2.1 Graduate Programs in Business Administration
-General Business MBA (with or without a concentration)
-Global MBA
-Ibero-American MBA
-Global Entreupreneurship MBA
2.2 Master of Business Administration Program Description & Degree Requirements
The Coggin College of Business has always emphasized
academic excellence through its curricula and faculty. The MBA program focuses
on developing a general management perspective and offers intensive
graduate-level study in accounting, economics, decision sciences, finance,
management, and marketing. Throughout the program, emphasis is given to policy
formulation and the interrelationships of business disciplines. Applications
in ethics, total quality management, international business, information
technology, and value-based management are included in anticipation of 21st
century business education.
The program consists of 36 graduate semester hours. There is a common core of 6 courses required
of all students, comprising 18 semester hours of study. The students must also complete an Exit
Requirement of either a thesis or Comprehensive Exams with two additional
electives determined in consultation with the MBA Director.
Degree Requirements
Grades of “B” or better are required in all graduate
courses.
- 36 credits hours of graduate level coursework (if student possesses an undergraduate degree in business)
- Exit Exam
Degree Evaluation
Major: General Business
Degree: Master of Business Administration
Foundation Courses
(12 hrs)
- BUL3130 Legal
Environment of Business 3
hrs
- ECO5115Intro
Economic Analysis3
hrs
- FIN5405Essentials
Managerial Finance3
hrs
- MAN5036 Fundamentals
of Mgmt & Mrkting3
hrs
Core Courses (27 hrs)
Group 1
- MAN3204Organizational
Theory3
hrs
- ECO6415 Decisions
with Data3
hrs
- ECP6705Economics
of Business Decisions3
hrs
- ACG6305Management
Accounting3
hrs
Group 2
- MAR6805 Marketing
Strategy3
hrs
- FIN6406 Adv.
Financial Management3
hrs
- ISM6021 Mgmt.
Information Technology3
hrs
Group 3
- MAN6501 Modeling
& Management of Operations 3
hrs
- MAN6726 Advanced
Strategic Management (w/ exit exam) 3
hrs
Electives (9 hrs)
Select three courses at the 6000 level with the listed
prefixes:
- ACG/BUL/ECO/ECP/FIN/GEB/GEO/GIS/ISM/MAN/MAR/QMB/REE/TAX/TRA
Concentration Options
Students in the MBA program may choose the general business track or one of
the following concentrations:
- Accounting
- Construction
Management
- E-Business
- Economics
- Finance
- Human Resource Management
- International
Business
- Logistics
- Management Applications
- Sports Management
Note: Sports management students must complete the following in addition to the curriculum above
Concentration Classes for Sports Management (9 hrs)
Students must make a "B" or better in all concentration classes. SPM6008 Foundations of Sports Management (3 hrs) to be taken if one does not have an undergraduate degree or minor in Sports Management
Select three of the following courses:
- SPM5206 Ethics and Issues in Sports
- SPM5506 Sport Finance
- SPM6106 Facilities and Risk Management
- SPM5308 Marketing and Promotions
2.3 Global MBA Program Description & Degree Requirements
The
GlobalMBA is a unique cohort program providing graduate students the
opportunity to combine intensive classroom study with residential experiences
in four countries: Germany, Poland, China
and the United States.
The GlobalMBA is offered by a consortium of four outstanding universities:
- Cologne
University of Applied Sciences (in Cologne, Germany)
- University
of Warsaw (in Warsaw, Poland)
- Dongbei
University of Finance & Economics (in Dalian, China)
- University
of North Florida (in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.)
Each
university selects a small group of students who function as a cohort
throughout the GlobalMBA. The cohort, of approximately forty students, studies
together, spending one term at each institution. The curriculum includes
courses in the international aspects of each business discipline, in addition
to courses on intercultural communication and international business
environments in each country. All instruction is in English.
Students
travel to these four universities and, upon graduation, receive two degrees: an
MBA from UNF and a Master of International Management and Intercultural
Communication jointly conferred by University of Warsaw and Cologne University
of Applied Sciences. More information regarding this program
Directors
For
more information regarding the GlobalMBA program please contact Dr. Gallo or
Dr. Fugard
Dr. Andres Gallo
UNF
GlobalMBA Director | Associate Professor of Economics
UNF
IB Flagship Director
UNF
Coggin College of
Business
1
(904) 620-1694
1
(904) 620-2594 Fax
Dr. Jeff Michelman
UNF
GlobalMBA Associate Director | Professor of Accounting
UNF
Coggin College of Business
(904)
620-1541
(904)
620-2594 Fax
Dr. Anne Sheridan Fugard
UNF
GlobalMBA Assistant Director | Study Abroad Director
UNF
Coggin College of
Business
(904)
620-1290
(904)
620-2594 Fax
Admission Policies, Procedures and Application
Each GlobalMBA university selects 10 students per year to participate in the
GlobalMBA program. Each institution conducts its own selection process.
