Flex Master of Business Administration (Flex M.B.A.)


The Flex M.B.A. is a 33-credit program that offers students a seamless path to dual credentials – an M.B.A. degree and a specialized Certificate. The program combines 18 credits of required Core courses, 6 credits of required Electives, and 9 credits of specialized Certificate coursework. Certificate coursework allows students to specialize in Analytics and Information Management, Entrepreneurship, Executive Leadership, Finance, or Supply Chain Management. All courses are available online and in hybrid formats.

Program Learning Competencies and Objectives

At the completion of the M.B.A., students will demonstrate proficiency in the following key areas:

Ethical Competency

Learners will be able to recognize ethical dilemmas in an organizational context and apply ethical decision-making frameworks to business decisions.

  • Learners are able to identify an ethical dilemma.
  • Learners are able to apply ethical decision-making frameworks to create an ethically defensible solution for business problems.

Sustainability Perspective

Learners will recognize and apply sustainability principles to strategic decisions as a means for competitive advantage.

  • Learners are able to recognize and consider the social, environmental, and economic impact of strategic decisions on an organization and society.
  • Learners can apply sustainability principles to business decisions resulting in greater efficiency, innovation, and competitive advantage. 

Problem Solving

Learners will demonstrate an ability to analyze complex situations, analyze information, and evaluate alternatives from different perspectives to develop solutions for business problems and to seize innovative opportunities.

  • Learners are able to identify and frame business problems and opportunities.
  • Learners are able to synthesize quantitative and qualitative data to support decisions.
  • Learners can strategically evaluate complex situations to set goals and design functionally integrative plans to move an organization forward. 

Management and Leadership Skills

Learners will gain innovative managerial and leadership skills to motivate, lead and inspire employees and teams to create positive organizational changes in a global business environment.

  • Learners demonstrate managerial skills to motivate people to achieve goals and embrace new opportunities.
  • Learners can work effectively as a team.
  • Learners can effectively communicate managerial recommendations through both written and verbal communications.

Cultural Intelligence

Learners will possess the skills to manage effectively in a global business environment.

  • Learners can apply global business theories and related market-entry strategies to business decisions.
  • Learners demonstrate cultural intelligence in order to bridge cross-national differences in business perspectives and practices.

Graduation Requirements for the Flex M.B.A. Program

--- Flex MBA Course
Core Courses 
(18 credits)
  • ACCT 515 Accounting for Decision Makers (3 credits)
  • BUBA 510 Analytics for Managerial Decision Making (3 credits)
  • FINC 530 Finance for Managers (3 credits)
  • MGMT 518 Business Foundations: Ethics, Sustainability, Law (3 credits)
  • MKTG 522 Marketing in the Digital Age (3 credits)
  • MGMT 599 Strategic Management Capstone (3 credits)
Elective Courses
(6 credits)

Pick Two:

  • ECON 520 Economic Analysis for Business  (3 credits)
  • ISYS 611 IT Ecosystems, Risk & Compliance – Required for AIM & FINC Certificates (3 credits)
  • SCMG 610 Supply Chain Management – Required for SCM Certificate (3 credits)
  • MGMT 620 Managing Innovation and Change – Required for ENTR & EL Certificates (3 credits)
Certificate Courses
(9 credits)

Analytics & Information Management Certificate

  • ISYS 610 Analytics & Information Management (3 credits)
  • ISYS 612 Data Querying (3 credits)
  • ISYS 620 Predictive Analytics with Machine Learning or ISYS 622 Behavioral Analytics (3 credits)

Entrepreneurship Certificate

  • ENTR 601 Ideation Adventure (3 credits)
  • ENTR 603 Financing, Venture Capital & the Law (3 credits)
  • ENTR 605 Entrepreneurship Pitch Experience (3 credits)

Executive Leadership Certificate

  • ENTR 602 The Entrepreneurial Manager (3 credits)
  • MGMT 605 Leadership & Motivation for Executives (3 credits)
  • MGMT 608 The Executive Environment (3 credits)

Finance Certificate

  • ACCT 615 Financial Statement Analysis (3 credits)
  • FINC 613 Corporate Finance (3 credits)
  • FINC 617 Financial Markets & Institutions (3 credits)

Supply Chain Management Certificate

  • SCMG 612 Intro to SCM Information Systems (3 credits)
  • SCMG 616 Supply Chain Process Improvement (3 credits)
  • SCMG 624 Supply Management (3 credits)