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MBA Online
Earn a respected online MBA designed to give you the knowledge and flexibility to reach new heights in your career or shift to a new one.
Apply by
8/12/26
Program Overview
Elevate your career outlook with the customizable, skills-focused Haile MBA online program
Develop the in-demand expertise and specialized knowledge to lead in the modern professional world with the online Master of Business Administration program. Designed for working adults, this flexible, AACSB-accredited pathway empowers you with the leadership competencies employers value most: Critical thinking, adaptability, storytelling, and emotional intelligence skills are taught throughout the entire program.
Learn from expert faculty in an accelerated online format as you enhance your ability to solve complex business challenges, craft compelling narratives, build strong working relationships, and utilize cutting-edge data and AI tools to drive organizational innovation. The Haile MBA degree program features a project-based capstone course that empowers you with real-world experience and supports your pursuit of career advancement.
Choose the MBA concentration that aligns with your career goals
Customize your Haile Master of Business Administration online program by selecting a concentration tailored to the next step in your professional journey. From strategic leadership and project management to financial decision-making, organizational development, and artificial intelligence, our MBA concentrations equip you with the transformational skills to thrive in modern business environments.
General
Expand your strategic leadership expertise across finance, analytics, operations, and more. Online coursework builds your cross-functional business knowledge while advancing your critical-thinking, communication, emotional intelligence, and AI-informed decision-making acumen.
Expand your strategic leadership expertise across finance, analytics, operations, and more. Online coursework builds your cross-functional business knowledge while advancing your critical-thinking, communication, emotional intelligence, and AI-informed decision-making acumen.
Finance
Gain advanced financial fluency while learning to apply financial analysis to strategic business operations. Specialized coursework explores corporate finance, investment analysis, risk assessment, portfolio evaluation, and more.
Gain advanced financial fluency while learning to apply financial analysis to strategic business operations. Specialized coursework explores corporate finance, investment analysis, risk assessment, portfolio evaluation, and more.
Human Resources
Improve your ability to help organizations attract, develop, and retain their most valuable employees. Coursework is designed to deepen your knowledge of workforce planning, talent management, inclusive leadership, and emotional intelligence.
Improve your ability to help organizations attract, develop, and retain their most valuable employees. Coursework is designed to deepen your knowledge of workforce planning, talent management, inclusive leadership, and emotional intelligence.
Leadership
Prepare to lead people, teams, and organizations in complex and rapidly evolving business environments. Online courses elevate your emotional intelligence and interpersonal effectiveness while focusing on proven strategies for negotiations and conflict management.
Prepare to lead people, teams, and organizations in complex and rapidly evolving business environments. Online courses elevate your emotional intelligence and interpersonal effectiveness while focusing on proven strategies for negotiations and conflict management.
Project Management
Advance your ability to plan, execute, and evaluate complex projects for a wide range of professional organizations. Coursework develops your expertise with project planning, communication and stakeholder management, agile practices, and more.
Advance your ability to plan, execute, and evaluate complex projects for a wide range of professional organizations. Coursework develops your expertise with project planning, communication and stakeholder management, agile practices, and more.
As a graduate of this MBA program, you will be prepared for higher-level roles in business, such as:
- Operations Manager
- Business Analyst
- Project Manager
- Financial Manager
- Human Resources Manager
- Management Analyst
- Operations Manager
- Business Analyst
- Project Manager
- Financial Manager
- Human Resources Manager
- Management Analyst
Also available:
Northern Kentucky University offers a variety of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration programs online. View our online business programs.
Total Tuition
$18,546
Program Duration
As few as 12 months
Credit Hours
33
Accreditation
The Haile College of Business is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).
Tuition
Enjoy convenient pay-by-the-course tuition
The Master of Business Administration online program offers the same affordable, pay-by-the-course tuition for in-state and out-of-state students. Financial aid may be available to eligible students.
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Total Program with Fees |
|---|---|---|
| MBA | $546 | $18,546 |
Tuition and fees subject to change at any time.
