Master of Business Administration
Why You Should Choose a Lee MBA
In business, change happens fast. Life moves fast, too.
If you are looking for an MBA program that will not only help you meet the challenges of today’s complex global economy but also meet the needs of your busy schedule, consider Lee University. Lee’s unique and practical Master of Business Administration program utilizes experiential learning to equip you to apply values-based theory to actual business problems. Our flexible program allows you to take classes on campus or online and achieve your MBA in just 20 months.
Value
The current tuition of Lee’s 32-hour MBA program is under $32,000—a great buy when compared with other similar programs across the nation. Plus, our experiential learning model is designed so that you can immediately apply new knowledge directly to your current job. Many companies offer tuition reimbursement and federal student loans are available for qualified students.
Flexibility
We know that 90% of our students are employed full-time while pursuing their MBA, and we’ve created a flexible program to meet the unique challenges facing working students. You’ll take one class each week for seven weeks, and whether you prefer to attend class on campus or take courses online you can complete the 32 credit hours needed for your MBA in just 20 months.
Class Structure
Lee’s MBA courses are less about lectures and more about engagement and interaction. Your professors will guide you through course materials and in-class discussion, focusing on experiential learning through case studies and course projects with your fellow students that will help you put the theories you’ve learned into practice.
Course Descriptions
The management discipline finds its roots dating back to at least as early as biblical times and began to take shape in the late 15th Century. The historical context is presented as an introduction to different worldviews and the basis of ethical systems as a foundation for students to develop a personal philosophy of management.
Credit Hours: 3
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This course will examine the characteristics of organizations as systems; focusing on the goals that organizations pursue and the competitive strategies used to reach those goals. It will explore the basic concepts of organizational structure, the environments, culture, change, and decision processes. It will also study the nature of conflict and use of power and political tactics to reduce conflict. Each of these organizational elements will be viewed in the context of increasing management effectiveness and efficiency and adapting organizations to modern, changing environments.
Credit Hours: 3
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This course will address current trends and recent shifts in marketing that have occurred due to the changing competitive environment. Woven throughout the course will be four dimensions of holistic marketing that define modern marketing management: internal marketing, integrated marketing, relationship marketing, and performance marketing. The course emphasizes the impact of interactive media and strategic applications of marketing management.
Credit Hours: 3
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This course is a case-based approach to the techniques of problem solving, optimization and business modeling using the concepts of statistics and management science in a spreadsheet environment. The course focuses on the practical application of quantitative analytical techniques and data analysis.
Credit Hours: 3
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This course will address contemporary trends and advancements in operational management. The focus will be on the drivers of establishing operations as a competitive advantage including the Toyota Production System (TPS) and measurement system, internal profit pool analysis, value enhancement via Lean Sigma, and material and information flow optimization. The course emphasizes creating and sustaining stakeholder value and wealth through the operational functions of the organization.
Credit Hours: 3
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This course seeks to equip the student with the analytical tools of economic analysis used to make rational managerial decisions. Microeconomic concepts of supply and demand, production, cost, and market structure are combined with macroeconomic issues concerning fiscal and monetary policy to develop an understanding of the relationship between an enterprise and the economic environment. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to utilize economic reasoning to improve managerial decisions.
Credit Hours: 3
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This course will address important strategic issues in financial and managerial accounting. Topics covered include financial statements, financial analysis, and cost accounting. An emphasis will be placed on the role of accounting in the strategic plan of an organization.
Credit Hours: 3
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This course focuses on the financial management of both publicly held and private corporations. Students are presented with a conceptual framework for understanding and addressing the financial issues commonly faced by organizations. Topics covered include the valuation and role of debt and equity, capital acquisition and the organization of domestic and international financial markets, the relationship between risk and return, capital budgeting/project evaluation techniques, cost of capital, cash flow estimation, project risk analysis, real options, company valuation and capital structure decisions.
Credit Hours: 3
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This course presents an analysis of the legal issues facing managers in a global economy including evaluation of contract law, business enterprises, employment law, environment law, and the regulation of business competition from a strategic planning perspective.
Credit Hours: 3
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This course integrates coursework, knowledge, skills and experiential learning to enable the student to demonstrate a broad mastery of managerial tools applied to real problems through the completion of a comprehensive project.
Prerequisites
Program Director Approval
Credit Hours: 2
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This course will focus on the integration of content from previous courses in the MBA curriculum. Students will make decisions while considering the impact of accounting, finance, organizational theory, marketing, operations, and information systems. Moreover, students will demonstrate quantitative skill as they implement analytical skills from earlier courses. Students will be expected to demonstrate how to create value for an organization as they identify, develop, and implement competencies in a global economy.
Prerequisites
Program Director Approval
Credit Hours: 3
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Do you need to take pre-requisites? Visit our MBA Pre-Requisites and see what modules we offer for new MBA students.
Course Schedule
Year One
- Management Philosophy and Ethics
- Business Analytics
- Financial Management
- Organizational Theory
- Marketing Management
- Accounting for Managers
Year Two
- Managerial Economics
- Legal Environment of Business
- Operations Management
- Strategic Management
Cory Gates
After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Cory pursued a job opportunity at BB&T. After five years on the job and completion of the company’s Leadership Development Program, Cory desired to further develop his “business sense, communication, and time management skills.” Cory works with BB&T’s credit underwriting process, as well as manages the bank’s local commercial loan portfolio and client retention efforts. By deciding to return to Lee for his MBA, Cory was able to put into practice the skills and concepts he learned while in the program, which allowed him to further excel in his career. Cory says the Lee MBA was an appropriate fit due to the skill sets he gained from his educators and peers and “Lee’s emphasis on hands-on, real-time experience through case study analysis and applications.”