Business Administration: MBA (San Diego)

SOC Codes

11-1011, 11-1021, 11-2022, 11-3011, 11-3051, 11-3071, 11-9021, 11-9151, 11-9199, 13-1051, 13-1111, 25-1011

Learning Outcomes

Objective 1: Demonstrate an understanding of knowledge in the selected business and management concentration of study.
Objective 2: Practice professional business skills and apply critical thinking skills in the context of the business workplace
Objective 3: Project a positive, pro-active and non-judgmental attitude towards diverse cultural and international identities in interpersonal and professional interactions
Objective 4: Demonstrate competence in interpersonal, oral, written, and technological skills
Objective 5: Apply business knowledge and skills in the context of the overall dynamics of organizations
Objective 6: Be able to make ethical and socially responsible decisions in business scenarios
Objective 7: Demonstrate skills to work well in international and multicultural teams
Objective 8: Learn methods to collect, analyze, and critically evaluate data as and information to arrive at rationale conclusions
Objective 9: Learn methods to critically assess organizational environments and to develop appropriate strategies accordingly

Training and Learning Model

The MBA program at Alliant’s School of Management provides advanced business, management and analytical skills and extensive practical experience applying those skills, especially in multicultural contexts.

The program harnesses Alliant’s industry and corporate connections in regional as well as international areas and provides networking and professional development opportunities including internships, community service learning and personal branding workshops.

Specialized Admissions Requirements

Applicants must satisfy the requirements stipulated in the “Admissions and Registration” section of the University catalog, and must also meet the following criteria:

GPA: Applicants need to meet one of the following GPA requirements

• Overall Bachelor’s GPA is 2.75 or above
• Overall Bachelor’s GPA is between 2.60 and 2.75, plus
  • Minimum five (5) years professional work experience, or
• Minimum GPA of 2.75 in the last 60 units of coursework (include graduate work) completed
• An accredited master’s degree with overall GPA 3.0 or above”

Resume: A current resume is required

Recommendations: Encouraged but not required

Personal essay: A 1 to 2 page personal essay describing the following is required:

• a brief autobiographical statement including future professional plans
• the professional organizations to which you belong and
• honors, activities and other creative accomplishments.

English Proficiency (International applicants):

• ASM will admit students with IELTS score of 6.0 with no individual band score below 5.5 (TOEFL IBT 75, PTE 50). Students can start their academic program immediately on entry into their program. 
• ASM will conditionally admit students with IELTS score 5.5-5.9 with no individual band score below 5.5 (TOEFL IBT 60, PTE 42). Students will start in an English program and upon successful completion will start their academic program
• Students with IELTS scores 5.0-5.4 (TOEFL 45, PTE 36) will be admitted to a full ESL program. Upon successful completion of the ESL program, they will start their academic programs

Upon receipt and review of all documentation, the candidate will be considered for final admission. Final admissions decision will be made by the Program Faculty.

Note that students may apply for admission in the final year of their undergraduate program if they are confident they will meet the admission requirements below upon completion of their Bachelor degree. A completed Bachelor’s degree, with appropriate GPA, is required to remain enrolled after admission. Final transcripts of the completed Bachelor degree need to be submitted before students will be allowed to register for classes.

Alliant reserves the right to require a student to take additional English instruction as demonstrated by his/her academic performance.

Curriculum and Degree Requirements

Completion of 12 courses, consisting of eight core courses and four concentration courses. Courses are three units each and this leads to the requirement of completing 36 units, consisting of 24 core units and
12 concentration units.

Students, who don’t have a business major, are required to take two (2) additional courses before starting their MBA curriculum of 12 courses or 36 units. The total number of courses for a non-business major is 14: 2 foundation courses and 12 courses as a part of the MBA curriculum

The MBA curriculum of 12 courses is followed, as it would for business majors, after the two (2) foundation courses are completed.

Curriculum Plan

All courses are 3-units, unless otherwise indicated. 

Concentration Curriculum Plan

12 units in concentration curriculum plan. All courses are 3-units, unless otherwise indicated. 

Contact the Program for concentration options offered in the current academic year.

MBA Program Faculty

Wendy Chung, PhD, Associate Professor

Ute Jamrozy, PhD, Associate Professor

Louise Kelly, PhD, Professor

Rachna Kumar, PhD, Professor and Systemwide Program Director

Cornelius Los, PhD, Professor

Rene Naert, PhD, Professor

Saba Ozyurt, PhD, Assistant Professor

Hamid Rahman, PhD, Professor

Leon White, PhD, Assistant Professor

For a detailed description of program faculty background and research interests, please see the alphabetical listing of faculty for the Alliant School of Management.