Master of Business Administration
Notre Dame de Namur University's Master of Business Administration program has been long recognized as one of the region's outstanding professional business programs. The NDNU MBA is designed to provide students with the foundation and competencies necessary for successful business management and leadership, while they are engaged in professional specialties related to their own career advancement goals.
The MBA Program attracts professionals from the entire range of global corporations, medium and small businesses, professional firms, entrepreneurial start-ups, and non-profit organizations located in the metropolitan San Francisco-Silicon Valley area. This diversity of experience promotes lively and important exchanges on business and technology matters both inside and outside of the classroom.
The multi-cultural student population reflects the future professional workforce of an emerging global economy. Over one-half of our students are supported by their companies through tuition-remission programs.
Knowledge Base
In the MBA Program, NDNU students complete a series of required courses in economics, quantitative analysis, marketing, finance, organizational behavior, business policy, and multinational business practices. Additionally, each student selects an emphasis in a professional area that may include: Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, Information Technology, or e-Business Management. The program is designed to allow students to launch into their chosen specialties after just a few prerequisite courses.
Skill Development
While our MBA students acquire content knowledge through courses, the program is also structured to encourage the development of professional skills recognized as essential in today's business environment, including: interpersonal communication, critical decision making, knowledge management, group organization and development, global business management, and leadership.
Distinctions of the NDNU MBA:
- NDNU's location serves as an educational conduit of current and future business practices in the Bay Area and enables the program to attract high-caliber students and faculty.
- The MBA program at NDNU considers the examination of the nature and traits of ethical business practices to be essential in preparing future leaders and managers.
- MBA students have the opportunity to take coursework in other NDNU graduate programs and to customize interdisciplinary coursework targeted to a desired business specialty.
- The case study and learning laboratory processes and methodologies are utilized in several areas, giving our students the opportunity to assess environmental issues, formulate strategy, and build programs that add value to organizations.
- NDNU students are able and encouraged to participate in University-developed experimental partnerships, during which they are "retained" by a business or organization to solve critical problems, innovate new programs and processes, and/or build strategies and plans for sustainable growth.
- Courses in the MBA Program are conveniently scheduled in the evening on the Belmont campus of Notre Dame de Namur and are offered during Fall, Spring and Summer semesters.
MBA Curriculum
The MBA degree offers five areas of emphasis:
- Finance
- Marketing
- Human Resources
- Information Technology, and
- Operations Management
See the NDNU General Catalog for degree requirements and course descriptions.
Admission Process
NDNU admits students throughout the year for fall, spring, and summer semesters. Please review the NDNU General Catalog for complete admission requirements.
NDNU's School of Business and Management
Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, NDNU is a multifaceted University offering four bachelor's degrees and over 15 graduate degrees and certificates. The School of Business and Management is a member of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International). The School, under the leadership of Dean Dr. George Klemic, offers bachelor's degrees in Business and Communications, in addition to the Master of Business Administration, Master of Public Administration, and Master of Science in Management degrees.
Contact:
Dr. James Fogal
Director of Graduate Business Studies
(650) 508-3721
Admissions
(650) 508-3600 or grad.admit@ndnu.edu
Graduate Admissions
Ralston Hall
Tel: (650) 508-3600
Fax: (650) 508-3426
E-mail: grad.admit@ndnu.edu
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