In Walden’s MBA program students connect to real-world issues and trends through coursework that emphasizes core business skills, decision-making, and strategies. This program is designed to help students become more effective business communicators, successful collaborators, creative thinkers, and world-class managers who are well-equipped to work in today’s global work environments. The curriculum touches upon all facets of business and integrates career development strategies throughout the coursework. This provides students with the opportunity to gain skills they need to effectively manage their careers. MBA students can choose to complete a general MBA program or add a specialization from the list below to customize their MBA program.
Accreditation
Walden University’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). ACBSP is a leading, specialized accreditation association that identifies and supports excellence in business education.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this program, students will:
- Evaluate the environment in which businesses operate.
- Develop well-reasoned, appropriate decisions within a business context.
- Generate solutions to a variety of complex business scenarios.
- Effectively employ business-appropriate communication skills.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the skills necessary to work effectively with others in diverse business environments.
- Evaluate how business administration knowledge and skills enable a variety of stakeholders to contribute to positive social change.
Course-Based Program (Quarter)
For students beginning their program May 27, 2024 or later.
Tempo Learning® Program
Tempo Learning® is Walden’s competency-based education modality, an alternative way of earning a Walden degree offered for some Walden programs. Instead of courses, the Walden Tempo Learning® program is comprised of competencies and rigorous assessments. Students progress through the Tempo Learning® model by successfully passing competency assessments. A student must successfully achieve or master all competency assessments to graduate from the program.
Students earn the same Walden degree whether they choose the course-based or the competency-based modality.
Specialization in Self-Designed
The Self-Designed specialization allows students to customize their studies by choosing 15 elective credits from a preselected list of available courses. Students may also apply transfer credits toward their elective courses.
Specialization Courses (15 quarter credits)
Students may use transfer of credit from prior graduate work in the management or business discipline, choose three courses from the Walden MBA specializations in Healthcare Management, or Human Resource Management, or select any of the courses listed below to equal 15 quarter credits.
Potential Pathways
Students may select any combination of self-designed courses to meet their specific goals. Below are examples of potential pathways that have been identified to group similar courses together by area of interest or earning credits toward Walden’s Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) or PhD in Management programs. Other more unique opportunities also exist and may be identified by our students. These pathways will not be designated on the transcript.
Some potential pathways include:
Students interested in pursuing a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) at Walden can apply credits toward their doctoral degree from the following courses after completing these as part of the MBA Self-Designed specialization: MBAX 6006, MBAX 6151, MBAX 6161.
Students interested in pursuing a PhD in Management at Walden can apply credits toward their doctoral degree from the following courses after completing these as part of the MBA Self-Designed specialization: MBAX 6005, MBAX 6007, MBAX 6009.
Students interested in the area of public administration may wish to consider the following courses: MBAX 6200, MBAX 6850, MBAX 6431, MBAX 6441.
Students interested in the area of employee development may wish to consider the following courses: MBAX 6660, MBAX 6441, MBAX 6695.
Students interested in the area of technology and innovation may wish to consider following courses: MBAX 6020, MBAX 6030, MBAX 6630, MBAX 6721, MBAX 6721, MBAX 6710
Students interested in the area of education may wish to consider the following courses: MBAX 6710, MBAX 6712, MBAX 6715
Students interested in the area of public health may wish to consider the following courses: MBAX 6038, MBAX 6332, MBAX 6333