The Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree is
intended to provide students with broad business knowledge and to
prepare them for cross-functional decision-making. The M.B.A.
curriculum gives the student a deeper understanding of management
problems and the business firm’s position in the economic structure
of society. The goal of the controllership concentration is to
supplement the M.B.A. with a level of technical competence that
will enable the student to enter and advance in corporate
management in the accounting area. The M.B.A. – Controllership
program will not qualify a student to sit for the CPA examination
in the State of New York.
The program will prepare graduates to:
Demonstrate the ability to apply the
competencies of the discipline
- Identify, measure and summarize financial information
- Analyze exposures and risks
- Model data for decision making
- Communicate and report findings
- Research technical issues
- Leverage technology
- Recognize appropriate professional behavior
Apply business knowledge and skills
effectively in a variety of settings
- Link data, knowledge, and insight from various disciplines to
provide information to solve problems and make decisions,
demonstrating insight, good judgment, innovation and
creativity
- Demonstrate effective written and oral (including listening)
communications skills, and presentation skills targeting internal
audiences (e.g. top management, functional managers, and direct
report employees)
Demonstrate the ability to make strategic,
integrative decisions
- Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental
concepts/principles of core business disciplines and an ability to
integrate and apply knowledge that runs across a variety of core
business disciplines
- Formulate managerial and strategic business decisions for a
rapidly globalizing business environment
- Demonstrate development of personal and team-level decision
skills, i.e., to secure team participation and “buy-in” for a range
of business issues, policies, and strategic decision making
activities
Demonstrate an understanding of
professional responsibility, ethical obligations, and social
awareness
- Identify the nature, range and scope of ethical considerations
and legal ramifications of a business decision and propose a course
of action for individuals and firms
- Describe and give examples of the strategic and managerial
challenges of not-for-profit community based organizations, and
other charitable service organizations
Demonstrate competency in the global
aspects of business
- Identify local, national and global current events and
understand their impact on society and business