Students
applying for the UNF cohort of the GlobalMBA program should be admitted in the
regular MBA at the Coggin College of Business (see previous section
guidelines). In addition to the application to the MBA program, prospective
GlobalMBA students should submit the following:
- Submit
directly to UNF's: GlobalMBA Program (Dr. Anne Sheridan Fugard)
- Copy
of GlobalMBA application
- Photocopy
of transcripts reporting college-level work
- Photocopy
of GMAT or GRE score
- Photocopy
of passport that is valid through the entire GlobalMBA program
- Professional
resume
Qualified
candidates will be selected after a personal interview with UNF faculty, either
by phone or in person.
Review
of applications will begin January 1 of each year. Applications will be
accepted until the cohort is full. Historically, the cohort is selected by
March 1.
Degree Requirements
- 63 credits hours of graduate level coursework
- Exit Exam
- Thesis
Degree Evaluation
Major: General Business
Degree: Master of Business
Administration
Concentration: Global MBA
- GlobalMBA
students follow a set curriculum
- All students must be fully admitted
into the GlobalMBA
- Students must earn a "C"
or higher in all courses
- Students must meet the thesis
requirement in order to complete this program
- Students earn a M.B.A. & a M.A.
in International Management and Intercultural Communication
Semester in Germany (21 hrs)
Cologne
University of Applied Sciences
October
– January
- ACG6305X International Mgmt
Accounting
- ECO6101X Business Strategy/Game
Theory
- ECO6415X Decisions with Data
- ECP6705X Global Economic/Thesis
Seminar
- MAN6101X Intercultural Communication
- MAN6102X Applied Intercultural Communic
- MAN6111X Business Environment
Semester in Poland (18 hrs)
University
of Warsaw
February
– June
- FIN6406X Advanced Financial
Management
- ISM6021X Mgmt Information Systems
- MAN6202X Applied Intercultural
Communic
- MAN6204X Organizational Theory
- MAN6211X Business Environment
- MAN6601X International Management
Semester in China (9 hrs)
Dongbei
University of Finance and Economics
June
– August
- FIN6605X International Finance
- MAN6302X Applied Intercultural
Communic
- MAN6311X Business Environment
Semester at UNF (15 hrs)
University
of North Florida
August
– December
- MAN6501 3 Modeling/Management
Operations
- MAN6656 3 Bus Environment US
- MAN6666 3 App Intcltrl Comm US
- MAN6726 3 Advanced Strategic
Management
- MAR6158 3 International Marketing
Thesis Requirement
Students
enrolled in this program are required to write a group thesis and to defend
orally the thesis during their last semester at UNF. Obtaining a passing grade
on the thesis work is required to obtain both degrees.
Tuition and Fees
Tuition: Consistent
with the terms of the exchange agreements, each GlobalMBA student pays tuition
and fees only at his or her home institution. Except for a GlobalMBA program
fee, and except for a student fee covering public transportation for the term
at CUAS, no institution will charge fees to non-native students.
Note:
For the purposes of this document, the term native student refers to a student
for whom a given institution is the home institution, rather than to the
student's nationality (e.g., a student selected by UNF for the GlobalMBA
program is a native student at UNF, but a non-native student for all other
consortium schools).
Program
Fee: The GlobalMBA fees charged are designed to cover program costs, including
director travel, co-curricular activities, program promotion, application and
transcript fees, etc. Each institution agrees not to charge program fees that,
in the aggregate, exceed its cost of operating the GlobalMBA. Therefore, the
total GlobalMBA fees charged by all consortium institutions may be allocated in
different amounts to different institutions, depending on their individual
costs. The GlobalMBA fee is
approximately $1,250 (for cohort 9, starting in fall 2009). UNF will issue an
invoice to all GlobalMBA students, regardless of the student's native institution,
in early September. All payments will be made in US dollars to UNF by the first
day of the program in Germany. Students who have not paid the GlobalMBA program
fee by the first day of class in Germany will not be permitted to
continue in the GlobalMBA program. The GlobalMBA program fee is non-refundable.
Students who choose to leave the program, either by choice or by not meeting
minimum academic expectations, will not receive a refund of the GlobalMBA fee.
Other
Program Costs: Students
are responsible for all costs associated with the program (e.g., home-school
tuition and fees, program fee, transportation, lodging, living expenses,
insurance, books and supplies).
