MILLIKIN MBA
M A S T E R O F B U S I N E S S A D M I N I S T R AT I O N
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WELCOME TO THE M IL LI K I N M BA P RO G R A M .
Millikin University’s MBA program is designed for students and professionals who want to take the next step in their academic and professional careers. Our program offers a competitive advantage in today’s business economy, where competition is fierce and performance is crucial.
Our curriculum teaches students to “Think Like an Executive” and focuses on our three main Pillars of Excellence:
ACCOUNTING & FINANCE
MARKETING & STRATEGY
MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP
DR. NAJIBA BENABESS Dean of the Tabor School of Business
Millikin University’s Master of Business Administration program, offered by the Tabor School of Business, is specifically designed to prepare you for advancement or a change in your career. With a curriculum embedded in leadership and management skills, critical and analytical thinking, communication and global perspective, our cohort MBA program is guaranteed to help you boost your professional skills, become globally minded and accelerate your career. Whether you choose our 12-month daytime program or our 17-month evening program, Millikin’s MBA is sure to fit your schedule. Our students have access to a dedicated MBA suite that features videoconferencing and recording capabilities used for both local and online instruction. It is our mission to help you gain an edge for professional success.
ONE PROGRAM. TWO DELIVERIES. THREE CONCENTRATIONS.
INFINITE POSSIBILITIES. Our program offers the same rigorous curriculum via two delivery options, both tailored to the diverse needs of today’s ambitious business leaders and the leaders of tomorrow. Our three concentrations offer the opportunity to bring goals into specific focus as students develop their skills through innovation, collaboration and Performance Learning. With the support of our experienced faculty, students will learn how to connect theory with practice to strengthen their overall understanding of the business landscape. Regardless of the program selected, students will gain mastery of all of the functional areas of business and be prepared to positively impact organizations, communities and individuals.
DAYTIME MBA PROGRAM
Our 12-month daytime program allows aspiring business professionals to benefit from classes within the project management concentration and is taught in an accelerated format.
EVENING MBA PROGRAM
Designed with the working adult in mind, our 17-month evening program offers the opportunity to select from concentrations in management and healthcare administration.
PROGRAM FEATURES BOOT CAMP
Students in both the daytime and evening programs begin their MBA experience with our immersive MBA Boot Camp, which readies individuals from all undergraduate disciplines for graduate academic study. A wide range of faculty cover critical business topics and concepts to prepare students from every background to be successful.
C-SUITE FACULTY
Our MBA faculty are more than teachers — they are seasoned entrepreneurs with their own businesses, international leaders, consultants for Fortune 500 companies and award-winning authors. We have experienced CEOs, CFOs and COOs sharing their knowledge, experiences and networks as they coach and mentor students with an emphasis on forward momentum.
TEAM-BASED COHORT
A key strength of the Millikin MBA program lies in its team-learning cohort model. Teams are comprised of students from diverse backgrounds who collaborate in order to solve real business problems. This team environment, rich in support, allows students to foster career connections and build professional networks.
HIGH-TECH LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
Students have access to a dedicated MBA suite that features videoconferencing and presentation recording capabilities used for both local and remote instruction. These technological advances help us maintain a global classroom and allow our students to still attend live when life happens.
Millikin’s MBA program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
EVENING MBA PROGRAM Students in the evening MBA program come from a variety of educational backgrounds. They work in all types of small and corporate businesses in fields such as accounting, healthcare, engineering, information systems, human resources, manufacturing and entrepreneurship. This results in cohorts featuring a wide range of talents and business knowledge.
OUR EVENING PROGRAM FEATURES TWO CONCENTRATIONS:
MANAGEMENT This general management concentration is geared toward the highly motivated professional who seeks a leadership position in an organization or aspires to run their own organization.
HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION This concentration is designed to meet the needs of those within the healthcare industry who seek to learn more about forging a dynamic organization in an increasingly connected world.
AND ONE CERTIFICATE OPTION: Millikin also offers a graduate healthcare administration certificate for individuals within the healthcare industry who are looking to grow into positions of leadership.
