BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
PROFESSORS:
Ambrose, Diamond, File, Garsombke, Huq, Kwak, Lin, Martin, Nazem, Nielsen, O'Hara, Ortman, Pol, Sindt, Sosin, Trussell, Wohar
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS:
Adidam, Armitage, Baum, Co, Copple, Corcoran, Hafer, Harland, Henebry, Jones, Lewis, Mitenko, Morris, Ottemann, Rodie, Volkman, Watanabe
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS:
Decker, Guo, Lee, Rowe , Birud Sindhav

Master of Business Administration Degree

The mission of UNO's MBA program is to prepare students to contribute significantly to organizational productivity through learning experiences emphasizing the application of sound and innovative business techniques. Through acquiring the knowledge and abilities necessary to be influential, innovative, a problem solver and socially responsible, the graduate of the UNO MBA program will be an effective leader in enhancing organizational productivity. The graduate will be well prepared for a responsible management position and will have an understanding of the technological and global business environment.

In addition to developing a strong background in the functional areas of business, the UNO MBA program focuses on developing the following essential leadership capabilities in its graduates:

UNO MBA Themes Abilities Required for Theme Areas
Influential Leader Effective Communicator
Teamwork Skills
Innovative Leader Change Agent
Entrepreneurial
Technologically Informed
Internationally Aware
Problem Solving Leader Information Gathering and Analysis
Critical Thinker
Planner
Socially Responsibile Leader Ethical
Environmentally Aware
Involved in the Community

Admission Standards

Official GMAT scores must be received prior to the student's admission to the MBA program. Students also must provide a current resume detailing their work experience.

Unconditional Admission may be granted to a student whose record includes at least the following:

  1. 2.85 Junior/Senior GPA;
  2. and 500 GMAT (minimum 20th percentile for both the verbal and quantitative portions required.)
Students qualifying for Unconditional Admission, based on the standards outlined above, but lacking some foundation courses, will be granted provisional status until all foundation courses are completed with grades of "B" (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) or above.

Admission will not be considered for any student whose record does not include at least:

  1. 2.75 Junior/Senior GPA;
  2. or 470 GMAT
There is no guarantee admission will be granted simply because the indicated scores have been achieved. If granted provisional admission, the student must earn grades of "B" (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) or above in the first 12 hours of MBA coursework.  Students not meeting this standard are subject to dismissal.

Enrollment of Non-Degree Students

Students seeking enrollment in graduate-level MBA classes must complete the GMAT and qualify for admission to the MBA program. Following a review of their transcripts by the MBA Adviser, non-degree students may be permitted to enroll in MBA Foundation Courses, BSAD 8110 and 8180 (3.0 Jr/Sr GPA required).

Transfer of Graduate Credit

Students who have completed graduate courses at other approved (AACSB) graduate schools may request permission to transfer as many as nine semester hours of credit, provided the courses are pertinent to the student's graduate program.

Grades in courses for transfer credit must be equivalent to "B" (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) or higher. All work for transfer of credit must have been taken within the ten-year period allowed for the master's degree. Petitions for the transfer of credit are submitted by the student to the M.B.A. adviser who forwards the petition with a recommendation to the Dean for Graduate Studies for approval. Visit the AACSB web site for the listing of AACSB accredited institutions: http://www.aacsb.edu.

To transfer credit for BSAD 8800, a student also must complete a comprehensive examination.

Degree Requirements

MBA degree requirements include: (1) completion of 36 semester hours of graduate credit beyond foundation courses identified at the time of admission; (2) participation in a minimum of three MBA Leadership Seminars prior to graduation; and (3) authoring a business case, analysis of the business case, and the teaching materials for the business case.

Foundation Courses: A student must have completed basic courses in the following areas either as an undergraduate student or prior to enrolling in the first MBA course:

Accounting
BSAD 8110 or one year of Principles of Accounting at the undergraduate level (ACCT 2010 and 2020)

Economics
BSAD 8180 or Macro- and Micro-economics at the undergraduate level (ECON 2200 and 2220)

Managerial Statistics for Business
BSAD 3160 or one semester of statistics at the undergraduate level

English Composition is a required foundation course for all international students admitted to the MBA program. The English Composition requirement must be satisfied within the first two semesters of a student's program.

