MBA

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree courses are offered in River Forest at Dominican University's main campus as well as in Elk Grove Village.  Designed to fit the schedule of working individuals, the program offers weekday evening courses, delivered on-campus, online or in hybrid format.  Students may complete their program on a part-time or full-time basis. 

The MBA program is designed to provide the necessary skills and knowledge needed by business leaders today. This includes the ability to analyze problems critically, to communicate clearly and to respond to business challenges with integrity. The Brennan program offers students a global perspective in evaluating issues and an understanding of corporate and personal social responsibility. In addition to classroom learning, a variety of extracurricular programs throughout the year offer opportunities to explore issues ranging from corporate governance to social entrepreneurship.

A candidate for the MBA degree will normally need to complete 12 to 18 courses. The total number depends on the candidate’s undergraduate coursework, academic performance and GMAT test score, which may result in the waiver of up to six foundation courses. Foundation courses required for degree programs may be waived if students have successfully completed equivalent course work at another accredited institution as part of their previous studies. In order to be eligible for waivers, students must have achieved a grade of B or better in an equivalent three-credit course. Waivers for GSB 611 Economics for Managers and GSB 612 Financial Accounting each require completion of two courses (six credits) of appropriate undergraduate course work with a grade of B or better in each course.

Original transcripts are required for consideration of waivers. Transcripts will be reviewed for waivers at the time of admission, but final approval of waivers may be withheld for students accepted provisionally until full acceptance is granted.  In addition to course waivers, students who have successfully completed relevant course work at another accredited graduate program may request to have two courses (maximum of six credits) transferred and applied toward degree requirements.

The MBA program offers a choice of six areas of concentration: accounting, finance, general management, health-care administration, international business administration and marketing. To earn a concentration in any of the areas other than general management, three electives must be completed from the selected area as specified below. For a concentration in general management, electives are chosen at large from all electives offered.

Students are subject to the degree requirements of the curriculum in effect when they matriculate, which is the first semester they attend classes. Students may elect to be subject to any subsequent changes in requirements. The curriculum outlined below went into effect as of the Fall 2009 semester. Students who matriculated before the Fall 2009 semester should meet with their academic advisor to confirm the specific curriculum and degree requirements to which they are subject.

 

Courses  

Foundation Course Requirements (6)
GSB 611 Economics for Managers
GSB 612 Financial Accounting
GSB 613 Statistics
GSB 614 Organizational Behavior
GSB 615 Financial Management
GSB 617 Business Law

 

Core Course Requirements (9)
GSB 621 Economics of the Firm
GSB 622 Management Information Systems
GSB 623 Corporate Social Responsibility
GSB 624 Organizational Analysis and Design
GSB 625 Financial Decision Making
GSB 626 Marketing
GSB 701 Managerial and Cost Accounting
GSB 723 Operations Management
GSB 791 Strategic Management (capstone course)

Electives (3)
Accounting Concentration
GSB 702      Taxation I
GSB 703 Taxation II
GSB 704 Advanced Financial Accounting I*
GSB 705 Advanced Financial Accounting II*
GSB 706 Advanced Accounting
GSB 707 Auditing
*required for concentration


Finance Concentration
GSB 731 Investment Analysis*
GSB 732 Derivatives
GSB 733 International Trade and Financial Markets
GSB 734 Finance in the Health Care Sector
GSB 735 Forecasting
GSB 736 Real Estate Finance
GSB 737 Special Topics in Finance
*required for concentration


Healthcare Administration Concentration
GSB 734 Finance in the Health Care Sector
GSB 741 Health Care Administration*
GSB 742 Health Care Law
GSB 743 Health Care Issues
GSB 751 Human Resources Management
*required for concentration


International Business Administration Concentration
GSB 733 International Trade and Financial Markets
GSB 761 International Business*
GSB 762 Asia in Transition (includes study in Asia)
GSB 763 European Business (includes study in Europe)
GSB 764 Global Marketing Management
GSB 766 South American Business (includes study in South America)
GSB 767 International Residency
*required for concentration


Marketing Concentration
GSB 721 Entrepreneurship
GSB 735 Forecasting
GSB 764 Global Marketing Management
GSB 771 Marketing Research*
GSB 772 New Product Marketing
GSB 773 Consumer Behavior
GSB 774 Marketing Strategy*
GSB 776 Special Topics in Marketing
*required for concentration


Additional Electives for the General Management Concentration:
GSB 722 Entrepreneurial Consulting
GSB 752 Employment Law for Managers
GSB 754 Managerial Communications
GSB 755 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
GSB 775 Competitive Intelligence
GSB 782 Public and Non-Profit Management
GSB 784 Knowledge Management
GSB 785 Information Policy
GSB 790 Leadership Seminar
GSB 798 Management Practicum

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