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Master of Business Administration with track in Economics

Enhance your leadership strengths to think critically and analyze data, as well as recognize economic impacts across all levels of consumer, business, government, and global management.

Apply by: 8/15/22
Start classes: 8/26/22
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Program Overview

Explore the Longwood online MBA – Economics program

$12,338* In-State Tuition
As few as 10 months Program Duration
31 Credit Hours

The Longwood University online Master of Business Administration with track in Economics degree program gives you the tools to rise as a strategic leader who can make data-driven decisions that influence organizational success.

This 100% online MBA from the AACSB-accredited College of Business and Economics empowers you to earn a career-focused master’s degree without putting your life on pause. Taught by experienced faculty, the rigorous curriculum strengthens your ability to think critically and helps you integrate data analytics and macroeconomics into your management practices. Through group projects and interactive coursework, you will gain insight into business cycles, demand forecasting, fiscal and monetary policy, as well as economic indicators such as GDP, unemployment, and inflation.

You will also deepen your professional knowledge of managerial accounting, information technology, entrepreneurship, team building, negotiation and conflict resolution, and more. Our capstone course provides the opportunity to synthesize your learning and develop a holistic management perspective you can apply across the business spectrum.

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The College of Business and Economics at Longwood University is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).

Graduates of the MBA - Economics track will:

  • Demonstrate the concept of comparative advantage and the role of international trade in economic growth
  • Compare and contrast key macroeconomic indicators for the United States with other major economies
  • Build a foundational understanding of economics, accounting, ethics, finance, IT, management, and marketing
  • Apply enhanced skills in quantitative analysis, trend analysis, data analysis, and reporting
Graduates of the MBA - Economics track will:+
  • Demonstrate the concept of comparative advantage and the role of international trade in economic growth
  • Compare and contrast key macroeconomic indicators for the United States with other major economies
  • Build a foundational understanding of economics, accounting, ethics, finance, IT, management, and marketing
  • Apply enhanced skills in quantitative analysis, trend analysis, data analysis, and reporting

Career opportunities

  • Pricing analyst
  • Financial analyst
  • Management consultant
  • Economic forecaster
  • Market research consultant
  • Data analyst
Career opportunities+
  • Pricing analyst
  • Financial analyst
  • Management consultant
  • Economic forecaster
  • Market research consultant
  • Data analyst

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Tuition

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The MBA – Economics track offers affordable, pay-by-the-course tuition. The application fee is $40. All other fees are included in the total cost.

Tuition breakdown:

$398 Per Credit Hour (Virginia students)
$12,338* Total Tuition (Virginia students)
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Virginia students

Program Per Credit Hour Per 3-Credit-Hour Course Per Program
MBA - Economics track $398 $1,194 $12,338*

Out-of-state students

Program Per Credit Hour Per 3-Credit-Hour Course Per Program
MBA - Economics track $408 $1,224 $12,648*

I definitely wanted to go to Longwood because I got to know the professors. It made it easier to connect with them and their teaching styles. Also, because it’s a small school, the courses are much more interactive. If you are emailing a professor, they will get back to you in two to three hours.

-Sarine Thomas, Longwood University MBA graduate

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Calendar

View our upcoming enrollment dates and deadlines

The Longwood University online MBA is delivered in an accelerated format ideal for working professionals, conveniently featuring multiple start dates each year.

Now enrolling:

8/15/22 Next Application Deadline
8/26/22 Start Classes

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7 Week CoursesApplication DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlineFirst Class DayFinal Tuition Deadline†Last Class Day
Fall I8/15/228/19/228/24/228/26/228/30/2210/14/22
Fall II10/10/2210/14/2210/19/2210/21/2210/25/2212/9/22
Spring 112/12/2212/16/221/4/231/6/231/10/232/24/23
Spring II2/27/233/3/233/8/233/10/233/14/234/29/23

† Final tuition payment must be received by 3:00 p.m. EST on the final tuition due date.

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Admissions

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We've streamlined the admission process for the Longwood University online MBA to help you get started quickly and easily. Please read the requirements for the MBA – Economics track, including what additional materials you need and where you should send them.

The requirements include:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
Official transcripts
Professional resume verifying work experience
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Applicants to the MBA – Economics track must meet at least one of the following combinations for admission.

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum 3.0 GPA – No GMAT will be required
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a 2.75-2.99 GPA + 3 years of professional-level work experience.** No GMAT will be required.
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a 2.50-2.74 GPA + 5 years of professional-level work experience.** No GMAT will be required.
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university + 8 years of professional-level work experience.** No GMAT will be required.
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a GPA below 2.50 + GMAT with a minimum score of 400

A professional resume should be uploaded with the online application. The GMAT requirement is subject to work experience review and approval by the MBA Program Director.

Bachelor’s degree along with transcripts from all colleges or universities attended are required as part of the application process. ***Prior to starting their graduate program, students must hold a conferred bachelor’s degree or international equivalent from a college or university accredited by the appropriate institutional (formerly regional) accreditation agency.

Official transcripts, test scores and other documents should be sent from the granting institution(s) to:

Email address: [email protected] (preferred and quickest)

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Farmville, VA 23909
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Courses

Check out the topics you'll study in our online MBA - Economics degree

For the MBA – Economics track, you must complete 10 courses totaling 31 credit hours, including 25 credit hours of core courses and 6 credit hours of electives.

