Graduate Program for Business Professionals

MBA - Master of Business Administration: International Management

The Master of Business Administration: International Management degree is a graduate degree that centers on the practical application of program outcomes, building on Dunlap-Stone University’s commitment to offer Professionally Significant Degrees®. The program offers a solid foundation in international management while developing core competencies across disciplines. The program prepares individuals to work in a range of management positions.

  • Average Cost Per Credit Hour: $850
  • Credit Hours:36 Credit Hours

Explore the MBA Program:

Program Outcomes

  • MBA-1 Build professional capacities that demonstrate ethical behavior, effective communication, and cultural capacities necessary to succeed in a complex global business environment in c-suite and executive roles.
  • MBA-2 Analyze and integrate information to make managerial decisions by demonstrating business knowledge across finance, marketing, management, operations, and strategic functions.
  • MBA-3 Apply appropriate quantitative and qualitative tools, proven marketing and management theories and their practices to analyze, evaluate, and improve organizations and processes.
  • MBA-4 Apply research and analysis skills to develop a strategic plan in alignment with the organization’s local and global initiatives or goals.

Program Entry Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • English Language Proficiency
  • 3 credit hours each in: managerial accounting, economics, statistics, and critical thinking/data driven decision making

Program Overview

  • MBA-585 Business and Society
  • MBA-505 International Management
  • MBA-520 Organizational Behavior
  • MBA-512 Financial Management
  • MBA-515 Information Systems
  • MBA-510 Operations Management
  • MBA-525 International Marketing
  • MBA-540 International Business Law
  • MBA-559 Strategy Implementation
  • Proctored Exam

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 36

Capstone Project

As the capstone experience for the program, students will complete a strategic business plan in MBA-559: Strategy Implementation. Upon completion of the 8 prerequisite courses, students enroll in this course and synthesize the knowledge and skills gained throughout the program and develop a strategic plan in alignment with an organization’s local and/or global initiatives or goals Students demonstrate that they meet the following outcomes: synthesize the knowledge gained throughout the program; apply research and analysis skills to develop a strategic plan in alignment with the organization’s local and global initiatives or goals; and apply appropriate quantitative and qualitative tools, proven marketing and management theories and their practices to analyze, evaluate, and improve organizations and processes.

Estimated Time to Completion

A full-time graduate student completes 24 credit hours per year (six 4-credit hour, eight-week courses). Courses are scheduled with multiple program starts throughout the year.

A full-time student who has met the entry prerequisite requirements would take approximately 1 year and six months (72 weeks) to complete the 36 credit degree.

Program Cost

Total credit hours per program: 36 credit hours

Cost per credit hour: $850

Total cost with fees: $31,790*

*Cost per credit hour and fees are subject to change. Exact fees may vary by program. Please consult an Enrollment Advisor for the final program cost.

Accreditation

Dunlap-Stone University is accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC). The Distance Education Accrediting Commission is listed  by the U.S. Department of Education as a recognized accrediting agency. DEAC is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Read More Here.

Proctored Exams

As a part of a comprehensive assessment plan and as an effort to assess student learning and verify student identity, MBA-IM degree seeking students complete proctored examinations. They take a Peregrine exam at the beginning and end of their program. Each of these exams have a separate fee. Other assessments are proctored within this program using video-based proctoring.