Business Administration MBA, Cybersecurity Emphasis

Program Overview

The University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) MBA program requires a bachelor's degree and 30 credit hours, with at least 20 completed at UMSL. Core courses cover business fundamentals, while students can choose a Strategic Management course and electives, including an emphasis in Cybersecurity. The program culminates in a non-credit assessment to evaluate learning outcomes.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• Admission Requirements:
Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and demonstrate academic promise and professional experience.
• Degree Requirements:
The program requires a minimum of 30 credit hours, and at least 2/3 of the coursework must be completed as an MBA candidate at UMSL. Students must satisfy professional written and oral communication, business law and ethics/ social responsibility, economics, and statistics requirements, which can be met by completing specific courses or demonstrating prior knowledge.

Outline

• Business Core:
Required courses (18 credit hours):
• Financial and Managerial Accounting
• Financial Management
• Management Information Systems
• Managing and Leading in Organizations
• Integrated Marketing Strategies
• Supply Chain Strategies
• Strategic Management:
Students must take one course from the following:
• Strategy Formulation and Implementation
• International Business Strategies
• Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management
• Electives:
• Students may pursue an Emphasis Area or complete the MBA without an emphasis.
• List of Approved Cybersecurity Electives for the emphasis:
• Principles of Information Security
• Management of Data Networks and Security
• Advanced Cybersecurity Concepts.
• Artificial Intelligence Applications for Business and Cybersecurity
• Applied Cryptography for Business Applications
• Software Assurance
• Management of Information Security