Business Administration, M.B.A.

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The program is designed for individuals who have completed a baccalaureate degree in any field and who have at least two years of professional experience in a business, government, or non-profit organization. The MBA program generally can be completed by most students in three years or less of evening study. For additional information, please visit http://www.mba.unr.edu.

This program is distinguished by four characteristics:

It allows students a high degree of flexibility to choose electives that is applicable to their overall professional interest,
All appropriate courses have an in depth content related to business issues,
The program responds to those currently in managerial and professional positions and is flexible to their needs, and
It is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the highest level of accreditation attainable in business education.

The program has been designed to promote understanding of the basic tools and techniques needed to manage effectively and efficiently in the changing global marketplace. An MBA from the University of Nevada, Reno will enable a manager or executive to perform a wide range of managerial functions, including:

managing human and material resources in a culturally diverse and rapidly changing technological world,
making decisions based on complex business information,
using the most up to date financial and business data bases for analysis and application,
understanding the implications of an increasingly global economy and the changing legal, ethical, cultural and political environments of business, and
developing business policies and strategies that are responsive to rapid change.

Program Learning Outcomes

The context of assessment for the MBA program at the University of Nevada, Reno is based on the guidelines of assurance of learning (AOL) by the Association to Advanced Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Specifically, both course-embedded measures and indirect measures are used to assess student achievement of the program.

Students will be able to:

demonstrate mastery of fundamental business knowledge and practices.
possess analytical and critical thinking skills.
be effective communicators within a business environment.
use information technology to support business analysis and operations.
recognize, evaluate, and resolve ethical issues, both personally and organizationally.

Contact Information

Kambiz Raffiee, Ph.D., Associate Dean, MBA Program Director
raffiee@unr.edu
(775) 682-9142

Mailing address:
MBA Program
College of Business, Mail Stop 0024
University of Nevada, Reno
1664 North Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89557-0024

Graduate Handbook *

Admissions Requirements

The MBA graduate program is open to those who hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, or its equivalent. Any undergraduate major is acceptable and a student with a nonbusiness degree may find the program particularly worthwhile.

The college is primarily concerned with the candidate’s fitness for graduate study and promise of effective business performance. A judgment of these qualities is made from the following information: undergraduate record, performances on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), or Graduate Record Examination (GRE), at least two letters of recommendation, a written statement indicating the candidate’s educational and career objectives, a resume detailing professional experience.

The applicant will be expected to demonstrate proficiency in oral and written communication. The written communication requirements are fulfilled by submitting a written statement indicating the candidate’s educational and career objectives and other writing samples the applicant may wish to have considered.

Applicants need to have a working knowledge of microcomputers and be able to use them for word processing and spreadsheets. If the applicant needs to improve in any of the areas mentioned above, skills counseling will be provided by the office of graduate programs.

Candidates for admission to the MBA Program must meet the Graduate School’s criteria as well as requirements for admission to graduate standing in the College of Business. These standards are subject to change.

The applicant must have a baccalaureate (or an advanced) degree from an accredited four-year institution.
The applicant must have an overall grade-point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
The applicant must have a minimum GMAT score of 500. The applicant must score above the twentieth percentile on each component of the GMAT. Scores must be submitted prior to admission. Please visit the following website for GMAT information: http://www.gmac.org. The Graduate Record Examination score must average 150. The GMAT or GRE examination may be waived if the applicant has an advanced or professional degree from an accredited institution.
The applicant must have at least two years of significant professional experience.
International students must have a minimum TOEFL score of 550 paper or 220 computerized score or IBT of at least 79. International students who are admitted to the program may be required to complete additional courses as recommended by the Intensive English Department upon enrollment.

If the applicant does not meet all the requirements, admissions to graduate standing in a prescribed program may be considered. A student enrolled in a prescribed program is ineligible for a teaching or research assistantship.

The following items should be submitted directly to the Graduate School: an on-line application to graduate school, non-refundable application fee, “official” transcripts from every school of higher education attended and a minimum of two recommendation letters. An applicant who has graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno does not need to request a copy of the UNR transcript.