Tuition Breakdown:
Total Tuition
$18,546
Per Credit Hour
$546
Top-Rated Online MBA Programs
Ranked among the "Best Online MBA Programs" and “Best Online MBA Programs for Veterans” by U.S. News & World Report, 2026
Calendar
Important dates you need to know
The MBA online program is flexible and efficient for busy schedules, with accelerated courses that start multiple times a year. View the calendar to find the best start date for you, and be sure to submit your application, registration, documents and tuition by the corresponding deadlines.
| Session | Program Start Date | Application Deadline | Document Deadline | Registration Deadline | Payment Due |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2 | 7/7/26 | 6/24/26 | 6/29/26 | 7/3/26 | 7/7/26 |
| Fall 1 | 8/24/26 | 8/12/26 | 8/17/26 | 8/21/26 | 8/24/26 |
| Fall 2 | 10/21/26 | 10/8/26 | 10/13/26 | 10/16/26 | 10/21/26 |
| Spring 1 | 1/11/27 | 1/2/27 | 1/5/27 | 1/8/27 | 1/11/27 |
| Spring 2 | 3/15/27 | 3/3/27 | 3/8/27 | 3/12/27 | 3/15/27 |
| Summer 1 | 5/10/27 | 4/28/27 | 5/3/27 | 5/7/27 | |
| Summer 2 | 6/28/27 | 6/16/27 | 6/21/27 | 6/25/27 | 6/28/27 |
Now enrolling:
Apply Date
8/12/26
Class Starts
8/24/26
Admissions
Follow our streamlined admission requirements
The admission process is the first step toward earning your MBA degree online.
Admission Requirements:
- Official transcripts of all coursework from accredited institutions
- Current resume
- 2.5 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale
MBA Online Admission Requirements
A portfolio approach is used in evaluating prospective students for acceptance into the MBA program. Factors considered for admission include:
- Complete online application and pay $40 non-refundable application fee
- If you are an NKU alum or active/veteran military member, your application fee will be waived
- Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate (if applicable) coursework from accredited institutions with a minimum undergraduate overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.5
- Applicants with an undergraduate overall GPA under 3.0 must have three years of professional work experience
- Current resume
- International applicants must achieve a TOEFL iBT (or equivalent) score of at least 80 or an IELTS score of at least 6.5; score must be submitted to the NKU Office for International Students and Scholar Services
Official documents may be mailed or emailed to:
NKU Office of Graduate Education
302 Lucas Administrative Center
Highland Heights, KY 41099
Have a question? Call us at 800-985-7215.
Courses
Course details for our Master of Business Administration online program
For the Master of Business Administration online program, students must complete a total of 33 credit hours. These include eight essentials courses (16 credit hours), 12 credit hours of stacks specialization courses, and five credit hours for a capstone project.
Essentials Courses
Students must take the following courses:
MGT 605: Managing in Organizations
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
Managing people is a challenge in an increasingly complex and interdependent work context. This course helps prospective managers develop the skills necessary to assess, analyze, and act upon the challenges of managing with people.
FIN 605: Financial Management in Organizations
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
Analytic techniques for decision making; basic financial analysis for managing corporate finances.
ACC 610: Accounting in a Corporate Environment
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
Provides a foundation for understanding accounting concepts. Topics include financial and managerial accounting issues including financial statement analysis, debt versus equity, budgeting, product costing, strategic decision making, corporate social responsibility, and internal control.
MKT 605: Marketing in Organizations
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
This course prepares students to solve problems faced by mid- and top-level marketing decision-makers, and to understand the consequences of their decisions. A variety of contemporary marketing issues will be studied in depth. May use case methodology and/or client-based projects.
MGT 607: Strategies for High Performing Organizations
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
Looks at the issues of analysis, implementation and evaluation of an organizational strategy. Students are exposed to issues involved in creating and managing the sustainable, high performance enterprise including operational activities such as financing, human resources, R&D, marketing, distribution and customer service.
MBI 600: Intro to Info Systems in Organizations
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
Fundamental concepts of management information systems, managerial and organizational principles, and other concepts relevant to MIS. This includes the use of information for decision making, organizational structure of MIS, information resource management, and managing end-user computing. This course is open only to students in the MBA program.
BUS 605: Legal Environment for Business
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
Survey of the legal system requirements and limitations; political process, constitution, torts, criminal law, ethics, environment, product liability, consumer protection, antitrust, employment and negotiable instruments.
MGT 610: Operations Management
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
Introduces concepts and techniques of modern operations and supply chain management. Topics include design and structuring of operating systems, production planning, inventory control, materials requirements planning, project management, facilities layout, quality control, process and job design.