Courses successfully completed ("A", "B" or "C" grades) in the student's undergraduate program at a four-year institution are considered as sufficient preparation. Otherwise, the student must complete foundation requirements prior to enrolling in the first MBA course. Students who consider themselves proficient through experience or self-study in any of these areas may complete a "Satisfaction by Exam" in lieu of course work. Additional remediation may be identified as part of the BSAD 8060 - Essential Leadership Skills evaluation. Foundation courses including BSAD 8110 and 8180, as well as additional, identified remediation, may not be used on a plan of study.

Graduate Courses: The degree requires a minimum of 36 semester hours for completion.

Core Courses...............................................27
Electives.........................................................9

For students with an undergraduate major or graduate degree in accounting, economics, finance, law, management, management information systems or marketing, the core course(s) corresponding to the student's undergraduate major(s) or graduate degree(s) will be waived. The waived core course(s) will not satisfy degree requirements. For each core course waived, the student's plan of study will include an additional elective.

Electives may be taken in an area outside the College of Business Administration, subject to advance approval by the Graduate Program Council and the Dean for Graduate Studies. The 9 hours of electives may include only six hours of dual-level (undergraduate/graduate) courses without prior approval of the Graduate Program Council.

Academic Performance

In addition to the Quality of Work Standards located in the Registration and Credits section of this catalog, MBA students may repeat only once a BSAD 8- - 0-level course in which they receive any grade, including "W"or "I"

Students earning third grade of "C+ "or lower (or any single grade below "C" (1.67 on a 4.0 scale)) will be automatically dismissed from the MBA program. Dismissed students will be immediately administratively withdrawn from all courses in which they are enrolled for MBA credit. Students who have been dismissed may not enroll in any courses for MBA credit in any subsequent semester or summer session until reinstatement has been granted by the College of Business Administration's Graduate Program Council (CBA GPC).

Students who have been dismissed from the MBA program may submit a written petition for reinstatement to the CBA GPC. Students who have petitioned the CBA GPC for reinstatement may not enroll in any courses for MBA credit.Upon receiving a petition for reinstatement, the CBA GPC will evaluate the student's written petition for reinstatement. As part of the reinstatement petitioning process, the CBA GPC reserves the right to examine the student's academic record and reserves the right to speak to any previous instructor who has taught the student and this information may be used by the CBA GPC in the reinstatement decision. Information provided by previous instructors will not be shared with the student. Reinstatement is a privilege and not all students who are dismissed will be reinstated. Students who have been reinstated will serve a probationary period of the CBA GPC's discretion and must satisfy the probationary conditions specified by the CBA GPC. In addition to probationary conditions, reinstated students will be subject to additional reinstatement conditions as specified by the CBA GPC. These reinstatement conditions will include retaking one or more courses in which the student must earn a grade of "B: (3.0) or higher (the exact grade requirements for retaken courses may in fact be higher than "B" (3.0)). Students not achieving the probationary or reinstatement conditions will be automatically dismissed.

GPC Will Consider Grades Earned in Repeated Courses

When making decisions based on Quality of Work Standards issues outlined in the UNO Graduate Catalog, the Graduate Program Committee will consider the initial grade(s) recieved in a course as well as the most recent grade received for the course. This approach differs from the method used to calculate GPA in a student's eBRUNO file, where the most recent grade replaces the grade received in the previous attempt.

Comprehensive Examination

All students earning an MBA degree must complete a comprehensive examination or a comprehensive examination equivalent. The comprehensive examination requires the student to demonstrate the knowledge gained from the core courses and the ability to synthesize that knowledge in the analysis of questions involving more than one concept. Completion of the integrative course BSAD 8800 with a grade of "B" (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) or better is equivalent to completion of the comprehensive examination.

If a student transfers in credit for the non-comprehensive examination components of BSAD 8800, then the student must pass a written comprehensive examination prepared by and graded by the Graduate Program Council.

Business Case Requirement

Students admitted to the MBA program are required to complete a Business Case prior to graduation. The purpose of the case is to integrate and synthesize topics learned in MBA core courses through a comprehensive case writing project. Students will select a firm during Essential Leadership Skills (BSAD 8060), their first course in the program. They will research and track the firm, completing assignments relevant to each subject area as they progress through the various MBA core courses. They will develop a portfolio on the firm. Final analysis and write-up occurs in the capstone course, Policy, Planning and Strategy (BSAD 8800). Students will individually prepare a case analysis based on their portfolio.

