Online MBA-Accelerated Track

Accelerate your Career 

Walsh University’s online Accelerated MBA focuses on the skills needed to lead marketing initiatives strategically and ethically, allowing you to earn your master’s degree in as little as 10 months. The Accelerated Track is perfect if you are looking for a fast-paced, cost-effective MBA that combines elements of from a wide variety of specializations. You’ll gain the competencies needed to thrive as a business leader as you immerse yourself in cutting-edge corporate strategies, readying you for the next stage of your career in less than a year

Did you know: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, individuals 25 and older with a master’s degree earned approximately $10,000 more a year than their counterparts with a bachelor’s degree.  

  • Explore innovative marketing campaigns and business strategies while studying the principles of ethical leadership 
  • Combine electives from alternative MBA Tracks, allowing you to tailor your degree program based on your unique interests. 
  • Deepen your knowledge of marketing research, social media marketing and integrated marketing communication  
  • Improve your career prospects with a degree from a highly respected institution 
     

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Upcoming Start Dates
  • Application Deadline: Dec 6, 2024
  • Classes Start: Jan 6, 2025 

Admissions Requirements 


 2.75 GPA required 

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university 

Official transcripts from all academic institutions attended 

  Current resume  

  No application fee 

Fast Facts 

 

 online 

 30 credit hours 

 Complete in as little as 10 months 

 7 core and 3 elective courses. 

 Six intakes per year 

Online Accelerated MBA Curriculum

Below is a sample list of courses you will take while enrolled in the Online Accelerated MBA. 

MBA 621 – Sustainable Ethical Leadership

This course is designed to explore behavior in the modern business world from a professional ethical perspective. Particular current issues will form the basis of discussion and analysis. During the course, students will study ethics as a discipline and will explore it with an emphasis on the modern business environment. Cases and presentations will be used to provide a better understanding of concepts and principles that determine managerial ethics in real-life situations. This course will explore the application of moral theory to management decision-making with special emphasis on the Catholic moral tradition in adherence to Ex Corde Ecclesiae (1990).

MBA 622 – Organizational Behavior & Communication

In this course, students examine essential management, organizational behavior and communication theories. Topics include motivation, conflict management and resolution, groups and teams, and communication. This course is designed to explore how these elements impact the practical application of behavioral science theories with respect to solving complex management problems in a diverse, global environment.

MBA 623 – Financial Accounting & Management

This course examines the practices required to effectively manage an organization’s financial resources. This course explores financial analysis and budgeting techniques with an orientation towards development, analysis, and interpretation of historical, present, and projected performance measures. This course will explore firm’s financing strategies and its access to a variety of capital sources, a firm’s optimal capital structure, and effective resource allocation and investment strategies. The specific topics include financial statement analysis, pro forma analysis, operating budgets, capital budgeting, insourcing and outsourcing, capital structure, and cost of capital.

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MBA 624 – Marketing

This course explores the applications of marketing theories and concepts used throughout various types of organizations, including manufacturing, service, nonprofit, and government entities. Topics include marketing strategy and planning, market segmentation, consumer behavior, branding, product and service development, and international marketing.

MBA 625 – Information Systems

This course focuses on various information and communications technologies. Students will examine how information systems are used to solve problems, manage data, and make better business decisions. Topics include management information systems, databases, ERP systems, cloud computing, and information privacy.

According to U.S. News and World Report, jobs for MBA graduates in marketing include: 

  • Market researcher 
  • Product manager 
  • Media manager 
  • Digital marketing coordinator 
MBA 626 – Applied Org Research & Analysis

This course provides students with an overview of statistical concepts and research methods used by for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. Students gain an understanding of research problem formulation, research design, sampling methods, analytic and descriptive survey questionnaires, qualitative versus quantitative data collection, and evaluation and interpretation of descriptive and inferential statistics by performing their own research. The course includes consideration of the use of research methods in program evaluation and outcome studies. This course further emphasizes the importance of integrating research into the business setting to the benefit of students and the overall business profession.

Positions Walsh University graduates have held include: 

  • Art Director 
  • Director of Research and Development 
  • Marketing Analyst 
  • Director, Digital Innovation and Global Implementation 
MBA 719 - Strategic Management

In this capstone course, students focus on the perspective and skills of the general manager. The purpose of this course is to provide practice in diagnosing and identifying realistic solutions to complex strategic and organizational problems. The course builds on the previous coursework by providing an opportunity to integrate various functional areas and by providing a total business perspective. Topics include an overview of strategic management, the process of choosing and defining purposes and objectives, identifying internal and external environmental factors relevant to strategic management, formulating and implementing a viable strategy and monitoring strategic performance. The course focuses on relationships among the firm, its strategy and its environment; why firms choose certain businesses, which business strategies are successful, and how firms can change in response to a dynamic environment.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median pay for marketing managers is more than $156,000 per year. The industry is expected to grow by 8% by 2033, leading to the creation of more than 31,100 jobs.

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