A current, detailed resume and personal statement should be forwarded to the MBA Program at this address:

MBA Program
College of Business MS/0024
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV 89557

I. Program Requirements

A. The Common Body of Knowledge (Core) (21 units)

BADM 700 - Statistics for Decision Making (3 units)
BADM 701 - Production / Operations Mangmt (3 units)
BADM 710 - Financial Reporting and Analysis (3 units)
BADM 720 - Management and Organizational Science (3 units)
BADM 730 - Economics of the Firm (3 units)
BADM 741 - Financial Management (3 units)
BADM 760 - Marketing Management (3 units)

B. Breadth Courses (18 units)

1. Required Breadth (6 units)

BADM 750 - Information and Communications Technology in Organizations (3 units)
BADM 772 - Changing Environments of Business (3 units)

2. Additional Breadth (12 units)

BADM 711 - Seminar in Managerial Accounting (3 units)
BADM 726 - Personal Branding (3 units)
BADM 727 - Seminar in Business Ethics and Social Responsibility (3 units)
BADM 728 - Managing Organizations in a Global Economy (3 units)
BADM 729 - Seminar in Management Issues (3 units)
BADM 740 - Financial and Monetary Economics (3 units)
BADM 742 - Research Methods of Finance (3 units)
BADM 743 - Investment Management (3 units)
BADM 744 - Securities Analysis and Portfolio Management (3 units)
BADM 745 - Commercial Bank Management (3 units)
BADM 746 - Corporate Treasury Management (3 units)
BADM 748 - Real Estate Finance (3 units)
BADM 749 - Seminar in Finance (3 units)
BADM 769 - Seminar in Marketing Issues (3 units)
BADM 779 - Seminar in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (3 units)
BADM 780 - Business and Public Policy (3 units)
BADM 791 - Special Topics (3 units)
BADM 794 - Value Creation and Measurement (3 units)

C. Electives/Areas of Emphasis (9 units)

In consultation with the MBA director, students may choose nine elective credits that have an industry or functional emphasis. Current areas of emphasis include accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, information technology, and renewable energy. Additional areas of emphasis may be developed in consultation with the director of MBA.

ACC 601 - Financial Reporting I (3 units)
ACC 602 - Financial Reporting II (3 units)
ACC 603 - Financial Reporting III (3 units)
ACC 610 - Federal Taxation (3 units)
ACC 611 - Advanced Federal Taxation (3 units)
ACC 789 - Federal Income Taxation: Policy Issues (3 units)
BADM 792 - Internship (1 to 3 units)
BADM 793 - Independent Study (3 units)
SPTM 650 - Fundamentals of Sports Management (3 units)
SPTM 651 - Sports Ethics and Law (3 units)
SPTM 664 - Sport and Concert Arena Management (3 units)
CEE 611 - Environmental Law (3 units)
ENGR 600 - Alternative Energy Fundamentals (3 units)
ENGR 610 - Renewable Energy Policy (3 units)
ENGR 620 - Renewable Energy in the Community and Home (3 units)
ENGR 630 - Wind Energy (3 units)
ENGR 640 - Principles of Sustainability for Business Application (3 units)
ENGR 650 - Solar Energy: Fundamentals, Processes, and Applications (3 units)
ENGR 660 - Fundamentals of Biofuels (3 units)
ENGR 670 - Geologic Fundamentals of Geothermal Energy (3 units)
ENGR 680 - Communicating Innovation (3 units)
ENT 601 - New Venture Creation (3 units)
ENT 602 - Entrepreneurial Finance (3 units)
ENT 603 - Applied Entrepreneurship (3 units)
ENT 604 - Entrepreneurial Marketing (3 units)
ENT 651 - Entrepreneurship Jumpstart (3 units)
ENT 652 - Entrepreneurial Sales (3 units)
ENT 673 - Economics of Entrepreneurship (3 units)
ENT 689 - Entrepreneurship Internship (3 units)
ENT 693 - Special Topics in Entrepreneurship (3 units)
FIN 604 - Financial Management Theory and Practice (3 units)
FIN 610 - Financial Derivatives (3 units)
FIN 620 - International Finance (3 units)
IS 645 - Project Management: Principles and Practice (3 units)
IS 670 - Computer Security, Controls, and Information Assurance (3 units)
IS 682 - Applied Data Science (3 units)
IS 701 - Information Management and Visualization (3 units)
IS 746 - Project Management: Advanced Topics (3 units)
IS 752 - Issues in the Current Technical Environment (3 units)
IS 788 - Digital Transformation (3 units)
IS 789 - Information Technology Strategy and Policy (3 units)
JOUR 680 - Communicating Innovation (3 units)
NRES 612 - Environmental Law (3 units)
PSC 603E - Environmental Law (3 units)

D. Integration (Required) (3 units)

Normally the integration course is taken during the last semester prior to graduation. Students must have completed the core and breadth courses before enrolling in the integration course.

BADM 781 - Strategic Mgmt For Exec (3 units)

II. Program Total Hours (51 Units)

21 units in the core,
18 units in the breadth section,
9 units in the emphasis (electives) units, and
3 units in the Integration course.

Note(s):

* Curriculum requirements in the catalog supersede the Graduate handbook.

Waiver Policy

Individual common body of knowledge or core courses may be waived by permission of the Associate Dean for students who have completed an equivalent course within the last five years with a grade of at least “B” at an AACSB-accredited or equivalent institution. Applications for core course must be completed during a student’s first year in the program.