Belmont University grants two graduate business degrees, the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) and the Master of Accountancy (M.ACC.). The M.B.A. is offered in three delivery formats: (1) MBA-Professional (2) MBA-Accelerated and (3) MBA-Healthcare.
The M.B.A. is a flexible, rigorous program which arises from the school’s mission. The program provides each student with both a broad generalist view of essential business functions while allowing the student, if desired, to focus on a business function in depth. Each student takes required key business core courses which provide a solid foundation in business theory and application. Each student has the opportunity to either continue in a generalist program or to take a series of elective courses in a particular focus. Students may direct their focus into such functions as accounting, analytics, entrepreneurship, finance, healthcare, marketing, music business, or continue with a general management focus by taking elective courses that are of interest or importance to their career tracks.
The MBA-Healthcare (H.C.M.B.A.) program is a part-time evening M.B.A. designed specifically for working professionals. A minimum of two years of full-time healthcare work experience is required in order to be eligible for admission. Through active learning and scholarly exploration, the H.C.M.B.A. degree is designed to prepare full-time working professionals for career advancement in mid- and upper-level administrative and managerial positions in both the private and public sector. The H.C.M.B.A. curriculum is a balanced blend of M.B.A. courses (e.g., management of interpersonal relationships, marketing relationships, and crafting and implementing strategy) and healthcare management-specific courses (e.g., healthcare operations and quality management, health care human resource management, and information technology for healthcare managers). The entire program focuses on the application of healthcare business best practices, including courses with hands-on learning projects with area healthcare companies.
The H.C.M.B.A. is a non-thesis degree consisting of 36 hours, of which 30 hours are required core courses and 6 hours are elective M.B.A. courses that are chosen by the student. M.B.A. elective courses may be related to a specific area (e.g. finance, entrepreneurship, and analytics) or may be independent of each other providing students with a broader point of view.
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