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MBA, Communication Emphasis

MBA Communication Career Opportunities

  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Writer
  • Broadcast News Analyst
  • Public Relations Specialist
  • Marketing Manager
  • Human Resources Manager
  • Editor
  • Accounting Manager
  • Wealth Management Advisor
  • Social Media Specialist
  • Sales Manager
  • Events Planner
  • Politician

Advance Your Career with an MBA with an Emphasis in Communication

It’s no surprise that year after year, corporate recruiters say that communication and interpersonal skills are critical hiring qualifications for employers. Earning an MBA with a communication emphasis from Mid-America Christian University (MACU) in Oklahoma City will prepare you with valued communications skills that will give you an upper-level understanding of what goes into running a successful business, and how that interacts with an organization’s communications strategy, whether dealing with staff, executives, stakeholders, or the public. 

Professionals with an MBA in communication can pursue high-paying roles in nearly any industry and hold job titles such as marketing manager, earning an impressive median annual salary of $135,030, with a job outlook projection of 10-percent growth from 2020 to 2030.

Our in-demand MBA program has been rated Oklahoma’s best among private universities for two consecutive years by The Journal Record’s annual Reader Rankings. MACU, a bible-based university, is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA). A GMAT is not required to apply.

MACU’s MBA with Communication Emphasis

As a MACU MBA major, you’ll learn how to lead businesses and individuals both ethically and effectively all while growing in your Christian faith. Our challenging curriculum combines leadership development, organizational growth, and operations management to sculpt our students into tomorrow’s executives and business leaders. The communication emphasis will set you apart as a servant leader with excellent skills in the spoken and written word and critical thinking, who can successfully navigate evolving technology and interact productively with other people.

required courses for communication emphasis:  

  • MGMT 5233 Marketing Analysis and Strategy, Sales and Consumer Behavior
  • MGMT 6313 Management Science/Operations Management
  • MGMT 6423 Strategic Business Management
  • COMM 5103 Advanced Professional Communication and Leadership Practicum
  • COMM 5113 Global Marketing and Strategic Networking
  • COMM 5213 Media Methods and Content Creation
  • COMM 5233 Graphic Design and Portfolio Management

Program Information

Online MBA in Communication: An Affordable, Accelerated Program for Busy Adults

Since 2008, MACU has provided online master’s degree programs that provide an affordable, accelerated and flexible way for busy adults to pursue their career goals. Although this degree is offered completely online, select courses may be offered on campus depending on student interest and faculty availability.

MACU’s outstanding degree program has consistently ranked as one of the state’s best…with good reason. You’ll never just be a number in our program. With small classes, our professors–all with a passion for teaching and real-life leadership experience in business–are committed to offering you individual attention and support. They, along with our caring staff, will do everything they can to make you feel like a part of the MACU community. As an online master’s degree student, here are some of the benefits you’ll appreciate:

  • Just one six-week class at a time in a consecutive order
  • No GMAT required for entrance
  • Small class sizes
  • Career networking opportunities
  • Focus on soft-skills training

MACU Develops Business Leaders with a Christian Perspective

We place a high value on helping our students grow spiritually as well as professionally. With a MACU education based on biblical principles, you’ll learn to use your God-given talents to succeed as a servant leader in business, government, nonprofits…or wherever you choose to make a positive impact on the world.  

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Courses

ACCN 5133

Managerial Accounting

This course introduces the financial statement, their sources and functions, and managerial control systems involved with the accounting process, including variance analysis and budgeting. It serves as an overview of the accounting function and its use in the management of the functional units within the organization.

ECON 5223

Managerial Economics in the Globalized Environment

This course applies the principles of economics to rational business operations. The course will focus on managerial economics: demand theory, pricing and elasticity, forecasting and production levels, costs, capital allocation, distribution, and consumption. Students will explore such economic concepts as opportunity costs, the concepts of supply versus demand, profit maximization, and monetary systems. Economic geopolitical events with cause and effect relationships will be highlighted throughout the course.

