{"id":120,"date":"2019-06-11T21:48:57","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T21:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/mba\/?page_id=120"},"modified":"2024-10-25T14:21:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T14:21:15","slug":"mba-with-social-entrepreneurship-emphasis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/mba\/degree-tracks\/mba-with-social-entrepreneurship-emphasis\/","title":{"rendered":"MBA with Social Entrepreneurship Emphasis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='show-me'><div class=\"program-head\"><div class=\"program-title\"><span>Master of Business Administration with Social Entrepreneurship Emphasis<\/span><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/33\/files\/2015\/03\/Business2-810x275.jpg\" \/><\/div> \n<div class=\"tabbable-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tabbable-line\">\n<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs\" role=\"tablist\" id=\"program-tab\">\n  <li role=\"presentation\" class=\"active\"><a href=\"#about\" aria-controls=\"catalog\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"tab\"><i class=\"fa fa-info\"><\/i>About<\/a><\/li>\n   <li role=\"presentation\"><a href=\"#catalog\" aria-controls=\"catalog\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"tab\"><i class=\"fa fa-folder-open\"><\/i>Catalog<\/a><\/li>          <li role=\"presentation\"><a href=\"#requirements\" aria-controls=\"requirements\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"tab\"><i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>Requirements<\/a><\/li>     <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tabbable-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tabbable-line tabs-below\">\n<div class=\"tab-content\">\n  <div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane fade\" id=\"careers\"><p><\/p><\/div>\n  <div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane fade\" id=\"catalog\"><p><h2>MBA with Social Entrepreneurship Emphasis Program Requirements (36 Hours)<\/h2>\n<h3>Core Courses (24 Hours)<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022 ACCT 6003 \u2013 Accounting for Decision Making<br \/>\n\u2022 ECON 6003 \u2013 Managerial Economics<br \/>\n\u2022 FIN 6003 \u2013 Managerial Finance<br \/>\n\u2022 MGMT 6003 \u2013 Strategic Planning &amp; Analysis<br \/>\n\u2022 MGMT 6013 \u2013 Human Behavior in Organizations<br \/>\n\u2022 MGMT 6043 \u2013 Business Analytics<br \/>\n\u2022 MKTG 6023 \u2013 Strategic Marketing<br \/>\n\u2022 SCM 6003 \u2013 Enterprise Resource Planning<\/p>\n<h3>Social Entrepreneurship Emphasis Courses (12 Hours)<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022 SE 6263 \u2013 Social Entrepreneurship<br \/>\n\u2022 SE 6113 or SE 6983 \u2013 Professional Project or Field Experience<\/p>\n<p><strong>Select 6 hours from the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SE 6013 \u2013 Project Management<\/p>\n<p>SE 6033 \u2013 Creativity, Innovation, &amp; Entrepreneurship<\/p>\n<p>SE 6043 \u2013 Environmental Economics<\/p>\n<p>SE 6053 \u2013 International Business<\/p>\n<p>SE 6063 \u2013 Special Topics in Social Entrepreneurship<\/p>\n<p>SE 6133 \u2013 Nonprofit Organizations<\/p>\n<p>SE 6143 \u2013 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Practices<\/p>\n<p>SE 6253 \u2013 Civic Engagement in Public Administration<\/p>\n<p>SE 6273 \u2013 Grant Writing &amp; Implementation<\/p>\n<p>MGMT 6101 \/ MGMT 6102 \u2013 International Studies &amp; Field Experience<\/p>\n<\/p><p><\/p><\/div>\n  <div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane fade\" id=\"degreeplans\"><\/div>\n  <div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane fade\" id=\"advisors\"><\/div>\n  <div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane fade\" id=\"accreditations\"><\/div>\n  <div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane fade\" id=\"requirements\"><h2>Admission requirements<\/h2>\n<p>\u2022 GRE\/GMAT: Not required for the MBA with Social Entrepreneurship Emphasis.<br \/>\n\u2022 Degree: Bachelor\u2019s degree from an accredited institution.<br \/>\n\u2022 Prereqs for non-business majors (or equivalent undergraduate prep): 3 hrs finance, statistics, marketing, and management\/organizational behavior (junior-level or above); 3 hrs microeconomics.<br \/>\n\u2022 GPA: Applicants must meet the School of Graduate Studies GPA standard for the MBA.<\/p>\n<h2>Additional Pathways<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #fff3cd;padding: 2px 4px;border-radius: 3px\">4+1 option for eligible SAU undergraduates\u2014including BBA and BBS Engineering students\u2014to earn the BBA\/BBS + MBA in approximately five years.