2.4 Ibero-American MBA Program Description & Degree Requirements
The
Ibero–AmericanMBA is a bilingual, collaborative double–degree program offered
by a three–institution consortium in Argentina,
Spain, and the United States
along with a fourth semester of online courses. The Ibero–AmericanMBA is
offered by the following institutions:
- Instituto Universitario ESEADE (in
Buenos Aires, Argentina)
- Universidad
Rey Juan Carlos (in Madrid, Spain)
- University
of North Florida, (in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.)
Throughout the program, students
will work on a thesis (3 graduate credit hours during three out of the four of
the semesters).
The program requires students to be
fluent in both Spanish and English, because course delivery will occur in both
languages. Ideally, each university will offer at least one course in each
language during the semester the Ibero-AmericanMBA students are in residence.
The projected audience is a cohort
of fourteen students from each institution, studying together and spending one
semester at each institution after an initial on–line semester. This model is
likely to provide significant diversity in its student body, including not only
each institution's typical constituencies (North American, South American and
European) students, but also potentially non–nationals from around the globe.
This
program starts each year in the spring semester. Students take courses online
the first three months of the program and then travel to these three universities
and, upon graduation, receive two degrees: an MBA from UNF and a Master of Arts
in International Business from Universidad Rey Juan Carlos.
For more information regarding the Ibero-AmericanMBA program please contact Dr.
Gallo or Dr. Fugard.
Directors
Dr. Andres Gallo
UNF
GlobalMBA Director | Associate Professor of Economics
UNF
IB Flagship Director
UNF
Coggin College of
Business
1
(904) 620-1694
1
(904) 620-2594 Fax
Dr. Jeff Michelman
UNF
GlobalMBA Associate Director | Professor of Accounting
UNF
Coggin College of Business
(904)
620-1541
(904)
620-2594 Fax
Dr. Anne Sheridan Fugard
UNF
GlobalMBA Assistant Director | Study Abroad Director
UNF
Coggin College of
Business
(904)
620-1290
(904)
620-2594 Fax
Admission Policies and Procedures and Application
Each
Ibero-AmericanMBA university selects 10 students per year to participate in the
Ibero-AmericanMBA program. Each institution conducts its own selection process.
Students
applying for the UNF cohort for the Ibero-AmericanMBA program should be
admitted in the regular MBA at the Coggin College of Business (see previous
section guidelines). In addition to the application to the MBA program,
prospective Ibero-AmericanMBA students should submit the following:
- Submit
directly to UNF's: Ibero-AmericanMBA Program (Dr. Anne Sheridan Fugard)
- Copy
of Ibero-AmericanMBA application
- Photocopy
of transcripts reporting college-level work
- Photocopy
of GMAT or GRE score
- Photocopy
of passport that is valid through the entire Ibero-AmericanMBA program
- Professional
resume
Qualified
candidates will be selected after a personal interview with UNF faculty, either
by phone or in person
Review
of applications will begin June 1 of each year. Applications will be accepted
until the cohort is full. Historically, the cohort is selected by September 1.
Degree Requirements
Grades of “B” or better are required in all graduate
courses.
- Exit Exam
- Thesis
Degree Evaluation
Major: General Business
Degree: Master of Business
Administration
Concentration: Ibero-American MBA
- Ibero-AmericanMBA
students follow a set curriculum
- student must be fully admitted into
the Ibero-AmericanMBA program.
- Students must earn a "C"
or higher in all courses.
- Students earn a UNF MBA and a
Masters en Negocios Internacionales (Internatinoal Business Master Program of
Studies)
On–line Courses
January–April
- ACG6305 3 Management Accounting(UNF)
- ECP6705 3 Economics of Business
Decision (ESEADE)
- MAN6204 3 Organizational Theory
(URJC)
Instituto Universitario ESEADE | Buenos Aires,
Argentina
April–August
- GEB6000X Finance
- GEB6001X Logistics/Productions
- GEB6002X Statistics
- GEB6003X Doing Business in S.
America
- GEB6004X Thesis 1
- GEB6005X Marketing
Universidad
Rey Juan Carlos | Madrid, Spain
September–December
- GEB6300X Development Economics
- GEB6301X International Economics
Laws
- GEB6302X Logistics/Supply Chain Mgmt
- GEB6303X Research Methodology
- GEB6304X Businss in the European
Union
- GEB6305X Thesis II
University of North Florida | Jacksonville, FL
January–April
- GEO6506 3 Economic Geography and Gis
- ISM6021 3 Mgmt Information
Technology
- MAN6656 3 Bus Environment US
- MAN6726 3 Advanced Strategic
Management
- THESIS Required
- TRA6157 3 E-Supply Chain Management
Thesis
Students
enrolled in this program are required to write a group thesis and to defend
orally the thesis during their last semester at UNF. Obtaining a passing grade
on the thesis work is required to obtain both degrees.
