Master of Business Administration – MBA
Program Overview
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at Simpson University is not just a theoretical study. It’s a practical approach that empowers you to apply the theories and skills you learn in real time. The 36-credit curriculum, which can be completed within one to two years, allows you to take one or two seven-week courses simultaneously, ensuring a concentrated focus on each course and promoting cumulative learning throughout the program.
The MBA program offers distinctive features that differentiate it from others. Specialized seminars in Entrepreneurial Funding and Finance, Real-World Economics, and Data Science (AI) Decision-making give those in executive management roles targeted learning opportunities. Artificial intelligence is woven into the curriculum, equipping students with the ability to leverage AI tools for data-driven decision-making, personalized learning, and real-world business simulations. The program emphasizes both technical proficiency with AI and the ethical considerations required to lead responsibly in a rapidly evolving business landscape. This unique blend of courses is designed to provoke the interest of prospective students, offering a robust perspective on maximizing shareholder value and producing excellent capital resource outcomes. The program also guides executives in shifting their leadership approach, emphasizing ‘purpose-driven’ goals tempered with a ‘values-driven’ overview. This unique aspect emphasizes aligning organizational goals with core values and ethical principles.
*Leadership Concentration
IGNITE INNOVATION, DRIVE SUCCESS: WHERE BUSINESS MEETS POSSIBILITY.
Program Learning Outcomes
This program identifies the following objectives as critical to the development of highly skilled entrepreneurs, managers, and ethical leaders:
- Develop professionals in the field of business administration and leadership who can assume responsible modern organizational roles.
- Collaborate in economic analysis, planning, and implementation.
- Instill the values of responsible stewardship, respect for human difference, fairness, integrity, honesty, and service.
- Create an environment in which students can freely and respectfully collaborate, experience, question, grow and develop.
- Instill the expectation that all human beings are responsible to influence the world for good and noble purposes.
- Prepare leaders for a life of entrepreneurship, leadership, and service.
Required Courses
- Research, Writing, & Business Communication
- Strategic Marketing
- Management Seminar
- IT & Digital Innovation Seminar
- Managing Human Resources
- Entrepreneurial Funding and Leadership
- AI & Data-driven Decision Making
- Ethical Governance and Regulation
- Conflict Resolution Seminar
- Real-World Economics
- Change Management
- Strategic Planning & Positioning Capstone
“Getting my MBA is a big step in my higher education. It allows me to understand and learn new skills that I will use in my everyday life. I have grown in my leadership skills, how to problem solve, and think critically. My professors are devoted to getting us prepared for real-life experiences and how to ethically use the tools given to us. The business world that I will be a part of will be centered around my faith. “
Jewelia Zaragoza
Master of Business Administration – Class of 2026
MEET THE FACULTY
Daniel Sloan, DBA, MSF, MAT, MBA, GC. ECON
Department of Business Administration, Chair
Director MBA Program
Faculty Personnel Committee (FPC), Chair
Associate Business/CIS Professor
