Master of Business Administration from Edgewood College

Course details

The Master of Business Administration from Edgewood College empowers you to unleash your business prowess and excel in today's competitive business world while enjoying the flexibility of online learning. 

Program highlights:

• Pay tuition monthly.
• Scholarship available.
• Complete in 14 months.
• 100% online.
• HLC Accredited.
• Pay in monthly installments.
• Designed for working professionals.
• Edgewood College alumni status.
• 100-year legacy.
• Networking and Peer Learning Opportunities
• Choose any 1 out of 5 concentrations.
• Optional on-campus immersion.
• No standardized testing required (Optional).

Program curriculum:

The MBA program is worth 30 credits. 6 Core Courses of 3 credits each. Out of the 6 courses, 4 courses will have Foundation Courses or Preparatory Modules (Module 0) embedded in them. 1 Capstone Course of 3 credits after the core courses.

Core Courses:

1. BUS 603 | Organizational Development/Behavior

This course equips the students with the insight necessary to develop interpersonal relationships that will build teams, increase productivity, enhance the quality of work life, orchestrate change, improve employee retention, and augment communication.

2. BUS 606 | Strategic Marketing

This course allows the students to apply marketing knowledge in addressing strategic decision-making situations. It emphasizes the use of analytical skills in making judgments under uncertainty in a variety of marketing contexts.

3. BUS 618 | Managing Information and Technology

This course provides the students with an understanding of how to collaborate with IT experts while making business decisions with a significant technology component.

4. BUS 602 | Accounting for Managers

This course is designed to provide insight into managerial accounting concepts with a focus on real-world application. It examines managerial accounting tools and resources that assist managers with business decisions spanning different disciplines.

5. BUS 607 | Corporate Finance

This course introduces students to corporate finance. It covers topics like financial statement analysis, cost of capital, capital structure, common stock valuation, capital budgeting, and corporate restructuring and failure.

6. BUS 604 | Supply chain negotiations and strategy

The course is designed to help students learn how to identify, dissect, and answer strategic management problems. To remedy the crucial challenges facing organizations, students will research, analyze, and evaluate solutions.

7. BUS 609 | MBA Strategic Management

Through this course (capstone project), students will develop an understanding of strategy and its formulation, implementation, and evaluation. The course incorporates elements of marketing, finance, operations, and quantitative analysis.

Concentration/Specialization Courses

Research

• DBUS 901 Introduction to Academic Scholarship and Doctoral Studies in Business
• DBUS 920 Qualitative Research
• DBUS 921 Quantitative Analysis I: Quantitative Research and Analysis

Note: Those who wish to enroll into the Dual MBA & DBA program can choose the research concentration

Accounting

• BUS 703: Intermediate Accounting
• BUS 705: Cost Accounting I
• BUS 723: Business Law II

Healthcare Management

• BUS 787: Health Systems Operations
• BUS 789: Healthcare Quality
• BUS 776: Data-Driven Decision Making

Organizational Leadership & Change

• ORG 615: Organizational Leadership
• ORG 620: Individual and Team Interventions
• ORG 630: Organizational Change

Business Analytics

• BUS 724 | Analysis Tools for Managers
• BUS 762 | Quality as a Business Strategy
• BUS 776 | Data-Driven Decision Making

Faculty:

• Dr. Chris Albert: Accounting executive turned lecturer with broad financial experience. After years as a CFO, Chris now mentors future accounting pros, enhancing curriculum for real-world success.
• Dr. Victoria M. Palmisano, PhD in Educational Leadership, MBA, and Masters in Legal Studies, specializes in small business management and Intellectual Property. She is an Associate Dean at Edgewood College.
• Dr. Raj Kamal, with 25+ years of teaching and consulting experience, is a recognized and awarded educator. He consults with Fortune 500 and mid-size firms in manufacturing, software, finance, and healthcare.
• Dr. Annette Mondry: Seasoned Edgewood College faculty member with expertise in business, customer experience management, and organizational development. Specializes in insurance performance and impactful consumer insights.
• Dr. Ken Kavajcez has been a Finance professor at Edgewood College since 2019. He has over 25 years in higher education and former roles at UW-Madison and Wharton and has founded the Phoenix Rising Advisory.

About Edgewood College:

• More than 90 years of legacy: Edgewood College, founded in 1927, is an independent liberal arts university, located in Madison, Wisconsin, in the United States.
• Accredited in the US: Edgewood College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, one of the seven accrediting commissions recognized by the Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
• ACBSP Accredited: Edgewood College offers more than 60 majors and 40 minors, and its business program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
• WES Accredited: WES takes all programs to a US equivalency, as all programs are within the U,S they are already WES equivalent.

What job titles can this course prepare students for?

These are the careers you can opt for after the DBA degree:

• Business Development Manager
• Financial Analyst
• Marketing Manager
• Operations Manager
• Human Resources Manager
• Management Consultant
• Entrepreneur