- Finance
- Financial Analysis and Investments (FAI) (CFA® prep)
- Financial Fraud Examination
- Financial Planning
- Generalist/Individualized Program
- Health Administration
- Management
- Marketing
- Project Management
- Public and Non-Profit
- Saturday MBA
- Service Management
- Training and Workplace Learning Management
Graduate Programs
Master of Business Administration
This comprehensive program is designed to meet the diverse and changing needs of students and employers.
Students complete eight or nine courses of an extensive business core.
The required MBA common core represents an integrated curriculum providing both practical applications and a strong foundation in management theory.
Additionally, students select four courses within an area of concentration that will best address their personal career goals. The Foundation Modules are designed for graduate students who do not have prior undergraduate business courses.
MBA Core:
| BUSGR 500 | Management Theory and Application (3) |
| BUSGR 510 | Managerial Economics (3) |
| BUSGR 520 | Managerial Accounting (3) |
| BUSGR 521 | Managerial Finance (3) |
| BUSGR 530 | Statistical Methods for Decision Making (3) |
| BUSGR 531 | Management Information Systems (3) |
| BUSGR 560 | Marketing Management (3) |
| BUSGR 570 | Government, Business, and Society (3) |
| BUSGR 590 | Strategic Management and Policy (3) |
Concentration Areas:
| BUSGR 522 | International Finance (3) |
| BUSGR 523 | Investments and Portfolio Analysis (3) |
| BUSGR 525 | Advanced Corporate Finance (3) |
| BUSGR | Elective (3) Credit Hours - chosen from Graham School Graduate courses |
Financial Analysis & Investments (FAI) (CFA® prep)
| BUSGR 521 | Managerial Finance (3) |
| BUSGR 523 | Investments and Portfolio Analysis (3) |
| BUSGR 536 | Financial Analysis I (Financial Statement Analysis) (3) |
| BUSGR 537 | Financial Analysis II (Economic Quantitative Analysis) (3) |
| BUSGR | Elective (3) Credit Hours - chosen from Graham School Graduate courses |
Financial Fraud Examination and Management
| BUSGR 513 | Identity theft and Computer-Related Fraud (3) |
| BUSGR 514 | Financial Statement Fraud (3) |
| BUSGR 515 | Fraud Examination (3) |
| BUSGR 516 | Ethical Issues in Financial Fraud Examination and Management (3) |
Select four of the following courses:
| BUSGR 552 | Income Tax Planning (3) |
| BUSGR 553 | Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits (3) |
| BUSGR 554 | Estate Planning (3) |
| BUSGR 555 | Insurance Coverage and Financial Planning (3) |
| BUSGR 556 | Investment Planning (3) |
| BUSGR 585 | Health Care System Organization (3) |
| BUSGR 587 | Health Care Financing and Managed Care (3) |
| BUSGR 588 | Legal and Regulatory Issues in Health Administration (3) |
| BUSGR/MPH | Elective (3) Credit Hours - chosen from Graham School Graduate courses |
| BUSGR 501 | Human Resource Planning and Development (3) |
| BUSGR 507 | Leadership and Managing Change (3) |
| BUSGR 540 | Modern Operations Management (3) |
| BUSGR | Elective (3) Credit Hours - chosen from Graham School Graduate courses |
| BUSGR 561 | Internet Marketing (3) |
| BUSGR 563 | Service Marketing (3) |
| BUSGR 566 | Market Behavior |
| BUSGR | Elective (3) Credit Hours - chosen from Graham School Graduate courses |
| BUSGR 541 | Project Management Overview (3) |
| BUSGR 543 | Project Management Tools and Systems (3) |
| BUSGR 545 | Managing High Performance Teams (3) |
| BUSGR 549 | Advanced Strategies in Project Management (3) |
Public and Non-Profit Management
| SOCGR 570 | Theory and Practice of Social Change (3) |
| BUSGR 572 | Issues in Service Management (3) |
| BUSGR 574 | Best Practices in Service Management (3) |
| BUSGR/SOCGR | Elective (3) Credit Hours - chosen from Graham School Graduate courses |
| BUSGR 507 | Leadership and Managing Change (3) |
| BUSGR 563 | Service Marketing (3) |
| BUSGR 574 | Best Practices in Service Management (3) |
| BUSGR/SOCGR | Elective (3) Credit Hours - chosen from Graham School Graduate courses |
Training and Workplace Learning Management
| BUSGR 502 | Workplace Learning and Training (3) |
| BUSGR 542 | Human Performance Improvement and Results (3) |
| BUSGR 544 | Designing Learning for Traditional and E-Learning Delivery (3) |
| BUSGR | Elective (3) Credit Hours - chosen from Graham School Graduate courses |
Generalist/Individualized Concentration
This concentration is designed to allow students to customize a program by choosing any four courses from the other concentrations.
Need more information, contact: graham@sxu.edu
Prerequisites
A solid foundation in business is essential to maximize the benefits of MBA courses. If you do not have undergraduate coursework in certain business areas, our one-credit Foundation Modules will prepare you for graduate courses.
Dual Degree Options
Graham School of Management offers a dual degree option for students to receive the MBA and an MPH degree. An MBA degree may also be earned with the M.S. in Nursing, or with the Master Applied Computer Science (MACS) program.
Details of these options are available at the links below and from an advisor or the Dean of the Graham School of Management.
Scheduling: GSM courses are offered evenings and weekends to accommodate the needs of working professionals. Four ten-week terms are scheduled throughout the year, providing students with the option of completing their program in a timely manner.
Locations
Courses are offered throughout the year at two convenient locations.
Chicago Campus
3700 West 103rd Street
Chicago, IL 60655
Graham School of Management
3825 West 103rd Street
Chicago, IL 60655
Orland Park Campus
18230 Orland Parkway
Orland Park, IL 60467
How to Get Started
You can begin by applying for admission or by completing the application process while taking your first course.
For More Information, Contact:
Office of Admission
Room: A226, Warde Academic Center
Email: admission@sxu.edu
Phone: (773) 298-3050
Fax: (773) 298-3076
