Business Administration - John F. Kennedy University

prepares students for organizational careers at the professional and
executive levels. drawing upon business-management and
organizational behavior concepts, traditional and emerging
subjects are studied in an interactive environment that encour ages
critical inquiry and maximizes understanding. The program
accommodates both experienced business professionals and
individuals who have acquired significant organizational and
administrative experience in a non-business setting.
The MBA program provides students with a solid understanding
of individual, group, and organizational behavior; financial analysis
and management; quantitative decision making and other
analytical skills; practical ethics in the business arena; strategic
planning and implementation; marketing theory and practices; the
management of change; the impact of technology; and international
issues and the expanding global economy.
Program learning outcomes
• Ethical Leadership Style: Ability to apply collaborative,
team-oriented leadership principles in an ethical and socially
responsible manner;
• Systemic Approach to Organizational Vision, Managerial
Practices and Operational Processes: Ability to devise and
implement an organization’s vision, strategic goals, operational
processes, and managerial practices from a systems-thinking
approach;
• Distributed Diverse Workforce Management Approach:
Ability to apply to the management of a diverse dispersed
workforce a human resource philosophy that creates a flexible,
engaging work environment, and the opportunity for
meaningful work;
• Transformational Approach to Organizational Learning
and Complex Change: Ability to apply organizational learning
and transformational change management principles and
processes to organizational innovation and growth;
• Interdisciplinary Perspective to Problem-Solving
Organizational Issues: Ability to proactively analyze and
problem-solve issues from an interdisciplinary,
cross-functional perspective founded in an understanding of
the organization as a complex, adaptive socio-technical
network;
• Conscious Professional Development: Ability to take
ownership of one’s professional development and career path
as required to prosper in an continuously changing
international business arena and virtual workplace.
Specializations
While students master a core of knowledge in the MBA program,
they also explore their particular interests in one of the following
areas of specialization: Leadership, Strategic Management,
Program Management, or an individually planned specialization.
Individually planned specializations give students a chance to
create a customized specialization which would help in their career
path. Individually planned specializations may be a
cross-disciplinary concentration integrating more than one school.
refer to the General Information section of this catalog for more
information about designing an individualized program.
admission requirements
College of Professional Studies
In addition to the University’s requirements, applicants to the MBA
program must possess a bachelor’s degree from an institution
whose accreditation is recognized by the Council for Higher
education Accreditation (CHEA).
Applicants must submit a JFK University application along with a
statement of purpose that includes a discussion of 1) personal
qualities and professional experiences that qualify one to
participate in an MBA program, 2) why JFKU’s MBA
Program—philosophy, content and instructional style— is the best
MBA program for one’s career path, 3) how JFKU’s MBA degree
will enable one to grow as a person and professional, 4) what
potential career opportunities this degree could open up, and 5)
one’s commitment to studying for an MBA at this time. The
statement of purpose should be at least three double-spaced,
typewritten pages.
Besides providing vital professional background and academic
study intentions, the statement of purpose serves as an initial
opportunity to assess an applicant’s graduate level writing and
analysis skills. Upon admission or within the first three quarters of
the MBA program after taking several courses, if a student’s writing
skill level is deemed to need improvement, a student may be
required by the Program Chair to take BUS 5000 Management
Communications in addition to the required 48 units.
Finally, applicants must submit a resume of work experience
detailing professional background. While the Graduate
Management Admissions Test (GMAT) is usually not required for
admission, the school may require the applicant to take the exam
in some cases.
Courses Units Prerequisite(s) Co-Requisite(s)
BUS 5008 Operations and Supply Chain Management 3
BUS 5020 Financial Management 3 BUS 3020 or BUS 5096
BUS 5035 visionary Leadership and Sustainability 3
BUS 5040 Marketing Management 3
BUS 5052 Managerial Economics 3
BUS 5055 MBA Capstone: Managing Strategy, Planning and Innovation 3 BUS 5020, BUS 5035, BUS 5040
BUS 5052, BUS 5099, BUS 5151
BUS 5385, BUS 5475
BUS 5096 Accounting for Managers 3
BUS 5099 Organizational Ethics and Corporate Social responsibility 3
BUS 5151 Systems Approach to Business Models and Management 3
BUS 5152 Management Information Systems 3
BUS 5385 Leading a Global Workforce 3
BUS 5475 Organizational Communications and Team development 3
Select ONE of the four specializations from the following pages 12
Total units required 48
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Professional Studies