Master of Business Administration (Online)
MBA Degree via Online Learning at the Daytona Beach Campus College of Business
Embry-Riddle now offers an MBA degree program via distance learning. The degree offers everything a traditional MBA program does with the convenience and flexibility of online study and a specialization in Aviation Management.
You'll earn a distinguished MBA degree from the world leader in aviation and aerospace higher education. Our program offers an accredited, high-quality education from industry-experienced, professional faculty. You'll be learning from the same professors who teach on the Daytona Beach, Fla., campus.
100% Web-Based to Fit Your Lifestyle and Schedule
More than 25 years of experience in providing distance education opportunities to thousands of students in the United States and in many different nations worldwide has provided Embry-Riddle with the knowledge and experience base that is essential to an understanding of the varying needs and demands of adult students.
This experience enables Embry-Riddle to offer the MBA online through a broad-based network, secure in the knowledge that it can provide students a proper and meaningful education through this medium. With the MBA program located in our College of Business, the opportunity arises for the adult learner to interact with a collection of scholars at the forefront of aviation and aerospace management education.
We Bring the Classroom to You
The MBA degree is delivered online entirely via a technology-mediated, distance learning format.
Time is the biggest obstacle for many working professionals who wish to earn an MBA, that's why our online format allows students to “attend class” when and where it is convenient for them.
Additionally, Embry-Riddle is pleased to accept international students into our MBA program. We invite you to enjoy the benefits of earning your MBA from a prestigious United States-based university without leaving the comfort of your home.
Designed for the Aviation Industry
Embry-Riddle’s Master of Business Administration degree is one of the very few graduate business programs in the world designed for the airline/ aviation/aerospace industry. The MBA degree program emphasizes the application of modern management concepts, methods, and tools to the challenges of aviation, aerospace, and general business.
The MBA courses are oriented toward the needs of the strategic decision-maker in the management hierarchy. Graduates of the program receive an education that provides leading insights into the global transportation industry, yet can be used across any general business discipline.
Career Outlook
Manage Your Future
Recent Embry-Riddle MBA graduates are employed in leading airlines, aviation/aerospace and commercial firms, consultancies, and regulatory bodies, including ARC Engineering, Cendant, Continental, Daimler/Chrysler, Delta, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Express, Lockheed Martin, Lufthansa, UAL, UPS, United Space Alliance, US Airways, and U.S. Armed Forces.
The Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Career Services Office offers a resume referral system known as the EagleHire Network.
Business + Aviation Expertise = An Attractive Resume
As the world’s air transportation network becomes ever more sophisticated and complex, the demand for professionals with the skills and knowledge required to maximize the efficiency of both people and the aviation system continues to grow.
Employers of Embry-Riddle's MBA graduates can be confident that they are hiring people who possess knowledge of the unique characteristics of the aviation and aerospace industries and the management principles underlying all business.
Curriculum
MBA with a Specialization in Aviation Management
The Master of Business Administration program curriculum includes a specialization in Aviation Management. The program consists of 13 courses: nine are core courses and four are aviation management classes.
The curriculum consists of the following 13 online courses:
| Business Core | Semester Credits |
|
|---|---|---|
| BA 511 | Operations Research | 3 |
| BA 514 | Strategic Marketing Management in Aviation | 3 |
| BA 517 | Accounting for Decision Making | 3 |
| BA 518 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| BA 520 | Organizational Behavior, Theory, and Applications in Aviation | 3 |
| BA 521 | Global Information and Technology Management | 3 |
| BA 522 | Business Research Methods | 3 |
| BA 523 | Advanced Aviation Economics | 3 |
| BA 635 | Business Policy and Decision Making | 3 |
| Credits | ||
| BA 604 | International Management and Aviation Policy | 3 |
| BA 609 | Airline Operations and Managment | 3 |
| BA 645 | Airport Operations and Management | 3 |
| BA 646 | Air Cargo and Logistics Management | 3 |
| Total Semester Credits Required | 39 | |
Tuition and Costs
The tuition for students who begin during 2009 is $845 per semester credit.
How to Apply
For admission consideration to the MBA program, applicants should submit the following documents to the Office of International & Graduate Admissions: statement of objectives; resume; three letters of recommendation; official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended (a bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalents are required); and official GMAT exam scores (visit www.mba.com for details and examination registration). Visit the graduate admissions Web site.
