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Catalog: Catalog 2014-2015

Program: Business Administration: MBA
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Business Administration: MBA

The San Diego MBA program at Alliant School of Management provides advanced business, management and analytical skills, and
extensive practical experience in applying these skills, particularly in multicultural contexts. The MBA degree is designed to offer
flexibility to students who have completed prior business courses. The program follows a cohort model, with all students taking the
core curriculum courses as a cohort at the beginning of the program, followed by concentration tracks during their remaining
program of study.

Program Outcomes
Objective 1: Demonstrate an understanding of knowledge in the selected business and management concentration of study.
Objective 2: Practice professional business skills and apply critical thinking skills in the context of the business workplace
Objective 3: Project a positive, pro-active and non-judgmental attitude towards diverse cultural and international identities in
interpersonal and professional interactions
Objective 4: Demonstrate competence in interpersonal, oral, written, and technological skills
Objective 5: Apply business knowledge and skills in the context of the overall dynamics of organizations
Objective 6: Be able to make ethical and socially responsible decisions in business scenarios
Objective 7: Demonstrate skills to work well in international and multicultural teams
Objective 8: Learn methods to collect, analyze, and critically evaluate data as and information to arrive at rationale conclusions
Objective 9: Learn methods to critically assess organizational environments and to develop appropriate strategies accordingly

Training and Learning Model

The MBA program at Alliants School of Management provides advanced business, management and analytical skills and extensive
practical experience applying those skills, especially in multicultural contexts.
The program harnesses Alliants industry and corporate connections in regional as well as international areas and provides
networking and professional development opportunities including internships, community service learning and personal branding
workshops.

Specialized Admissions Requirements

Applicants must satisfy the requirements stipulated in the Admissions and Registration section of the University catalog, and must
also meet the following criteria:
GPA: Students must have a minimum GPA of 3.0
Recommendations: Each candidate must provide two written confidential recommendations from those who can attest to the
applicants abilities, interests, and proven accomplishments in education.
Resume: A current resume is required
Personal essay: A two-page personal essay describing the following is required:
a brief autobiographical statement including future professional plans
the professional organizations to which you belong and
honors, activities and other creative accomplishments.
GMAT or GRE: Applicants to the MBA program must give evidence of passing either the GMAT or GRE exam or they will have an
admissions interview.
Upon receipt and review of all documentation, the candidate will be considered for final admission. Final admissions decision will be
made by the Program Faculty.

Curriculum and Degree Requirements

Completion of 12 courses, consisting of eight core courses and four concentration courses. Courses are three units each and this leads
to the requirement of completing 36 units, consisting of 24 core units and 12 concentration units.
Non-Business Majors:
Students, who dont have a business major, are required to take 4 additional courses before starting their MBA curriculum of 12
courses or 36 units. The total number of courses for a non-business major is 16: 4 Foundation Courses and 12 courses as a part of the
MBA curriculum.
The MBA curriculum of 12 courses is followed, as it would for business majors, after the 4 foundation courses are completed.

Curriculum Plan
Courses are three units unless otherwise indicated. A full load of courses are offered in Fall and Spring as well as Summer, making it
possible to complete the program in one year for business majors.

Foundation Courses

12 units
Course Name
ACT 5000 - Financial and Managerial Accounting
MKT 5000 - International Managerial Marketing
FIN 5000 - Managerial Finance
ECO 5000 - Economics and Trade

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Core Courses
24 units
Course Name
BUS 6060 - Cross-Cultural Management and Global Issues
BUS 6020 - Strategic Management
IST 6010 - Technology and Enterprise Management
BUS 6090 - Quantitative Approaches to Management
BUS 6080 - Leadership in Organizations
BUS 6900 - Management in a New Age
IBA 6010 - Business Law, Ethics and Values
Elective or Professional Development (BUS6810 and BUS6820)

Concentration Curriculum Plan

12 units in concentration curriculum plan.

Finance
Course Name
FIN 6010 - Investments and Valuation
FIN 6015 - International Asset Fund Management
FIN 6020 - International Financial Management
FIN 6025 - Strategic Investments and Real Options

Information and Technology Management Systems

Course Name
IST 6320 - Enterprise Business Process Integration
IST 6454 - Enterprise Systems Analysis and Project Management
IST 6488 - Enterprise Data Management and Business Intelligence
IST 6499 - Integrated Systems and Technology for Small and Medium Enterprises

International Marketing
Course Name
MKT 6015 - Macro Marketing
MKT 6025 - Consumer Behavior and Culture
MKT 6035 - Marketing Research
MKT 6045 - Integrated Marketing Communications and e-Business

Entrepreneurship and New Business Development

Course Name
ENT 6010 - Entrepreneurship
ENT 6020 - From Venture to IPO
ENT 6040 - Marketing Research
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MKT 6035 - Marketing Research
ENT 6050 - Creating a Business Plan

NGO Management
Course Name
IRL 6230 - Global Political Economy
IRL 6320 - Management in Non-Governmental Organizations
IRL 6315 - Politics of Non-Governmental Organizations

BUS 6830 - International Practicum

Health Care Management

Course Name
HCM 6010 - Healthcare Systems, Services, and Infrastructure - A Global Perspective
HCM 6015 - Health Care Business Models and Operational Support
HCM 6020 - Current Legal, Economic, and Financial Issues in the Health Care Industry
HCM 6025 - Health Care Information Technology, Knowledge Management Systems and
Analytics

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Pharmaceutical Industry Management

Course Name
PIM 6010 - Pharmaceutical Industry Structure, Legal Issues, and Regulatory Issues
PIM 6015 - Pharmaceutical Project and Product Life Cycle Management: From Lab to Market
PIM 6020 - Managing the Pharmaceutical Sales Operation
PIM 6025 - Understanding the Clinical Research Management Process: From Lab to Human
Patient

Build-Your-Own Option
Students who do not wish to have a concentration may select 12 units from the different MBA concentrations in consultation with
their academic advisor.

MBA Program Faculty

Wendy Chung, PhD, Associate Professor
Ute Jamrozy, PhD, Associate Professor
Louise Kelly, PhD, Professor
Rachna Kumar, PhD, Professor and Faculty Program Coordinator
Cornelius Los, PhD, Professor
Rene Naert, PhD, Professor
Saba Ozyurt, PhD, Assistant Professor
Hamid Rahman, PhD, Professor
Leon White, PhD, Assistant Professor
For a detailed description of program faculty background and research interests, please see the alphabetical listing of faculty for the
Alliant School of Management.
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