Program Learning Outcomes

Leadership and Strategic Knowledge: Students will analyze and apply advanced leadership theories and strategic business principles to evaluate organizational performance and guide executive decision-making.

Ethical and Faith-Based Decision-Making: Students will integrate a Christian worldview and ethical reasoning to formulate and defend values-driven solutions to complex business challenges.

Applied Research and Innovation: Students will design and conduct rigorous applied research to diagnose organizational challenges and create evidence-based, innovative strategies for business practice.

Communication and Transformational Leadership: Students will communicate complex ideas effectively to influence stakeholders and lead transformational change in diverse and global contexts.

Program Requirements (All courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted)

• Core Requirements – 12 credits (4 courses)
• Research Requirements– 12 credits (4 courses)
• Dissertation – 12 credits (4 courses)
• Specialization Requirements– 12 credits (4 courses)

Core Requirements

• BUS 701 Foundations of Scholarly Research Writing in Business
• BUS 702 Research Design: Quantitative and Qualitative Methodology
• BUS 703 Applied Statistics for Business Decisions
• BUS 704 Ethics & Social Responsibilities in Business Management

Research Requirements

• BUS 801 Strategic Organizational Leadership in Business
• BUS 802 Innovation, Change, and Disruptive Technology in Business
• BUS 803 Policies for Global Management & International Relations
• BUS 804 Advanced Business Strategy and Public Policy

Dissertation Requirements

• BUS 901 Conventions of Dissertation Proposal
• BUS 902 Research Design & Methods
• BUS 903 Dissertation Research I: Data Collection & Analysis
• BUS 904 Dissertation Research II: Writing & Defense

Specialization Requirements

(Students must declare a specialization from the list of options no later than the end of the first year of study)

• Healthcare Management 
  • BUS 811 U.S. & Global Healthcare Systems
  • BUS 812 Healthcare Financial & Quality Management
  • BUS 813 Leadership and Management in Healthcare Organizations
  • BUS 814 Health Policy, Ethics and Information
• Artificial Intelligence in Business
  • BUS 821 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • BUS 822 The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and Governance
  • BUS 823 AI for Customer Intelligence
  • BUS 824 Leading Ethical Organizations in the Age of AI
• International Marketing
  • BUS 831 Global Customer Behavior
  • BUS 832 International Market Research Metrix
  • BUS 833 Cross-Cultural Branding Strategies
  • BUS 834 Digital & Social Media Marketing
• Business Analytics
  • BUS 841 Data-Driven Decision Making in Organizations
  • BUS 842 Predictive Analytics & Data Mining
  • BUS 843 Business Intelligence Tools for Success
  • BUS 844 Big Data Strategy for Executives
• Leadership
  • BUS 851 Foundation of Strategic Management in an Organization
  • BUS 852 Strategic Management and Execution
  • BUS 853 Global Leadership and Ministry Formation
  • BUS 854 Global Leadership Project for Evolving Organizations

BUS 701 Foundations of Scholarly Research and Writing in Business

The course equips students with expert research writing competencies as a response to the complexities of current business environments. Emphasizing clarity, coherence, and credibility, students will learn to build scholarly arguments, synthesize academic sources, and respond to the evolving demands of academia by addressing real business problems, acting as case models for implementing evidence-based writing in bridging practice and theory.

BUS 702 Research Design: Quantitative and Qualitative Methodology

This course offers an in-depth exploration of qualitative and quantitative approaches, not as rival methodologies but as intertwined systems of inquiry. In the information-driven business world of today, thoughtful research design cannot be a matter of choice. Via applied projects, students can develop research structures that are both intellectually rigorous and strategically aligned with organizational objectives. 

BUS 703 Applied Statistics for Business Decisions

This course interprets statistical techniques through its context in making business decisions under high stakes. From theory to action, students will learn how to utilize statistical software to probe data, detect patterns, and create actionable conclusions. Strategic meaning-making of results and their ethical application in global business environments is placed in focus. 

BUS 704 The Ethics & Social Responsibility of Business Management

This course responds to the ethical dilemmas and social responsibilities that business leaders must confront when they operate in an interdependent world economy. Through case studies and moral decision-making tools, students will test the interrelationship of power, accountability, and innovation. The goal is to create leaders who can make principled decisions without sacrificing performance or public trust. 

