Program Requirements
This 30-credit-hour MBA program can be completed at your pace. You can complete it in as little as one year or take up to six years. Students typically progress through the program by taking a balance of core and concentration courses.
Requirements
The number of credits for each course is designated in parentheses after the course title. Requirements will vary based on program concentration.
MBA Business Foundations - MBA Math Toolkit
To support program success, students admitted to the program may wish to refresh or improve foundational business knowledge by completing the self-study MBA Math Toolkit. Based on an incoming student's background in foundational business subjects, the MBA Math Toolkit may be recommended or required. The MBA Math Toolkit addresses the following areas: Microsoft Excel, Economics, Accounting, Finance, and Statistics.
The student cost for the MBA Math Toolkit is $159 and is subject to change.
MBA Core Courses : 15 credits
Students in the Accounting, General Management or Pharmaceutical Industry concentrations, take five MBA core courses totaling 15 credits.
- GMGT 643 - Quantitative Methods and Introductory Analytics (3)
- GMGT 680 - Marketing Concepts and Strategy (3)
- GMGT 681- Capstone: Business Strategy and Policy (3)
- GMGT 682 - Financial Management (3)
- GMGT 685 - Leadership Development (3)
Students in the Health Systems Management concentration take 5 MBA core courses totaling 15 credits.
- Choose ONE:
- GMGT 641 - Project Management (3)
- GMGT 643 - Quantitative Methods and Introductory Analytics (3)
- GMGT 680 - Marketing Concepts and Strategy (3)
- GMGT 681 - Capstone Business Strategy and Policy (3)
- GMGT 682 - Financial Management (3)
- GMGT 685 - Leadership Development (3)
In the final semester of the program, MBA learning is assessed in a national business simulation. The student cost for this assessment is $70 and is subject to change..
Concentration Courses - 15 credits
Concentration courses (chosen from below) to equal the required number of credits.
Accounting Concentration - 15 credits
- GMGT 647 - Advanced Topics in Federal Taxation (3)
- GMGT 648 - Accounting and Business Analytics (3)
- GMGT 649 - Commercial Law and Professional Responsibilities (3)
- GMGT 695- Accounting Theory/ Research (3)
- Choose ONE:
- GMGT 674 - Forensic Accounting (3)
- GMGT 673 - Valuation (3)
Students wishing to prepare for CPA licensure should check that the specific courses meet the necessary requirements for their state.
General Management Concentration - 15 credits
- GMGT 617 - Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management (3)
- Four 3-credit GMGT 6XX General Management electives*
* Please consult with your MBA Academic Advisor for elective courses that best fit your personal objectives.
Please review courses offered before registration each term. New courses are added and others dropped as the business world changes. There are special topics (671/672) and other elective courses offered each semester and on a rotating basis from which you can select to complete the remaining 12 credits of your General Management concentration course requirements.
Health Systems Management Concentration - 15 credits
- GNUR 704 - Informatics and Healthcare Technologies (3)
- GNUR 706 - Health Care Delivery Systems, Policy & Law (3)
- GNUR 707 - Population Health : Biostatistics and Epidemiology (3)
- GNUR 710 - Complex and Vulnerable Populations Health (3)
- GMGT 6XX - Graduate Management Elective (3) *
* Please consult with your MBA Academic Advisor for an appropriate elective topic.
Pharmaceutical Industry Concentration - 15 credits
Students are required to take 15 credit hours from the following list:
- PHAR 3123 - Clinical Application of Epidemiology I (2)
- PHAR 3135 - Healthcare Delivery (3)
- PHAR 3218 - Introduction to Diversity (1)
- PHAR 3226 - State Pharmacy Law (2)
- PHAR 4135 - Communications and Counseling Skills (3)
- PHAR 4223 - Clinical Application of Epidemiology II (2)
- PHAR 4236 - Population-Based Healthcare (3)
- PHAR 5125 - Ethics in Pharmacy Practice (2)
- PHAR 5225 - Federal Pharmacy Law (2)
- PHAR 5236 - Managing Practice and Personnel (2)
** Please consult with your MBA Academic Advisor for an appropriate elective topic. MBA students in the Pharmacy Industry concentration should check for possible prerequisites in PHAR electives and confer with their advisor on any applicable waivers or substitutions.
Note: (PHAR 4135 or 3226/5225) and (PHAR 4236 or 5236) are required. Pharmacy classes are offered on campus during the day and online in the afternoon. Please consult with the Office of Academic Affairs within the School of Pharmacy on course selection.
Total: 30 credits
Joint Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Business Administration (Pharm.D./MBA)
The School of Business and the Wegmans School of Pharmacy at St. John Fisher University have established a Joint Pharm.D./MBA program. The goal of this cooperative program is to educate students to assume responsibilities associated with management, executive, and administrative positions within the healthcare pharmaceutical industry, as well as healthcare delivery systems that provide pharmaceutical information, services, and products to patients.
The Wegmans School of Pharmacy’s Doctor of Pharmacy program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education and the School of Business MBA program is accredited by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Both programs are individually and jointly registered with NYSED.
Candidates for this degree program must first meet the entrance and admissions requirements for the Doctor of Pharmacy program. Students may apply to the Joint Pharm.D/MBA program after successfully completing their first professional year in the pharmacy program by submitting the Petition to Change Program Form, available on the Office of the Registrar webpage. Please visit the Wegmans School of Pharmacy website for more information on the Joint Pharm.D./MBA program.