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Have what it takes to be a leader? Enhance your management and leadership skills by enrolling in South University's online Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. Designed specifically for working professionals who wish to pursue a degree while maintaining a comfortable work-life balance, the online MBA program covers the same business strategies as our on-campus programs while giving you the freedom and flexibility to attend classes any time of the day or night.

This program is ideal for those individuals considering management school who wish to gain an understanding of the best practices for management and decision-making within today's ever-shifting business landscape. You will be taught effective planning, process, and production strategies and have an opportunity to develop the skills needed to work within cross-functional teams. You will also have the opportunity to gain an overall understanding of the legal, economic, ethical, and social dynamics within modern organizations.

Students of the MBA program can choose from ten specializations:

• Accounting
• Finance
• Healthcare Administration
• Human Resources Management
• International Business
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• Hospitality Management
• Sustainability
• Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Graduates will be prepared to pursue managerial and leadership positions in a wide variety of private, public and non-profit organizations.

Employment Opportunity for Business Administration

"Overall employment is projected to grow by 17 percent between 2006 and 2016, faster than the average for all occupations. Legislation and court rulings setting standards in various areas-occupational safety and health, equal employment opportunity, wages, health care, pensions, and family leave, among others-will increase demand for human resources, training, and labor relations experts. Rising health care costs should continue to spur demand for specialists to develop creative compensation and benefits packages that firms can offer prospective employees."

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition, Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Managers and Specialists, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos021.htm.

Academic Requirements

The MBA online program is designed for prospective students who have:

• Completed an undergraduate degree with a GPA of 2.7 or better on a 4.0 scale, OR
• Completed an undergraduate degree with a minimum combined GMAT score within the 50th percentile.

Program Prerequisites

Student must have successfully completed a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and the following courses must have been satisfactorily completed from an accredited institution.

• Basic Accounting - 6 semester hours at the undergraduate level or equivalent
• Macroeconomics - 3 semester hours or equivalent at the undergraduate level
• Business Statistics - 3 semester hours or equivalent at the undergraduate level

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