Master of Business Administration (MBA)
The Cottrell MBA
Ready to upskill or reskill? The Cottrell MBA is the degree for you. Start your graduate studies by earning one of our four graduate certificates and then use the certificate courses as electives in the MBA program, or jump right into the MBA coursework. As a student in the Cottrell MBA program, you will develop your leadership skills while becoming empowered to use the knowledge and skills acquired in the program to create value for your company, even before you graduate. Most of our faculty started their careers in industry and integrate their first-hand knowledge with the theoretical knowledge needed to advance in your career.
The Cottrell MBA is fully online and very affordable, making it a convenient option for busy professionals who want to earn a high quality MBA while maintaining full-time employment. If you are looking for a dynamic learning environment, this is the MBA for you.
Cottrell MBA Program Quick Facts
- Online
- Program length 32 credit hours, or more with specialization
- Asynchronous classes with some synchronous components
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MBA Program Application Deadlines
All application materials are to be received prior to the deadline. If program capacity is met prior to established admission deadlines, we will stop accepting applications for admission and cancel remaining incomplete applicants. Completing your application earlier is better.
Fall Deadline
Spring Deadline
Summer Deadline
How to Apply to the Cottrell MBA Program
MBA Program Curriculum
The Cottrell MBA provides functional knowledge in a variety of business fields while also addressing skills such as analytics, ethical decision-making, and professionalism. With a number of networking opportunities, relevant coursework and competitive pricing, the Cottrell MBA is one of the best values in the state.
Program electives are offered during the summer semesters.
Fall Year 1 (6 Credit Hours)
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A study of accounting issues confronted by managers and will include pricing and sales decisions, tax implications of business form and business decisions, and financial statement analysis.
Hours:
3
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The course will focus on the traits, motives and characteristics of effective leaders. Various models and theories of leadership and motivation will be examined through class discussion and application to contemporary cases. Topics will include leadership in small groups and teams as well as strategic leadership at the organization level. Course content will include the nature of leadership in cross-cultural and diverse environments, as well as the role of ethics and systems of ethical decision making that leaders are faced with in contemporary business environments.
Hours:
3
Spring Year 1 (7 Credit Hours)
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This course provides a foundational understanding of the planning and management of the activities related to managing operations with a supply chain perspective. This includes process design, sourcing, demand forecasting, sales and operations planning (S&OP), logistics, quality management, supply chain integration, and sustainability.
Hours:
3
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This is a masters level marketing course with applications that provides an in depth look at the role of marketing management through a strategic perspective. The course is a broad study of the many ways that this approach is used by businesses and nonprofit organizations to manage marketing activities. The overall emphasis is placed on understanding the rapid changes placed on marketing managers by such forces as the synergy between information systems and the Internet. The course reinforces the importance of ethics and social responsibility in the operation of the market system.
Hours:
3
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Designed to develop the professional skills of graduate students. Students will participate in a professional workshop, online modules and other learning activities to develop interpersonal and group communication skills as well as professional business competencies. Learning activities聽are designed to enhance professional soft skills and job readiness utilizing methods such as guest speakers, seminar attendance, service learning, company visits.
Hours:
1
Fall Year 2 (6 Credit Hours)
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This course provides the requisite financial theory for all MBA students, which will allow them to assume leadership roles in the financial decision-making process within their organizations. The course includes the essential theories of markets, risk, return and valuation and how these theories are applied to financial management decisions.
Hours:
3
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A comprehensive review of information management as it relates to the information-age organization. The major focus is on information systems that guide decision making, support collaboration, and facilitate organizational effectiveness.
Hours:
3
Spring Year 2 (7 Credit Hours)
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This is a capstone course integrating prior MBA knowledge specifically applied to the growing challenges of globalization. The context of business strategy is portrayed in an environment of intensifying competition, evolving political economy, cultural dynamics, and multinational commerce. The course responds to the need for both small and large businesses to consider globalization as a critical element of their strategic focus. Special course coverage provides the student with international perspectives on such topics as leadership, value chain integration, entrepreneurship, and ethics.
Hours:
3
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This capstone experience integrates cross-functional knowledge from prior MBA courses to address realistic business challenges. MBA student teams will critically analyze environmental and competitive scenarios, develop appropriate business strategies, and propose operational improvements. Applied research and problem solving, teamwork, and oral presentation skills are a few of the learning outcomes associated with this course.
Hours:
1
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Quantitative economics draws on analysis for such concepts as cost, demand, profit, competition, pricing, entry strategy, and market protection strategy. It bridges the gap between the analytical problems and the day-to-day decisions that managers face. The aim of the course is to complement managers' intuition and personal style of analysis by providing decision-making techniques that promote a thorough, systematic examination of the problem at hand and its feasible alternative solutions. The course uses statistical analysis to enrich decision-making precision.
Hours:
3
Add on a Business-Related Graduate Certificate
You may elect to apply and complete a graduate certificate alone, or, use these courses as electives in the Cottrell MBA program.
Questions?
Carolyn.Pelkey@ung.edu
For questions about the application process, contact:
Graduate Admissions
grads@ung.edu
706-864-1543