Tuition and Fees
Consistent
with the terms of the exchange agreements, each Ibero-AmericanMBA student pays
tuition and fees only at the institution that selects them for the program.
Note:
For our purposes of this document, the term native student refers to a student
for whom a given institution is the home institution, rather than to the
student’s nationality (e.g., a student selected by UNF for the
Ibero-AmericanMBA program is a native student at UNF, but a non-native student
for all other consortium schools).
Program
Fee: The Ibero-AmericanMBA fees charged are designed to cover program costs,
including director travel, co-curricular activities, program promotion,
application and transcript fees, etc. Each institution agrees not to charge
program fees that, in the aggregate, exceed its cost of operating the
Ibero-AmericanMBA. Therefore, the total Ibero-AmericanMBA fees charged by all
consortium institutions may be allocated in different amounts to different
institutions, depending on their individual costs. The Ibero-AmericanMBA fee is
approximately $1,200. UNF will issue an invoice to all Ibero-AmericanMBA students,
regardless of the student's native institution, in early January. All payments
will be made in US dollars to UNF by the first day of the program. Students who
have not paid the Ibero-AmericanMBA program fee by the first day of class will
not be permitted to continue in the Ibero-AmericanMBA program. The
Ibero-AmericanMBA program fee is non-refundable. Students who choose to leave
the program, either by choice or by not meeting minimum academic expectations,
will not receive a refund of the Ibero-AmericanMBA fee.
Other
Program Costs: Students are responsible for all costs associated with the
program (e.g., home school tuition and fees, program fee, transportation,
lodging, living expenses, insurance, books and supplies).
2.5 Global Entreupreneurship Program Description & Degree Requirements
The Global
EntrepreneurshipMBA is a full-time graduate program that provides
students the opportunity to combine intensive classroom study with
residential experiences France, England, and the United States. The
Global EntrepreneurshipMBA is offered by a consortium of three
outstanding universities:
- The European Business School- London (EBSL)
- The European Business School- Paris (EBS)
- The University of North Florida
A limited number of students are able to participate in this
non-cohort program each year, with a maximum of six from the University
of North Florida, a maximum of three from the European Business School-
Paris, and a maximum of three from the European Business School- London.
Students complete 48 graduate credit hours – 12 at European Business
School in Paris, 24 at the University of North Florida, and 12 at
European Business School in London including a thesis.
All
instruction is in English. Upon successful completion of the program,
students earn two master’s degrees – Master of Business Administration
from UNF and a Grade Master delivered by the French Ministry for degree
completion at European Business School-Paris (Master Degree in
“Management of International Affairs”).
Note: As a prerequisite to the program, applicants must have successfully
complete an introductory course in each of the following areas:
- Business Law
- Financial Accounting
- Corporate Finance
- Macroeconomics
- Microeconomics
- Management
- Marketing
Students admissible to UNF's regular MBA may take designated graduate courses to meet these prerequisites. Courses include:
- ECO 5115 (includes both Micro and Macroeconomics)
- FIN 5404 (includes both Financial Accounting and Finance)
- MAN 5036 (includes both Marketing and Management)
Admission
| Applications are accepted for fall term matriculation only. |
Fall Term . . . . . . . . Application review date January 1, until filled.
Admissions
interviews will be conducted during the spring semester. Candidates
must have submitted a complete application before an interview can be
scheduled.
Admits during fall term only.
|
|
Additional program requirements:
- A baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or its equivalent from a foreign institution
- Official transcripts from all attended institutions
- Professional resume
- Official GMAT test scores - minimum score of 500 (verbal and quantitative score combined), or
- GRE test scores
- Prior to July 1, 2011: minimum score of 1000 combined verbal and quantitative
- After July 1, 2011: minimum score of 150 verbal AND 150 quantitative
A personal interview will be required for the top competitive candidates. Applicants should contact Dr. Anne Sheridan Fugard to schedule their interview. Students should be aware that admission
into any graduate program is granted on a competitive basis. Students
meeting minimum requirements may be denied admission based on such
factors as program capacity or academic discretion. Likewise, students
may be considered for admission as an exception if stated admissions
criteria are not met.