BUS 801 Strategic Organizational Leadership in Business

The course reworks leadership for the business world of the 21st century by integrating classic theory with disruptive thinking. Students will learn about leadership as a system of influence that shapes organizational culture, drives transformation, and sustains competitive advantage. Leadership labs and case simulations allow students to practice adaptive leadership approaches in volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) situations. 

BUS 802 Innovation, Change and Disruptive Technology in Business

Innovation is no longer an option it's the currency of survival. This course immerses learners in the forces of disruption: new technologies, shifting markets, and agile ecosystems. Through innovation sprints and strategic foresight practice, learners will be equipped with the mindset and toolset to lead change and harness disruption as a driver of competitive growth. 

BUS 803 Global Management and International Relations Policies

This course analyzes the policy environment that shapes global business operations and diplomacy. Learners will study how trade agreements, geopolitics, regulatory frameworks, and cultural intelligence affect strategic decision-making across borders. Scenario planning and ethical global governance are prioritized in coping with complexity. 

BUS 804 Advance Business Strategy and Public Policy

Where corporate power encounters public interest is where strategic policymaking begins. This course gives students advanced methods to craft, analyze, and drive business strategies that align with evolving public policies. Through policy simulations and laboratory conditions, students will learn how to negotiate lobbying, regulatory maneuvers, and corporate diplomacy. 

BUS 811 U.S. & Global Healthcare Systems

This course provides a comparative analysis of U.S. and international health systems along the dimensions of structure, funding, access, and results. Students gain knowledge on how sociopolitical, economic, and cultural factors shape health systems, and evaluate models of care on efficiency, equity, and innovation. Real-world insights equip leaders to navigate the complexities of domestic and global health settings. 

BUS 812 Healthcare Financial & Quality Management

This program extends fiscal management to quality assurance in healthcare settings. Learners can effectively manage healthcare budgets, evaluate cost-effectiveness, and connect fiscal decisions to clinical quality outcomes. Emphasis is on value-based care, reimbursement strategies, and integrating quality measures into strategic management processes. 

BUS 813 Leadership and Management in Healthcare Organizations

This course examines leadership through the lens of healthcare's unique operation, ethics, and human context. Students will gain strategies to lead diverse groups, handle crisis, and build a culture of accountability and compassion. Case study learning allows students to develop the ability to lead complex healthcare organizations during a time of change. 

BUS 814 Health Policy, Ethics and Information

This course integrates health policy analysis, ethical decision-making, and informatics to prepare leaders with the skills necessary to shape the future of healthcare delivery. Students will evaluate how digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and data governance impact patient care and public health. The course encourages students to apply ethical reasoning to immediate policy and technology issues in the healthcare system. 

BUS 821 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

This course introduces business leaders to the fundamental ideas and practical applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Going beyond theory with technology, it emphasizes the way in which AI can be integrated into business's fundamental operations to drive innovation, facilitate decision-making, and optimize customer value. Learners use live data and case studies to develop AI literacy from a strategic perspective. 

BUS 822 The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and Governance

As businesses are reshaped by AI technologies, ethical leadership and good governance are required. The course examines the ethical issues, the legal challenges, and policy  contexts for AI use in business. Students will design ethical governance models to track bias, accountability, transparency, and long-term implications in digital platforms. 

BUS 823 AI for Customer Intelligence

This course is centered on the way AI is revolutionizing customer understanding and interaction. Students learn machine learning, natural language processing, and predictive analytics to discover customer behavior patterns. Through hands-on projects, students will develop smart systems that improve customer experience, retention, and lifetime value. 

BUS 824 Leading Ethical Organizations in the Age of AI

This capstone course examines leadership in the AI-driven business. Students learn how corporate leaders can handle the disruption that comes from AI within workforce dynamics, culture, and strategic direction. Through simulation and analysis of situations, students develop competence to lead organizations that focus on human values, adaptability, and sense of purpose alongside technological innovation. 

BUS 831 Global Customer Behavior

This course analyzes the cultural, economic, psychological, and digital drivers that impact consumer behavior in global markets. Students will decode consumption patterns and motivations, uncover behavioral secrets, and develop robust marketing strategies that engage diverse customer groups in multinational environments. 

BUS 832 International Market Research Metrix

The course gives students advanced tools for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting global market information. Emphasis is placed on regional data problems, web-based research methods, and translation of insights into actionable strategy. Students design customized metric dashboards to inform competitive positioning by geography. 

