Business Administration, MBA
for the Master of Business Administration in Business Administration
associate dean: W. Brooke Elliott
email: mba@illinois.edu
department website: https://giesbusiness.illinois.edu/mba
department faculty: https://business.illinois.edu/people/
overview of grad college admissions & requirements: https://grad.illinois.edu/admissions/apply
college website: https://giesbusiness.illinois.edu/
department office: Business Instructional Facility, Room 3019, 515 E. Gregory, Champaign, IL 61820
phone: (217) 244-7602
The Gies College of Business offers a degree program leading to the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in 3 delivery modes. The traditional full-time MBA and the Professional MBA are offered on the Urbana campus. The residential MBA and Professional MBA programs are no longer accepting applications. The online program is offered for students who need more flexibility in their MBA programs.
All Illinois MBA programs require 72 hours of credit. Students graduate with a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Student transcripts do not vary based upon program format.
The Full-time MBA is offered in a lockstep, face-to-face cohort format for the first-year core curriculum. The core consists of 40 hours of classwork that provide the foundation. During the second year, students have the flexibility to customize their area of concentration by taking 32 hours of business and non-business courses.
Graduate Degree Programs in Business Administration
Majors:
Business Administration, MBA (Full-Time)
with optional concentrations: Accountancy, Business Data Analytics, Corporate Governance & International Business, Information Technology & Control, Real Estate, Supply Chain Management
Business Administration, MBA (Professional - part-time)
with optional concentrations: Business Data Analytics, Information Technology & Control, Supply Chain Management
Business Administration, MBA (Online iMBA)
Digital Marketing, Entrepreneurship & Strategic Innovation, Global Challenges in Business
Business Administration, MS
with optional concentrations: Accountancy, Business Data Analytics, Business & Public Policy, Corporate Governance & International Business, Finance, Supply Chain Management
Business Analytics, MS
Management, MS
with optional concentrations: Business Data Analytics, Digital Marketing, Entrepreneurship & Strategic Innovation, Finance, Global Challenges in Business, Technology Management
Technology Management, MS
with optional concentrations: Accountancy, Business Data Analytics, Business & Public Policy, Finance, Information Technology & Control, Supply Chain Management
Business Administration, PhD
Minors:
Information Technology & Control
Corporate Governance & International Business
Supply Chain Management
Concentrations:
Business Data Analytics
Corporate Governance & International Business
Digital Marketing
Entrepreneurship & Strategic Innovation
Global Challenges in Business
Information Technology & Control
Supply Chain Management
Joint Degree Program:
Accountancy, MS (iMSA) & Business Administration, MBA (iMBA)
Admission
Admission to the Illinois Gies MBA is dependent upon an earned undergraduate degree, acceptable scores on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Examination (GRE), two letters of recommendation, professional resume and essays. Applicants whose native language is not English are also required to submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the IELTS. For additional requirements the applicant should refer to the MBA application.
Faculty Research Interests
Faculty research interests are in the areas of marketing, organizational behavior, organization theory, decision sciences, information systems, strategic management, risk analysis, judgment under uncertainty, international business, production and operations management, accounting, economics, entrepreneurship, and finance. The Gies College of Business houses computer facilities, a behavioral science laboratory, and a separate library. The college maintains contacts with industry and government through its Survey Research Laboratory, Illinois Business Consulting, the Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership and several professional and scholarly journals edited by its faculty.
Scholarships/Financial Aid
The Illinois Gies MBA offers a limited number of merit scholarships to outstanding domestic and international applicants. The merit scholarships are awarded at the time of admission. U.S. citizens and permanent residents may be eligible for federal and private student loans.
for the Master of Business Administration in Business Administration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MBA 501 & MBA 502 | Foundations of Business I and Foundations of Business II | 20 |
| MBA 503 & MBA 504 & MBA 505 | Prin & Proc of Management I and Prin & Proc of Management II and Topics in Management | 20 |
| Area of concentration | 16 | |
| Free electives | 16 | |
| Total Hours | 72 | |
Other Requirements1
| Other requirements may overlap | |
| Minimum Hours Required Within the College: | 56 |
| Minimum 500-level Hours Required Overall: | 72 |
| It is the expectation that all MBA students will have an internship during the summer | |
| MBA students must enroll on a full-time basis during the fall and spring semesters for the two years of the MBA | |
| Minimum GPA: | 2.75 |
| 1 | For additional details and requirements refer to the department's graduate curriculum and the Graduate College Handbook. |