Curriculum
With the Oakland University Online MBA program, you’ll learn from experts. Nearly all of Oakland University’s business faculty members are full-time professors, subject matter experts and leading researchers in their respective fields. Leaders in the industry participate as part-time instructors, guest lecturers and speakers who bring relevant real-world experience to augment your learning.
The Online MBA program is between 36-48 credits (excluding prerequisites) depending on the student’s prior academic preparation.
Oakland also offers a full suite of graduate business programs in addition to the Online MBA.
Core Requirements (30 credits)
ACC 5120 Managerial Accounting Systems
QMM 5100 Quantitative Methods for Managers
ECN 5210 Economics for Managers
ORG 5300 Organizational Behavior
MGT 5500 Legal Environment of Business
MIS 5240 Enterprise Information Systems
MKT 5600 Marketing Management
POM 5210 Operations Management
FIN 5330 Financial Management
MGT 5260 International Business
Electives (15 credits)
ACC 6000 Financial Reporting and Analysis
FIN 5720 Advanced Financial Management
MGT 6560 Entrepreneurship
MIS 5460 Business Analytics
MIS 5470 Practical Computing for Data Analytics
MIS 5640 Network and Security Management
MIS 6900 Special Topics in Management Information Systems
MKT 6050 Marketing Research
MKT 6900 Special Topics in Marketing
ORG 6310 Strategic Human Resource Management
ORG 6700 International Organizational Behavior and Human Resources
ORG 6720 Creativity
ORG 6900 Special Topics in Organizational Behavior
Integrative Policy Course (3 credits)
This capstone course that integrates knowledge from program in the analysis of real-world cases is required of all MBA candidates.
MGT 5350 Policy, Strategy and Goals
Students in the Online MBA program have the option of adding a concentration in HR Management. This specialization provides more thorough background in human resource management and personnel. To earn the concentration, a student must take ORG 6310 and minimum of two additional electives from the list of approved classes.
Tentative Schedule of Online Classes
Fall
ACC 5110 Financial Accounting
QMM 5100 Quantitative Methods for Managers
ECN 5210 Economics for Managers
ORG 5300 Organizational Behavior
MKT 5600 Marketing Management
MGT 5260 International Business
ORG 6700 International Organizational Behavior and Human Resources
ORG 6720 Creativity
Winter
ACC 5120 Managerial Accounting Systems
MGT 5500 Legal Environment of Business
MIS 5240 Enterprise Information Systems
POM 5210 Operations Management
FIN 5330 Financial Management
ORG 6310 Strategic Human Resource Management
MGT 5350 Policy, Strategy and Goals
MIS 5640 Network and Security Management
ACC 6000 Financial Reporting and Analysis
Summer I
ACC 5110 Financial Accounting
MGT 5500 Legal Environment of Business
MGT 5260 International Business
MKT 6050 Marketing Research
Summer II
ORG 5300 Organizational Behavior
POM 5210 Operations Management
ORG 6900 Special Topics on Organizational Behavior
The Online MBA at Oakland University
The Online MBA at Oakland University