Overview

The master’s degree in business administration program at Life Pacific University enhances a broad range of marketable skills that can give job applicants an edge in the marketplace. Students engage in cross-discipline work through select courses, blending management strategy and analysis, leading to a general management perspective across the functional areas of business. Students take classes covering accounting, economics, finance, management, marketing, information systems, and strategic planning in addition to elective courses. 

Life Pacific University prepares future business leaders and executives by utilizing teaching methods that combine lecture-discussion, case studies, research, and projects. Program graduates will come away with the necessary tools required to develop leaders, manage operations, and grow organizations. The program content is filtered through an ethical decision-making and critical thinking grid within the context of a Christian worldview. No GMAT requirement.

Format & Schedule

The 30-unit curriculum of the Master of Business Administration consists of a series of ten courses that build upon each other to achieve the program goals. All courses are fully online and run for seven weeks. For course descriptions, please see the LPU Catalog. (No residency is required for this program)

Program Outcomes

Graduates of the Online MBA Program focus on:

+ Strategic and Innovative Thinking, and Analysis
Apply the skills learned to develop fully reasoned arguments and solutions for such contemporary issues as the need for innovation, integrity, leading and managing change, globalization, and technology management.

+ Social, Legal, and Ethical Responsibilities of Organizations and Society

Analyze the impact of an enterprise on its various stakeholders using deontological and consequential lenses with an awareness of the current U.S. legal and global regulatory business environment.

+ Effective Oral, Written, and Presentation Communication Skills

Construct a logical, relevant, and professional quantitative assessment of business information in an effective manner.

+ Team Participation and Leadership

Apply theories of effective leadership, team composition, process, and motivation (including inclusivity and diversity) to effectively manage work teams.

+ Faith Integration

Formulate a process of integrating business and Christ- Centered Mission by seeking opportunities to utilize market success in the advancement of God’s Kingdom here on the earth.