Online Master of Business Administration (MBA) Curriculum

Consisting of 30 credits, Winthrop University’s online MBA program delivers tools that propel aspiring leaders toward their goals. The curriculum includes built-in micro-certificates in Business Analytics, Financial Analysis and Leadership in Organizations. You can select an optional concentration (six additional credits) in Healthcare Management, Marketing or Strategic Leadership. 

Students with a non-business undergraduate degree may be required to complete some or all of the following prerequisite foundation courses. Prerequisites are non-credit hour courses that students can complete online in a self-paced format before beginning the MBA program or prior to taking the required MBA core course:

Prerequisite Courses:*

  • Accounting (completed in Blackboard, free course) 
  • Finance (completed in Blackboard, free course) 
  • Economics (completed in Blackboard, free course) 
  • Using Microsoft Excel (CSCI 101B, can be taken at the same time as BSAN 680, .5 credit hours) 

*For more information on prerequisite foundation courses, please request information.

MBA Required Core Courses (30 credits)

MBA Micro-Certificate Courses

As you complete core courses in the online MBA program, you'll develop specialized knowledge to earn résumé-building micro-certifications.

Business Analytics Micro-Certificate

  • BADM 571 — Applied Analytics and Data Visualization
  • CSCI 685 — Data Management
  • QMTH 680 — Statistical Methods and Business Research

Financial Analysis Micro-Certificate

  • ACCT 680 — Accounting for Managers
  • ECON 680 — Managerial Economics
  • FINC 680 — Financial Policy Management

Leadership in Organizations Micro-Certificate

  • MGMT 680 — Organizational Leadership and Communications
  • MGMT 684 — Strategic and International Issues in Management
  • MKTG 680 — Marketing Management

Elective Course Options

MBA Marketing Concentration Courses (6 credits)

Students will complete the three courses below. MKTG 681 must be satisfied within the core.

MBA Strategic Leadership Concentration Courses (6 credits)

Students who pursue the MBA-Strategic Leadership concentration are required to take their 6 elective hours in executive level management-focused coursework. These include the three courses below. MGMT 622 must be satisfied within the core. 

MBA Healthcare Management Concentration Courses (6 credits)

All students who choose the Healthcare Management concentration will complete these courses:

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Advance your career in business administration with the skills and knowledge learned in the online MBA curriculum. Contact a program manager toll-free at 833/257-1704 or request more information today.