FINC 5333

Modern Corporate Finance

This course examines corporate utilization and allocation of monetary resources. Capital budgeting, the time value of money, security valuation, debt-equity structure, international finance weighted average cost of capital, and other financial issues are examined with a view toward providing

MGMT 5113

Organizational Behavior

This course introduces the theories of behavior in human management. A critical analysis is performed on the contributions to the organizational behavior discipline and its research as applied to the business environment. The student will apply the theories of its research as applied to the business environment. The student will apply the theories of culture development, time management, job design, change, motivation, leadership development, communication, small group dynamics, and negotiation in the business setting.

MGMT 5323

Human Resource Management

This course focuses on the human resource management functions in profit and nonprofit organizations. Major topics include: human resource planning, legal requirements, job analysis and design, recruitment, selection, placement, training and development, performance appraisals, career development, compensation and benefits, and reward systems. It will examine how diverse human resource management functions contribute to corporate profitability and why they are critical to an organization’s long-term survival. Students will explore the interdependencies between human resource and organizational strategies.

MGMT 5413

Legal Environment and Ethics

This course examines the impact of laws and the legal system on the business environment and managerial decision making. Major topics include: contracts, commercial transactions, agency relationships, organization choices, federal-state-local governance with special emphasis on EEOC and ADA issues, property law, and hiring practices. Special emphasis will be placed on recent court cases impacting the business arena.

MGMT 5233

Marketing Analysis and Strategy, Sales and Consumer Behavior

This course examines the marketing functions and strategies related to the product, place, price and promotion of goods or services provided by the organization. The student will become familiar with the elements of a marketing plan and will be capable of analyzing complex situations leading to feasible solutions.

COMM 5103

Advanced Professional Communication and Leadership Practicum

Advanced Professional Communication Leadership will provide a dynamic range of oral, written, and digital communication opportunities that will enhance student experience through diverse presentation methods. The course will posit opportunities for students to employ concepts, strategies, and content selected from individual areas of interest and adapt these labors into public and/or digital performances that demonstrate applied skills across multiple modalities.

MGMT 6313

Management Science/Operations Management

This course is an in-depth study of the application of the scientific approach to managerial decision making. Students will become familiar with the quantitative methods used in solving business problems. Using mathematical modeling, the student will formulate computer-based solutions to problems related to operations, marketing, finance, and other functions encountered in organizations.

MGMT 6423

Strategic Business Management

This course demonstrates the strategic linkage between the functional disciplines (marketing, accounting, finance, legal, information systems, human resource behavior and management, and management science) within the strategic management process. This course focuses on how managers originate, implement, and assess strategies and serves as a capstone for the MBA program.

MGMT 5233

Marketing Analysis and Strategy, Sales and Consumer Behavior

This course examines the marketing functions and strategies related to the product, place, price and promotion of goods or services provided by the organization. The student will become familiar with the elements of a marketing plan and will be capable of analyzing complex situations leading to feasible solutions.

MGMT 6313

Management Science/Operations Management

This course is an in-depth study of the application of the scientific approach to managerial decision making. Students will become familiar with the quantitative methods used in solving business problems. Using mathematical modeling, the student will formulate computer-based solutions to problems related to operations, marketing, finance, and other functions encountered in organizations.

MGMT 6423

Strategic Business Management

This course demonstrates the strategic linkage between the functional disciplines (marketing, accounting, finance, legal, information systems, human resource behavior and management, and management science) within the strategic management process. This course focuses on how managers originate, implement, and assess strategies and serves as a capstone for the MBA program.

COMM 5113

Global Marketing and Strategic Networking

Global Marketing and Strategic Networking would expand knowledge and familiarity with cross-cultural, digital, and global marketing trends. In addition, students would connect with and hear international voices. Ultimately, the course’s educational journey embraces experiential learning to broaden knowledge of contemporary transnational practices and perspectives.

COMM 5213

Media Methods and Content Creation

In Media Methods and Content Creation, students would gain exposure to a wide range of media production techniques. Course content is designed to immerse students in a rigorous exposure to classical and contemporary theory and methods that deepen their understanding of digital communication and media conceptualization, production, and distribution methods and philosophies. In addition, students are tasked with completing basic media production practices.

COMM 5233

Graphic Design and Portfolio Management

Graphic Design and Portfolio Management provide a crucial link to increasing market demand for specialization with digital media tools. Students would learn about an array of graphic design approaches and receive training and tutorials to strengthen familiarity and experience using digital tools. Finally, the course provides a space to cultivate and manage a creative content portfolio.