Master’s of Business Education

A Master’s degree in Business Education from ITU is accomplished in concert with the core MBA program. In keeping with the technology focus of the University, the Bus Ed program includes emphasis on both education and Business expertise. Students engaged in the ITU Bus Ed program will obtain their degree by taking classes through the core MBA subjects rounded out by learning in educational technology, program assessment/review, research techniques, vocational, occupational training and more.

Requirements:

The Bus Ed. program requires successful completion of 36 semester-credits.
An undergraduate degree is required for admission. If the undergraduate degree is in the area of education or a related field, then a minimum grade point average of 3.0 is required for the last half of courses taken that count for the degree. If the undergraduate degree is in a different field, the minimum grade point average required for all courses in that degree is 3.0. Exceptions to these requirements can be made by the academic council.

Curriculum:

The student must complete:

4 courses from the business core courses listed below for a total of 12 semester units …..12

Business Core Courses:
ACTN 900 Financial Accounting (3)
ACTN 910 Managerial Accounting (3)
ECON 920 Macroeconomic Theory (3)
FINN 932 Corporate  Finance (3)
FINN 933 Managerial Finance (3)
GRN 511 Verbal Communications and Conversations (1-3)
GRN 513 Newspaper Reading and Essay Writing (1-3)
GRN 514 Active Listening (1-3)
GRN 515 Technical Writing and Public Speaking (1-3)
GRN 597 Joint Seminar / CPT (1-3)
GRN 599 Writing and Composition (1-3)
GRN 920 Internship (1-3)
GRN 921 Independent Study I (1-3)
GRN 922 Independent Study II (1-3)
GRN 923 Independent Study III (1-3)
MBAN 997 Research Methods (3)
MBAN 998 MBA Project (3)
MBAN 999 MBA Thesis (3)
MGTN 901 Fundamentals of Management (3)
MGTN 915 Organizational Teamwork (3)
MGTN 945 Pitching a Business Plan to Venture Capitalists (VCs) / Workshop (3)
MGTN 951 Business Communications (1-3)
MGTN 953 Business Law (3)
MKTN 958 Marketing Management (3)
Core Courses:
The student must complete 2 of the 4 required core courses listed below for a total of 6 semester units ….6

EDBS 900 Concepts of Business Education
EDBS 901 Computer applications in Education (3)
EDBS 902 Methods of Teaching Business Topics (3)
EDBS 903 Curriculum in Business Education (3)

Professional Education Courses:
The student must complete:
6 courses from the Professional Education curriculum of classes listed below for a total of 18 semester units ….18
EDBS 910 Coordination Techniques (3)
EDBS 911 Philosophy and Theories of Vocational Education (3)
EDBS 912 Developing, Planning and Organizing of Vocational Programs (3)
EDBS 913 Current Problems in Business Education (3)
EDBS 914 Techniques of Assessment and Research (3)
EDBS 915 Instructional Strategies in Career and Technical Education (3)
EDBS 916 Curriculum Design and Instructional Resources (3)
EDBS 920 Educational Measurement, Research & Evaluation (3)
EDBS 922 Human Relations Skills in Business, and Education (3)
EDBS 923 Developing Cooperative Learning Techniques in Education (3)
EDBS 924 Diversity and Multicultural Education (3)

Total……………………………………..36

**Note: Only one course from any ITU programs will be counted in the curriculum of the Business Education Program