HIGHLIGHTS • Classes meet in person; new cohort begins every January • 17-month, 40-credit program
CARLOS ″RAFAEL″ TRAVASSOS PEREIRA
MBA ’19
North America Director of Strategic PMO, Archer Daniels Midland Company
• Average class size is 16-20 students • Millikin alumni receive a $6,000 scholarship • International immersion experience
EXPERIENCE • Our courses are divided into fast-paced units. Students move through the units and courses in teams and stay with their cohorts from Boot Camp through graduation. • The program culminates in an international immersion experience, in which students participate in lectures and a case competition. Students learn about the host country’s economy and finances, global trading and the rich culture and history of the area.
“Participating in the MBA program at Millikin University helped me obtain a leadership position in my chosen field. In addition, the MBA program has allowed me to develop a network of useful contacts.”
E VE NI NG M BA CU R R I CU LU M M A N AG E M E N T BOOT CAMP (1 credit) UNIT 1 • Financial Accounting (3 credits) • Strategic Marketing & Analysis (3 credits)
UNIT 2 • Financial Fundamentals (3 credits) • Strategic Resources Management (3 credits)
UNIT 3 • Business Analytics (3 credits) • Seminar in Business Topics (3 credits)
UNIT 4 • Globalization & World Economics (3 credits) • Leading & Changing Organizations (3 credits)
UNIT 5 • Cases in Financial Decision Making (3 credits) • Personal Values & Business Ethics (3 credits)
UNIT 6 • Business Strategy (3 credits) • Capstone (3 credits) • International Immersion (3 credits)
’11/MBA ’19
JEFFONNE ″JEY″ SMITH OWENS Recruitment and Retention Specialist, Decatur Public Schools District 61
EVENI NG M BA C URRI C ULU M H E A LT H C A R E A D M I N I S T R AT I O N BOOT CAMP (1 credit) UNIT 1 • Financial Accounting (3 credits) • Strategic Marketing & Analysis (3 credits)
UNIT 2
“The Millikin MBA program was a topnotch experience. It nurtured me to consider investing in my greatest asset … myself! My greatest joy with the Millikin MBA experience was the Business Plan Capstone. Seeing what was once just a few notes on paper turn into strategic goals with supporting marketing channels, to consumer trends, gave me that additional leg up to excel and survive as an aspiring entrepreneur and professional leader.”
• Financial Fundamentals (3 credits) • Strategic Resources Management (3 credits)
UNIT 3 • Business Analytics (3 credits) • Seminar in Business Topics (3 credits)
UNIT 4 • Healthcare Finance (3 credits) • Healthcare Leadership (3 credits)
UNIT 5 • Healthcare Policy & Economics (3 credits) • Healthcare Process Management (3 credits)
UNIT 6 • Business Strategy (3 credits) • Capstone (3 credits) • International Immersion (3 credits)
DAYTIME MBA PROGRAM Our daytime MBA program provides a unique experience in an accelerated format designed to get individuals into the job market faster.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT The project management concentration provides students with the skills, tools and strategies needed to apply their knowledge base to help organizations reach their business goals.
’18/MBA ’19
HIGHLIGHTS • Classes meet in person; new cohort begins every August • 12-month, 40-credit program • Average class size is 15-20 students
THOMAS EMOLA Digital Accessibility Coach, State Farm Insurance Company
• Millikin alumni receive a $6,000 scholarship • Graduate assistantships available • Students earn Six Sigma Green Belt Certification • International immersion experience
EXPERIENCE • High-achieving students may be eligible to apply for graduate assistantships. These assistantships give students the opportunity to put the skills they are learning into action via on-campus employment, while providing an additional method of funding for their studies. • Students have the opportunity to work with a Fortune 100 company to earn an internal Green Belt Lean Management Certification. • The program includes an international immersion experience, in which students participate in lectures and a case competition. Students learn about the host country’s economy and finances, global trading and the rich culture and history of the area.
“The MBA program at Millikin gave me a chance to expand my theoretical knowledge of business while further developing my professional expertise through my graduate assistantship. I am eternally grateful for the experiences gained in and out of class that enabled me to land my first job out of college.”
