Master of Business Administration (MBA) Major Program
You can learn more about this program's degree requirements, course descriptions,
faculty and Student Services Associates by visiting the MBA Program homepage.
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Course Descriptions for the MBA 600 sequence
An MBA for Future Leaders and Professionals
Business and commerce have entered an era of unprecedented change.
Advances in technology, the emergence of the global marketplace and
other powerful forces are helping shape a business environment radically
different from that of even a few years ago. Changes are more sweeping, more
unexpected and occurring at a faster pace than ever before.
The Franklin MBA provides the graduate student with a unique learning experience
that is both instructional-teaching essential business skills-and formation-instilling
in the student the critical qualities required of the business professionals of the new age.
The program emphasizes key themes throughout its courses and blends traditional business
disciplines with more future-oriented content. Material based on the needs identified by
what business world experts envision for the future is combined with conventional MBA
instruction to prepare students for leadership roles in the companies of today, as well
as those that will take shape in the decades ahead.
Purpose of the Franklin University MBA Program:
To prepare organizational leaders at all levels to make meaningful and beneficial contributions to their work,
their organization and to society.
Goals of the Franklin University MBA Program:
To graduate individuals who can:
- Improve their effectiveness in their current work role
- Recognize and capitalize on their next major professional opportunity
- Identify and develop their potential for meeting future leadership challenges in a world characterized by ambiguity, chaos, and uncertainty.
Franklin University MBA Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of the Franklin University MBA program, graduates will be able to:
- Communicate effectively in professional situations by applying thinking, learning, emotional and value preferences
- Create and implement a personal development plan to improve their professional effectiveness within the timeframe of the Franklin University MBA program
- Apply multi-functional theoretical and practical perspectives to resolving complex organizational issues
- Employ tactical, operational, and strategic approaches to improve organizational performance
- Selectively use technology to integrate information and knowledge to meet professional and organizational needs
- Lead, manage, and contribute as a member to project teams
- Apply ethical principles as a change leader
- Recognize and influence the impact of context, process, and content variables on organizational decision making and problem solving.
Franklin MBA Curriculum
The Franklin MBA Program is designed for busy, ambitious professionals and executives.
It has been innovatively designed with the involvement of multiple content contributors.
Theme threads and features are integrated throughout the core courses across the curriculum.
These threads and features include: leadership, whole-brain thinking, life-cycle viewpoint,
interdisciplinary studies, change management, ethics, creativity, global perspective,
teamwork, social capital and coaching.
Attention to the needs of the students. Not only is the Franklin MBA
Program designed to meet the needs of current and future employers in the workplace, but
the program is also designed to meet the individual needs of the students. Students have
different needs: learning formats, specialization interests, and scheduling preferences.
Students make decisions throughout the curriculum to customize the Program to best meet the
students’ individual needs.
Foundation Courses. The course progression is intended to aid students in successfully
tackling the demands of a graduate education. Entry courses assist students in transitioning
to graduate studies and support their ability to write, use technology, give effective
executive presentations and determine their academic focus.
Curriculum Format for Core Courses. Franklin presents the core concepts in two different curriculum formats. Students learn differently, therefore they should have a choice that best fits their individual learning style.
Life Cycle Format: The Life Cycle format is
based on the stages of the business life cycle. This is a dramatically different format—using
the same sequence in which students would encounter issues and scenarios in the operation of a
business project or venture. The natural progression approach to the Program's core courses
allows the student to not only attain the knowledge provided by all the "pieces" (business
discipline content) of an MBA program, but also to see clearly how the pieces fit together,
developing both a micro and macro understanding of the business experiences. Integration is
achieved through use of real-world applications and multiple business simulations throughout
the core courses.
Discipline-Based Format: The Discipline-Based format helps
business professionals develop whole-brain thinking skills that enable them to grasp and
lead change. Traditional business disciplines are taught one class at a time and brought
together at the end of the Program in a Capstone course. A business simulation is used in the
Capstone course to apply the integration of the individual discipline-based courses.
MBA with Focus Courses:
Focus Courses: Students are also given the opportunity to connect the MBA educational
experience to their personal and professional goals. Students are required to select one
Focus discipline. The Focus experiences are offered at the end of the curriculum so students
can apply their knowledge and experience to the Focus discipline of choice.
Applied Leadership Focus: The Applied Leadership Focus will enhance the professional’s ability to operate, maintain and manage all aspects of an organization. Professionals (i.e., CPA, CPCU, Engineer, Lawyer, etc.) will be able to apply their professional education to business applications. Students may earn a maximum of eight hours of Applied Leadership graduate credit hours for the MBA Program as the result of accepted documentation for a combination of their professional certification, graduate hours and/or approved continuing education credits (based on articulation agreements with professional organizations-contact SSA for further details).
Entrepreneurial Leadership Focus: The Entrepreneurial Leadership Focus features contemporary and future approaches to starting and operating a business. The intent is to expose students to the costs and benefits of becoming a successful entrepreneur.
Executive Coaching Focus: Executive Coaching has become an increasingly popular means for improving the performance of individuals and teams holding responsible positions within organizations. The Executive Coaching Focus concentrates on identifying and practicing the knowledge, skills and aptitudes required to be successful at all stages in the lifecycle of a typical executive coaching assignment. Additionally, the focus will cover coaching qualifications and certifications, the various types of coaching in vogue today, as well as to illustrate the differences between external and internal coaching.
