MBA PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

VUST’s MBA program aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in a competitive business environment. The MBA program is designed to prepare students with the essential knowledge and skills needed to gain employment in a small or mid-size corporation in today’s technology-driven and customer-oriented business world. The MBA program emphasizes hands-on, practical education with the effective integration of academic theory and real-world application. The curriculum balances technical, data-driven, and quantitative skills—essential for objective decision-making—with interpersonal and communication skills needed to work effectively with individuals across all organizational levels and cultural backgrounds. The concepts and theories learned in the program are applied in a capstone project that integrates academic and professional development. Graduates of the MBA program will be able to demonstrate proficiency in the following skill areas:

1. Business Leadership & Management Skills

Demonstrate the ability to apply comprehensive business administration knowledge in practical settings.

2. Strategic Planning & Problem-Solving Skills

Demonstrate the ability to identify problems, define objectives, analyze data, evaluate risks and alternatives, and leverage technology to solve organizational challenges through strategic planning.

3. Communication and Team Management Skills

Demonstrate effective communication with all stakeholders and the ability to lead teams toward common goals, grounded in a strong understanding of organizational behavior and change.

4. Social Responsibility & Ethical Decision-Making Skills

Demonstrate an understanding of corporate social responsibility and apply ethical decision-making principles in daily business operations.

MBA PROGRAM STRUCTURE

In the MBA program, students must complete a total of 12 courses to gain 54-quarter credits for graduation. Details are as follows:

1. Core Courses
(8 Courses / 36 credits)

The core courses (36 credits) include in-depth instruction covering multiple facets of business, along with a comprehensive course in strategic management, critical technologies, and fundamental hands-on skills. All students are required to complete the 8 core courses listed below:

2. Concentration Courses (4 courses / 18 quarter credits)

VUST also provides a number of high-level concentration courses for MBA students to equip them with emerging, contemporary, and diverse knowledge, technology, and skills. The concentration courses need to be taken before the final Business Capstone class. These specializations focus on various topics, which may help MBA students in their future job search and career development. Students must complete six (6) core courses before enrolling in a concentration.  The following are the three concentrations of the MBA program:

i. Leadership and Management

The concentration of Leadership and Management requires the courses:

ii. Marketing Analytics and Management

The concentration of Marketing Analytics and Management requires the courses:

iii. Information Assurance Management

The concentration of Information Assurance Management requires the courses:

iv. Experiential/Capstone Project (4.5 credits/ 1 course)

Students are required to complete a knowledge-integrating capstone project in the last term after completing all core and concentration courses.

MBA PROGRAM FACULTY CREDENTIALS:

All faculty teaching in the MBA program are Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) with a minimum of four years of professional experience in their respective fields. They bring extensive teaching experience from other universities and colleges and hold Ph.D., DBA, or MBA degrees from prestigious institutions.

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MBA PROGRAM CURRICULUM:

For detailed information on each course description and the MBA program curriculum can be found in the MBA Program Curriculum.

VUST MBA Program Curriculum 2024-25.