{"id":2543,"date":"2018-04-27T20:26:32","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T20:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/business\/?page_id=2543"},"modified":"2024-04-18T10:50:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T15:50:25","slug":"mba","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/business\/mba\/","title":{"rendered":"Master of Business Administration (MBA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-three-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:60%;width:calc(60% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.6 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p>The 大象传媒 Western Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs are AACSB accredited professional degree programs that offer students, of all educational and professional backgrounds, a broad business education to help launch or advance their professional careers. The programs focus on applied academic education to develop a student\u2019s analytical and decision making abilities. 大象传媒 Western has both onsite and online MBA program options. Both MBA programs include classes covering several business disciplines such as accounting, finance, marketing, and management. The programs are designed to accommodate working professionals seeking to advance their careers as well as recent graduates eager to advance into graduate studies.<\/p>\n<p>Both MBA programs are a total of 30 credit-hours (10 classes).<\/p>\n<p>Consistent with 大象传媒 Western&#8217;s mission as an open enrollment institution, our MBA programs have multiple admissions paths that include but not require a GMAT score.<\/p>\n<\/div><style type='text\/css'>.reading-box-container-1 .element-bottomshadow:before,.reading-box-container-1 .element-bottomshadow:after{opacity:0.70;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-1\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;\"><div class=\"reading-box\" style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6;border-width:1px;border-color:#f6f6f6;border-left-width:3px;border-left-color:var(--primary_color);border-style:solid;\"><h2>2019-20 Top Pick: MBA<\/h2><div class=\"reading-box-additional fusion-reading-box-additional\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mbanogmat.com\/top-picks-best-mba-programs-for-2019-20-with-zero-entrance-exam-requirements\/#_missouri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-2892 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2019\/03\/Picture1-150x150.png\" alt=\"2019-20 Top Pick: MBA logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2019\/03\/Picture1-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2019\/03\/Picture1-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2019\/03\/Picture1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Our MBA has been named one of the best AACSB-accredited programs that doesn\u2019t require a GMAT or entrance exam. With an MBA program that is uncompromising about providing an exceptional student experience and high quality instruction, we are proud that 大象传媒 Western\u2019s MBA has been chosen as one of the Top Picks for the Best MBA Programs with Zero Entrance Exam.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:15px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.5);border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-tabs fusion-tabs-1 classic horizontal-tabs icon-position-left\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav-tabs li a.tab-link{border-top-color:#ffc700;background-color:#ffc700;}.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav-tabs{background-color:#ebeaea;}.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav-tabs li.active a.tab-link,.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav-tabs li.active a.tab-link:hover,.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav-tabs li.active a.tab-link:focus{border-right-color:#ebeaea;}.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav-tabs li.active a.tab-link,.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav-tabs li.active a.tab-link:hover,.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav-tabs li.active a.tab-link:focus{background-color:#ebeaea;}.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav-tabs li a:hover{background-color:#ebeaea;border-top-color:#ebeaea;}.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .tab-pane{background-color:#ebeaea;}.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav,.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav-tabs,.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .tab-content .tab-pane{border-color:#ffffff;}<\/style><div class=\"nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"active\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-b04efd4186a48801a30\" aria-selected=\"true\" id=\"fusion-tab-onsitemba\" href=\"#tab-b04efd4186a48801a30\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Onsite MBA<\/h4><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-f0cdc652ef25fe412f6\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"fusion-tab-onlinemba\" href=\"#tab-f0cdc652ef25fe412f6\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Online MBA<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-content\"><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\"><li class=\"active\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-b04efd4186a48801a30\" aria-selected=\"true\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-onsitemba\" href=\"#tab-b04efd4186a48801a30\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Onsite MBA<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix in active\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-onsitemba\" id=\"tab-b04efd4186a48801a30\">\n<p>The 大象传媒 Western onsite MBA programs are professional\/part-time graduate programs in multiple concentrations. Classes generally meet one night a week for sixteen weeks. Students can take one to three courses a semester. Classes are in the late afternoon, or evening, on the 大象传媒 Western campus.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 &#091;&#093;\">The general MBA program include seven core classes (21 hours) that all MBA students complete, plus three electives (9 hours).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\"><li><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-f0cdc652ef25fe412f6\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-onlinemba\" href=\"#tab-f0cdc652ef25fe412f6\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Online MBA<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-onlinemba\" id=\"tab-f0cdc652ef25fe412f6\">\n<p>The 大象传媒 Western online MBA is a professional graduate program where students can take up to four classes per semester. The MBA is completely online and consists of two sessions within the semester, which allows full-time students to complete the program in 12 months. The classes are offered by 大象传媒 Western through Canvas course management software. The program consists of ten courses which includes seven MBA core classes plus three additional classes such as leadership, ethics, and organizational behavior management.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p>For more information contact:<\/p>\n<div><b>Program Director<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><a 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