Thesis Option

MBA students may elect to complete a thesis of at least 6 credit hours total under the guidance of a Supervisory Committee. The student is responsible for compliance with all Graduate College and MBA Graduate Program Council rules and procedures with respect to formation of a Supervisory Committee and completion of a thesis. The student shall submit to the Supervisory Committee a document including: (1) a proposed Plan of Study; (2) a description of the student's research topic; and (3) the student's research methodology. The student shall make an oral defense of the document to the Supervisory Committee. The Supervisory Committee's approval shall be in writing. A Supervisory Committee's approval should be obtained at least seven months before the intended graduation date.

If a student elects to complete a thesis, then the Supervisory Committee of the thesis shall decide how the student will satisfy the comprehensive examination requirement. The Supervisory Committee's written approval of the plan of study shall require either the student's completion of BSAD 8800 or a comprehensive examination (either written or oral) prepared by and graded by the Supervisory Committee.

Core
BSAD 8060 Essential Management Skills...............3
(This is the first graduate-level course MBA students are to complete)
BSAD 8010 Legal, Ethical & Social Environment...3
BSAD 8030 Information Technology in Business....3
BSAD 8100 Managerial Economics..................3
BSAD 8200 Managerial Accounting.................3
BSAD 8310 Managing Performance in Organizations........3
BSAD 8400 Marketing Policies....................3
BSAD 8500 Financial Management..................3
(prereq: completion of BSAD 8100 and 8200)
Strategic Capstone Course
BSAD 8800 Policy, Planning and Strategy.........3
Elective Courses
BSAD 8026 Research Methods in Economics & Business
BSAD 8326 Sales Management
BSAD 8366 E-Marketing
BSAD 8426 Business Demographics
BSAD 8566 State and Local Finance
BSAD 8596 Risk Management for Business Managers
BSAD 8606 Financial Risk Management
BSAD 8706 Economics of E-Business
BSAD 8916 Special Studies in Business
BSAD 8000 Quantitative Analysis
BSAD 8040 Applied Quantitative Analysis
BSAD 8050 Business Conditions Analysis
BSAD 8070 Applied Multivariate Statistics
BSAD 8080 Business Forecasting
BSAD 8300 Organization Theory and Design
BSAD 8320 Seminar in Human Resource Management
BSAD 8340 International Business Study Abroad
BSAD 8350 Seminar in Management
BSAD 8450 Seminar in Marketing
BSAD 8510 Security Analysis
BSAD 8520 Seminar in Investment Management
BSAD 8530 Banking and Financial Markets
BSAD 8540 Multinational Financial Management
BSAD 8550 Seminar in Finance
BSAD 8600 Real Estate and Land Use Theory
BSAD 8610 Current Problems in Real Estate
BSAD 8620 Valuation of Intellectual Propoerty
BSAD 8750 Telecommunications
BSAD 8810 Applied Strategic Leadership
BSAD 8880 Arts and the Executive
BSAD 8900 Independent Research
BSAD 8910 Special Studies in Business
BSAD 8990 Thesis
ACCT 8016 Advanced Financial Accounting 1
ACCT 8036 Tax Issues for Decision Making 1
ACCT 8046 Advanced Federal Income Taxation 1
ACCT 8066 Advanced Managerial Accounting 1
ACCT 8076 Governmental/Nonprofit Accounting and Auditing 1
ACCT 8096 Advanced Auditing 1
ACCT 8210 Financial Accounting Theory 1
ACCT 8220 Federal Estate and Gift Taxation 1
ACCT 8230 Strategic and Operational Planning and Control 1
ACCT 8240 Professional Problems 1
ACCT 8250 Seminar in Accounting 1
ACCT 8260 Federal Tax Research and Planning 1
ACCT 8270 E-Business and the Accounting Profession 1
ACCT 8900 Independent Research 1
ACCT 8910 Special Topics in Accounting 1
ECON 8216 Industrial Organization 2
ECON 8266 History of Economic Thought 2
ECON 8296 Research Methods in Economics and Business (Same as BSAD 8026) 2
ECON 8306 Quantitative Applications in Economics and Business 2
ECON 8326 Natural Resource Economics 2
ECON 8456 Monetary Theory and Policy2
ECON 8616 International Trade 2
ECON 8626 International Monetary Economics 2
ECON 8666 International Economic Development 2
ECON 8010 Seminar: Public Finance 2
ECON 8160 Seminar in Labor Economics 2
ECON 8200 Seminar in Micro Theory 2
ECON 8220 Seminar in Macro Theory2
ECON 8230 Business Conditions Analysis (same as BSAD 8050) 2
ECON 8300 Econometrics 2
ECON 8310 Business Forecasting (same as BSAD 8080) 2
ECON 8450 Seminar in Money and Banking 2
ECON 8600 Health Economics 2
ECON 8650 Seminar in International Economics 2
ECON 8666 International Economic Development 2
ECON 8706 Economics of E-Businesss 2
ECON 8850 Seminar in Urban Economics 2
ECON 8870 Seminar in Regional Economics 2
ECON 8916 Special Topics in Economics 2
EDAD 9650 Program Evaluation3
 HED 8600 Health Behavior4
 HED 8750 Instruction and Evaluation4
 HED 8956 Public Health Leadership & Advocacy4
 ISQA 8186 Electronic Commerce5
ISQA 8196 Process Re-engineering with Info Tech5
ISQA 8736 Decision Support Systems5
ISQA 8080 Seminar in MIS5
ISQA 8110 Structured Software Design5
ISQA 8210 Software Project Management5
ISQA 8220 Systems Analysis and Design5
ISQA 8230 Telecommunications Management5
ISQA 8310 Data Communications5
ISQA 8380 Managing the Client/Server Environment5
ISQA 8410 Database Management5
ISQA 8420 Managing the IS Function5
ISQA 8530 E-Commerce Security5
ISQA 8540 Computer Security Management5
ISQA 8560 Information Warfare & Security5
ISQA 8700 Data Warehousing: Theory and Practice5
ISQA 8810 Information Technology Project Fundamentals5
PA 8720 Health Care Finance6
 PA 8740 Health Care Policy6
 PSM 810 US Health Care Systems An Overview (UNMC)7
 PSM 825 Health Care Ethics (UNMC)7
 PSYC 8316 Psychological & Educational Testing8
PSYC 8636 Organizational Psychology8
PSYC 8646 Personnel Psychology8
PSYC 9030 Topics in Speech Communication8
PSYC 9320 Seminar in Program Evaluation8
PSYC 9620 Industrial Training & Organizational Development8
PSYC 9630 Leadership Theories and Research8
PSYC 9660 Criterion Development & Performance Appraisal8
SPCH 8156 Communication Training & Development Skills9
SPCH 8166 Communication for Instructional Settings9
SPCH 8176 Organizational Communication9
SPCH 8186 Communication Leadership and Power in Organizations9
SPCH 8516 Persuasion9
SPCH 8536 Cross-cultural Communication9
COMM 8180 Seminar in Industrial/Organizational Psychology9

