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1 Be Distinctive. Online MBA. Online Master of Business Administration Learn to Lead, Innovate, and Stand Out from the Crowd. HOW CAN WSU HELP YOU STAND OUT? By focusing on the essential business concepts that build strong management professionals and highly effective leaders, the WSU online MBA program improves the capacity for critical thinking, problem solving, and confident decision-making. Our immersive curriculum helps you develop entrepreneurial instincts while cultivating and reinforcing the practical skills that drive innovation and the execution of successful business initiatives. Our engaging and 100% online program connects working professionals from different geographic locations and different fields of business, facilitating collaboration and improving communication skills. This flexible approach helps you develop a professional network and strong business relationships that last beyond the classroom. It's also your introduction to I used to create the Cougar community, a proud and respected network of graduates with operational budgets all worldwide reach.

2 The time, but today I. understand what needs to be done to make them HOW DOES WSU STAND OUT? complete. I also learned Established in 1890 as the State of Washington 's original land grant how to do a statistical University , our history is filled with accomplishment, innovation, and positive analysis on patient wait impact on business, public policy, society, and the global economy. As a times, operating room regionally accredited public research University , we have spent more than times, and even an a century helping transform lives and communities through education. analysis of performance Today, we are redefining the standards of quality for higher education on evaluations. I now have campus and online. tools and software that I understand.. The WSU Carson College of Business is among just 1% of business schools in the world to achieve accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB) at the bachelor's, Jolanda Barnett master's, and doctoral levels in business and accounting.

3 Our world-class Assistant Administrator, educators are uniquely qualified both academically and experientially Cascade Valley Hospital and Clinics providing personal attention, applied learning opportunities, and live Online MBA Graduate 2012. projects taken directly from the real world of business. This combination delivers a highly relevant advanced business education that can prepare the next generation of managers, leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators for long-term success. Curriculum CORE COURSES. STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP Management Information Choose Your (Mis) 580 Information Management and Systems Management Concentration Operations (Mgmt) 590 . Data processing organization; The WSU online MBA features Strategy Formulation and four concentrations to choose Organizational Design operations, application from, allowing you to focus your development, computer selection, Relationship between the educational experience on your management of computer career-specific interests and goals.

4 Formulation of strategy and the personnel and systems. selection of effective organizational Each concentration is also structures and systems. Marketing (Mktg) 506 . available as a standalone nine-credit MBA certificate. Marketing Management Management and Operations Marketing management and (Mgmt) 593 Managerial Marketing Take an in-depth administrative policies as they Leadership and Productivity look at consumer behavior and relate to concepts, strategies, and Organizational behavior and the psychology behind it. Learn decision-making. to analyze and react to consumer human motivation in the trends. Examine the differences workplace; organization and Business Administration between foreign and domestic leadership theories, studies, (BA) 514 Business Analytics markets, and discover strategies to projects and models leading to help navigate those differences. Analytical skills for decision- improved productivity. making, data collection and Finance Study financial practice analysis, sampling, inferential and principles from an international FUNCTIONAL BUSINESS TOOLS regression methodologies, perspective.

5 Learn about financial experimental design, time series, management of multinational Accounting (Acctg) 533 . forecasting analysis. corporations and international Administrative Control investments. Explore related Managerial evaluation of topics, such as asset management, CAPSTONE PROJECT AND investment analysis, interest rates, budgeting, cost accounting, and FINAL PRESENTATION and financial futures. financial analysis techniques; their utilization in control of operations. Business Administration International Business . (BA) 579 Capstone A and B Explore the ethical, economic, Finance (Fin) 526 and societal challenges associated MBA capstone course. Financial Management with doing business in a foreign Business planning and objective marketplace. Delve into risk Application of financial principles career coaching. management as it applies to the to problems in financial international marketplace. management; credit policy, capital Business Administration budgeting, leasing and mergers, (BA) 702 Master's Special Hospitality Business cash management.

