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-Accelerated (A.M.B.A.) program is a full-time M.B.A. designed for individuals with little or no full-time business work experience. Individuals admitted to the A.M.B.A. program begin course work in the fall term and complete their studies in the following summer - a total program length of 12 months from start to finish. Through active learning and scholarly exploration, the A.M.B.A. degree is designed to prepare students for entry-level administrative and managerial positions in both the private and public sector. Students will be equiped with comprehensive business skills, analytical tools, and moral clarity to effectively manage diverse teams and lead organizations in today’s rapidly changing and dynamic, global business environment.
The A.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 courses that are chosen by the student. M.B.A. elective courses may be related to a specific area (e.g. FIN, ETP, BSA, etc.) or may be independent of each other providing students with a broader point of view.