Stacks Courses
You will choose two of these stacks or mix and match courses totaling 12 credit hours from any stack to further customize your Online MBA experience. If choosing the Health Care Administration stack, then you would select only that one stack, totaling four courses and 12 credit hours.
Cybersecurity Stack
MCY 601: Cybersecurity Fundamentals
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course will introduce students to cybersecurity concepts and provide an overview of the field, including both social and technical topics. It provides a broad coverage of authentication, access control, application security, vulnerabilities, malware, risk management, basic cryptographic concepts, social engineering, security policies, and legal and ethical issues in cybersecurity.
MCY 602: Network Security
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Students will learn web security, security standards-SSL/TLS, and SET, intruders and viruses, PGP and S/MIME for electronic mail security, firewalls, IDS secret key and public/private key cryptography, hashes and message digests, authentication systems (Kerberos), digital signatures and certificates, Kerberos and X.509v3 digital certificates. Hands-on labs and exercises are used to reinforce lectures and provide practical experience.
MCY 611: Cloud Computing
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Students will learn cloud infrastructure and technologies used in cloud computing. Students will use cloud services (compute, networking, storage) to build IT systems in the cloud. Hands-on labs will show students how to use CLI (Command Line Interface) to manage cloud services.
Data Analytics Stack
MIS 664: Data Visualization and Analytics
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course surveys core concepts and methods for the design, analysis and visualization of organizational data for business planning and decision making purposes. Through applied projects, students will be exposed to an integrated set of computer-based business data analytical and visualization tools. Prerequisite: MIS 625 or consent of program director
MIS 660: Business Intelligence Development
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The course covers the design and development of business intelligence systems (data warehouses and data marts, for example). Dimensional models will be developed and implemented in an enterprise system. Students gain a working knowledge of business intelligence systems with hands on labs and an applied project. Prerequisite: MIS 625 or MIS 635 or consent of program director
MIS 684: Business Analytics
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Business decisions require the basic skills of analyzing data to understand the problem more completely and to produce better answers. Information systems automate these tools and techniques allowing decision makers to get better information quicker. Through hands-on labs and a group project, this course will introduce students to the business analytics process, including problem modeling, tools and techniques for analysis, and effectively communicating insights.
Finance Stack
FIN 621: Investments and Security Analysis
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course develops the analytical and strategic skills needed to make informed investment decisions in modern financial markets. Students learn how securities are valued, how risk is measured and managed, and how portfolios are constructed to achieve financial objectives. Integrating financial theory with real-world data, cases, and simulations, the course emphasizes decision-making under uncertainty, portfolio design, and performance evaluation. Students apply quantitative tools and managerial judgment to evaluate assets, construct portfolios, and communicate investment strategies effectively.
FIN 622: International Financial Management
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite: FIN 620 or department approval. In-depth exploration of the impact that globalization brings to capital budgeting, dividend analysis, capital structure, risk/return analysis, costs of capital, valuation issues, leasing, basic financial forecasting and institutional structures for finance. Component course in MBA Finance Stack.
General Stack
MBA 602: Financial Intelligence
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
MIS 603: Strategic Decision-Making & Analytics
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
MBA 650: Experiential Capstone Consulting Project
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Global Supply Chain Management Stack
GSCM 641: Supply Chain Management
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
Introduction to the concepts and techniques of global supply chain management and will focus on key operational decisions. Students will be exposed to current topics in how to effectively manage supply chains supply chain design, strategies, integration, and sustainability.
GSCM 642: Strategic Sourcing
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
Explores how purchasing and strategic sourcing can contribute to the organization, by improving the overall supply chain competitiveness and sustainability. Overview of strategic sourcing concepts, techniques and relevant strategies in support of global supply chain optimization.
GSCM 643: Distribution and Logistics
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
Familiarizes students with an overview of Distribution systems and Logistics and their essential role in the design of an overall effective Supply Chain. Distribution strategies and network design considerations are examined. Explores logistics strategies, techniques and approaches with a focus on integration within the overall Supply Chain.
Health Care Administration Stack
MGT 633: Talent Management
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
One of the primary responsibilities of an organization is to hire the best employee for the role. Talent acquisition and management can be a competitive differentiator for the organization. The course will focus on methodology of proper recruiting and selection of the right employee for the position.
