Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
The School of Business offers also the Master of Business Administration degree. A student may select a specialization in Accounting, Business Analytics, Digital Marketing, General Business, Health Care Administration, Hospitality Management, Human Resource Management, International Management, Management, Management Information Systems, or Project Management. Completion of the M.B.A. degree requirements prepares the individual for progressively challenging and rewarding careers in business, industry, government, and the health field.
Objectives of the M.B.A. program:
- To provide the theory, principles, and knowledge required for effective management in today’s dynamic environment.
- To develop techniques for basing decision and action on careful analyses of pertinent data.
- To develop a philosophy of responsible leadership and an appreciation of business ethics.
The M.B.A. program consists of forty-eight (48) credit hours of core and specialization courses. Up to three Foundation courses may be waived for applicants who have academic background in business disciplines. When a course is taken without having the specified prerequisite, equivalent additional hours will be added to the program. Graduate core courses cannot be taken directed study. Up to twelve (12) hours of graduate business course credit may be awarded toward the M.B.A. degree requirements for approved courses from another institution or from Intermediate and/or Senior Education Levels of the Military Services of the United States of America (official documentation of successful completion is required).
Notations:
When an area of specialization is selected, it will consist of a minimum of nine credit hours. (Since all specializations are not offered on all campuses, students should check with graduate advisors for a list of specializations available at particular sites.)
Long-Term Healthcare Internship Information
In addition to the traditional fields of economic endeavor, the Wayland Baptist University School of Business also offers undergraduate and graduate degrees with a specialization in Health Care Administration. Here students are preparing to become professionals, managing a variety of Health Care Administration organizations including clinic facilities, stand-alone hospitals, hospital districts, hospital authorities, local and federal hospitals and both non-profit and for-profit facilities, including publicly held and private hospitals. Instruction for managing both acute care and chronic care health facilities is available. Curriculum is also offered for aspiring professionals seeking to managing the nation’s long term care facilities. These long term care organizational facilities require the licensure of managers on the Federal and often State levels as well. The examinations for such licenses are administered by the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB).
NAB is the nation’s leading authority on licensing, credentialing, and regulating administrators across the senior living and health services continuum. The NAB site offers information concerning:
- Preceptor Training
- Continuing Education
- Academic Accreditation
- Exam Information
The NAB site can be accessed here: https://www.nabweb.org/
In addition to classroom study, an internship in an approved facility under a designated preceptor is required by the licensing bodies, and the number of hours of practicum varies. Such licensure requirements may differ between nursing homes and assisted living facilities and also by the respective state of licensure. These differences may be accessed by reviewing these sites:
https://www.providerman.com/nha-licensure-requirements-by-state/
https://www.ahcancal.org/Assisted-Living/Policy/Pages/state-regulations.aspx
Wayland has for decades offered degrees in Health Care Administration in response to its mission to educate students in an academically challenging, learning focused and distinctively Christian environment for professional success and service to God and humankind.
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