Engineer a more fluid organization — one where technology drives progress, streamlines operations and helps achieve essential goals. Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) centers the online master of business administration (MBA) around this objective. The program, geared toward working professionals, views technology as a tool of growth that influences all business processes, improves decision-making and encourages innovation.

Strengthen your management skills and knowledge of functional business areas, and emerge as a determined leader ready to deliver results and successfully implement technology at all organizational levels. Ignite this stage of your professional journey by applying directly to the Missouri S&T online MBA program or explore a range of disciplines through 10 gateway certificate programs offered online by the Department of Business and Information Technology. 

The Department of Business and Information Technology aims to launch you as a leader by enhancing your core business skills, refining your management foundation and helping you pioneer technology as a strategic decision-making and financial tool. 

This Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)-accredited program grapples with current technology implementation concerns while positioning candidates for more advanced roles:

• Learn management and leadership best practices to support teams, drive results and make more impactful decisions
• Discuss technology and international business trends with expert faculty and fellow business professionals
• Collaborate with diverse students in an environment emphasizing team-based projects
• Understand how to bridge all functional areas with technology to develop more complex business plans
• Apply theories to real-world scenarios in live simulations
• Improve your presentation, critical reasoning, problem-solving and strategic thinking skills
• Connect with employers to expand your network and access new opportunities
• Prepare to champion and thrive in a technology-centered business environment
• Understand how to use technology and data to make more targeted decisions, reach goals and unlock organizational growth

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited institution
• Undergraduate GPA ≥ 3.0 in last two years of coursework
• All applicants are required to complete either the GRE or the GMAT. Admission requirements based upon the GRE are a minimum combined verbal & quantitative score of 300 and analytical writing score of 3.0. Admissions requirements based upon the GMAT are a minimum score of 500. 
• International requirement: TOEFL ≥ 79 or IELTS ≥ 6.5

This program is 100% online: no campus visits required.

Courses are semester-based. Students typically take one or two classes per semester and finish the program in one year.

Courses are offered asynchronously, meaning they do not have regular meetings. They may consist of various media and content — such as online discussions, videos, quizzes and recordings — that students review and complete at the time of their choice.

The online master of business administration requires 36 credit hours, divided between a 21-credit-hour core and 15 credit hours of electives. Electives cover higher-level topics in business, enterprise resource planning, finance, information science and technology, and marketing. A related graduate certificate can partially fulfill these requirements. Consult your adviser to plan out your degree in line with your education and career goals.

The following are the courses offered in the program. Courses are 3 credit hours each unless stated otherwise. The University reserves the right to change or cancel courses as needed. Refer to the S&T Grad Catalog to explore course descriptions.

BUS 6121 Teambuilding & Leadership (fall)

BUS 6622 International Marketing (fall)

BUS 6723 Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Information Systems Management (spring)

BUS 6224 Managerial Accounting & Control (spring)

BUS 6425 Supply Chain and Project Management (spring & summer)

BUS 6426 Integration of Business Areas (fall)

BUS 6827 Managerial Finance (fall)

Students wishing to pursue a broad spectrum MBA may select the 15 credit hours of electives in appropriate business and technology-related areas to suit their interests. Alternatively, they may focus on an area of expertise with a Graduate Certificate (requiring 12 of the 15 credit hours). Courses below the 5000-level will not count toward the MBA degree. A maximum of 6 credit hours may be taken outside the Business and Information Technology department, except where taking one of the approved Graduate Certificates.