The successful business person in today's ever-changing global business environment must possess certain skills: a solid foundation in traditional business subjects, practical leadership and team building experience, a clear understanding of social and ethical issues, and a mastery of new technologies and their impact on the business environment. If your career would benefit from these skills, an Auburn MBA should be in your future.

   At Auburn, the focus is on core analytical and communication skills that best prepare students for the uncertain future. We incorporate a mix of theory with practical applications, and supplement traditional lectures with case analyses. While keeping abreast of the latest trends, we are not trendy. We believe the Auburn curriculum has staying power; it reflects the broad, fundamental knowledge upon which students can build a successful career, while allowing individual students to specialize and develop further expertise in a particular area of concentration.

   The program is flexible enough to accommodate students from any undergraduate major. MBA students take core courses in all functional areas of business, and round out their program with elective courses in their chosen area of concentration.

   Students choose their electives in a variety of functional areas, which can include finance, human resource management, marketing, operations management, management information systems, economics, management of technology, agribusiness, health care administration, economic development, sports management, and supply chain management. Professional development courses help students with teamwork, leadership and communication skills. A team case analysis is the capstone requirement for the degree.

   Auburn University's Master of Business Administration program is fully accredited by the AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Classes are small, and typically have from 10-50 students in them. Students are required to have completed undergraduate courses in calculus, statistics and the fundamentals of business education (see the Application Information and Prerequisite Course Requirements pages), prior to entering the program.