Graduate Study
Business Administration
Program Overview
The master of business administration (MBA) degree program provides students with the capabilities for strategic and critical thinking needed for effective leadership in a global economy where creative management of both people and technology is vital.The curriculum begins with a solid, mainstream grounding in the functional areas of business and combines that foundation with the flexibility that allows students to specialize in one or two areas of expertise. In the classroom, students learn the latest theories and concepts, and how they can be immediately applied to solve problems in the workplace.
The program is available on a full-time and part-time basis. The program is primarily an on campus program, although some courses may be available online. Students may start the program in any of RIT's academic quarters. The MBA program requires 72 quarter credit hours and consists of 18 courses, nine of which are devoted to core functional areas and nine available in concentration areas and as electives.
Curriculum Review
Course offerings
Up-to-date information about courses is available online at saunders.rit.edu.
The Saunders College of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).
All new courses in the Saunders College of Business carry four credit hours. Students create at least one concentration field of study by selecting a four-course sequence in a particular area of specialization.
Concentrations include accounting, e-business marketing, entrepreneurship, environmentally sustainable management, finance, international business, management and leadership, management information systems, marketing and sales management, marketing research, operations management, product commercialization, quality and applied statistics, quality and organizational improvement, supply chain management, and technology management.
Concentrations are available outside the college from departments within RIT's other colleges. Some of these concentrations include communication and media technology, health systems administration, human resource management, industrial and systems engineering management, information technology, printing management, and public policy.
All MBA students take the following eight foundation courses:
0101-703 Accounting for Decision Makers*
0102-740 Organizational Behavior and Leadership*
0102-759 Competitive Strategy
0103-705 Economics for Managers*
0104-721 Financial Analysis for Managers*
0105-761 Marketing Concepts*
0106-743 Operations Management*
0106-782 Statistical Analysis for Decision Making*
Choose one from the following:
0102-742 Introduction to Technology Management
0113-710 Global Business Environment
0104-760 Finance in a Global Environment
0112-710 Management Information Systems Concepts
0112-715 Information Technology and Globalization
Career Outcomes
Job TitlesSenior Financial Analyst, IS Manager, Project Manager, Quality Supervisor, Senior Accountant, Risk Analyst, Business Analyst
Functions
Financial and budget analysis, auditing, financial planning, investment and securities, market research, information systems management, project planning and technical specialist
Recent Employers
Xerox, Merck & Company Inc., First Empire/M&T Bank, Coopers & Lybrand, Deloitte & Touche, Eastman Kodak Co.
Admission Requirements
Nonmatriculated status
Students with strong undergraduate records are permitted to take two graduate courses on a non-matriculated basis. Graduate credits earned while a non-matriculated student may be applied to the student’s degree program. Contact the Saunders College of Business at 585-475-7935 for more information on the non-matriculated student application process.