HSC 511: Current Trends in Healthcare
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
This course is an overview of the U.S. healthcare system; in-depth analysis of modern and potential future trends evaluation of current status of healthcare system with emphasis on cultural diversity and competency.
HSC 621: Healthcare Finance & Reimbursement
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
This course covers financial administration processes and payment systems in health care delivery systems. Topics include financial operations, various tools to review and manage comparative data, construct and evaluate budgets, tools to plan, monitor, and manage financial status, allocation of resources, and acquire funds.
HSC 631: Strategic Planning in Health Services
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
An in-depth study of successful strategic planning and marketing tactics utilized in the field of healthcare. Evaluation of stakeholders, community needs and desires, as well as implementation and evaluation of such methods.
HSC 641: Healthcare Law & Ethics
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
Study and evaluation of health care law and its interface with the healthcare system and the key players within. Real life ethical dilemmas will be examined with application of various theories and principles that apply.
HSC 651: Strategic Hum. Res. Mgt. in Health. Org
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
This course offers a broad understanding of the human resources management function in health care organizations, especially as it relates to organizational strategy, behavior, and design. Topics include developing a vision, problem solving, and analytical skills essential for harnessing human resources to advance organizational goals in the health care environment.
HSC 652: Health Care Policy and Economics
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
Explore healthcare issues, policies and economic factors influenced by technological, social, economic, and political factors; availability of and access to healthcare; social distribution of healthcare; and actions for dealing with healthcare dilemmas. Federal and state regulatory programs and healthcare financing will be examined.
Human Resource Management Stack
MGT 631: Training and Development
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course is an introduction to effective training and development practices within a human resource management framework. The goal is to help students develop the knowledge of the instructional design model, learning processes, training and development methods, and contemporary perspectives of strategic training and development.
MGT 632: Compensation and Benefits
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to the effective policies and practices of employer compensation and benefits within a human resources management framework. The goal is to provide the student with a fundamental knowledge of the procedures, legislation and strategies for determining compensation and benefit systems in contemporary organizations.
MGT 633: Talent Management
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
One of the primary responsibilities of an organization is to hire the best employee for the role. Talent acquisition and management can be a competitive differentiator for the organization. The course will focus on methodology of proper recruiting and selection of the right employee for the position.
Leadership Stack
MGT 626: Leading in a Dynamic World
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
"Leading in a Dynamic World equips students with the mindsets and capabilities needed to lead effectively in complex, rapidly changing environments. Through a seven week, fully online format, students explore emotional intelligence, personal values and strengths, motivation, trust-building, coaching, and organizational change. Using evidence based frameworks and real world cases, the course emphasizes self development, authentic leadership, and the ability to influence positive change in others and across organizations. Interactive discussions, reflective exercises, and applied projects enable students to practice key leadership behaviors and build the confidence and adaptability required for enduring leadership success.
MGT 627: Negotiation and Conflict Management
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
"This course develops your negotiation and conflict management skills through a sequence of experiential exercises and case-based debriefs. You engage in distributive, integrative, multi-issue, cross-cultural, and ethical negotiations, with emphasis on judgment, strategy, and process rather than outcomes alone. The course highlights how power, timing, perception, relationships, and conflict dynamics shape negotiated outcomes over time. Through active participation and reflection, you learn to diagnose negotiation situations, manage conflict constructively, and make principled choices in complex professional settings.
MGT 628: Leading Diverse and Innovative Teams
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Legal Studies Stack
LAW 885: Digital Commerce and the Law
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
As commerce shifts to the Internet and mobile technologies, the law has been forced to adapt to the realities of the e-commerce marketplace. Consumers and businesses buy and sell goods or services through virtual storefronts using digital contracts, paying with digital currency, and, in some cases, resolving disputes online. Meanwhile, blockchain technology has offered new ways to document and to pay for e-commerce transactions through smart contracts and cryptocurrencies, like bitcoin. This course will address e-commerce common and regulatory law, with a special emphasis upon blockchain technology.
