Southeastern Louisiana University

Curriculum

The Executive MBA is a conceptual, yet practical, program leading to the Master of Business Administration degree.  The curriculum is designed to give practicing managers and executives the skills needed to assume leadership roles in their organizations.  The program consists of eleven graduate courses, which employ lectures, readings, cases, speakers, simulations, and projects.  Each course challenges participants with current, critical business issues.  There are no prerequisite courses to enroll in the program. 

The sequence of courses begins each January and ends approximately seventeen months later. The program spans four semesters -- Spring, Summer, Fall, and Spring.    There are holidays and breaks between semesters.

There are two tracks available: a general management MBA, and an MBA with a health care management concentration. 

Graduate Courses

Common Curriculum

All participants in the program enroll in seven fundamental graduate courses:  Accounting, Managerial Economics, Financial Management, Statistics, Organizational Behavior, Business Strategy, and Marketing. 

General Management MBA

In addition to the seven fundamental courses presented above, students receiving a general management MBA enroll in the following courses:  1) Executive Leadership and Entrepreneurship, 2) Project Management, 3) Business Law and Negotiations, and 4) Advanced Accounting/Finance (Mergers and Acquisitions, Portfolio Theory, and Financial Analysis/Business Valuation). 

Degree Plan for General Management MBA

Health Care Management Concentration

In addition to the seven fundamental courses presented above, students receiving a concentration in health care management enroll in the following courses: 1) Health Care Law, 2) Health Care Financial Management, 3) Advanced Health Care Administration, and 4) Special Topics in Health Care Management.

Degree Plan for Health Care Management Concentration

Because the Executive MBA curriculum is reviewed continuously to reflect the ever-changing needs of the business environment, the College of Business reserves the right to alter the curriculum at any time through appropriate procedures for the purpose of effectively achieving its educational mission.

On-Line Quick-Start Seminars

While there are no prerequisite courses to enroll in the fundamental courses, Quick-Start Seminars are presented on-line prior to each fundamental course.  Since participants possess varying degrees of experience in the major subject areas, these seminars are designed to enhance the knowledge of students in finance, economics, accounting, marketing and management.  Online delivery of the seminars provides students with flexibility as they gain the foundation necessary to successfully complete the fundamental courses.  Quick-Start Seminars are offered for the accounting, economics, finance, statistics, management, and marketing courses. 

Tutorial Sessions

Since our program participants come from diverse backgrounds and possess different talents, optional tutorial sessions are offered for the quantitative courses.  The tutorial sessions allow students to sharpen their skills, when necessary, in order to keep pace in the program.  Tutorial sessions are offered for the finance, accounting, and statistics courses.