Master in Business Administration

Graduate Information Forum
April 15, 2010 at 6:30pm
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Master of Business Administration

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program offered at Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU)  is distinctive because it offers our students a scholarly environment where we focus on fostering innovation, leadership competencies, and global business skills needed in today's world.  By having students work closely with talented faculty with diverse backgrounds and extensive industry experience, we offer an outstanding professional business program. Every aspect of the MBA program is designed to encourage new ways of thinking to develop the knowledge and skills you need to be successful. Our curriculum combines advanced knowledge with fundamental practical skills of leadership, quantitative analysis, and theory with the aim of giving our students the widest range of opportunities to apply them to real business situations. At NDNU we focus on merging career and academic goals to meet the needs of professionals.

Knowledge Base

The successful MBA student will develop a thorough understanding of social and political factors in addition to standard business, management, and human resource management principles. Students in the MBA program will complete a series of courses in economics, quantitative analysis, marketing, finance, organizational behavior, business policy, and multinational business practices. Additionally each student will be able to specialize in a professional area that may include: Finance, Human Resources, or Marketing.

Skill Development

While our MBA students acquire content knowledge through courses, the program is also structured to encourage the development of professional skills recognized as essential in today's business environment, including: interpersonal communication, critical decision making, knowledge management, group organization and development, global business management, and leadership. The objectives of this MBA program are met by combining theory with practice in order to explore the evolving nature of technology, global impacts, systems thinking, problem solving, ethics and social responsibility of organizations in an interdisciplinary approach to help students understand the practice of management today.

Distinctions of the NDNU MBA:

  • NDNU's location serves as an educational conduit of current and future business practices in the Bay Area and enables the program to attract high-caliber students and faculty.
  • The MBA program at NDNU considers the examination of the nature and traits of ethical business practices to be essential in preparing future leaders and managers.
  • MBA students have the opportunity to take coursework in other NDNU graduate programs and to customize interdisciplinary coursework targeted to a desired business specialty.
  • The case study and learning laboratory processes and methodologies are utilized in several areas, giving our students the opportunity to assess environmental issues, formulate strategy, and build programs that add value to organizations.
  • NDNU students are able and encouraged to participate in University-developed experimental partnerships, during which they are "retained" by a business or organization to solve critical problems, innovate new programs and processes, and/or build strategies and plans for sustainable growth.
  • Courses in the MBA Program are conveniently scheduled in the evening on the Belmont campus of Notre Dame de Namur and are offered during Fall, Spring and Summer semesters.

MBA Curriculum

The MBA degree offers three areas of emphasis:

  • Finance
  • Marketing, and
  • Human Resources

See the NDNU General Catalog for program requirements and course descriptions.

See the Advising page for more resources and our two year plan for completing your MBA.

Admission Process

NDNU admits students throughout the year for fall, spring, and summer semesters.  Please review the NDNU General Catalog for complete admission requirements.

NDNU's School of Business and Management

Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, NDNU is a multifaceted University offering bachelor's degrees in Business and Communications, in addition to the Master of Business Administration, Master of Public Administration, and Master of Science in Management degrees.

For questions on the program, please contact:

Henry Roth, Director of Graduate Business Studies

 at (650) 508-3721, hroth@ndnu.edu or

Patty Fox, Assistant Director of Advising

at (650) 508-3609, pfox@ndnu.edu


For questions on Admission processes, contact:

Graduate Admissions
Ralston Hall
Tel: (650) 508-3600
Fax: (650) 508-3426
E-mail: grad.admit@ndnu.edu
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