Catalog 2015-2016 
    
    Nov 24, 2024  
Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Business Administration: MBA, Alliant Mexico


The MBA curriculum is designed to train students for professional practice by enhancing their skills in the current employment situation or educating them for new professional challenges. The MBA program provides advanced business, management and analytical skills, and extensive practical experience in applying and integrating these skills through projects, case studies, and presentations. The MBA delivery format was developed to serve working adult students who want to complete their degrees in a format that would make it possible to continue working while achieving the outcomes of the MBA Program.

The program follows a cohort model, with all students taking the core curriculum courses as a cohort at the beginning of the program, followed by concentration tracks during their remaining program of study.

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

Program 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

Recommendations: Encouraged but not required

Resume: A current resume is required

Personal essay: A two-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.

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.

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 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: two 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 foundation courses are completed.

Curriculum Plan


Courses are three 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.