Business Administration, Custom Curriculum, MBA

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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

MBA Custom Program - 42 units

The following two foundational courses are recommended to be taken at the start of the program and completed prior to taking the advanced courses in the program:
BUS 202 Fundamentals of Business 3 unit(s)
BUS 240 Data Analysis for Managers 3 unit(s)
Advanced Core Program
FI 300 Corporate Finance 3 unit(s)
HRM 301 Work and Workforce Trends 3 unit(s)
LEAD 300 Management and Leadership 3 unit(s)
LEAD 303 Teamwork in Organizations 3 unit(s)
MBA 311 Strategic Analysis and Design 3 unit(s)
MBA 323 Information Technology 3 unit(s)
MBA 350 Business Planning 3 unit(s)
MGT 301 Entrepreneurship and New Business Development 3 unit(s)
MGT 345 Context of Business 3 unit(s)
MKT 300 Marketing Management 3 unit(s)
MSBA 300 Foundations of Business Analytics 3 unit(s)
OP 300 Operations and Supply Chain Management 3 unit(s)

Optional Custom Cohort Elective Courses

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