Master of Business Administration - School Business Operations Track

Ottawa University’s Master of Business Administration has been developed to serve the needs of adult learners and organizations with a high quality professional preparation in business within which the importance of personal values and professional ethics are incorporated. The Master of Business Administration emphasizes a global perspective on business, communication skills and direct application to students’ current and future career goals. This interdisciplinary track is geared to expose students to the specialized knowledge necessary for employment in school business offices.  It provides a pathway for students to become a Certified Administrator of School Finance and Operations (SFO), which is a mark of professional accomplishment indicating the achievement and maintenance of knowledge and skills in school business management.

Degree Requirements

Students are highly encouraged to take their courses in this recommended sequence:

Complete accounting and economics prerequisites if required (BUS 7010 Intro to Quantitative Analysis, undergraduate course(s), or MBA Math)

Module I

BUS 7000 Organizational Behavior and Theory

BUS 7200 Value Systems and Professional Ethics

Track Course #1

Module II

BUS 7450 Strategic Marketing

BUS 7500 Managerial Economics

BUS 7600 Managerial Finance

BUS 7700 Management Information Systems

BUS 7800 Management Accounting

Track Course #2

Module III

BUS 8500 Grad Seminar: Business Policies and Strategies

Track Course #3

Track Course #4

Requirements List

BUS 7000ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR & THEORY

BUS 7200VALUE SYSTEMS & PROF ETHICS

BUS 7450STRATEGIC MARKETING

BUS 7500MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS

BUS 7600MANAGERIAL FINANCE

BUS 7700MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

BUS 7800MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING

BUS 8500GRADUATE SEMINAR: BUSINESS POLICIES AND STRATEGIES

EDC 7153EDUCATION LAW

EDC 7713SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS

EDC 7743SCHOOL FINANCE

EDC 8453FIELD EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION I