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M.B.A.-J.D. Degree

The Graduate School of Management, in conjunction with the Law School, offers a program of joint study leading to an M.B.A. degree and a juris doctor degree. Students seeking admission to the joint program must apply to both the Graduate School of Management and the Law School and must meet the admission requirements for each. Students start this joint program as a law student. Upon completion of the law program, students will be officially admitted to the M.B.A. program for completion of the remainder of the joint program.

Joint program students complete 81 credit hours in the Law School and 28 graduate business credit hours beyond required foundation courses in the M.B.A. program. Up to 21 hours of an M.B.A.-J.D. student's course work will count jointly toward both degrees (12 hours of Law School credits may be applied to M.B.A. requirements and as many as 9 hours of M.B.A. credits may be applied to J.D. elective requirements). All transfer courses from the Marquette University Law School must have a C or above grade. Joint program students must maintain a 3.00 grade point average to graduate with the M.B.A. degree. LAW 7157 Current Issues in Intellectual Property and Technology Law, or LAW 7236 Internet Law is encouraged for all students pursuing joint M.B.A.-J.D. degrees. LAW 7157 Current Issues in Intellectual Property and Technology Law and LAW 7236 Internet Law may satisfy both an elective in the law program and will satisfy the IT/e-Business Elective Core requirement. Students are strongly encouraged to seek advising from both programs.

A specialization in sport business is available to students admitted to the joint M.B.A.-J.D. programs. Twelve credits of specific law courses will apply toward the M.B.A. degree. Students must take LAW 7106 Amateur Sports Law, LAW 7303 Professional Sports Law, and either two sports law workshops or one additional sports law workshop and the two credits in LAW 7950 Advanced Legal Research - topic in Sports Law, along with LAW 7157 Current Issues in Intellectual Property and Technology Law or LAW 7236 Internet Law, which will also satisfy the M.B.A. IT/e-Business Elective Core requirement.

In general, joint program students will pay tuition at the full-time (flat tuition) Law School rate while a full-time law student, regardless of whether or not they are taking additional graduate courses. Upon receiving the juris doctor degree, joint program students will pay Graduate School of Management tuition at the per credit rate for graduate courses. Part-time law students will pay the per credit Law School rate for all courses.

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Healthcare Technologies Management (HCTM)

The Healthcare Technologies Management Program is a collaborative effort between Marquette University and the Medical College of Wisconsin that combines education in business and biomedical engineering. The objective of this master's program is to educate professionals capable of managing the design, development, commercialization and regulatory compliance of diagnostic and therapeutic medical devices, and the implementation, utilization and assessment of hospital-based healthcare technologies.

Healthcare institutions, medical device companies and healthcare consulting firms have a growing need for skilled professionals with technical and managerial skills, and an understanding of healthcare delivery and regulatory environments. Graduates of the program will have the education and skills needed to pursue career opportunities in clinical, industrial and consulting environments. The program meets the needs of recent undergraduates seeking an advanced degree as well as employed engineers interested in opportunities to prepare for career advancement.

Elective courses, independent study projects and internship opportunities enable students to customize their training to meet individual needs, interests and career goals. With the assistance of a faculty and industry/clinical adviser, students are required to design and complete an applied biomedical engineering project. This independent study/internship experience will help develop skills that will be useful in the clinical or industrial environment.

The course offerings and schedules are designed to allow working students to pursue this M.S. degree on a part-time basis. Full-time students can complete the program in three terms (12 months). Course topics include technology assessment, ethics of technology utilization, standards and regulations, product development and the environment of healthcare delivery. Topics of study include health care technology assessment, development and evaluation, ethics of technology utilization, and outcomes and medical effectiveness research.

Students who do not have an adequate undergraduate background in business may also be required to complete one or more of the following graduate business foundation courses (ACCO 6000 Accounting Foundations, ECON 6000 Economics Foundations, INTE 6000 Information Technology Foundations, MANA 6000 Mathematics Foundations, MANA 6001 Statistics Foundations) in preparation for the core business courses.

Additional details concerning the master of science degree in healthcare technologies management are listed in the Graduate School bulletin at. Also see the Graduate School of Management Transfer of Credit policy regarding maximum business course transfer limits and requirements.

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M.B.A.-M.S.N. Degree

The Graduate School of Management, in conjunction with the College of Nursing, offers a program of joint study leading to an M.B.A. degree and an M.S.N. degree with a specialization in Health Care Systems Leadership. Students seeking admission to the joint program apply to both programs and must meet the admission requirements for both the M.B.A. and M.S.N. programs. However, official test scores from the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) may substitute for the GRE admission requirement in the College of Nursing. Because students are officially admitted into only one Marquette University graduate program at a time, applicants must indicate which program they intend to pursue and complete first, although once accepted for admission to both programs, students may take courses from both departments. Upon completion of the first program, the student will be officially admitted to the second program for completion of the remainder of the joint program.

The application for the Graduate School of Management is online via our website at marquette.edu/gsm. Then click on Apply Now. The Graduate School also has an online application to the Nursing program.

Joint program students complete a total of 60 credits:

6 credits of M.B.A. foundations courses:		6
ACCO 6000	Accounting Foundations
ECON 6000	Economics Foundations
MANA 6000	Mathematics Foundations
12 credits of Nursing core courses:		12
NURS 6000	Theoretical Foundations of Nursing
NURS 6007	Ethics in Health Care
NURS 6009	Creating Nursing Care Systems
NURS 6010	Nursing Research Design and Methodology
24 credits of M.B.A. core courses:		24
ACCO 6100	Managerial Accounting
ECON 6100	Managerial Economics
FINA 6100	Financial Management
MANA 6100	Organizational Behavior
MANA 6240	Strategic Management in a Global Economy
MARK 6100	Marketing Management
OSCM 6100	Operations and Supply Chain Management
Quantitative methods course (see M.B.A. elective core options)
Health care systems leadership courses:		18
HEAL 6820	Health Care Program Development
HEAL 6841	Health Care Finance
HEAL 6846	Health Care Informatics
HEAL 6846	Health Care Informatics
NURS 6852	Health Care Systems Leadership 2
Total Credit Hours		60

A comprehensive examination in the nursing content area is required. MANA 6240 Strategic Management in a Global Economy, serves as the final integrating experience for the business content area and may be taken only after completing all other core course requirements.

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M.B.A.-M.A. Degree

The Graduate School of Management, in conjunction with the Department of Political Science, offers a program of joint study leading to a master of business administration (M.B.A.) degree and a master of arts (M.A.) degree with a focus on political science or international affairs. The program is designed for students whose interests overlap business and politics or business and international affairs. Joint degree students are able to complete both degree programs in less time than if both degrees were pursued separately.

Students seeking admission into the joint degree program must submit to the Graduate School and Graduate School of Management separate applications for admission to both programs, including two sets of required documentation, and must meet the admission requirements of each program. The Graduate School of Management requires the GMAT test scores. Both programs in political science and international affairs will accept GMAT scores in lieu of GRE scores. Acceptance into one program does not guarantee acceptance into the other. If a student is accepted into one program and not the other, the student can still choose to accept the admission offer from the first program but would not be considered a joint degree student. Because students are officially admitted into only one Marquette University graduate program at a time, applicants must indicate which program they intend to pursue and complete first, although once accepted for admission to both programs, students may take courses from both departments. Upon completion of the first program, the student will be officially admitted to the second program for completion of the remainder of the joint program.

The application for the Graduate School of Management is online via our website at marquette.edu/gsm. Then click on Apply Now. The Graduate School also has an online application to the Political Science and International Affairs programs.

Joint degree students count 9 credits of course work in each program toward the required course work credits of the other program. Thus, 9 of the 40 credits required for the master of business administration degree beyond foundations, if required, will come from POSC courses, and 9 of the 30 credits required for the master of arts degree in political science or in international affairs will come from GSM courses.

The number of required credit hours for the master of business administration degree might be as high as 50 credit hours if the student is not exempted from foundation courses on the basis of undergraduate studies.

Students must identify the courses being applied toward both degrees prior to completion of the programs by contacting their advisers in both programs.