Financial Leadership Focus: The Financial Leadership Focus will feature contemporary and future approaches to financial management. The intent of this Focus is to expose students to a multitude of financial challenges and opportunities that currently exist in the global business environment.
Human Resource Leadership Focus: The Human Resource Leadership Focus prepares students to think strategically about human resource issues and concepts. The Focus is intended to build knowledge and skills relative to using human resources as a means to competitive advantage for the organization.
Not-for-Profit Leadership Focus: The Not-for-Profit Leadership Focus features strategic approaches to the specific challenges offered by the not-for-profit and governmental environments. The intent of the Focus is to prepare students to address the issues and challenges that are uniquely associated with not-for-profit and government organizations.
Technology Leadership Focus: The Technology Leadership Focus will feature contemporary methods and emerging developments in the management and leadership of technology within an organization. The principle emphasis of the Focus is to apply the tools for effective decision-making around contemporary technology issues.
Coaches
Becoming a whole-brained professional takes dedication and hard work, but you won't be
alone. In Franklin's whole-brain MBA program, you will find a coach to teach, motivate and
assist you throughout the program.
These coaches will be business leaders and executives who have earned their MBA degrees
and have been given the insight and training to know how coursework applies to real-world
situations. They'll be available to offer you their own professional experiences and
advice and will help you to build invaluable professional networks.
Earn your MBA On-site, Online or Both!
The Franklin MBA is offered online through our Virtual Campus and on-site at our three
central Ohio campuses. All focuses are taught online. Leadership
is also taught on-site.
Whether you complete most of your courses online or on-site, you'll get the same high
quality MBA with consistent course outcomes. You also will be able to switch platforms
between trimesters to better fit your life. For example, if your employer or life moves
you from central Ohio, don't worry because you can finish your core MBA and focus courses
online!
MBA courses include online support so you will be able to access resources from home or
work.
All courses are in the Balanced Learning Format. Plus, you'll experience "Whole
Brain Learning" which will explore using parts of your brain that you have never used
before for making more creative decisions.
Best of all, you won’t have to take prerequisite classes to start your MBA.
On-site or Online 17-Month MBA
- Take only 42 credit-hours without taking any prior prerequisites!
- Attend class one night per week for approximately 4 hours.
- For on-site courses, spend an average of 12 - 15 hours per week completing coursework
outside of class.
- For online courses, spend an average of 20 - 24 hours per week completing coursework.
- You'll find support for every class on the Web at our Virtual Campus.
- Choose from three locations to attend on-site courses – our Main Campus downtown,
Northwest Campus in Dublin, and Northeast Campus in Westerville.
- Graduate in as few as 17 months!
Residency Requirements
MBA Students are required to attend Residency as part of course and program requirements.
On-line Students: Students taking classes on-line
must attend residencies associated with MBA 702 and MBA 760/765. Any student who takes these
two courses online, or who take 50 percent or more of the MBA curriculum online, is required
to attend both Residencies in their entirety. Residencies generally are scheduled for 2 1/2 days
per residency. Students must participate in all Residency events to pass the courses and to
progress further with the MBA curriculum.
On-site Students: Students taking classes on-site must attend residency associated with MBA 760/765. Any student who takes this course on-site is required to attend the Residency in its entirety. This Residency is scheduled for 1 full day. Students must participate in all Residency events to pass the course and to progress further with the MBA curriculum.
Post-Graduate Studies: Post-Graduate Studies in a Focus discipline consists of 12 credit hours, selected from one of the Focus disciplines listed above. Prerequisites for admissions into a Post-Graduate Studies Program:
- A masters degree from a regionally-accredited college or university;
- A minimum of fours years of full-time work experience;
- A minimum cumulative graduate grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale;
- A score of 550 (paper-based) or 213(computer-based) or better on the TOEFL is required of those who are not U.S. citizens.
For more information or an application, please contact a Graduate Student Services Associate
(SSA) or e-mail gradschl@franklin.edu.
Accreditation
Admission Requirements
- Undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited college (official transcript(s)
required)
- GMAT scores may be be required if undergraduate GPA is lower than 2.75
- 4 years full-time work experience
- Completed application (Apply Now!)
- International students (any students who are not U.S. citizens) need a score of 550
(paper-based) or 213 (computer-based) or better on the Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL), and must complete the International
Student Supplemental Form.
- Franklin University's 3 Year B. Com Bridge Program
MBA Start Dates
Franklin University is on a trimester academic calendar. Students are admitted to the
MBA Program periodically throughout the year.
- Winter Trimester begins in January
- Summer Trimester begins in April
- Fall Trimester begins in September
Seats fill on a "first-come, first-served" basis, don't wait! Contact the
Graduate Admissions Office at 614-797-4700, 1-877-341-6300 (toll free) or gradschl@franklin.edu for specific dates.
You can learn more about this program's degree requirements, course
descriptions, faculty and Student Services Associates by visiting the MBA Program homepage. Or, are you
interested in having your questions answered in person? Attend a Graduate School
Information Session.
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