BUS 833 Cross-Cultural Branding Strategies

This course focuses on creating and maintaining worldwide brands in various cultures. Students will study the strategic, visual, and emotional components of brand identity worldwide. They will develop strategies that will promote brand consistency while being sensitive to local market sensibilities. 

BUS 834 Digital & Social Media Marketing

This course analyzes the evolving digital marketing landscape on international social media platforms, influencer ecosystems, and data-driven content marketing. Students will be enabled to create and execute global digital campaigns optimized for consumer behavior and platform algorithms and react to ethical and cultural concerns. 

BUS 841 Data-Driven Decision Making in Organizations

This course trains executives to convert data into strategic business choices. Students learn how data ecosystems, dashboards, and visualization tools can accelerate decision-making cycles. Through simulations and business cases, they become proficient at reading analytics to improve performance. 

BUS 842 Predictive Analytics & Data Mining

This course introduces predictive modeling and data mining techniques to predict trends, customer behavior, and operational risk. The students will be taught to use real-world datasets and tools such as Python, R, or SQL-based platforms to find actionable trends and fuel innovation. 

BUS 843 Business Intelligence Tools for Success

This course covers today's suite of business intelligence (BI) tools ranging from Power BI and Tableau to in-house-built dashboards to combine big data into organizational insight. Students will design BI architectures that support data democratization, self-service analytics, and agile reporting environments. 

BUS 844 Big Data Strategy for Executives

This course discusses how business leaders may leverage big data as a strategic asset. Through this course, students will be introduced to data economics, platform design, cloud environments, and ethics. Upon completion of the course, they will have an enterprise data strategy aligned with innovation, risk, and compliance goals. 

BUS 851 Foundation of Strategic Management in an Organization

The course comprehensively examines strategic management theory and practice in modern organizations. Students will learn the frameworks for analyzing competitive environments, assessing organizational capabilities, and formulating long-term strategies that propel sustainable expansion. Strategic thinking, innovation, and implementation in international and domestic markets are emphasized. Using real-world case studies, interactive simulations, and group projects, students will develop the ability to make data-driven strategic decisions and resolve complex business challenges. The course prepares scholar-practitioners to understand how strategy influences all areas of business operations and aligns with organizational mission and values. The course is a good foundation for learners aspiring to lead or consult in competitive business environments. 

BUS 852 Strategic Management and Execution

This course explores strategic thinking with an emphasis on change leadership and responsive implementation. Students will solve real-world problems, develop strategic blueprints, and realize strategy in dynamic settings where change is constant and global competition intensifies. 

BUS 853 Global Leadership and Ministry Formation

Integrating leadership science and global ministry models, this course forges leaders who can operate cross-culturally to impact spiritual and organizational transformation. 

BUS 854 Global Leadership Project for Evolving Organizations

This capstone field project integrates global leadership, innovation, and applied research. Students develop and implement a leadership solution to a worldwide or multicultural real-world problem. 

BUS 901 Conventions of Dissertation Proposal

The course instructs a methodical approach to molding the key elements of a dissertation proposal. Students will learn how to identify research problems, formulate research questions, and evaluate theoretical underpinnings. Logical coherence, scholarly rules of writing, and development of an integrated literature review are given top priority. Students will develop an operational draft of a dissertation proposal with scholarly norms and ethical matters in mind. 

BUS 902 Research Design and Methods

The course explores principles of research design and the selection of methods in business research. Students will compare research paradigms, identify qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method approaches, and justify methodological selection. Reliability, validity, sampling methods, and data collection are focused on. By the end of the course, students will have a complete methodological framework for their research questions.  

BUS 903 Dissertation Research I: Data Collection & Analysis

The course is dedicated to conducting research through data collection and analysis. Students will apply sanctioned methods, collect and organize data, and analyze findings with appropriate tools and techniques. Guiding students includes troubleshooting data problems, ensuring data integrity, and initiating the interpretation of results. Students will produce initial findings and create corresponding dissertation chapters. 

BUS 904 Dissertation Research II: Writing and Defense

This course focuses on the final stages of completing the dissertation, including advanced research writing and presentation skills. Students will synthesize findings from research, construct discussion and conclusion chapters, and resubmit manuscripts through guided feedback. Oral defense preparation includes preparing a clear, evidence-based presentation and practicing response strategies for questions and critique from the faculty.