MBA - Online

• Demonstrate integrated, innovative strategic thinking and problem-solving skill sets.
• Demonstrate exceptional oral, written, and presentation skills.
• Synthesize operational knowledge of business, marketing, project management, information technology, finance, accounting, statistics, and quantitative analysis.
• Appraise environmental, corporate, and financial resource sustainability.
• Evaluate ethical and responsible behavior in business activities.

Courses are delivered online through the Canvas learning management system. Students are required to have reliable high-speed internet access. Students completing four courses a semester can complete the program in three semesters (one calendar year). Students also have the option to enroll part-time and take one or two classes per semester. Note that not all classes are offered each semester and students should work with their advisor to plan a path to completion.

Applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree (any major) from a regionally accredited college or university with an overall GPA of 3.00 or higher. Applicants who do not hold a bachelor’s degree in business or a related field may be asked to complete the following undergraduate courses (or their equivalent) with a grade of “B” or higher prior to matriculation into the program:

• Introduction to Business or Introduction to Management
• Economics
• Accounting

Students with industry experience may seek a waiver from these prerequisite requirements from the Program Director.

Core Classes

• BUSN 5100    Financial Statement Analysis
• BUSN 5300    Operations Management
• BUSN 5400    Strategic Marketing
• BUSN 5800    Business Analytics
• BUSN 6250    Managerial Economics
• BUSN 6910    Strategic Analysis (Capstone)
• CORE 5100    Graduate Research and Writing
• CORE 6100    Ethical Leadership
• CORE 6200    Corporate Law and Regulations

Accounting Concentration

• ACCT 5250    Advanced Auditing
• ACCT 5300    Forensic Accounting
• ACCT 6150    Corporate and Partnership Taxation

Finance Concentration

• BUSN 5550    Fundamentals of Financial Instruments
• BUSN 5600    Portfolio Management
• BUSN 6350    Financial Markets and Institutions

Health Systems Management Concentration

• HSM 6100      Health Systems Management
• HSM 6150      Essentials of Managed Health Care
• HSM 6200      Health Law and Ethics

Leadership Concentration

• BUSN 5250    Global Work Teams
• BUSN 5350    Organizational Development
• CORE 5200    Conflict Management Skills

Marketing Concentration

• BUSN 5450    International Marketing
• BUSN 5500    New Product Development
• BUSN 6300    Marketing Analytics

Project Management Concentration

• BUSN 5650    Project Management
• BUSN 5700    Agile Project Management
• BUSN 6400    Project Management in Practice

Keystone College accepts students throughout the year with starts dates in August, January, and May.

The online graduate program will operate on an 8-week term during the fall and spring semesters; there are two terms each semester. During the summer, courses are offered in two 6-week terms. Students are permitted to take up to two (2) classes per term/four (4) classes per semester.

Online students have the option to take on-campus classes which provides a hybrid option in which some classes are online and some are in-person.