1Accounting course descriptions listed in the Accounting section on the web.
2Economics course descriptions listed in the Economics section on the web.
3Educational Administration course description listed in the Educational Administration & Supervision section on the web.
4Health Education course descriptions listed in the HPER section on the web.
5MIS/ISQA course descriptions listed in the Management Information Systems section on the web.
6Public Administration course descriptions are listed in the Public Administration section on the web.
7Preventive and Societal Medicine courses descriptions are listed on the UNMC website.
8Psychology course descriptions are listed in the Psychology section on the web.
9Speech and Communication course descriptions are listed in the Communication section on the web.

Student Responsibilities

Each student admitted to graduate studies is responsible for knowing the procedures and regulations of the Graduate Catalog.

Each student also should consult with the MBA advisor program at least once each semester to assure continued progress toward the degree objective.

Students must maintain a 3.0 ("B") average to fulfill the program and graduation requirements. No more than two "C's" or two "C+'s" in graduate courses are permitted.

Concentrations

A graduate student enrolled in the MBA program may submit a Plan of Study that includes a concentration. A concentration shall include at least nine (9) credit hours. Students enrolled in the MBA program may earn a concentration in International Business, Electronic Business, Human Resources Management, or Health Care Management.

Concentration in International Business (CIB)

Graduate students enrolled in the MBA program may submit a Plan of Study that includes a concentration. A concentration shall include at least nine (9) credit hours.  CIB courses must be selected from at least two different academic departments within CBA and may be selected from:

  1. The list of approved MBA electives. This list includes:
    1. BSAD 8340 International Business Study Abroad
    2. BSAD 8540 Multinational Financial Management
    3. BSAD 8620 Valuation of Intellectual Property
    4. ECON 8616 International Trade
    5. ECON 8626 International Monetary Economics
    6. ECON 8666 International Economic Development
    7. ECON 8650 Seminar in International Economics
  2. With the prior, written approval of the Business Administration Graduate Program Council and the Dean for Graduate Studies, any independent research, special studies, or special topics graduate level course from Accounting, Business Administration, or Economics when such course has as its principal focus international issues; or
  3. With the prior, written approval of the Business Administration Graduate Program Council and the Dean for Graduate Studies, any graduate course when such course has as its principal focus international issues relevant to business administration.
Students who complete a CIB concentration may take six hours of dual-level courses numbered 8- - 6. Ordinarily a comprehensive exam will not be required for the CIB concentration.
Concentration in Electronic Business (CE-Business)

