Prospective Students
Dean's Message
Welcome
to The W.A. Franke College of Business. Here you will find faculty and staff committed
to providing the best in business education. During the course of our one year MBA
program students build strong relationships with faculty that are the hallmark of
the FCB and lead to successful careers. There are many opportunities for engagement
outside the classroom, many of which are enhanced by our state of the art facilities.
I encourage you to visit our Mountain Campus and see first hand what we mean by
“personalized business education.”
Marc C. Chopin, PhD
Dean
The W. A. Franke College of Business
Program Overview
The NAU MBA program differentiates itself in the following ways:
Admissions: geared towards identifying and enrolling an academically
able, mature, and employable student body, initial applicants flow through a
screening process which produces a list of above average program finalists.
Finalists are invited to interview with the MBA Admissions Committee to
determine overall fit, assess oral communication skills, and to learn more about
their work history.
Program Size: enrollment is small with a high faculty to student ratio
to ensure quality and individualized attention.
Fully Integrated Core Curriculum: students compliment their functional
emphasis by learning within a framework of core classes team-taught by faculty
from various disciplines. Integrated classes such as
Customers, Markets & Organizations, Managing People & Processes, Managerial
Decision Making, Control & Innovation, and Individuals & Teams make up the core
curriculum.
Communications Skills: the NAU MBA experience focuses on developing
the written and oral communication skills of every student. During new student
orientation, each student has their admissions essays evaluated and
participates in a one-on-one feedback and counseling session with the MBA
Communications Coordinator. Throughout the program, students complete a copious
amount of individual and team writing assignments as well as make several team
and individual presentations for each class.