjunction with senior management and talent development professionals at each Corporate Sponsor organization, tailored to meet the needs of the organization and its employees via an appropriate mix of Golden Gate University graduate courses. Enrollment is restricted to students admitted to the specific Corporate Sponsor custom program.

Student Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Master of Business Administration program will have the knowledge and skills to:

Demonstrate a general management “holistic” perspective
Demonstrate managerial and leadership skills, such as teamwork, critical thinking and problem solving, communications and presentations, self-awareness
Master and apply general management analytic processes and tools for decision making
Integrate strategic business objectives within competitive industry dynamics
Integrate strategic business objectives within the socio-political-economic-ecological-global context
Understand functional areas’ impact on business and departmental interaction issues
Demonstrate integrated business level planning
Additional learning outcomes may be developed based on the corporate sponsor’s needs

Admission Process

Admission decisions will be made in consultation between the sponsoring organization, GGU’s Admission Office, and the MBA program director. Admission decisions will be based upon information contained in the following documents:

Prior academic history reflected on their academic transcripts
Statement of Purpose
Letter of recommendation from sponsoring organization
CV/Resume

Requirements for the Master of Business Administration

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) requires completion of 6 units of foundation courses, 21 units of core courses, 9 units of strategic and capstone courses, and 6-9 units of elective courses for a total of 42-45 units, with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 or better in courses taken at Golden Gate University that are applicable to the program’s requirements. For further information regarding graduation requirements, see Academic Requirements for Graduate Programs .

Foundation Courses - 6 units

The two foundation courses provide the groundwork for the core and concentration courses. Both of the foundation courses may be waived if students have previously completed comparable undergraduate courses at regionally accredited colleges or universities with grades of “C” or better or through coursework deemed equivalent by the MBA Program Director. Students may enroll in core courses before completion of both foundation courses, but they must complete them by the time they have earned nine units from the business core courses.

BUS 202 Fundamentals of Business 3 unit(s)
BUS 240 Data Analysis for Managers 3 unit(s)

Advanced Courses - 36 units

Core Courses - 21 units

LEAD 300 Management and Leadership 3 unit(s)
LEAD 303 Teamwork in Organizations 3 unit(s)
FI 300 Corporate Finance 3 unit(s)
MBA 323 Information Technology 3 unit(s)
MSBA 300 Foundations of Business Analytics 3 unit(s)
MKT 300 Marketing Management 3 unit(s)
OP 300 Operations and Supply Chain Management 3 unit(s)

Strategic and Capstone Courses - 9 units

MGT 345 Context of Business 3 unit(s)
MBA 311 Strategic Analysis and Design 3 unit(s)
MBA 350 Business Planning 3 unit(s)

Elective Courses - 6-9 units

Any two - three 300 or 400-level courses, as agreed upon by the corporate sponsor.