6 Management Learn more about Problems, Directed Study, business operations within the and/or Examination hospitality industry. Take courses in Delivery of final graduation service management, international tourism, and hospitality operations. requirement the complete business plan. Curriculum ELECTIVE COURSES. The online MBA program includes three elective courses (9 credit hours) to Learning be announced at least one term prior to their delivery so that students can make decisions about electives that best meet their schedules and career Objectives goals. Electives are also used to satisfy concentration requirements. Graduates of the WSU online MBA. should be able to: FOUNDATION COURSES Conduct business analysis and formulate an actionable business To best ensure students will be successful in the program, it is important strategy that is grounded in theory for students to possess core business competencies. If you earned your and practice from multiple bachelor's degree in business, or took equivalent courses with an average business disciplines.

7 Grade of B ( on a scale) with no more than two grades below a , you may satisfy that requirement. If not, we offer the foundation courses Identify relevant data sources, use to cover these basics, which will be required. Please consult with your analytical tools and techniques, enrollment advisor to confirm. Should you need to take the prerequisite and conduct data-driven analyses to identify significant business courses, they are also offered online. problems, pinpoint a solution, and WSU is pleased to offer the following foundation courses in a five- justify action. to seven-week format: Apply leadership theory to analyze MBA ONLINE FOUNDATION COURSES business situations and develop theory-based recommendations. BA 502 Foundations in Operations Management BA 503 Foundations of Business Law Identify and evaluate the ethical, global, and societal implications of ACCTG 550 Introduction to Financial and Managerial Accounting doing business as an organization.

8 BA 501 Foundations in Marketing ECONS 555 Managerial Economics BA 504 Foundations in Finance BA 500 Data Analysis for Managers For more information about the Washington State University online MBA, please contact an enrollment advisor at 877-960-2029 or Schedule an appointment: Apply now: Curriculum INTERNATIONAL FIELD STUDY (OPTIONAL). The Washington State University Carson College of Business offers online MBA students the opportunity to travel to China and South Korea for a weeklong residency. Those who opt to attend will gain a firsthand perspective on one of the world's fastest growing economies. As part of the International Business 580 course, the international field study takes students beyond the classroom and textbook. Led by the senior associate dean for faculty and international affairs, the trip takes an in-depth look into how government regulations and local philosophies can affect businesses. Additionally, leveraging solid local relationships and on-ground knowledge, Overall, the experience students will get an inside look into businesses located in Beijing as well as abroad re-emphasized Seoul.

9 Depending on the professional interests of the traveling students, where my interests lay, types of businesses in the itinerary vary. both personally and academically, and at the Students will also be encouraged to explore the Chinese and South same time provided a Korean cultures. Free time will be allotted for personal activities, holistic and invaluable including the following: aspect to my education involving insight into the The Great Wall human condition.. Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City Demilitarized Zone Bryan Babcock Farewell Dinner Lead Attorney and Litigation Specialist (Estate Tax). Department of the Treasury Previous participants have found the trip to be rewarding, not only by Internal Revenue Service reinforcing what is learned in class, but also offering an opportunity to Online MBA, Class of 2016. network with classmates and foreign business leaders. We hope you will join us on our next journey! For more information about the Washington State University online MBA, please contact an enrollment advisor at 877-960-2029 or Schedule an appointment: Apply now: Enrollment Requirements The Carson College of Business at Washington State University prides itself on our land grant mission.

10 We are keen to provide quality education to those willing and able to participate successfully in our programs. To GMAT/GRE. that end, we evaluate the whole of a person's experiences. No one thing defines an individual's candidacy for this prestigious program. As such, we SCORE REPORT. consider the following, for which you can find more information below: a complete program application, a history of academic performance The GMAT is required for through transcripts, a complete resume or curriculum vitae, letters of admission, but may be waived for recommendation, and a statement of purpose. Exam scores are requested individuals exceeding the minimum of all candidates but may be waived for those meeting specific criteria. MBA admission requirements as detailed here or for those with a previously earned a graduate or APPLICATION professional degree. Demonstrating seven or more years of progressive All persons wishing to be considered for our MBA must have completed managerial experience in and signed the graduate application.