|
Program Contact
Dr. Jeff Michelman
UNF
GlobalMBA Associate Director | Professor of Accounting
UNF
Coggin College of Business
(904)
620-1541
(904)
620-2594 Fax
Dr. Anne Sheridan Fugard
UNF
GlobalMBA Assistant Director | Study Abroad Director
UNF
Coggin College of
Business
(904)
620-1290
(904)
620-2594 Fax
Degree Evaluation
Major: General Business
Degree: Master of Business
Administration
Concentration: Global Entreupreneurship
- All students must be fully admitted into the Global Entrepreneurship MBA
- Students must earn a "C"
or higher in all courses
- Students must have a 3.0 GPA or higher to graduate
- Students earn a UNF MBA and an MBA in Entrepreneurship
Semester in London (12 hrs)
European Business School London - London, UK
- ACG6305X Financial Managerial Acct
- GEB6401X Entrep & Business Creation
- GEB6402X Managing Growing Business
- GEB6403X Finance the Entrep Business
Spring Semester at UNF (12 hrs)
University of North Florida - Jacksonville, FL
- ECO6415 3 Making Decisions with Data
- ECP6705 3 Economics of Business Decision
- MAN6204 3 Organizational Theory
- MAR6805 3 Marketing Strategy
Summer Semester at UNF (12 hrs)
University of North Florida - Jacksonville, FL
- FIN6406 3 Advanced Financial Management
- ISM6021 3 Mgmt Information Technology
- MAN6501 3 Modeling/Management Operations
- MAN6726 3 Advanced Strategic Management
Semester in Paris (12 hrs)
European Business School - Paris, France
- GEB6404X Intl Marketing Strategy
- GEB6405X Intl Bus Entrepreneurship Proj
- GEB6406X Geopolitical Strategy
- GEB6407X Intl Bus & Entrep Strategy
2.6 Exit Exam
The
Exit Examination is a comprehensive exam that is offered every semester. Both
the specific exam dates and the student deadline to sign up for the Exit Exam
will be conveyed by the professor via blackboard to all students in
MAN6726. This exam is mandatory and is
required of all MBA students for graduation.
- What
is the Exit Exam?They are detailed exams that test the mastery of
graduate students over key core areas in the disciplines of Management,
Statistics, Marketing, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Operations Management,
and Information Systems.
- How do students prepare for Exit Exam? Students
prepare for it by working through their MBA courses – It is like an Achievement
Test – you don’t prepare for it directly – no studying.
- What is the format of the Exit Exam? The Exit Exam consists of multiple choice test questions – it is 3 hours
long.
- How does the Exit Exam effect graduation or student’s
grades? It
counts as 10 percent of their grade – is scored on 220 – 300 scale – lowest
possible grade is 73 percent.
- How do students register to take the Exit Exam? Exit exam registrations are now being done
through Blackboard. If a
student is in the policy class they will see the exit exam registration in
Blackboard under My Courses when it becomes available after registration for
MAN6726. It is typically available by the second week of the term.
It is very important to register early since there are a fixed number of
seats for the exams. If you wait to register until the last sessions then all
of the available seats might be taken and you will not be able to take the
exam!
Steps for registering for Exit Exam:
- After logging into Blackboard
the student will see “CCB Exit Exam (Undergraduate)” or “CCB Exit Exam
(Graduate) listed under My Courses.
- Choose the appropriate Exam needed for MBA students.
- Once in the course, a link for the reservation page will be
located in the upper left side (“MBA Exit Exam”). This will take the student to
the registration page with the dates for the exams.
- Select the day desired to take the exam by selecting
“Register” and then “Register for event.”
- An email will be sent to the student email account once registration is
complete. If for some reason an email is not received then have the professor
verify.
- Registration will only be allowed until the Wednesday before the exam. After
that the exam will be locked and the student will not be able to remove or
change to another session.
The student can only be registered for one exam at a time. If wanting to
change sessions the student will need to withdraw from the currently enrolled
session and then register for a new one.
If the exam is missed, the student can take it at a later session but only if
there are any left with available seating. If scheduled for the last session
and do not attend then the student will not be able to take the exam. If the
student misses an earlier session and there are no seats left in the remaining
exams then they will not be able to take the exam.
2.7 Course Listings/Descriptions
Core courses in the MBA program are offered every semester
(Fall, Spring & Summer). Elective
credits are usually offered once a year and are rarely ever offered in the
summer. Courses are offered primarily in
the late afternoon and evenings (4:30pm, 6:00pm & 7:30pm), and a very few
are offered on Saturdays.
Students typically flex their course selection around their
work schedule. There are a few cases
where a prerequisite course must be completed prior to registering for a
particular course. Students should plan
to take elective courses in the Fall and Spring semesters.
Click here for the current graduate catalog's course listings and descriptions
