The Master of Arts graduate degree program in the College of Business Administration
allows you to pursue one or two areas of specialization in business (or one area
in business and one area outside of business); and, with the help of a faculty adviser,
custom-design your own program.
We are NOT currently accepting masters applications for Fall 2012 or Spring 2013.
Management Department areas of specialization:
- Management Science
- Management Information Systems
- Organization & Management Theory
- Organizational Behavior
- Personnel/Human Resource Management
- Production & Operations Management
- Strategic Management & Business Policy
The M.A. program is normally chosen by students who already have a general background
in business administration and want to specialize. To prepare students for graduate
studies in business, the College requires students who are not graduates of an Association
to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accredited college or school of
business to complete the Common Body of Knowledge courses. The Common Body of Knowledge
(CBK) consists of the following classes: BLAW 371 (Legal Environment); ACCT 201
and 202 (Principles) or 306; ECON 211 and 212 (Principles) or 210; 215 (Statistics);
FINA 361 (Finance); MRKT 341 (Marketing); MNGT 360 (Managing Behavior in Organizations);
MNGT 245 (Elementary Quantitative Methods); and MNGT 331 (Operations and Resource
Management). Also required are calculus, speech, and computer proficiency. In addition
to CBK courses, if you have not completed a business policy course, you will need
to take GRBA 853, Strategic Management and Business Policy.
The M.A. degree is offered under all three options according to the requirements
of the graduate college.
Option I - Thesis
- Your program will consist of 30-33 credit hours. Typically this program would include
24 hours of coursework and a thesis worth 6-10 credit hours.
- As part of the Option I M.A. program, you must take 18 hours of graduate level only
coursework, and half of your total hours (including your thesis) must be taken in
one major field. The remaining coursework can be from supporting fields and should
consist of courses from at least one other area, or a 9-hour minor in a field outside
the business interdepartmental area.
Option II - Outside Areas
- A 36-hour program which provides flexibility if you wish to take one or two minors
in programs outside of the business interdepartmental area.
- You may select an 18-hour major and a 9-hour minor, or a 15-hour major and two 9-hour
minors. You must take 15 hours of graduate-level-only coursework under Option II.
This option does not include a thesis. If you want to concentrate your studies in
business, you should select:
Option III - Business Only
- This 36-hour program allows you to take an 18-hour major in one area and build a
strong foundation by completing 18 hours in other business areas.
- Under Option III, you must take 18 hours of graduate-level-only coursework; no thesis
is required.
For detailed program requirements, visit
http://bulletin.unl.edu/graduate/Business.
For course descriptions, visit
http://bulletin.unl.edu/graduate/Business#courses.
If you would like more information concerning the Management Masters programs, contact:
For more information on majors in the College of Business Administration at the
University of Nebraska, go to http://www.cba.unl.edu/programs/
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