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Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course describes the basic principles of corporate finance and provides practical tools for financial decision and valuation. The course starts with optimal project acceptance criteria consistent with the objective of maximizing the market value of the firm. It then moves on to techniques for estimating the cost of capital, which are subsequently applied to a range of valuation problems. The valuation principles include WACC, APV, multiples and real options. In the second half of the course we discuss capital structure and dividend decision, and how they affect firm value. We also study corporate governance, and end the course analyzing financial issues in mergers and acquisitions. Learning Outcomes: • Learn how and why local and global financial markets behave in certain ways • Sharpen your critical-thinking and problem-solving skills that will help you stand out from the crowd • Use quantitative data to solve business problems to help you make investment and financial decisions • Learn how you could become a smart and profitable investor using a variety of channels
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course helps students integrate the functional expertise from areas such as accounting, finance, management, marketing, and production. Concepts and tools acquired from these functional areas provide the basis for approaching strategic problems from a holistic managerial perspective. Prerequisites: FINA 550, ISCS 570, MANG 564, ACCT 540, ECON 509, MANG 575, MARK 588 Learning Outcomes: • Size up the competitive environment in the quest for profitable opportunities • Develop strategic moves, positions, and tactics to effectively beat the competition • Identify “blue ocean” opportunities where there is limited competition and profitability opportunities are greatest • Build and lead effective organizations to execute a chosen strategy
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on the function of Information Systems (IS) and the Information Technology (IT) infrastructure and the role they play in the organization. The strategic, economic and managerial aspects of technology adoption decisions and IT governance policies are examined from the organizational leader’s perspective. Both existing and emerging technologies will be studies to provide awareness of current trends, organizational impact, risks and benefits. The objective of this course is to prepare managers to provide leadership in the use of information systems and information technology across the enterprise, regardless of functional area. Learning Outcomes: • Learn how to get usable insights from good information that could make your business thrive • Learn how to navigate global issues while protecting your business • Learn about problems real businesses face and how they address them with enterprise-class information systems • Study real-world examples where companies couldn’t react to changing business conditions, and how enterprise information systems enable a nimble enterprise that could make swift adjustments to market-changing events • Learn how computer-aided design, knowledge-work systems, and virtual reality can improve the safety and efficiency of engineers and other knowledge workers to unlock business value and protect the corporate knowledge base when key workers depart the organization
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course introduces the multifaceted role of an effective leader/manager. Human behavior at the individual, group and organization levels is examined as well as techniques for leading people in the organizational environment. Topics include: various developmental areas of leadership, including communications, social responsibility, and personal development, the role of an effective leader, small group and team leadership, work motivation, conflict resolution, managing workplace relationships, and personality influences on work attitudes and behaviors. Learning Outcomes: • Discover what leadership style works for you • Understand where you stand as a leader • Learn how to work most effectively to communicate to your employees • Learn how to analyze situations and make decisions to be a better leader
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course introduces the techniques of quantitative and statistical analysis for management decision making. Major topics include decision analysis, statistical inference, regression, and linear programming. Learning Outcomes: • Apply theories and models to real-world situations • Use statistics the correct way to deliver the information you need • Use statistics to make informed decisions • Use models and techniques to create valuable information
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The course will equip the student with the ability to properly frame any decisions faced (business or personal), and then arrive at the best solution given the information available. To do so requires two additional skills: 1) To accurately work with data to assess the economic environment, 2) The ability to think strategically. Topics include: profit maximization, demand analysis, elasticity, market power, regression analysis, game theory, and pricing strategies Learning Outcomes: • Learn how to solve real-world strategic problems with a variety of skills • Use real data to blend statistical analysis, market expertise, and economic reasoning to better understand causal patterns and trends – and learn how to translate this understanding into informed forecasting and strategic decision-making • Understand how to deal with uncertainty by studying real-world examples • Learn how to answer the question: “How is this particular concept useful to me right now?” • Determine how to take on and solve challenges – without all the information you think you need
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course presents an overview of marketing and the activities involved in the delivery of goods and services to the consumer. Topics include the identification of target markets, the development of a marketing mix, the special challenges of service delivery, the importance of retailing, and relationship marketing. Learning Outcomes: • Learn about current marketing techniques that are relevant in today's competitive landscape • Learn how to make creative decisions and how to use data to make strategic decisions • Discover how you could gain a competitive advantage by using technological advances like artificial intelligence, machine learning, high-velocity decision-making, and data analytics
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides a comprehensive, graduate level discussion of managerial accounting. Broadly, this course focuses on the use of accounting data in the decision-making process for managers. As such, learning which data is important in different managerial settings, appropriately deriving and interpreting such relevant data, and then formulate best case strategies forms the core of study. More specifically, students learn to use the concepts of opportunity cost and organizational architecture as the framework for studying managerial accounting. Learning Outcomes: • Investigate real-world problems through hands-on learning • Gain an understanding of the basic accounting concepts applicable to your current role, even if you're not an accountant • Ask the right questions and make informed decisions using the right data • Utilize managerial accounting concepts to make important decisions during difficult times • Learn how to successfully manage your budget • Learn how to evaluate product-line and make-or-buy decisions, what to do with unprofitable product lines and customers, and more
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The development and application of statistical and econometric techniques to create a data informed decision-making business environment.  The course will focus on regression analysis designed to identify and understand the potential drivers of important business and economic patterns and trends.  Forecasting techniques will be developed and used as a foundation to compare causal data analyses and big data, machine learning approaches​.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course equips students with a working knowledge of the macroeconomy and how economic conditions affect the everyday business environment. Students will learn to use economic reasoning to determine the proper course of action a person or business should take under economic constraints. Areas of focus include a study of economics principles as well as an introduction into business cycles, economic indicators (GDP, unemployment, inflation), fiscal policy and monetary policy. At the end of this course, students will have gained the ability to incorporate their knowledge of macroeconomic policy into better business strategy.

*Price includes in-state tuition and fees. For students from outside Virginia, tuition and fees total $12,648.

**A resume verifying professional-level work experience must be submitted at the time of application and is subject to verification and approval by the MBA director.

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