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

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

• College of Business Overview
• MBA Program
• Collaborative Opportunities

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Outline

• Overview
• Community
• University
• College of Business
• MBA Program
• Collaborative Opportunities

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Springfield, Missouri
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Springfield Metro Area
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Springfield Metropolitan Area

• Population 430,000 (3rd largest city in
  Missouri)
• Area of Economic Influence 988,000
• Metro Area Annual Growth Rate 2.3
• Annual Retail Sales 6 billion

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Springfield and the Ozarks
Springfield Major Industries

• Manufacturing
• 18.6 billion annual economic impact
• 17,000 employees
• Agri-Business
• 5.2 billion annual economic impact
• 42,000 employees
• Health Care
• 4.5 billion annual economic impact
• 30,000 employees

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Springfield and the Ozarks
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Missouri State University A Rich Tradition
(1905-2012)
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Missouri State University
Dr. Clif Smart,Interim President
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Missouri State University

• Multi-campus System
• Main Campus -- Springfield, Missouri
• 20,000 students
• 6 Colleges
• Nearly 200 undergraduate and graduate programs

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Missouri State University
over 700 full-time faculty members
nearly 90 percent have a doctorate in their field
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Missouri State University
88 undergraduate degree programs
over 100 additional degree options
over 45 graduate degree programs
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Missouri State University
21,059 students from
86 countries
Missouri State University
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Missouri State University Campus
Glass Hall
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Glass Hall College of Business Administration
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Missouri State University Campus
Glass Hall
Library
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Library (next to COB)
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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

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COBA Overview (Contd)

• 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

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Outstanding Faculty and Facilities
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COB - Schools Departments

• School of Accountancy
• Computer Information Systems
• Finance and General Business
• Marketing
• Management
• Technology and Construction Management

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COBA Undergraduate Programs
Business Majors Business Majors
Accounting Construction Mgmt
Computer Info Systems Emerging Tech. Mgmt
IT Services Mgmt Industrial Technology
Business Education Management
Finance Entrepreneurship
General Business Entertainment Mgmt
Insurance Risk Mgmt Marketing
Industrial Management Logistics/Transportation

• 16 Majors
• 15 Minors

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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)

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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
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Curriculum

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

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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

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Admission Requirements

• Support of International Partner University
• MSU Graduate School Application
• Transcripts (Equivalent to US College 4 yr
  degree)
• Undergraduate GPA gt2.75
• Graduate Admission Examination
• GRE Combined verbal and quantitative score of
  gt1000 or
• GMAT --Composite score of gt 400 with a minimum
  score of the 20th percentile for both the verbal
  and written components.
• English Language Competency
• TOEFL Score (iBT) gt79 or
• IELTS (6.0) or
• Missouri State ELI Level 5

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Additional Collaboration Opportunities

• Study away class(es) for students
• Guest lecturers by MSU faculty
• Visiting scholars (to MSU)
• Other ?????

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