College of Business (COB) MBA Program Dr. David Meinert, Associate Dean

1. College of Business (COB)MBA ProgramDr. David Meinert, Associate Dean

2. Outline • College of Business Overview • MBA Program • Collaborative Opportunities

3. Missouri State University Campus Glass Hall

4. Glass Hall – College of Business Administration

5. Missouri State University Campus Glass Hall Library

6. Library (next to COB)

7. COBA Overview • Largest undergraduate business program in Missouri and eight surrounding states, and one of the largest in the Midwest • COB Enrollment 4,607 • Undergraduates 3,880 • Graduate 727 • 507 MBA • 73 MAcc • 57 MS Project Management • 64 Masters Health Administration • 26 MS Computer Information

8. COBA Overview (Cont’d) • Professionally accredited • AACSB International (All degree programs) • Only 5% world and 10% U.S. business schools are fully accredited by AACSB • 113 Full-time faculty • 46 Part-time faculty (professionals) • Housed in David D. Glass Hall • Named for University alumna and former Wal-Mart CEO David D. Glass

9. Outstanding Faculty and Facilities

10. COB - Schools & Departments • School of Accountancy • Computer Information Systems • Finance and General Business • Marketing • Management • Technology and Construction Management

11. COBA Undergraduate Programs • 16 Majors • 15 Minors

12. COBA Graduate Programs • Master of Business Administration (MBA) • Master of Accountancy (MAcc) • Master of Science in CIS (MS CIS) • Master of Health Administration (MHA) • Master of Science in Project Management (MS PM)

13. Traditional MBA Program • 33 credit hours • Thesis option available, but not required • Concentration Options (9 credit hours) • Computer Information Systems • Finance • Management • Marketing • Business Foundation coursework required • Generally satisfied by undergraduate business degree • Foundation is evaluated by Dr. Elizabeth Rozell,Director of the MBA program Concentration Recommended, but not required

14. Curriculum • Standard MBA Curriculum • 11 Courses • 8 Core Courses • 3 Electives

15. MBA Curriculum Core Courses: • ACC711 -- Managerial Accounting • CIS761 -- Management Information Systems • FGB780 -- Advanced Financial Management • MGT764 --Organizational Behavior • MKT772 --Marketing Management • QBA765 --Quantitative Methods in Decision Making International Course: • FIN682 – International Financial Management; or • MGT747 – International Management; or • MKT774 – International Marketing Seminar Course Two Elective/Concentration Courses Capstone Course: • MGT767 --Organizational Strategy and Policy

17. Admission Requirements • Support of International Partner University • MSU Graduate School Application • Transcripts (Equivalent to US College 4 yr degree) • Undergraduate GPA >=2.75 • Graduate Admission Examination • GRE – Combined verbal and quantitative score of >=1000or • GMAT --Composite score of >= 400 with a minimum score of the 20th percentile for both the verbal and written components. • English Language Competency • TOEFL Score (iBT) >=79; or • IELTS (6.0); or • Missouri State ELI Level 5

18. Additional Collaboration Opportunities • Study away class(es) for students • Guest lecturers by MSU faculty • Visiting scholars (to MSU) • Other ?????

19. Q & A