Customized Courses for Public Service MBA

Example Plan of Study for MBA Students

Plan of Study for MBA students

Example only. Your cohort may or may not be following this plan of study.

Semester 1

MBA 601 Organizational Communications
MBA 602 Organizational Behavior

Semester 2

MBA 603 Quantitative Decision Making
MBA or MSL Elective

Semester 3

MBA 607 Marketing Management
MBA 605 Managerial Economics

Semester 4

MBA 604 Managerial Accounting
MBA 640 Legal Environment of Business

Semester 5

MBA 606 Managerial Finance
MBA or MSL Elective

Semester 6

MBA 608 Strategic Management
MBA or MSL Elective

Advising notes:

1. Students have three electives.
2. We strongly encourage students to take MBA 601, 602, and 603 at the beginning of their program. These courses provide the foundation for success in later courses.
3. Once MBA 601, 602, 603 are completed, electives and all courses except MBA 608 (the capstone course) may be taken in a sequence other than the one shown above.

Example Plan of Study for MHA Students

Example Plan of Study for MHA students

Example only. Your cohort may or may not be following this plan of study.

Semester 1

MBA 601 Organizational Communications
MHA 650 Contemporary Health Administration

Semester 2

MHA 675 Health Services Policy
MHA 673 Legal Ethical Environment of Health
MHA 676 Comparative International Health **

Semester 3

MHA 651 Health Economics *
MHA 653 Health Services Marketing
MHA 690 Field Practicum in Health Admin ***

Semester 4

MHA 652 Health Services Financial Management
MSL Selective

Semester 5

MHA 677 Health Services Information Management
MHA 672 Strategic Hlth. Services Management

Advising Notes:

*MHA 651 requires Macroeconomics and Microeconomics as a prerequisite.

**MHA 676 is a highlight of the program wherein students travel to either Germany or Canada between the spring and summer semesters, Austria between the summer and fall semesters, or the United Kingdom between the fall and spring semesters. While on the trip, which averages 10 days, students are exposed to both business and health care operations in the those countries. Cost for the trip is underwritten through a special Pfeiffer University account. Currently, students pay tuition for the course and a supplement to offset remaining travel costs. The course can be taken in either January or May, at any point in the curriculum.

***MHA 690 is an applied field experience (internship) in which individual students undertake a practical work-related project under the general direction of the Program Director and the specific guidance of a field preceptor of the student's selection. There are no classroom sessions per se for this course, and most of the work is accomplished in the field. The course normally is taken during the third semester in the program and may be completed in that semester or within two semesters.

Example Plan of Study for MSL Students

Example Plan of Study for MSL students

Example only. Your cohort may or may not be following this plan of study.

Semester 1

MBA 601 Organizational Communications
MBA 602 Organizational Behavior

Semester 2

MSL 681 Organizational Leadership
MSL 682 Critical Thinking for Continuous Improvement or MSL 683 Managing a Diverse Workforce

Semester 3

MSL 680 Ethical Behavior and Employment Law
MSL 685 Human Resource Management or MSL 686 Human Resource Development

Semester 4

MSL 689 Negotiations and Conflict Resolution
MSL 687 Organizational Change Management

Semester 5

MSL 688 Change Strategies for High Performance Teams and Organizations
MSL 690 Applied Field Project

Semester 6

MSL 608 Strategic Management
MSL, MBA, or MHA Elective


Advising Notes:

1. Taking MBA 602 in your first semester is crucial for later success in this program.
2. There is some flexibility in the sequence of courses; however, please note:

A. You must take MSL 687 before MSL 688.
B. MSL 690 takes two semesters to complete. We recommend you start MSL 690 in your second-to-last semester.
C. MSL 608 is the capstone course in the program.