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n  <div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane fade\" id=\"testimonials\"><\/div>\n  <div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane fade\" id=\"custom-tab\"><\/div>\n  <div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane fade-in active \" id=\"about\"><div class=\"details\"><table data-row-style=\"rowStyle\" class=\"table table-condensed table-hover table-striped\"><tbody><tr><td><span class=\"college-department\">Department:<\/span><\/td><td><p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/\">Rankin College of Business<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t<tr><td><span class=\"hours\">Hours Required: <\/span><\/td><td>36 (24 core + 12 emphasis)<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t<tr><td><span class=\"type\">Categories: <\/span><\/td><td>Graduate<\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t<tr><td><span class=\"hours\">Completion Time: <\/span><\/td><td>2 years *<\/td><\/tr>\t\t\t\t<tr><td><span class=\"delivery\">Delivery:<\/span><\/td><td>Hybrid, On-Campus, Online<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"time description\">* Based on 2 classes per semester including summer<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\n\t\t\t\t<h3>About the program<\/h3>\n<p>The SAU MBA with Social Entrepreneurship Emphasis is designed for professionals seeking to drive social impact through innovative business strategies. Offered by the AACSB-accredited David F. Rankin College of Business, the program equips students with practical skills in finance, strategy, analytics, marketing, operations, and social entrepreneurship. Courses are offered online, on campus in evenings, or in a hybrid format to accommodate working professionals. The 36-hour curriculum (24 hours core + 12 hours emphasis) prepares graduates to lead mission-driven organizations and socially responsible initiatives.<\/p>\n<h3>Three key selling points about the program<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>AACSB-accredited business school (reaffirmed 2025)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: #fff3cd; padding: 2px 4px; border-radius: 3px;\">Flexible format \u2014 online, on-campus evenings, or hybrid<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Social entrepreneurship focus \u2014 graduates gain practical skills in leading mission-driven organizations and initiatives (e.g., microfinance programs, fair-trade ventures, renewable energy co-ops)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Career outlook<\/h3>\n<p>Graduates step into leadership roles in nonprofit organizations, social enterprises, consulting, civic engagement, and mission-driven businesses. The emphasis equips professionals to implement innovative strategies and drive social impact effectively.<\/p>\n<div id=\"learning-goals\" class=\"alert alert-info\">\n<h3>Learning Goals<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>MBA students will be effective communicators, using information technology to enhance decision making through better communication.<\/li>\n<li>MBA students are prepared to be socially responsible, effective business leaders with an awareness of cultural and diversity issues and the ability to make ethical decisions.<\/li>\n<li>MBA students will be critical thinkers who are able to use concepts from strategic management to integrate relevant information, decision-making techniques, and concepts from multiple business disciplines to make decisions in new or unfamiliar circumstances.<\/li>\n<li>MBA students can effectively and legally access and use information to prepare an effective written report that supports decision making.<\/li>\n<li>MBA students will be competent in the business discipline.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\">chief, technology, officer, cto, computer, consultant, information, systems, manager, financial, health, technology, director, investment, banker<br \/>\r\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contact-program\"><h4 class=\"widget-title widgettitle\">Program Contact<\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/directory\/contact\/mead-esther\/\">Dr. Esther Mead<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Data Science \/ Business Graduate Director<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"mailto:elmead@saumag.edu\">elmead@saumag.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"tel:870-235-4313\">870-235-4313<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<br \/><center><div class='action-buttons'><a class=\"button apply prog\" href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/apply\" \/>Apply Now<\/a><a class=\"button view prog\" href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/degrees\" \/>View All Programs<\/a><\/div><\/center><\/div><div id=\"program-footer\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13714\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/files\/2016\/10\/Online-MBA-in-Entrepreneurship-227x300-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"151\" height=\"200\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11384\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/files\/2015\/03\/aacsb-300x101.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"101\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script>\njQuery('#program-tab a').click(function (e) {\n  e.preventDefault()\n  jQuery('.tab-content .tab-pane').removeClass('active in');\n  jQuery(this).tab('show')\n})\n  jQuery('.nav li a').click(function(e) {\n\n        jQuery('.nav li.active').removeClass('active');\n\n        var $parent = jQuery(this).parent();\n        $parent.addClass('active');\n        e.preventDefault();\n    });\n<\/script>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":564,"featured_media":228,"parent":28,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"program-mirror","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-120","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/564"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":509,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/120\/revisions\/509"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/mba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}