The UALR Master of Business Administration

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is for students with business, liberal arts, scientific or other professional backgrounds. It is an evening program that can accommodate employed as well as full-time students. The curriculum stresses broad knowledge of professional management, including both abstract, theoretical concepts and their real world applications. Courses reflect the latest in management theory and practice, remaining flexible so that they can be adapted to a changing business world. Borrowing from mathematics and behavioral sciences, the program fuses quantitative analytical skills with the finer, more subtle aspects of management.

The goal of the program is to produce management generalists who are also skilled in one or more specific functional areas. In general, UALR's MBA program imparts the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that help management understand and assess management situations and problems,evaluate options in light of their consequences, select courses of action, and implement solutions. Students are encouraged to think broadly of their tasks and function.

The MBA program stresses an interdisciplinary approach to general management education. The functional areas provide a theoretical foundation that emphasizes analyzing problems, developing solutions, and implementing plans. Teaching techniques include lectures, cases studies, group projects, simulation games, video sessions, and field assignments.The program allows considerable interaction among students and faculty,which fosters an atmosphere of support and cooperation.

The UALR College of Business serves the state of Arkansas with three distinct MBA tracks:

• Evening MBA
• Executive MBA