The MBA program attracts, admits and graduates students who are committed to BYU’s unique mission. The purposes of the program include:

• To help each student better understand that faith in the teachings of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ are relevant to professional life.
• To develop in students those management skills that will assist them in becoming influential leaders in their homes, their churches, their communities, and their professions.
• To expand students' visions of their possibilities for future professional and other endeavors.

The curriculum has been designed to achieve the twofold task of giving the student

• a general management education and
• depth in area(s) bearing specifically on personal professional interests.

Students choose from five designed majors: finance, marketing, global supply chain management, organizational behavior/human resource management (OB/HR), or entrepreneurship. Or they can design their own track to fit their career goals.

Program Outcomes

• Faith and Professional Accomplishment

Demonstrate the relevance of personal faith to professional development

• Leadership in Teams and Organizations

Enhance, as a leader or a member, the leadership and collaborative ability of individuals in teams and organizations

• Trends in the Global Economy

Identify how trends in the global economy influence the strategies of companies

• Ethical Values

Translate ethical values into business practice

• Subject Matter Proficiency

Demonstrate proficiency in the subject matter of their major. Additionally, students will gain proficiency in all core disciplines of business including corporate finance, financial accounting, marketing, global supply chain/operations, human resource management, leadership, strategy, global management, managerial accounting, and ethics.

• Tracking and Developing Career and Professional Competencies

As part of the MBA Career Services Sherpa program, each MBA student is assigned a mentor to assist the student in his/her pursuit of internship and full-time employment opportunities, as well as professional and career mentoring.