MBA Business Administration: Leadership/Sport Administration
Fisher College offers a Master of Business Administration degree in Strategic Leadership. Students can choose the general degree or choose a concentration in Cyber Security Management, Healthcare Management, or Sport Administration. The MBA program has been designed to prepare students for increased responsibility through the development, practice, and application of knowledge and skills used by highly successful business professionals today.
Knowledge is not enough. Professional skill sets are required that will give the student the ability for success in positions with higher levels of responsibility. Therefore, the vision for the program’s course design and development is based on practical professional applications of knowledge based on business cases. The program will utilize small student teams for social and experiential learning activities that are focused on the practice of applicable skills for solving current problems in realistic learning environments.
Learning Objectives
Fisher College’s Master of Business Administration program changes the lives of business professionals by preparing them for greater career success through the practice and application of knowledge and skills used by highly successful business professionals.
The overarching purpose of the MBA core individual student learning outcomes is to better prepare graduates for positions of increasing levels of responsibility in a business.
- Apply fundamental business knowledge, critical thinking and problem solving methods to realistic business scenarios.
- Demonstrate graduate level research skills.
- Analyze data found in all business functions, using accepted quantitative and qualitative methods.
- Construct appropriate communications strategies and methods to effectively address managerial and leadership scenarios and responsibilities.
- Evaluate and understand the interactions between business functions.
- Appraise and integrate the concepts of business law, business ethics, social responsibility, and risk management; and the role of external factors, including government on business operations.
- Analyze the effects of internal systems and human behavior on business operations and demonstrate collaborative organizational behaviors.
- Identify business challenges, and evaluate, critique, and recommend courses of action, integrating management and leadership theory and practice.
- Analyze and interpret the effects of globalization on all aspects of commerce.
Additional Program Information
- Delivery Format and Program Requirements
- Concentrations
- Courses
Delivery Format and Program Requirements
Online MBA
Online MBA program consists of:
- 10 core courses
- Three additional Strategic Leadership courses or concentration courses.
Online courses will be offered in six 8-week terms and can be completed it as little as 14 months of continuous study.
Boston CAMPUS MBA
Boston Campus MBA program consists of:
- 10 core courses
- MBA5010 Introduction to MBA Studies
- Three additional Strategic Leadership courses or concentration courses
Full time Boston Campus courses are offered in three 12-week terms and can be completed is as little as 10 months of continuous study.
Concentrations available in Cyber Security, Healthcare Management, and Sport Administration.
Concentrations
Cyber Security Management
The Cyber Security Management concentration is for business professionals interested in developing their skills in the area of cyber security management. The concentration teaches core skills required in the areas of principles of cyber security management, financial decisions making in cyber security management, and the operational aspects of cyber security management. The focus will be on the business side of cyber security and keeping assets safe from intrusions.
Healthcare Management
The Healthcare Management Concentration is for healthcare industry professionals interested in career advancement and for those individuals who have a strong desire to excel in the healthcare management environment. The concentration teaches core skills required of all healthcare managers in today’s fast-paced and ever-evolving field.
The concentration is designed to meet the increasing opportunities for trained and prepared healthcare managers. It provides professional growth for clinicians and non-clinicians alike and helps prepare individuals for a myriad of new roles with increasing responsibility.
Sport Administration
The Sport Administration Concentration leverages the foundational business administration knowledge and professional skills students have gained in their courses to examine current trends and opportunities for success in the sport industry. Students who pursue the MBA in Sport Administration gain specialized knowledge of the strategies and tools utilized by sport professionals to effectively sell, manage venues, and build brands in the sport industry.
Courses
Course descriptions can be found in the MBA Student Handbook and Catalog
Core Courses
MBA5000 Executive Level Presentation and Communication
MBA5010 Introduction to MBA Studies (Boston Campus students only)
MBA5020 Management, Teamwork, and Empowerment
MBA5050 Leading Organizational Change
MBA5100 Decision-making Analysis Methods for Managers
MBA5150 Value-based Operations and Logistics Management Practice
MBA5200 Financial Reporting and Statement Analysis
MBA5250 Strategic Cost and Profitability Analysis
MBA5600 Comparative Case Studies in Business Law and Ethics
MBA6500 Marketing Management, and Analysis
MBA6999 Industry Analysis, Strategy, and Planning (Capstone)
Additional Strategic Leadership Courses
MBA6000 Leadership in Governmental and External Relations
MBA6300 Global Business and Economic
MBA6600 Strategic Human Resource Management and Labor Relations
Cyber security Management courses
MBA6700 Principles of Cyber Security Management
MBA6710 Financial Decision Making and Cyber Security Management
MBA6715 Operational Cyber Security Management
Healthcare Management Courses
MBA6310 Healthcare Management and Leadership
MBA6320 Managing Human Capital in Healthcare
MBA6330 Healthcare Financial Management
Sport Administration Courses
MBA6400 Venue Management in Sport
MBA6410 Consumer Sales Strategies in Sport
MBA6420 Strategic Branding in the Sport Industry
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Program Snapshot
Online
Credits: 39
Term length: 8-week terms
Typical Time to Completion*: 10 months - 14 months
On-Campus
Credits: 42
Term length: 12-week terms
Typical Time to Completion*: 10 months
Additional Information
Academic Calendar
Tuition and Financial Aid
Faculty
Graduate Certificate Programs
MBA Student Handbook and Catalog
*Based on continuous enrollment. Time to completion may be shorter based on eligible transfer credit or longer if course enrollment varies.