MBA Competencies

The Competencies


Students earning the Master of Business Administration degree will possess skills that will make them better managers. The specific competencies upon which the program is based are:

Master of Business Administration Competencies

  1. Students will be able to apply management, marketing, finance, and communication principles in the organization's decision making process.

  2. Students will be able to apply appropriate research and statistical procedures in the organization's decision making process.

  3. Students will be able to apply effective human resource management and leadership principles in the organization's decision making process.

  4. Students will be able to apply an understanding of ethical and legal frameworks in organization's decision making process.


Each course within the Master of Business Administration program has a specific set of objectives that contribute to the competencies. In addition the coursework provides coverage of the AACSB perspectives: ethical and global issues; the influence of political, social, legal and regulatory, environmental and technological issues; the impact of demographic diversity on organization.