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Master of Business AdministrationKaplan University designed its MBA programs with the needs of working professionals in mind. With our convenientonline format, you can earn your MBA on a schedule that works with your busy life—attend class anywhere, anytime—no commuting, no campus.

We offer two MBA programs:

The Fast Track MBA can be completed in 18 months, and is perfect if you are seeking an accelerated degree path

The Focused MBA provides you the ability to add a specialization to your master’s in one of the following disciplines:

• Entrepreneurship • Information Technology • Finance • Management, Communication, and Quality• Human Resources Management • Marketing

Regardless of which option you choose, you can study with confidence—Kaplan University has the same accreditation as the country’s leading universities and was ranked #1 for quality and value in a survey of online students.*

*February 2006 Higher Education Survey Report of current and former students of for-profit secondary institutions. For additional information, go to www.kaplan.edu/ku/surveyresults.

Master of Business Administration

The objective of the Master of Business Administration program isto help you satisfy your intellectual curiosity, build knowledge, andprepare to successfully undertake leadership positions in competitivebusiness environments. The program will challenge you to criticallyexamine the theories and practices comprising the body of knowl-edge related to the conduct of business in dynamic environmentsand increase the breadth and depth of your skills and abilities. Uponsuccessful completion of the program, graduates will be awarded aMaster of Business Administration degree.

If your academic background does not include economics, statistics,accounting, or finance, you should attain that knowledge prior toadvancing to candidacy in the Master of Business Administrationprogram. Kaplan University offers two foundation courses specificallydesigned to expose you to these essential skills (KU 510: Foundationsof Mathematics and Economics and KU 511: Foundations ofAccounting and Finance).

The Master of Business Administration degree program consists ofa minimum of 52 quarter credit hours.

In addition, you may add a specialization to your degree plan, forwhich you are required to take a minimum of four courses from agroup of six specializations. Specializations are not required forcompletion of the general program. Specializations include finance;marketing; human resources management; information technology;entrepreneurship; and management, communication, and quality.

CurriculumCourses CreditsGB 500: Becoming an Effective Leader 4GB 501: Leadership, Culture, and Change 4GB 502: Managerial Economics 4GB 503: Managerial Accounting 4GB 504: Financial Management 4GB 505: Marketing Management 4GB 506: Information Systems Management 4GB 507: Business Ethics 4GB 508: The Legal Environment of Business 4GB 509: Analytical Decision Making 4GB 510: Project Management 4GB 511: Strategic Human Resources Management 4GB 599: Business Strategy 4

Total Program Requirements 52

SPECIALIZATIONSEntrepreneurshipGB 543: Managing Change 4GB 544: Quality Management 4GB 561: Entrepreneurship 4GB 562: Small Business Administration 4

FinanceGB 521: Capital Markets and Investments 4GB 522: Mergers and Acquisitions 4GB 523: International Finance 4GB 572: International Management 4

Human Resources ManagementGB 541: Employment Law 4GB 542: Training and Development 4GB 543: Managing Change 4GB 544: Quality Management 4

Information TechnologyGB 551: Managing Information Technology Projects 4GB 552: Database Analysis and Design 4GB 553: eBusiness Principles and Practices 4GB 554: Operations Management 4

Management, Communication, and QualityGB 544: Quality Management 4GB 554: Operations Management 4GB 571: Power and Negotiation 4GB 572: International Management 4

MarketingGB 531: Advertising 4GB 532: Marketing Research 4GB 533: Salesforce Management 4GB 534: Marketing Psychology 4

PROGRAM OUTCOMES1. Assess financial, quantitative, and qualitative information to arrive at

reasoned decisions for solving business problems.

2. Critically assess and evaluate the theoretical bases, current knowledge,best practices, and trends related to the conduct of business.

3. Critically assess the role of ethics and law in the conduct of business.

MBA SLSHEET - 05/07Kaplan Higher Education Corporation is a division of Kaplan, Inc., a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company. Kaplan University is accredited by The Higher LearningCommission (HLC) and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The HLC can be reached at 312.263.0456 or www.ncahlc.org.