Masters of Business Administration
The Chai University Accredited Online MBA Program offers specialization courses, in addition to its core MBA curriculum, allowing you to specialize in areas suited towards your career goals.
Below is curriculum information for our accredited Online Masters in Business Administration program. Semester 1 & 2 include descriptions of the core classes only. Semester 3 & 4 course descriptions include descriptions of the specialization course options you may select from.
First Year Courses
Semester One
Financial & Management Accounting
This course prepares students to apply accounting principles to management decision-making. Students learn the framework and basic principles of financial accounting, management accounting, cost accounting, and financial analysis. The three main approaches to costing are analyzed in depth.
Managerial Economics
This course prepares students to apply the principles of economics to business problems. Students learn the vocabulary of the economist and the scope of economic analysis: demand, supply, market structure, national income analysis, and consumption versus saving. Particular attention is paid to international trade, inflation, trade barriers and protectionism are explained.
Organizational Behavior & Management Process
This course prepares students to understand how individuals and groups can be managed to create an effective organization. Students are taught the historical evolution of management theory, systems for human resource management, the behavior and motivation of individuals, group dynamics, and corporate culture considerations. The behavioral resistance to change and work stress issues are examined.
Computer Application in Management
This course equips students to understand and manage computer automation within an organization. Students learn about the evolution of computers, the relationship between hardware and software, operating systems functions, business data processing, data communications, and computer networks. A comprehensive review of office automation systems is presented in full.
Business Environment
This course prepares students to integrate an understanding of society, government and law into their management decisions. Students learn about different types of business environments, the synthesis of economics and politics, privatization and globalization, consumer frights, corporate social responsibilities, and corporate governance. The different facets of business law are explained: contract law, company formation, capital structures, audit processes, and management remuneration.
Quantitative Techniques
This course equips students to apply analytical tools to business problems. Students learn the market research process, sampling, data grouping and analysis, and probability and distribution fundamentals. Specific attention is given to explaining hypothesis, correlation, and regression analysis.
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Semester Two
Financial Management
This course builds on the foundation in financial management students gained in their first semester so that they can excel at applying financial analysis to business decisions. Students learn the time value of money, debt and equity valuation, trend analysis, ratio analysis, funds flow statement preparation, capital budgeting, capital structure and the cost of capital, working capital analysis, inventory management, and cash management analysis. The specific needs of international business are explained, including exchange rates, arbitrage, and management of operating exposure.
Human Resource Management
This course prepares students to excel at managing, training, and developing personnel within an organization. Students learn the history and philosophy of human resource management, the concepts and process of human resource planning, emerging trends in human resource management, job analysis, recruitment, selection, training, development, compensation, and performance appraisal. The issues of human resource management beyond the organization, including industrial relations, trade union, and work grievance procedures, are examined.
Management Science
This course prepares students to apply the principles of operations management to business activity. Students learn the methods of operations management, including linear programming, queuing theory, transportation models, game theory, decision theory, and simulation. The advantages, uncertainty, and risk of each analytical approach are presented.
Productions and Operations Management
This course prepares students to integrate operations management concepts in production decisions. Students learn to evaluate and improve production processes through forecasting, product and process design, capacity design, facility location strategy, layout design, project scheduling, inventory management, and operations planning. Just in Time (JIT) manufacturing systems, rough-cut capacity planning, and sequencing rules are examined as part of master scheduling.
Second Year Courses
Semester Three Required Classes
Management Information System
This course prepares students to recognize and manage the flow of information within an organization. Students learn about the range of information systems, managing data resources, the intersection of information systems and strategy, end user computing, electronic communication systems, business telecommunications, tactical versus strategic information systems, and enterprise information systems. Information systems are examined for how they help management make decisions and how they can create a corporate strategic advantage. This course requires a short paper (2-4 pages).
Strategic Management
This course prepares students to create strategic advantage for an organization using a discipline approach toward strategic planning and implementation. Students learn about the strategic planning process, the concepts of goals, objectives, mission, and vision, different approaches toward strategy, strategy formulation, and strategic evaluation. Specific models for strategy formulation include bench marking, the use of McKinsey's 7S framework, SWOT analysis, and value chain analysis. This course requires a short paper (2-4 pages).
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Semester Three Specialization Courses
(Students may choose one or two areas)
Financial Management
- Corporate Tax Planning
- Financial Engineering
- Securities Analysis & Portfolio Management
Human Resource Management
- Compensation Management
- Corporate Tax Planning
- Financial Engineering
- Securities Analysis & Portfolio Management
- Labor Laws
- Management of Industrial Relations
Information Technology Management
- Database Management System
- Introduction to Programming
- Structured Systems Analysis & Design
International Business Management
- Import/Export Management
- International Finance Management
- International Marketing
Financial Management
- Advertising Management
- Consumer Behavior
- Sales & Distribution Management
Operations Management
- Material Management
- Production Planning & Control Systems
- Project Management
Retail Management
- Overview of Retailing & Retail Formats
- Retail Organization & Managing Retail Personnel
- Retail Strategies
Supply Chain Management
- Material Management
- Production Techniques
- Purchasing Materials Management
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Semester Four Required Classes
Environmental Management
This course prepares students to make management decisions that incorporate environmental issues and impact. Students learn about the principles of sustainable development, the political and legal aspects of environmental management, how to conduct an environmental impact assessment, environmental standards, the ethics of the environment, WTO environmental issues, and the challenges of waste management. Emphasis is placed on the six critical skills needed to be a successful environmental professional in the global "green" economy. This course requires a short paper (2-4 pages).
Total Quality Management
This course prepares students to identify and deliver total quality in their products and services. Students learn about total quality management (TQM) concepts and philosophies, the concept of quality circles, the importance of six sigma, the roles of TQM leaders, the perception of quality in customer satisfaction, and performance measures. Some of the TQM tools and techniques taught include pareto and process flow diagrams, check sheets and histograms, quality function deployment, the design of experiments and control charts, quality management systems and bench marking. This course requires a short paper (2-4 pages).
Dissertation
This capstone course integrates concepts from all prior courses in the program. The dissertation focuses on a major functional area of management in an organization the student selects. The final paper includes an introduction, executive summary, industry information, company information, functional area information (including theory and practical application), and general summary and findings.
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Semester Four Specialization Courses
(Students may choose one or two areas)
Financial Management
- Corporate Restructuring
- Management of Financial Services
- International Financial Management
Human Resource Management
- International Human Resource Management
- Management of training & Development
- Organizational Change & Development
Information Technology Management
- e-Commerce
- Software Engineering
- Visual Programming
International Business Management
- International Human Resource Management
- International Logistic Management
- World Economy & Globalization
Marketing Management
- Brand Management
- Industrial Marketing
- Marketing of Services
Operations Management
- Logistic Management
- Quality Management System, Reliability & Maintainability
- World Class Manufacturing
Retail Management
- Logistics and Retail Information
- Retail Merchandise Management
- Store Operations, Layout Designs, & Visual Merchandising
Supply Chain Management
- ERP and Web-based Supply Chain Management
- Logistics
- Retail Supply Chain Management
