MBA-Master Of Business Administration
MBA PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
VIST’s MBA program aims
to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to be successful individuals in a competitive business environment. The MBA program is designed to prepare students for the knowledge and skills essential to finding employment in a small or mid-size corporation in today’s technology-driven and customer-oriented business world. The MBA program emphasizes hands-on, practical education with the optimal integration of academic theories with the real world. The curriculum balances the technical, data-driven, and quantitative skills to make objective decisions with interpersonal and communication skills necessary to work effectively with 
people at all levels from all cultures. The concepts and theories learned in the program are applied to the capstone that combines academic and professional development.
The main MBA Program Objectives are students who graduate from the MBA program will be able to develop the following skills:
1. Business Leadership & Management Skills
To demonstrate an ability to apply significant business administration knowledge in the MBA program.
2. Strategic Planning & Problem-Solving Skills
To demonstrate an ability to identify problems, define objectives, collect and analyze information, evaluate risks and alternatives, and leverage technology to solve organizational problems using a strategic planning approach.
3. Communication and Team Management Skills
To demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively with all stakeholders and mobilize the team for a common purpose with a clear understanding of organizational behavior and change.
4. Social Responsibility & Ethical Decision-Making Skills
To demonstrate the ability to understand and analyze corporate social responsibilities and apply ethical decision-making principles during day-to-day operations.
MBA PROGRAM STRUCTURE:
In the MBA program, students must complete a total of 12 courses to gain 54-quarter credits for graduation. Details are as follows:
1. Core Courses (8 Courses / 36 credits)
The Core Courses (36 credits) consist of in-depth courses covering the many facets of business, along with a comprehensive course in strategic management, critical technologies, and fundamental hands-on skills. All students are required to complete the 8 core courses listed below:
2. Concentration Courses (4 courses / 18 quarter credits)
VIST also provides a number of high-level concentration courses for MBA students to equip them with emerging, contemporary, and diverse knowledge, technology, and skills. The concentration courses need to be taken before the final Business Capstone class. These specializations focus on various topics, which may help MBA students in their future job search and career development. Students must complete 6 core courses before they are allowed to enroll in their concentration . Students must complete 6 core courses before they are allowed to enroll in their concentration. The following are the three concentrations of the MBA program:
i. Leadership and Management
The concentration of Leadership and Management requires the courses:
ii. Marketing Analytics and Management
The concentration of Marketing Analytics and Management requires the courses:
iii. Information Assurance Management
The concentration of Information Assurance Management requires the courses:
iv. Experiential/Capstone Project (4.5 credits/ 1 course)
Students are required to complete a knowledge-integrating capstone project in the last term after completing all core and concentration courses.
MBA PROGRAM FACULTY CREDENTIALS:
All faculty teaching in the MBA program are Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) with a minimum of four years of professional experience in their respective fields. They bring extensive teaching experience from other universities and colleges and hold Ph.D., DBA, or MBA degrees from prestigious institutions. Please click here for detailed information on our faculty credentials.
MBA PROGRAM CURRICULUM:
For detailed information on each course description and the MBA program curriculum, please download the VIST MBA Program Curriculum 2024-25.