The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program prepares students in the functional areas of business allowing them to develop managerial skills necessary to be effective in a rapidly changing business environment. The program is based on current research of managerial competencies and graduate business standards as tested by existing national standardized graduate business examinations.

In addition to the University of Phoenix learning goals, the MBA program prepares students to:

• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to identify and solve organizational problems using a systematic decision-making approach.
• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to manage, develop, and motivate personnel to meet changing organizational needs in a global business environment.
• Apply critical analysis of alternatives under conditions of uncertainty.
• Develop awareness of their own values and the effect of those values on organizational decision making.
• Assess whether an organization’s plans and actions align with its values.
• Comprehend the application of a significant amount of business administration knowledge within the domains of management, business law, human capital management, organizational leadership, quantitative reasoning for business, economics, accounting, applied business research & statistics, operations management, corporate finance, marketing, and strategic planning & implementation.

The MBA/HRM consists of 51-54 credit hours depending on whether the student takes the additional course that would qualify them to be SPHR certified after sitting for the exam.

Students in the Human Resource Management Concentration will build upon the managerial skills developed in the MBA required course of study by developing an understanding of Human Resource Management concepts and applications. They will be sensitive to legal, ethical, and social values in the conduct of Human Resource Management practice. At the completion of the concentration, students will have knowledge of a substantial portion of the topics required for certification by the Society of Human Resource Professionals.

The Human Resource Management Concentration is designed for students who want to enhance their human resource management skills, enter the human resource profession, or complete additional coursework required for the SPHR exam.

The Human Resource Management Concentration consists of 15 credit hours and includes:

• HRM 595-Human Resource Management Capstone (required)
• Twelve additional credits of required graduate-level coursework in human resource.
• Students preparing to sit for the SPHR are advised to complete an additional 3 credit hours of Human Resource Management graduatelevel coursework.

Note: The diploma awarded for this program will read as: Master of Business Administration and will not reflect the concentration.
Concentrations are reflected on the transcript only.

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While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative.