Master of Business Administration, M.B.A.

In the spirit of New York Institute of Technology's identity as a Polytechnic++, the School of Management's transformational M.B.A. program reflects a best-practices approach to quality management education with an emphasis on technology, critical thinking, and leadership development. Reflective of MiM (Master's in Management) programs prevalent in Europe, Asia, and Australia, as well as those of leading U.S. business schools, the School of Management's M.B.A. program provides a cutting-edge learning experience that rivals those of the world's most innovative business schools. Primarily targeting pre-experience, aspiring young professionals and students from diverse international and academic backgrounds, the program prepares students for leadership roles. The program's unique features include:

• Comprehensive Assessment and Mission-Driven Admissions Standards: The M.B.A. program admissions criteria, in keeping with New York Tech's mission to provide all qualified students access to opportunity, does not require the GMAT. However, the school's comprehensive assessment system ensures that all students are progressing through the academic program and demonstrating attainment of the program's learning outcomes.
• Scope of Coverage: The M.B.A. program core's unique modular structure, including a blend of 3.0 and 1.5-credit hour courses and a choice of multiple capstone experiences (supplemented by electives or concentration courses) increases the scope of coverage vs. more traditional programs, allowing students to see the whole picture.
• Incremental Knowledge: The curriculum is designed to advance a student's depth of knowledge by excluding material that overlaps with the undergraduate business experience. This approach is facilitated by a seamless transition for pre-experienced students from an undergraduate to a graduate learning environment and results in graduates whose knowledge and exposure surpass that of students in traditional M.B.A. programs. For students without a business background, the school also offers a portfolio of business foundation courses that can be completed prior to enrolling in the M.B.A. program core.
• Taxonomy: The incremental structure of the curriculum also includes a focus on higher-order taxonomies in the cognitive domain associated with analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Armed with that and the program's emphasis on advanced level conceptual foundations and analytical skill development, graduates are prepared to enter the workforce and advance rapidly toward higher-order decision-making positions.
• Leadership: The M.B.A. program's goal is to ensure graduates can "lead effectively, especially in an uncertain business environment." This is facilitated by case studies, co-curricular seminars and workshops on personal development and leadership, and team exercises.
• Diversity: Attracting students from more than 100 nations and delivering its curriculum worldwide in English, the program ensures the significant consideration of global perspectives. Moreover, the curriculum is contextualized so that localized business priorities form the context of the course content.
• Program Completion: Flexible programming options enable the student to complete the program in as little as one year, depending on prior preparation and location.

The M.B.A. program serves students entering our program immediately after completing their bachelor's degree; experienced business professionals seeking to advance their careers; and international students who wish to share their multicultural perspectives, all of whom aspire to contribute to the global marketplace. The School of Management values students who are motivated, involved with their profession and community, excellent communicators with strong interpersonal skills, and aspire to leadership roles in today's technology intensive marketplace.

International F-1 students who successfully complete this degree are eligible for an additional 24-month STEM OPT extension to work in the U.S. in an area directly related to their area of study immediately upon completing the customary 12-month post-completion Optional Practical Training (OPT).

New Weekend Format

In response to the diverse needs of modern professionals and the evolving business landscape, we are now offering our existing general M.B.A. program in a weekend format. All requirements for the degree are exactly the same as the traditional format, but classes will only be scheduled for Saturdays and Sundays. The weekend M.B.A. will provide a more accessible and flexible avenue to a degree without necessitating career interruptions.

This new offering is designed to serve working professionals who aspire to advance their career, but struggle to align their obligations with a conventional study schedule. We are confident that our weekend M.B.A. program will not only enrich the academic portfolio of our students, but also contribute to the broader mission of fostering lifelong learning and professional growth in our community.

Our Learning Community

The School of Management's commitment to integrate non-classroom experiences into the educational process is emphasized by its co-curricular experiential learning opportunities. By integrating multiple stakeholder groups into these opportunities, each student's professional career and entrepreneurial development needs are strengthened in ways that are both unique and reflective of emerging competencies in an evolving business environment. Representing significant learning opportunities in the context of advancing the school's mission, these co-curricular programs provide a distinctive competency for M.B.A. students, which speaks to the competitive advantage that they bring to the marketplace upon graduation.

Co-curricular programs include:

Experiential Education complements in-class instruction in diverse ways, including academic service learning, study abroad, faculty-mentored research, internships, solving real world business challenges, and interacting with business leaders and industry partners. Interested students should speak to their faculty advisor to discuss specific opportunities offered each semester.

Professional Enrichment complements traditional pedagogy with supplemental experiences. Students meet and network with area specialists, learn from business leaders, and gain access to contemporary and cutting-edge business issues that may not be otherwise discussed in an academic curriculum. In this way, students are exposed to issues that currently impact local and global business enterprise from the perspective of business leaders and gain insight and perspective that can be applied to both their academic studies and professional endeavors.

Community Impact supports the school's commitment to each student's educational experiences, cooperative learning, community engagement, and personal growth. The co-curricular program sponsors activities that engage students with their peers, faculty and staff, community members, and industry partners. Whether through clubs and honor societies or field trips to the stock exchange, the program seeks out activities that bring together a vibrant community and create synergies that advance the academic and professional knowledge of all participants.

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For more information about the School of Management M.B.A. program, please contact:

William Ninehan, Ed.S., SHRM-SCP, SPHR, GPHR
M.B.A. Director and Advisor; Director, Center for Human Resource Studies
212.261.1595
wninehan@nyit.edu

Ellie Schwartz, M.B.A.
M.B.A. Advisor, New York City campus
212.261.1601
eschwa03@nyit.edu

Maria Dinanno, M.A.
M.B.A. Advisor, Long Island campus
516.686.7920
mdinanno@nyit.edu

M.B.A. Programmatic Learning Goals

General Learning Goals
After successfully completing the M.B.A. program, you will be able to:

• Work collaboratively in groups
• Recognize socio-economic issues
• Establish and defend a position supported by ethical reasoning
• Lead effectively, particularly in an uncertain global environment

Management Learning Goals
After successfully completing the M.B.A. program, you will be able to:

• Utilize technology support systems to strengthen organizational decision-making processes
• Conduct industry, company-specific, or environmental business analysis using appropriate data and informational resources to bridge the gap between abstract theory and practice
• Identify and analyze country/region-specific contemporary business issues
• Establish and effectively communicate and support recommendations

Curriculum Requirements

The M.B.A. curriculum requires a minimum of thirty (30) credit hours of specified graduate coursework. For those students who choose to pursue a concentration, the minimum credit hour requirement is thirty-six (36) credit hours. Students may be required to take an additional nine (9) credit hours if they do not have undergraduate degrees in business or experience in the areas specified below (waivable courses). The M.B.A. program also offers a CFA track for those students interested in a career as a Chartered Financial Analyst.

1. Waivable Courses: Nine (9) credit hours may be waived for students who have satisfactorily completed undergraduate courses in the designated discipline, had significant work experience in the field, or taken and passed a challenge examination. Work experience must be evaluated and approved by the academic dean. Requests for challenge examinations may be made to the M.B.A. program director.
2. Non-Waivable Core Courses: Twenty-one (21) credit hours must be completed by all students, in their entirety, within the School of Management. These courses represent the core elements of the M.B.A. academic program.
3. Capstone Course: All students must take one capstone course for three (3) credits. Students in Business Analytics and in Operations and Supply Chain Management concentrations must select BUSI 650 Business Analytics and Decision Making as their capstone course. All other students have the option of BUSI 650 or MGMT 650 Strategic Leadership Capstone.
4. Electives or Concentration Courses: Students may either complete six (6) credit hours of elective coursework or twelve (12) credit hours of specified coursework if pursuing a concentration. Four concentrations are available: Business Analytics, Finance, Marketing, and Operations and Supply Chain Management. Students interested in pursuing a career as a Chartered Financial Analyst must complete the CFA track. Students enrolled in the CFA track are required to complete fifteen (15) credits in the concentration. Students will gain the necessary and in-depth knowledge in their concentration of interest with these twelve (12) credits in their specific area. Additionally, the six (6) credits of elective courses for the general M.B.A. program (without concentration) will provide students with sufficient opportunity to explore topics of further interest without requiring them to specialize via a concentration.