LAW 985: Digital Privacy and Security
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The exponential and infinite proliferation of big data raises both privacy and security issues, as the sensitive information of individuals, organizations, and governments are collected and stored online where it can be hacked or misused without authorization. This course will explore the developing, complex web of laws, national and international, that govern data privacy and cybersecurity. More specifically, it will examine the limitations of the existing legal framework and consider the policy implications of greater regulation of data collection over the Internet and the evolving Internet of Things.
LAW 994: Emerging Technologies and the Law I
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Today’s world is on the brink of a fourth industrial revolution, the Digital Revolution, with ever-emerging technologies transforming life in the 21st century—connecting billions of people through the internet; improving access to goods and services; and redefining commerce, education, governance, and the workplace. Over two semesters, students will be introduced to emerging technologies—artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, biometrics, blockchain, cryptocurrency, drones, the internet of things (IoT), machine learning, quantum computing, robotics, 3D printing, and virtual and augmented reality—and their impact upon contract, criminal, property, tort and other core areas of the law.
LAW 884: Emerging Technologies and the Law II
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Today’s world is on the brink of a fourth industrial revolution, the Digital Revolution, with ever-emerging technologies transforming life in the 21st century—connecting billions of people through the internet; improving access to goods and services; and redefining commerce, education, governance, and the workplace. Over two semesters, students will be introduced to emerging technologies—artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, biometrics, blockchain, cryptocurrency, drones, the internet of things (IoT), machine learning, quantum computing, robotics, 3D printing, and virtual and augmented reality—and their impact upon contract, criminal, property, tort and other core areas of the law.
LAW 927: Law for Digital Entrepreneurs
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses upon the legal needs of entrepreneurs and their startups. While successful startups may require help with complex legal drafting and transactions—to obtain financing, issue shares, go public, or sell the company—entrepreneurs and lawyers that represent them require general knowledge of many areas of the law. The course will consider some of the expertise that a lawyer must acquire to counsel startups, explore ways that attorneys can better understand these unique clients and develop a practice to serve them, and introduce entrepreneurs, or those who may want to become entrepreneurs, to legal issues common to creating and running a startup.
Marketing Stack
MKT 620: Marketing Strategy
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
Pre-req MKT 605. Successful businesses evaluate their various environments and forge sustainable competitive advantages in the marketplace. It is critical to create a long-term strategy that builds, maintains, and ultimately grows market position. This course focuses on the evaluation of extant strategies and the creation and justification of alternative marketing strategies.
MKT 621: Consumer Behavior and Insights
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
Pre-req MKT 620. The primary focus of the course is to explore the consumer path to purchase by studying the physical, physiological, social, and cognitive models and theories of consumer behavior.
MKT 622: Marketing Analytics
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
Pre-req MKT 620. To properly design and engage marketing strategies, managers today need to understand the role that big data plays in the marketplace. In this course, you will be provided real-life examples of data and asked to develop and apply the appropriate insights needed to make a business decision.
Project Management Stack
MGT 635: Designing for Project Success
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Prepares students to initiate a project by learning the processes of creating a Project Charter, understanding resources, the scope of the project, scheduling and estimating costs. It will prepare them to develop the project phases and a communication plan. The students will also review processes of Agile Project Management.
MGT 636: Planning a Project for Success
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Prepares students to organize, plan, manage and lead a project. Emphasis on understanding the process of team building, team motivation and ethics. The goal is to increase the student’s probability of success to create a shared vision, to overcome obstacles, and to meet or exceed the customer’s quality specifications.
MGT 637: Managing and Leading a Project Strategically
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Prepares students to establish and implement best practices and maintain standards related to project management such as monitoring and controlling, planning and execution
Capstone Courses
Students must take the following courses, totaling five credit hours, as part of the MBA practicum.
MBA 610: Comprehensive MBA Essentials Review
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
Prerequisites: MGT 605, ACC 610, FIN 605, MGT 607, MGT 610, MBI 600, MKT 605, BUS 605. Review and testing on MBA Essentials topics in Finance, Accounting, Management, Marketing, and Operations in preparation for MBA 611.
MBA 611: MBA Capstone
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 610. This course is the final part of the MBA capstone. The coursework involves examining a business case with a team. The readings encompass a wide variety of topics covered in the MBA Program.
Sales Stack
MKT 630: Professional Selling
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
This course explores strategic sales principles, customer-centric selling, managing global accounts, and leveraging technology for enhanced performance. Prerequisite: MKT 605.
