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Master of Business Administration

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The world is changing fast. We need innovators like you to make sure it’s changing for the better—socially and economically. Chaminade’s MBA will develop your knowledge and skills in creative and critical thinking, strategy and values-driven leadership through engaging courses and interactive coursework.

This MBA is designed for working professionals who need to earn their degree at their own pace—allowing you to balance education, life’s responsibilities and career.

On-campus, online or hybrid

10-week terms, four per year

Go at your own pace

36 total credit hours

Individualized mentoring

IACBE accredited

“Chaminade doesn’t see education as just courses and requirements, but as an opportunity to inspire students to change the world.”
Michael Sakazaki
B.S Accounting ’17, MBA in Accounting ’19
“Many professors genuinely care and go out of their way to help you succeed outside of class.”
Cori Tanida
MBA in Not-For-Profit ’17
“The connection you get with your Chaminade professors in small class settings is truly priceless. From that experience, these are not only my professors and mentors, but my good friends I still stay in contact with.”
Adam Hoffman
B.S. Accounting ’07, MBA ’09

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Terms & Deadlines

Summer Term 2023

Application deadline: June 9, 2023
Term begins: July 3, 2023

Fall Term 2023

Application deadline: September 8, 2023
Term begins: October 2, 2023

Accounting

Our MBA in Accounting allows you to delve into the discipline’s principles across sectors, including for nonprofits, corporations and partnerships. You’ll conduct hands-on research based on financial reporting systems and try your hand at developing a strategic plan—all as part of intensive coursework designed to prepare you for a career as a Certified Public Accountant.

Healthcare Administration

Healthcare is evolving rapidly. Our MBA in Healthcare Administration prepares you to make a positive difference in a high-need field. Our innovative, project-driven curriculum covers healthcare ecosystems, key US and global determinants of health, healthcare informatics, advocacy and policy-making.

Island Business

The MBA in Island Business prepares you to meet the unique management needs of businesses in Hawaii. Learn how to network with aloha, understand the cultural landscape in Hawaii and learn how it influences business. You’ll unpack the social and economic challenges facing the islands—and what island-focused solutions might look like.

Not-For-Profit

Not-for-profit organizations have unique missions and unique needs. Develop the tools necessary to make positive change in the nonprofit world with our Not-for-Profit MBA, which features experiential learning and innovative strategies for working with communities, government and philanthropic organizations.

Science and Technology Innovation

Prepare yourself to serve in the fast-paced and rapidly growing innovation economy with our Science and Technology Innovation MBA. With an emphasis on making positive change, you’ll learn how to use advanced data analytics to support the world’s data revolution while exploring entrepreneurship, business innovation and commercialization trends across the tech sector.

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$1,120*

Cost per Credit Hour

36 Credits

Total Credit Hours

As few as 18 months

Time to Completion
(full-time student)

*AY 2023-2024 effective July 1, 2022

Learning Outcomes

A graduate with a Masters of Business Administration degree will be able to:

  1. Use financial tools and analysis to inform organizational decisions utilizing a knowledge of the issues central to financial management of an organization.
  2. Use concepts and processes of marketing and management to inform organizational decisions that enhance value creation.
  3. Use the appropriate framework to analyze ethical dilemmas and inform organizational decisions.
  4. Use economic data and knowledge of domestic and global economic environments to inform organizational decisions.
  5. Identify appropriate leader actions for enhancing individual, group and organization effectiveness in accordance with principles of leadership dynamics.
  6. Assess and create strategy for organizations in specified business environments in accordance with central components and processes of strategic management.
  7. Develop and present a strategic plan for organizations promoting service, justice and peace within the community.
Foundation Courses

Accounting and quantitative skills are prerequisites for the MBA program. These prerequisites may be waived for qualified students, please review the graduate catalog for complete details. Chaminade offers two foundation courses for entering students who have not completed the required courses in accounting and quantitative methods:

  • MBA 510: Financial Accounting for Managers
  • MBA 520: Analytical Skills for Managers
  • MBA 530 Business Foundations

Note: Students should complete foundation coursework during their first two terms in the MBA program.

Core Requirements

Eight core courses are required. These courses provide the common knowledge essential to preparation for management and leadership roles.

  • MBA 600: Leading People in Organizations
  • MBA 601: Economic Analysis for Managers
  • MBA 602: Managerial Ethics and Decision Making
  • MBA 610: Managerial Accounting
  • MBA 611: Managerial Finance
  • MBA 800: Strategic Management
  • Choose one:
    • MBA 612: Managerial Marketing
    • MBA 730 Services Marketing
  • Choose one:
    • MBA 613: Human Resource Management
    • MBA 617: Operations Management
Elective Courses

Students must complete four electives of their choosing. Elective courses enable students to develop specialized knowledge and skills in one or more areas of interest. Electives may be focused in one area or may cover a variety of topics.