Waivable Core

• ACCT 501 Accounting I 1.5
• ECON 501 Principles of Economics I 1.5
• FINC 501 Finance 1.5
• MIST 501 Management Information Systems 1.5
• QANT 501 Business Statistics 1.5
• QANT 510 Production and Operations Management 1.5

9 credits

Non-Waivable M.B.A. Core (Required for all students)

• ACCT 601 Managerial Accounting 3
• BUSI 610 Professional Development Seminar 0
• ECON 601 Managerial Economics for Decision Making 3
• FINC 601 Financial Management 3
• MGMT 605 Organizational Behavior 3
• MIST 610 Enterprise Resource Planning Systems 1.5
• MRKT 620 Strategic Marketing and Branding 3
• QANT 620 Multi-criteria Decision Models 1.5
• QANT 630 Operations and Supply Chain Management 3

21 credits

Capstone

• BUSI 650 Business Analytics and Decision Making, or MGMT 650 Strategic Leadership Capstone

3 credits

Electives or Concentration Courses

• Choose either No Concentration (Two Elective Courses = 6 credits) or Concentration (Four Concentration Courses = 12 credits) or CFA track (Five Concentration courses = 15 credits)

6–15 credits

M.B.A. Program Total Credits

30–48 credits

Concentrations

Students in the M.B.A. program may choose a concentration or specific discipline of study. The School of Management offers four areas of concentration, each with specific learning goals (in addition to the programmatic learning goals of the M.B.A. program). Students choosing a concentration must complete twelve (12) credit hours of study in specified courses, listed below. These are taken in the place of electives, which are taken by students who do not choose to complete a concentration. Students may be permitted to substitute BUSIE 700 Faculty-Led Study Abroad for a concentration course (varies by concentration). Concentrations vary by campus location; please consult with an advisor to identify concentrations that are available at your campus location.

Business Analytics Concentration

Organizations are increasingly recognizing the importance of business analytics and its use toward digital transformation (e.g., big data, data visualization, predictive analytics, prescriptive analytics, data management, advanced analytics, decision automation, and artificial intelligence). The Business Analytics concentration provides students the skills needed to analyze and implement data-driven business processes such as (i) collecting, cleaning, wrangling, describing, and visualizing large datasets, (ii) forming business inferences and predictions from data, and (iii) making optimal and robust business decisions. This concentration is designed to train students on statistical analysis, data visualization, database management, machine learning, and social network analytics applications in different business functional areas such as marketing, finance, accounting, operations, supply chain, and human resources, etc. Students pursuing this concentration must complete four (4) of the courses listed below. All courses are three (3) credit hours:

• BUSA 701 Data Interaction and Visualization
• BUSA 710 Data Mining and Pattern Recognition for Business Analytics
• BUSA 720 Managerial Decision Modelling
• BUSA 730 Practical AI for Business: Deep Learning and NLP
• MIST 725 Fundamental Tools for Data Science

Finance Concentration

Students selecting this concentration will graduate prepared to pursue a career in corporate finance, investment management, and as a CFA® (Chartered Financial Analyst®). Students interested in careers at financial intermediaries will also find this concentration useful. Aspects of this curriculum emphasize financial technology including various live data sources to train students in the areas of corporate decision-making, portfolio management, and valuation of financial assets including derivatives. Students pursuing the M.B.A. Finance concentration must complete both ACCT 721 Advanced Financial Accounting and FINC 765 Portfolio Management and exactly two (6 credits) courses chosen from the following list. All courses are three (3) credit hours:

• ACCT 713 Financial Statement Analysis
• FINC 705 International Finance
• FINC 734 Analysis and Valuation of Equity Investments
• FINC 736 Management of Valuation of Fixed Income Securities
• FINC 740 Derivatives Analysis
• FINC 760 Corporate Financial Decision Making
• BUSIE 700 Faculty-Led Study Abroad

