For Prospective Students

Graduate Program

Overview

The College of Business and Technology offers graduate work leading to the Master of Business Administration (MBA). Master of Business Administration courses are offered by the Departments of Management; Marketing and Finance; Accountancy; Economics; Information Management and Decision Sciences; and Agriculture.

The mission of the MBA program at Western Illinois University is to prepare individuals for leadership and socially responsible managerial roles in an interdependent, multicultural, and diverse business world.

Marketing and finance class.

Courses

The MBA program at Western Illinois University is available to students with both business and nonbusiness backgrounds. Depending upon academic performance, students with business degrees from AACSB accredited schools may progress directly into the Year Two courses. Students with business degrees from non-AACSB accredited schools may be required to take one or more Year One courses to assure adequate preparation for advanced study. Students without business degrees will be required to complete all Year One courses prior to entry into the Year Two courses.

The Year Two program allows students to choose a concentration of advanced study and to select courses from five focus areas:

Year One courses offered by the Department of Marketing & Finance include Finance for Managers and Marketing Strategy and Functions. Year Two courses offered by the department include Financial Management: Theory and Practice, International Financial Management, World Markets and International Marketing, Marketing Decision Making, and Investment Management.

For More Information

A complete description of the Master of Business Administration program is available in the Graduate Catalog.