MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREES

MBA in Food & Agribusiness
MBA in General Business

New concentrations coming soon!
MBA in Compensation & Benefits
MBA in Global Leadership
MBA in Entrepreneurship & Innovation

What You Study

The program organizes studies around a core body of knowledge and specialized functional courses. It has undergraduate foundation requirements in business administration and computer efficiency. The undergraduate foundation course requirements can be met through an appropriate undergraduate degree or work experience.

MBA courses in the Food & Agribusiness are offered on the DVC Main campus and in Harrisburg at the HACC campus on Cameron Street.                                                                                         

MBA courses in General Business are offered on the DVC Main campus and in Horsham at Prudential Financial, conveniently located at Welsh and Blair Mill Roads.

A total of 33 hours of graduate courses are required to attain the MBA degree.

MBA information contact:
Tom Kennedy,
Director of MBA Program,
(215) 489-2322 or Thomas.Kennedy@delval.edu

Master of Business Administration Programs
Concentration Course Requirements

Undergraduate Foundational Areas of Study (Knowledge in each is required)

• Accounting
• Economic Principles
• Business Statistics
• Management
• Financial Concepts
• Computer Literacy

Business Courses (3 credits each: all required = 21 credits)

• GB 6010    Managerial Accounting for Decision Making
• GB 6020    Advanced Computer Applications
• GB 6030    Financial Management
• GB 6040    Marketing Management
• GB 6050    Managerial Economics
• GB 6060    Human Resource Management
• GB 6070    Operations Management
  

MBA in Food & Agribusiness
Concentration Course Requirements

Food & Agribusiness Courses (3 credits each: all required = 9 credits)

• GB 6110    Strategic Management of Food & Agribusiness Enterprises
• GB 6111    Current Issues in Food & Agribusiness
• GB 7110    Executive Capstone Seminar

Food & Agribusiness Elective Courses (3 credits: students select one = 3 credits)

• GB 6112    Food & Agribusiness Marketing
• GB 6113    Management of Food & Agribusiness Delivery Systems
• GB 6114    Food & Agribusiness Price Analysis
• GB 6115    Topics of International Food & Agribusiness

MBA in General Business
Concentration Course Requirements

General Business Courses (3 credits each: all required = 9 credits)

• GB 6110    Strategic Management of Business Enterprises
• GB 6210    Contemporary Business Issues
• GB 7110    Executive Capstone Seminar

General Business Elective Courses (3 credits each: students select one = 3 credits)

• GB 6211    Business Ethics
• GB 6212    Leadership
• GB 6213    International Business and Economics
• GB 6214    Graduate Study Tour

BUSINESS CORE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
(7 courses; 3 credits each; 21 credits required)

GB 6010    Managerial Accounting for Decision Making:  A study of interpretation and the use of accounting data for management planning, decision-making and control.  Topics include product costing, cost allocation, budgeting, variance analysis and performance evaluation methods.  Prerequisites: Successful completion of all Foundation Level Courses

GB 6020    Advanced Computer Applications:  Applications of computer technology to business problems.  Advance applications with statistical software packages, spreadsheets, database management.  Topics include programming languages, algorithm development and societal impact.  The course will fully integrate the use of statistical software with statistical analysis.                  Prerequisites: Successful completion of all Foundation Level Courses

GB 6030    Financial Management:  Examine the fundamental principles of corporate financial management and capitol markets.  Topics include asset-pricing methods, risk management, equity financing, debt financing, dividend policy and relationship of finance with other functions within the firm, including practical and theoretical methods of financial analysis as part of a system of management decision.
Prerequisites: Managerial Accounting

GB 6040    Marketing Management:  A study on business to business buyer behavior, marketing segmentation and selection, product planning, pricing, distribution, promotion, buyer-seller interaction, negotiations, competitive bidding, and ethical issues.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of all Foundation Level Courses

GB 6050    Managerial Economics:  Examine the influence of government and other factors on the business environment.  Study models of aggregate supply and demand theories of consumption and investment, money supply and demand, inflation, rational expectations, stabilization policy, financial markets and international finance.                                                                                         
Prerequisites: Successful completion of all Foundation Level Courses

GB 6060    Human Resources Management:  This course identifies the role of the human resource manager.  The course examines, from a strategic approach, how the human resource functions interact with the EEO laws, job analysis, competency models, recruiting, selection, training, performance appraisal and management, job design, compensation, benefits, and labor relations.  The intent of this course is to enable the student to apply human resources management techniques to the business industry.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of all Foundation Level Courses

GB 6070    Operations Management:  A study of the theory and practices of the operations function and its application to productivity in the business areas.  Focus is on the quantitative techniques for problem solving and decision making in a variety of strategic and tactical areas of operations management, including total quality management; process design and control, capacity planning, location strategy, materials requirement planning, inventory control, and project management.      
Prerequisites: Successful completion of all Foundation Level Courses



FOOD & AGRIBUSINESS COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 
(3 courses; 3 credits each; 9 credits required)

