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Master of Business Administration   

 

Option:  MBA in Information Management

 

Program Coordinator

Dr. Suling Zhang
East Campus, 308
908-737-5984
szhang@kean.edu

Program Description:

Information technologies have become an essential component of today’s business operation and are one important driving force of increased globalization. The MBA program in the Information Management is designed to prepare a new generation of technology savvy business leaders, which modern businesses have a thirst for. The MBA-IM program targets two categories of prospective students: 1) business professionals/students with strong interest in information technologies, 2) IT professionals/students who want to improve their business knowledge and want to advance their career with an MBA degree relevant to their profession. The program emphasizes developing a mix of solid business skills and technology analysis skills. It is designed to give students important managerial and technological knowledge to succeed in new global economy on IT-enabled platform. Students in this new option program will plan their careers in managerial positions requiring a mix of solid business skills and technology analysis/implementation skills.

Admission Requirements:

In addition to the University's admission requirements:

• Minimum GPA of 3.00. Lower GPA may be considered based on experience.

• GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) scores.

• Three letters of recommendation from relevant sources.

• Personal essay explaining candidate’s interest in MBA-IM program.

• Departmental interview may be required.

Students holding degrees in disciplines other than management or business are encouraged to apply with the understanding they may be required to successfully complete the undergraduate prerequisites before becoming fully matriculated in the Global MBA program.

Undergraduate Prerequisites:  Business Statistics, Management Information Systems, Calculus for Business or Calculus I-II, Public Speaking or Business and Technical Presentation.  (Students must have received a B or better.)

Program Requirements:

 

• Between 42-60 credits depending on an applicant’s undergraduate and graduate course work

 

• Second language proficiency (exit requirement-verified by examination)

 

 

CORE COURSES—18 CREDITS

MGS 5110	Quantitative Methods*	3 credits
MGS 5010	Business Policy	3credits
MKT 5400	Marketing Management	3 credits
ECO 5020	Managerial Economics	3 credits
FIN 5300	Business Finance	3 credits
ACCT 5002	Financial Accounting and Reporting II    3 credits
*PA 5031	Quantitative Methods for Public Management may be substituted for MGS 5110

 

  ADVANCED REQUIRED COURSES—18 CREDITS

GMBA 5075	International Management	3 credits
GMBA 5065	Global Marketing Strategy	3 credits
GMBA 5660	Ethical and Legal Issues in Operating Globally	3 credits
GMBA 5680	Management and Leadership in the Global Environment	3 credits
GMBA 5785	Advanced Seminar in Cross-cultural Management Issues	3 credits
GMBA 5885	Strategic Management of Global Information Systems	3 credits

 

REQUIRED GLOBAL EXPERIENCE —6 credits

GMBA 5710	Global Business Travel-Learn	3 credits
GMBA 5750	Global Consulting Project	3 credits
GMBA 5760	Global Internship I	3 credits
GMBA 5761	Global Business Internship II	3 credits

 

SPECIALIZED COURSE—15 credits

GMBA5510	Business Process Innovation & Management	3 credits
GMBA5520	Global E-business Strategies	3 credits
GMBA5530	Enterprise-Wide Resource Management	3 credits
GMBA5540	Knowledge Management in the Global Environment	3 credits
GMBA5550	Seminar- Special topics in Information Management	3 credits

CAPSTONE COURSE—3 CREDITS

PMBA 5900  Global Business Simulation—This is an integrative course required of all students in their final semester.  The course is based on a global business stimulation game involving pharmaceutical companies  The students work in groups and integrate all the knowledge they acquired by making decisions in a stimulated global environment in all functional areas of a global pharma company.  The students might compete in a global business game with participants from all over the globe.

GMBA 5910 Independent Study with Faculty* —In this course, the student will work with faculty member on an information systems project such as building e-community for Kean University. This project will be a hands-on project which requires the student to apply the concepts and skills learned in other MIS concentration course in this independent study project. This project will also be venue for the student to work with the faculties on frontline information systems research topic.

*GMBA5910 is open only to MIS concentration students who can choose to PMBA5900 or GMBA5910.

 

Total 60 Credits (Minimum 42 credits)