Master of Business Administration - Energy Management

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program prepares students in the functional areas of business allowing them to develop managerial skills necessary to be effective in a rapidly changing business environment. The program is based on current research of managerial competencies and graduate business standards as tested by existing national standardized graduate business examinations.

In addition to the University of Phoenix learning goals, the MBA program prepares students to:
• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to identify and solve organizational problems using a systematic decision-making approach.
• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to manage, develop, and motivate personnel to meet changing organizational needs in a global business environment.
• Apply critical analysis of alternatives under conditions of uncertainty.
• Develop awareness of their own values and the effect of those values on organizational decision making.
• Assess whether an organization’s plans and actions align with its values.
• Comprehend the application of a significant amount of business administration knowledge within the domains of management, business law, human capital management, organizational leadership, quantitative reasoning for business, economics, accounting, applied business research & statistics, operations management, corporate finance, marketing, and strategic planning & implementation.

The MBA/EM consists of 51 credit hours.

Students completing the Energy Management concentration will develop the managerial skills emphasized within the MBA required course of study in the context of the challenges faced by the energy sector. Students will understand the conceptual framework and knowledge to become leaders in the complex and diverse energy sector. Students will evaluate the business case for renewable and non-renewable sources within an energy portfolio.

The Energy Management Concentration is designed for students who want to expand their management skills into the energy sector or students currently working in non-management roles within the energy sector seeking to develop their management skills.

The Energy Management Concentration consists of 15 credit hours and includes:
• MGT/EM 561-Energy Sector Management (required)
• Twelve additional credits of other graduate-level coursework in energy management.

Note: The diploma awarded for this program will read as: Master of Business Administration and will not reflect the concentration. Concentrations are reflected on the transcript only.

While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.