MKT 631: Sales Technology and Analytics
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
This course explores sales strategy based on metrics. Platforms like SalesForce.com, KPI assessment, and data-driven decisions are emphasized, improving sales performance. Prerequisite: MKT 630.
MKT 632: Sales Management
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
The course focuses on topics such as building and managing an effective sales force (recruiting, training, motivating, compensating, and retaining), and exploring sales force organization strategies (territory) and systems (CRM). Prerequisite: MKT 630.
Artificial Intelligence Stack
MBA 625: AI Strategy for Business Leaders: Concepts & Strategy
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
This MBA course introduces the strategic role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in business, focusing on how leaders can evaluate and apply AI to create organizational value rather than on technical development. Students will examine the evolution of AI technologies—such as natural language processing, computer vision, and recommender systems—and their impact across marketing, finance, operations, and human resources. Emphasis is placed on aligning AI tools with business objectives, developing skills for effective human-AI collaboration, and applying critical thinking to assess outputs, address risks such as bias and data quality, and balance AI-driven insights with human judgment. Ethical, legal, and governance considerations, including global regulatory frameworks and corporate responsibility, are integrated throughout. Through case studies and applied projects using leading AI platforms, students will practice framing business problems, evaluating AI-enabled solutions, and designing responsible strategies that leverage AI for innovation, competitive advantage, and organizational transformation.
MBA 626: Strategic Storytelling with AI
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
This course equips MBA students with the skills to transform raw data and AI-generated insights into compelling, audience-specific narratives that drive business action. Students will learn how to frame complex problems effectively, identify and validate high-quality data sources, and apply AI tools to uncover and segment target markets. Emphasis is placed on aligning the message with the audience—executives, investors, customers, or policymakers—using appropriate storytelling platforms and channels. Through a blend of frameworks, practical AI tools, and communication strategies, students will practice crafting stories that are both analytically rigorous and emotionally resonant. Hands-on projects and simulations will help students refine their ability to present AI-driven insights persuasively, bridging the gap between technical analysis and strategic decision-making.
MBA 627: Solving Business Problems Using AI
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
This capstone-style course challenges MBA students to integrate the strategic, analytical, and storytelling skills developed in prior courses by applying AI to real-world business problems across marketing, supply chain, finance, accounting, and strategy/innovation. Students will engage in open innovation processes by sourcing challenges from platforms such as Wazoku, Innocentive, or P&G Connect + Develop, then work in teams to analyze, simulate, and solve these problems using AI tools. Each student group tackles a unique company problem, requiring them to assess data needs, create simulated or proxy datasets, apply AI-enabled methods, and craft both rigorous analyses and persuasive business recommendations. The course emphasizes applied pedagogy, collaborative problem solving, and multi-disciplinary integration, culminating in a client-ready deliverable.
Supply Chain Analytics Stack
GSCM 648: Supply Chain Data Analytics
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
This course develops data-driven decision-making skills in supply chain management by applying analytical methods and tools to solve complex challenges. Students will explore data visualization, performance measurement, and case studies in procurement, inventory, warehousing, transportation, logistics, and manufacturing, gaining practical expertise to enhance management efficiency and optimize supply chain operations.
GSCM 641: Supply Chain Management
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
Introduction to the concepts and techniques of global supply chain management and will focus on key operational decisions. Students will be exposed to current topics in how to effectively manage supply chains supply chain design, strategies, integration, and sustainability.
GSCM 646: Applied Technology in Supply Chain Management
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
This course explores technology-driven solutions in Global Supply Chain Management. Topics include AI, robotics, blockchain, IoT, various analytics, and automation. Students assess risks, ethics, and cost-benefits, evaluating impacts on efficiency, sustainability, required training, and workforce dynamics. A hands-on component involves analyzing real-world companies to optimize supply chain performance.
GSCM 647: Supply Chain Risk Management and Analytics
Duration: 5 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
This course employs data-driven decision making by using analytical methods and tools that are essential in successfully solving today’s complex supply chain problems. This course examines advanced data analytics tools and techniques that can be used to manage supply chain operations and make effective and efficient decisions. Students will develop knowledge and in-depth skills required to advance in their careers. Course showcases real life applications of data analytics in various areas of supply chain management, including transportation and logistics, manufacturing, inventory management, and procurement and supply management.
