The Department of Business Administration offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA).    The MBA will prepare students with the knowledge, skills, and tools to comprehend the theories and practices of business, accounting, management, marketing, and economics as taught on the graduate level; apply these theories and practices to decision-making, problem-solving, and managing strategically in business and nonprofit organizations; analyze problems and challenges facing businesses and nonprofits in the 21st century; construct feasible and practical models and strategies to meet those problems and challenges; evaluate the effectiveness and success of those strategies; and understand of the entrepreneurial spirit needed to address the ever-changing world of business and not-for-profit organizations.

Program Requirements

The MBA requires a minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate credit. Coursework will culminate in a Master of Business Administration degree with a concentration in either management or nonprofit management.   All students will enroll in the seven core courses. The concentration courses are three in number. The management concentration is ideal for those students who are looking to work in the for-profit sector in the areas of manufacturing, marketing, finance, banking, insurance, and management. The nonprofit management concentration is for those who are interested in working in the nonprofit sector—in social services, the arts, recreation, education, healthcare, and youth development.

The MBA can be earned via three ways: one year, coursework only; two year, coursework plus corporate residency; or part-time. 

Undergraduate prerequisites:

• Principles of Accounting I

• Microeconomics

• Principles of Marketing

• Principles of Management

• Principles of Finance

For more information about the business administration major, contact either Professor Brenda Canning, at (413) 748-33348 or Dr. Michael Musante, at (413) 748-3200, co-chairpersons of the Business Administration Departmentor the Admissions Office at (800) 343-1257.