MBA ’19
DAY TI ME M BA CU R R I CU LU M P R OJ E C T M A N AG E M E N T BOOT CAMP (1 credit) UNIT 1 • Personal Values & Business Ethics (3 credits) • Globalization & World Economics (3 credits)
UNIT 2 • Financial Accounting (3 credits) • Strategic Marketing & Analysis (3 credits) • Operations Management (3 credits)
UNIT 3 • Financial Fundamentals (3 credits) • Strategic Resources Management (3 credits) • Process Improvement (3 credits)
UNIT 4 • Cases in Financial Decision Making (3 credits) • Business Strategy (3 credits) • Project Management (3 credits)
UNIT 5 • Leading & Changing Organizations (3 credits) • Capstone (3 credits)
MELANIE HESLOP Volunteer Track & Field Coach, University of Wyoming
“I always knew I wanted to be an athletic coach. What I didn’t know is that I would need more than just the sports knowledge to help me reach my goals. My experience at Millikin as an MBA graduate assistant gave me more than enough knowledge and experience to learn what it will take to be successful in my field.”
SUCCESS AFTER THE MBA
CAREERS
COMPANIES
In addition to being distinguished CEOs, CFOs, Presidents, and VPs, our alumni have found success in these careers:
After completing the MBA, our students have been successful at companies across a variety of industries, including:
Accounting Manager Accounting Consultant Athletic Director Attorney Branch Manager Commodity Trader Consultant Corporate Controller Director of Finance & Administration Director of Nursing Division Controller Electrical Engineer Engineering Supervisor Financial Advisor Freight Broker General Manager
Human Resources Manager Internal Compliance Administrator IT Business Analyst IT Manager Loan Officer Logistics Supervisor Manager of Industrial Engineering Manufacturing Engineer Marketing Director Merchandiser Operations Supervisor Patient Service Supervisor Plant Supervisor Principal Process Chemist
Professor Programmer Analyst Purchasing Manager Quality Manager Regional Sales Manager Registered Nurse Revenue Tax Specialist Sales Manager Senior Nuclear Material Management Agent Senior Trader Sigma Catalyst Special Education Supervisor Supply Chain Manager Vice President of Commercial Banking
ADM Ameren Carle Caterpillar Consociate Dansig Decatur Memorial Hospital Department of Homeland Security Edward Jones HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Land of Lincoln Credit Union Memorial Health System State Farm Tate & Lyle
A P P LY I N G TO THE MILLIKIN MBA
Complete the online application at
millikin.edu/apply
APPLICATION DEADLINES Daytime program:
JUNE 1
Graduate healthcare administration certificate:
AUGUST 1
Evening program:
NOVEMBER 1
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS • All transcripts must be sent directly from each institution attended. • Electronic transcripts are only accepted from students applying before the completion of their undergraduate degree. • Official transcripts showing all coursework to date should be submitted; official final transcripts must be submitted prior to class beginning.
CURRENT RÉSUMÉ
Résumés should include all professional and educational background, along with any awards, honors or distinctions.
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION • Three letters of recommendation must be received from individuals with direct knowledge of the applicant’s education, professional background and leadership abilities. • Evening MBA program applicants should include a recommendation letter from a direct supervisor.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Submit a 1,000 word statement describing your personal and professional goals.
INTERVIEW
Schedule an interview with the MBA program’s assistant director.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS • Official transcripts must be evaluated by a professional evaluation service such as World Education Services (www.wes.org) or Education Credential Evaluators (www.ece.org) prior to submission. • Proof of English language proficiency must be submitted. Minimum test scores: 79 TOEFL iBT or 6.5 IELTS or 56 PTE(A) or 100 Duo Lingo (This requirement may be waived for students who have earned a degree from an institution using English as the method of instruction.)
C O N TAC T MBA Program • 217.424.3503 • mba@millikin.edu Graduate Admissions • 217.420.6771 • admis@millikin.edu
millikin.edu/mba
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