Graduate students enrolled in the MBA program may submit a Plan of Study that includes a concentration. A concentration shall include at least nine (9) credit hours. CE-Business courses must be selected from at least two different academic departments within CBA and may be selected from:

  1. The list of approved MBA electives. This list includes:
    1. BSAD /ECON 8706 Economics of eBusiness
    2. BSAD 8366 E-Marketing
    3. BSAD 8620 Valuation of Intellectual Property
    4. ACCT 8270 E-Business & the Accounting Profession
  2. With the prior, written approval of the Business Administration Graduate Program Council and the Dean for Graduate Studies, any independent research, special studies, or special topics graduate level course from Accounting, Business Administration, or Economics when such course has as its principal focus electronic business; or
  3. With the prior, written approval of the Business Administration Graduate Program Council and the Dean for Graduate Studies, any graduate course when such course has as its principal focus electronic business issues relevant to business administration.
Students who complete a CE-Business concentration may take six hours of dual-level courses numbered 8- - 6. Ordinarily a comprehensive exam will not be required for the CE-Business concentration.
Concentration in Human Resource Management (HRM)

A concentration in Human Resource Management shall include at least nine (9) credit hours. HRM courses must include BSAD 8320 - Seminar in Personnel. The two remaining courses must be selected from at least two different academic departments and may be selected from the list of approved MBA electives. This list includes:

  1. BSAD 8300 Organization Theory and Design
    ECON 8160 Seminar in Labor Economics
    PSYC 8316 Psychological & Educational Testing
    PSYC 8636 Organizational Psychology
    PSYC 8646 Personnel Psychology
    PSYC 9630 Leadership Theories & Research
    SPCH 8156 Communications Training & Development Skills

  2. With the prior, written approval of the Business Administration Graduate Program Council and the Dean for Graduate Studies, any independent research, special studies, or special topics graduate level course from Accounting, Business Administration, or Economics when such course has as its principal focus human resource issues relevant to business administration.
Students who complete a HRM concentration may take six hours of dual-level courses courses numbered 8 - - 6. Ordinarily a comprehensive exam will not be required for the HRM concentration.

Concentration in Health Care Management (HCM)

A concentration in Health Care Management shall include at least nine (9) credit hours. HCM courses must be selected from at least two different academic departments and may be selected from the list of approved MBA electives. This list includes:

  1. ECON 8600 Health Economics
    HED 8956 Public Health Leadership & Advocacy
    HED 8600 Health Behavior
    PA 8740 Health Care Policy
    PA 8720 Health Care Finance
    PSM 892 US Health Care System: An Overview (UNMC)
    PSM 825 Health Care Ethics (UNMC)

  2. With the prior, written approval of the Business Administration Graduate Program Council and the Dean for Graduate Studies, any independent research, special studies, or special topics graduate level course from Accounting, Business Administration, or Economics when such course has as its principal focus health care manangement issues relevant to business administration.
Students who complete a HCM concentration may take six hours of dual-level courses courses numbered 8 - - 6. Ordinarily a comprehensive exam will not be required for the HRM concentration.

Graduate Minor in Business Administration

Graduate students may complete a graduate minor in Business Administration. The minor requires the approval of the MBA Adviser, completion of the MBA Foundation courses, and completion of nine (9) graduate credit hours of BSAD courses, at least six of which are in BSAD courses open only to graduate students (i.e., 8xx0), excluding courses which are Foundation courses for any degree program. BSAD 8060 and BSAD 8800 cannot be counted towards the minor. A grade of "B" or better must be earned in each course counting towards the minor. All hours counting toward the minor must be earned at UNO.

Certificate in Human Resources and Training

In conjunction with the the department of Psychology and the School of Communication, Business Administration is offering a Certificate in Human Resources and Training. For specific requirements, please go to Human Resources & Training Certificate.

For more information...

about the graduate program in business administration, please call (402) 554-2303.

Course Descriptions--Accounting

Course Descriptions--Business Administration

Course Descriptions--Economics

NOTE: Students not present at the first class meeting, without prior notification to the instructor, may be administratively withdrawn from the course at the instructor's request.