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title: MBA | KYSU Online
description: Advance your career with an online MBA, focusing on strategy, finance, marketing, and leadership. Choose between General and Executive Leadership tracks.
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Master's Degree

# Master of Business Administration

Build advanced skills in strategy, finance, marketing, and leadership to move into higher-level business roles.

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Degree

MBA

Credit Hours

30 total · 21 core + 9 electives

Format

100% Online · 8-week terms

The Program

## Program Overview

This program builds skills in strategy, finance, marketing, and leadership, giving you the tools to tackle real-world business challenges with confidence. It strengthens critical thinking and decision-making, preparing you to lead with integrity in a global business environment. Choose from two tracks — MBA General or MBA Executive Leadership.

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MBA

2 Tracks Available

Career Outlook

## Where This Degree Can Take You

Common roles pursued by MBA graduates span strategy, finance, marketing, product, and executive leadership.

### Consultant

Solve client problems, test solutions, and lead workshops across industries and functional areas.

### Finance

Manage investments, deals, and portfolios inside banks, asset managers, and corporate finance teams.

### Marketing, Sales & Product

Drive revenue through strategy and lead product/project development with cross-functional execution.

### C-Suite / Executive

Lead company strategy, finances, and operations at the highest levels of an organization.

Admissions

## Admission Requirements

The program accepts students with a bachelor's degree in any field. In addition to standard graduate admission requirements, this program requires the items below. Applicants without an undergraduate business background may need to complete foundation coursework before enrolling in MBA-level courses.

- Undergraduate GPA of 2.7 or better (4.0 scale)
- 3 letters of recommendation (academic and/or professional)
- TOEFL scores for international students (waivable in certain cases)
- Foundation coursework if no undergraduate business background

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Curriculum

## What You'll Study

Both tracks require 30 graduate credit hours total: 21 hours of core requirements and 9 hours of electives.

Core Requirements

### MBA General Core (21 hours)

- ACC 502 — Managerial Accounting
- ECO 502 — Managerial Economics
- FIN 530 — Corporate Finance
- MGT 560 — Human Behavior in Organizations
- MIS 510 — Management Information Systems
- MKT 520 — Strategic Marketing Management
- MGT 590 — Strategic Management (Capstone)

### Executive Leadership Core (9 hours)

- MGT 600 — Executive Leadership & Decision-Making
- MGT 602 — Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
- MGT 603 — Leading Organizational Change

### Foundation Coursework (If Needed)

- ACC 500 — Survey of Accounting
- BUA 500 — Survey of Economics & Finance
- BUA 501 — Survey of Management/Marketing
- ECO 501 — Survey of Statistics/Quantitative Methods

### Electives (9 hours)

Minimum 3 courses in one area for a named specialization. Available in Accounting, Finance, Management, MIS, Marketing, Business Data Analytics, and Aquaculture.

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Your Next Step

## Ready to Get Started?

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