OTD/MBA Curriculum

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The dual OTD/MBA degree requires you to complete a minimum of 30 MBA credit hours. 

Business Administration Certificate (14 credits hours)

• Competitive Analysis, EC 6300 (2 credit hours)
• Financial Analysis, AC 6110 (2 credit hours)
• Financial Strategy and Decision Making, FN 6310 (2 credit hours)
• Organizational Behavior, MG 6310 (2 credit hours)
• Business Intelligence BIA 6300 (2 credit hours)
• Marketing Strategy, MK 6410 (2 credit hours)
• +1 Core Jesuit Values course:
  • MG 6230 Leaders for Others (2)
  • MG 6001 Spirituality and Values in Leadership (2)
  • MG 6920 Ethical Leadership (2)
  • MG 6130 Corporate Social Responsibility (2)

One MBA certificate of their choice (at least 10 credit hours): Stackable Certificates

The Business and Management Capstone

• OTD students will have the option to apply 2 credits of the OTD Doctoral Capstone, if the focus is within business and/or management in occupational therapy.
• Students shall consult with faculty from both the OTD and the MBA programs to ensure compliance with program specific requirements.

The remaining 1 – 4 credit hours (depending on the certificate selected) may apply the following courses taken in the existing OTD curriculum:

• OTD 6300 Management in Occupational Therapy (2 credit hours)
• OTD 6310 Leadership in Occupational Therapy (2 credit hours)

Course Descriptions

MG 6110 Compass Learning Community (1 credit hour)

This course provides an orientation to Rockhurst, the Helzberg School of Management and the MBA program. It discusses the distinct traditions, values and principles of Jesuit education in light of their connection to the MBA program. Students receive an introduction to adult-learning theory, personal development, business ethics and the team concept. Students complete a number of assessment instruments and begin assignments that they continue to develop and re-engage in subsequent courses.

Students must take this course during their first semester of the program.

EC 6300 Competitive Analysis (2 credit hours)

In this course students apply economic concepts and ideas to firm and industry performance. The course draws upon a number of analytical tools such as strategic mapping, survival analysis, game theory and transaction cost economics to examine how and why firms and markets perform and evolve. It examines a number of issues including the make vs. buy decision process, cooperation vs. competition, changing vertical and horizontal boundaries and internal vs. external analysis. Ultimately, students obtain skills to identify, analyze and capitalize on competitive advantage.

Prerequisites: Undergraduate courses in (minimum one each of) microeconomics, macroeconomics and statistics.

AC 6110 Financial Analysis (2 credit hours)*

This is a practical, activity-based course involving the definition, creation, interpretation and evaluation of financial statements including the effects of key financial decisions, construction of financial metrics, application of basic valuation tools and determination of relevant costs for decision-making.

FN 6310 Financial Strategy and Decision-Making (2 credit hours)

An applied course involving the use of accounting information, financial metrics and strategies, and valuation principles to describe and analyze business problems and facilitate managerial decision-making. Students will effectively communicate financial results as well as identify ethical issues in financial decision-making and reporting. Prerequisite: ACFN 6110 Financial Analysis or Bachelors in Accounting.

MG 6310 Organizational Behavior (2 credit hours)

This is an applied course involving the use of accounting information, financial metrics and strategies, and valuation principles to describe and analyze business problems and facilitate managerial decision-making. Upon completion, students effectively communicate financial results as well as identify ethical issues in financial decision-making and reporting.

Prerequisite: ACFN 6110 Financial Analysis or Bachelors in Accounting.

BIA 6300 Business Intelligence (2 credit hours)

Business intelligence is a set of methodologies, processes, architectures, and technologies that transform raw data into meaningful and useful information to enable more effective strategic, tactical and operational insights and decision-making with an emphasis on knowledge management. Using the case study approach in combination with contemporary software tools, students apply the concepts of business process analysis, quality control and improvement, performance monitoring through performance dashboards and balanced scorecards and process simulation. 

MK 6410 Marketing Strategy (2 credit hours)

This strategic marketing course gives students practice in the design, implementation and control of marketing strategies. It is an operationally oriented course in which the application and not the definition of marketing concepts, principles and methods are important. The course stresses integration of the major decision areas of marketing rather than the sequential discussion of these subjects.

Prerequisites: MG 6008, AC 6110, MG 6120, and EC 6300.