  • MBA 701: Entrepreneurship
  • MBA 702: Business Law
  • MBA 707: Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
  • MBA 708: International Business Management
  • MBA 722: Information Technology for Managers
  • MBA 730: Services Marketing
  • MBA 739: Not-for-Profit Organizations
  • MBA 740: Social Enterprise Management
  • MBA 741: Governmental Relations
  • MBA 752: Financial Analysis and Applications
  • MBA 754: Investment Management
  • MBA 756: International Finance
  • MBA 761: Leading Organizational Change
  • MBA 762: Project Management
  • MBA 763: Professional Development
  • MBA 764: Strategic Issues in Philanthropy
Learning Outcomes

In addition to the program learning outcomes identified for all MBA students, a graduate with the the Accounting concentration will be able to:

  1. Understand the principles of not-for-profit accounting and able to read and analyze not-for-profit financial statements.
  2. Perform accounting research based on an understanding of GAAP and international financial reporting systems.
  3. Prepare corporate and partnership income tax returns and develop a familiarity with applicable tax laws and principles. 
  4. Analyze financial statements for consolidated corporate and partnership entities and be familiar with related accounting principles.
  5. Comprehend the principles of accounting information systems with emphasis on developing, documenting, and analyzing accounting systems.
  6. Develop and present a strategic plan to benefit a community organization requesting assistance.

Prerequisite Undergraduate Accounting Courses

The following Chaminade undergraduate accounting courses, or equivalent from another accredited college or university, are required before taking advanced graduate accounting courses:

  • AC 201 Principles of Accounting I
  • AC 202 Principles of Accounting II
  • AC 301 Intermediate Accounting I
  • AC 302 Intermediate Accounting II
  • AC 306 Tax Concepts
  • AC 404 Auditing
Accounting Concentration Requirements
  • General MBA Core Requirements
  • MBA 616 Not-for-Profit Accounting
  • MBA 770 Accounting Information
  • MBA 776 Advanced Financial Accounting
  • MBA 778 Corporate and Partnership Taxation
  • MBA 779 Advanced Accounting Theory
Learning Outcomes

In addition to the program learning outcomes identified for all MBA students, a graduate with the the Health Care Administration concentration will be able to:

  1. Articulate the social political physical and metal determinants of health and the processes that lead to health inequity.
  2. Use economic and health informatics data to inform business and healthcare decision making within local, regional and national healthcare economic environments.
  3. Develop strategies for healthcare advocacy and policy-making, taking into account the legal, ethical, policy and regulatory issues that impact our rapidly changing healthcare environment.
  4. Apply specialized knowledge and an integrated understanding of the healthcare system in a client-directed project related to a contemporary issue in healthcare.
Healthcare Administration Concentration Requirements
  • General Core Requirements
  • HCM 700 Determinants of Health in Individuals and Populations
  • HCM 701 Healthcare Informatics, Data and Biostatistics
  • HCM 702 Healthcare Ethics
  • HCM 703 Healthcare Policy and Economics
  • HCM 704 Healthcare Systems Design and Leadership
  • HCM 705 Healthcare Finance and Payment Models
Learning Outcomes

In addition to the program learning outcomes identified for all MBA students, a graduate with the the Island Business concentration will be able to:

  1. Discuss the roots of the current ecological, social, and economic challenges in Hawaii.
  2. Apply the law and principles of Aloha to business decision-making and actions. 
  3. Apply systems thinking to local and global island business issues, identifying the features of healthy living systems. 
  4. Engage sustainability principles in developing business strategies that foster sustainability in island environments.
Island Business Concentration Requirements
  • General MBA Core Requirements
  • MBA 786 Island Business and Aina
  • MBA 787 Island Business and Makaainana
  • MBA 788 Island Business and Kuleana
  • MBA 789 Island Business and Pookela
Learning Outcomes

In addition to the program learning outcomes identified for all MBA students, a graduate with the Not-for-Profit concentration will be able to: 

  1. Explain the distinguishing elements of not-for-profit organizations and their impact on organizational functions, operations, and strategy.
  2. Explain the types of funding sources available to not-for -profit organization and how to effectively engage social enterprise models, government and philanthropic organizations to develop sources of revenue.
Not-For-Profit Concentration Requirements
  • General MBA Core Requirements
  • MBA 739 Not-for-Profit Organizations
  • MBA 740 Social Enterprise Management
  • MBA 741 Government Relations
  • MBA 764 Strategic Issues in Philanthropy
Learning Outcomes

In addition to the MBA core, a graduate with a concentration in science and Technology Innovation will be able to:

  1. Discuss the Science and Technology endeavor, through frameworks of the domain sciences, desirable impacts on society and opportunities for business development.
  2. Describe the local, regional, and national S&T environments and the ecosystem of programs that seek to empower business in this sector.
  3. Use advanced data analytics and visualization to support all aspects of business development.
  4. Identify each stage on the S&T continuum and design appropriate operational approaches to use cases derived from each of these stages, with particular focus on the process of technology commercialization.
Science and Technology Innovation Concentration Requirements
  • General Core Requirements
  • STM 601 The S&T Endeavor: Science, technology, society and the biosphere
  • STM 602 Data Visualization and Analytics for Innovation and Business Development
  • STM 603 Regulatory and Legal Environment for S&T
  • STM 604 Technology Commercialization

Admissions

A well qualified One Year MBA candidate will possess:

  • At least a bachelor degree from a regionally accredited college/university in U.S. or equivalent from a foreign institution
  • English proficiency
  • A 3.0 or higher GPA in undergraduate coursework
  • Minimum two years of relevant full-time work experience
  • Completed essay questions
  • GMAT or GRE are not required

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