CFA Track

The CFA® is a professional certificate awarded by the Association of Investment Management and Research (AIMR) to candidates who pass three levels of examination and meet the experience requirement specified by AIMR. Our CFA Track is designed to help the student in preparation for the CFA Exams. The M.B.A. student wishing to complete the track must complete the course requirements in the M.B.A. Finance Concentration plus an additional six (6) credit hours. Hence students pursuing the M.B.A. Finance concentration with the CFA track must complete both ACCT 721 Advanced Financial Accounting and FINC 765 Portfolio Management and exactly five (15 credits) courses from the following list. All courses are three (3) credit hours:

• ACCT 713 Financial Statement Analysis
• FINC 705 International Finance
• FINC 734 Analysis and Valuation of Equity Investments
• FINC 736 Management of Valuation of Fixed Income Securities
• FINC 740 Derivatives Analysis
• FINC 760 Corporate Financial Decision Making
• BUSIE 700 Faculty-Led Study Abroad

Marketing Concentration

The marketing concentration is designed to provide the student with an integrated framework useful for analyzing, evaluating, and synthesizing the role of marketing in the environment of a modern corporation. Students who successfully complete the concentration will be able to participate creatively in the process of development of the major components of marketing strategy. Students learn the intricacies of consumer and buyer behavior in various socioeconomic and cultural settings, domestic as well as international, using appropriate research methodologies. Market segment responses to marketing tools and programs for existing and new products and services are evaluated as input into the maximization of customer value and the value of the firm to its stakeholders. Students pursuing the M.B.A. Marketing concentration must complete MRKT 750 Marketing Research for Consumer and Managerial Insights, plus three (9 credits) courses chosen from the following list. All courses are three (3) credit hours:

• MRKT 710 International Marketing
• MRKT 715 Marketing Communication and Promotion
• MRKT 745 Digital Marketing Strategy, Tactics, and Tools
• MRKT 765 New Product Marketing and Innovation
• MRKT 775 Consumer Behavior
• MRKT 780 Marketing Analytics for Managerial Decisions

Operations and Supply Chain Management Concentration

Students of this concentration study decision making and the design and integration of complex systems in an organization for the purpose of predicting system behavior and improving/optimizing system performance. Elements include managerial decision-making techniques, mathematical and computer modeling, and the use of computer technology to make informed and effective decisions. Students pursuing the M.B.A. Operations Management concentration must complete four (12 credits) courses chosen from the following list. All courses are three (3) credit hours:

• MGMT 785 Decision Support Systems
• QANT 750 Simulation Modeling
• QANT 755 Management Science Applications
• QANT 760 Operations Management Applications
• QANT 780 Supply Chain Management

Note: BUSIE 700 Faculty-Led Study Abroad or another relevant course may be substituted for QANT 780 with approval of the department chair.

M.B.A. Academic Policies and Standards

The School of Management implements processes for the M.B.A. programs that are in addition to those of the University for the purpose of ensuring effective student selection and retention.

Academic Probation and Dismissal
When a student's cumulative GPA falls below 3.0, the student is placed on academic probation immediately. The student then has exactly one semester to bring the GPA to 3.0. If the student fails to do so, the student will be dismissed from the program. Grounds for departmental review and possible dismissal from the program also include:

• Violation of the Academic Integrity policy
• Violation of the Student Code of Conduct

Graduation
The criteria used to evaluate students for graduation are uniform at all campus locations and, pertaining to the M.B.A. academic program, the graduate cumulative grade point average will be a minimum of 3.0. Additional criteria for graduation are located in the Graduate Academic Catalog.

Time to Degree Completion
In the best interests of the student and the college, a maximum of five years is allowed for completion of degree requirements. Under exceptional conditions, an additional year may be permitted upon formal request and approval by the academic dean and the Provost.

Repeat Policy
Students must repeat a course in the non-waivable core for which they receive a letter grade of F.