GB 6110    Strategic Management of Food & Agribusiness Enterprises:  This course explores the integration of the functional areas of business at the corporate level.  Heavy emphasis is on environmental analysis, goal setting, assessing core competencies, choosing a strategic direction, and organizational implementation and control in the contest of a respective business operation.  Prerequisites: GB 6010, GB 6030, GB 6040, GB 6050

GB 6111    Current Issues in Food & Agribusiness:  Analysis of current critical practice and research issues in food and agribusiness, agri-food systems, food systems, global, competitiveness, sustainable agriculture, agribusiness ethics, new food and agribusiness ventures, cooperatives, farm management firms, agribusiness multinationals, innovation change, etc.  The course will use case study, analysis, and problem solving to analyze the efforts of critical practices on the food and agribusiness industry.  Prerequisites: GB 6010, GB 6030, GB 6040, GB 6050

GB 7110    Executive Capstone Seminar:  Critical analysis of case studies in strategic management with an emphasis on integrative decision-making.  Strategy formulation, implementation, and evaluation and control in today’s organization.
Prerequisites:  All Core Courses, and Two Advanced Courses
(May be taken concurrently with elective)

FOOD & AGRIBUSINESS ELECTIVE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
(Select one course; 3 credits each; 3 credits required)

GB 6112    Food & Agribusiness Marketing:  An analysis of agricultural marketing systems focusing on their structure, pricing and coordination mechanisms, and performance.  Case studies will be used involving decision-making using marketing tools from previous courses.
Prerequisites: GB 6040, GB 6050

GB 6114    Food & Agribusiness Price Analysis:  A study of the applications of price and demand theories to agricultural market analysis.  Topics include, agricultural product supply and input demand, uncertainty and risk, expectations, and supply dynamics.
Prerequisite: GB 6050

GB 6115    Topics of International Food & Agribusiness:  An analysis of government policies and programs which develop agriculture, conserve agricultural resources, address consumer food concerns, stabilize prices and increase income levels.  The influence of macro-policy, world economy and international trade on U. S. agriculture is also discussed.
Prerequisites: GB 6040, GB 6050

GB 6113    Management of Food & Agribusiness Delivery Systems:  This course will deal with the economically efficient distribution of goods and services from their points of creation to the customers.  Topics will include strategic decisions such as aggregate distribution plans and warehouse location as well as operational decision including the delivery routes and dispatching.
Prerequisites: GB 6040



GENERAL BUSINESS COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
(3 courses; 3 credits each; 9 credits required)

GB 6110    Strategic Management of Business Enterprises:  This course explores the integration of the functional areas of business at the corporate level.  Heavy emphasis is on environmental analysis, goal setting, assessing core competencies, choosing a strategic direction, and organizational implementation and control in the context of a respective business operation.
Prerequisites: All Core Courses

GB 6210    Contemporary Business Issues:  This course is designed to provide a forum for decision, reflection, and examination of contemporary business issues.   Global business, legal systems, and social issues, quality, and the internet are a few examples of the topical areas that are covered in this course.
Prerequisites: All Core Courses

GB 7110    Executive Capstone Seminar:  Critical analysis of case studies in strategic management with an emphasis on integrative decision-making.  Strategy formulation, implementation, and evaluation and control in today’s organization.
Prerequisites: All Core Courses, and Two Advanced Courses
(May be taken concurrently with elective)



GENERAL BUSINESS ELECTIVE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
(Select one course; 3 credits each; 3 credits required)

GB 6211    Business Ethics:  This course is to explore the ethical grey areas of contemporary business practices and to develop skills in moral judgment dialogical framework for ethical decision-making.  Emphasis will be placed on the students’ self assessment of core values, experiences and assumptions.
Prerequisites: GB 6010, GB 6030, GB 6040, GB 6050

GB 6214    Graduate Study Tour:  The course offers an in depth, inter-country examination of major business centers and industries throughout the world including the United States.  The study tour includes numerous corporate and institutional visits allowing first hand exploration of business issues.  Cultural, political, legal, regulatory, and social issues are also examined.  The study tour travel component is one week.
Prerequisites: GB 6010, GB 6030, GB 6040, GB 6050

GB 6213    International Business and Economics:  International Business and Economics reflects the changes in trade law, including the international aspects of intellectual property, and other new cases reflecting the ongoing evolution of the world economy.  This course includes new U.S. case law, and discusses new international regimes such as the anti-briery convention and the Financial Action Task Force.  Additionally, coverage of the emerging jurisprudence of NAFTA and the WTO is included.
Prerequisites: GB 6010, GB 6030, GB 6040, GB 6050

GB 6212    Leadership:  Leadership is influencing people by providing purpose, direction and motivation, while operating to accomplish the mission and improving the organization.  The goal of this course is to help the student develop their own leadership skills.  This course examines the role of leaders, leadership, and management, power and influence, leadership styles, cultural dimensions of leadership, and leadership and strategic effectiveness.
Prerequisites: None