Master of Business Administration (MBA)

The University of Detroit Mercy's MBA program offers a personal academic approach to help you prepare for a rapidly evolving business world.

As a UDM graduate business student, you can tailor your degree program to meet your specific needs and interests, building on your current base of knowledge and work experience.

Your education is enhanced through personal contacts with our highly experienced faculty, many of whom serve as consultants in the private and public sectors. Our business alumni tell us that their UDM experience made a significant impact on their professional development.

A Tradition of Excellence

UDM's MBA Program is one of the oldest AACSB-accredited programs in the United States. In 1999, the program celebrated 50 years of accreditation by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Distinctive Features

Broad based Integrative Management - The University of Detroit Mercy's MBA program is designed to enable students to draw on all perspectives of business to effectively solve multifaceted business problems. While the curriculum is divided into courses, the overall program stresses the integrative nature of management and the links between various courses and concepts. Students learn and apply knowledge across all disciplines.

Program Themes - The MBA program focuses on four major themes: Global Competitiveness; Emerging Business Challenges; Organization Creation and Development; and Awareness of and Responsibility to Self and Others. Each of these themes provides a thread to connect the major elements of the curriculum.

Global Perspectives - are represented throughout the MBA curriculum. Detroit's position as a global city and the center of the world automotive industry provides numerous opportunities to draw on local resources for global perspectives. Typically, students from more than 20 countries, including nearby (Windsor) Canada, are enrolled in the College's programs each semester.

UDM is a partner with 24 other Jesuit business schools in offering the first recognized foreign MBA program in Beijing, China. For more information about the Beijing program, visit http://www.bimba.org/english/. In addition, intensive courses with an emphasis on global business are offered during the summer in England, Ireland, China, Brazil and Mexico for up to six credit hours.

Strong Ties to the Business Community - UDM's graduate business programs have an excellent reputation in, and strong ties to, metropolitan Detroit's business community. Employees from more than 200 businesses and professional organizations have enrolled as degree candidates at UDM. Many students take advantage of full or part-time, career-related assignments available through UDM's Cooperative Education and Career Center. UDM has alumni in leadership roles in more than 60 countries around the globe.

Quality and Convenience - UDM's 35-credit MBA degree program is designed to accommodate the career needs of professionals in a variety of work organizations. The program provides a core foundation of business courses along with electives that allow students to individualize their program in specific areas of management, marketing, finance, accounting, economics, international business, decision analysis or computer information systems. Depending on academic background, it is possible to complete the degree requirements in one year on a full-time basis. A student faculty ratio of 15:1 assures small classes and individual attention. Faculty members often act as academic advisors to students and assist with research projects and career objectives. Classes are conveniently offered on our three campuses with evening and weekend schedules. In addition to fall and winter semesters, two accelerated 7-week summer sessions are offered.

Member of The Network of MBA Programs at Jesuit Colleges and Universities - The majority of Jesuit colleges and universities across the United States participate in the MBA Multilateral Agreement. This understanding provides students with unparalleled flexibility to transfer graduate credits and to complete their MBA degree at another Jesuit university in the event they relocate to another region of the country. For more information, visit: http://www.jebnet.org.

Students at the University of Detroit Mercy bring a wide variety of work experiences and academic and cultural diversity to the MBA program. The average age of our student body is approximately 31: approximately 35% of our students are women; 25% are minorities; 8% are international students. The average length of work experience is seven to eight years. Ninety five percent of our students are working professionals who matriculate on a part-time basis.

College of Business Administration faculty are highly qualified with superb academic and professional backgrounds. Many have lived, worked, and studied abroad bringing global perspectives to the classroom. Faculty accomplishments include consulting for Fortune 500 corporations, scholarly contributions to the business literature, and editing major academic journals. The faculty engages our MBA students to develop business skills, vision, and ethical perspectives necessary for leadership in today's complex business environment.

We offer a joint MBA/JD program, which enables students to complete both degrees in approximately four years.

Admission

Admission decisions are based on undergraduate GPA, GMAT score (if needed), work experience, and other degrees.

Do I need the GMAT?

Was your undergraduate grade point average 3.0 or above?
Do you have 7 or more years of quality work experience?
Have you already earned a graduate or professional degree?

If you can answer “YES” to at least two of these questions, then you have an excellent chance to gain admission to the AACSB accredited MBA program at the University of Detroit Mercy WITHOUT TAKING THE GMAT!

Please contact:
Bonnie Naski - bonnie.naski@udmercy.edu, 313-993-1203,
Jacqueline Bell - Jacqueline.bell@udmercy.edu, 313-993-1202.

Scholarship Opportunities

600 or Better on the GMAT?
If you scored 600 or better on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT), you qualify for a half-tuition scholarship for the MBA program at the University of Detroit Mercy. Please contact Bonnie Naski bonnie.naski@udmercy.edu (313) 993-1203, or Jacqueline Bell (313) 993-1202 if you qualify.

Degree Requirements

Students are required to take 36 credit hours in the program. There are 24 credit hours of core courses, 9 credit hours of elective courses, and 3 credit hours for the CAPSTONE course "Strategic Management."

Course Curriculum and Description

Foundation Courses

Note: students who enter the program without undergraduate business courses will be advised about the necessary foundation courses they are required to take prior to taking the core classes.

ACC 510 Foundations of Financial Accounting
ECN 510 Economic Analysis
MBA 510 Legal Environment
MBA 512 Statistical Analysis for Decision Making
MBA 514 Foundations of Management
MBA 516 Foundations of Marketing
MBA 518 Foundations of Financial Management
MBA 519 Foundations of Production and Operations Management