Graduate School of Business

Degree Programs

Gardner-Webb University is committed to providing quality education through its Graduate School of Business degree programs. Meeting the needs of working professionals, Gardner-Webb's Graduate School of Business offers several business degree programs through a growing network of campuses and locations throughout North and South Carolina.

The Graduate School of Business Programs are specifically designed to accommodate the needs of working professionals - people who are seeking new ways to remain competitive in the changing environment of business. Each class meets only one evening a week during the fall and spring semesters and two evenings a week during each five-week summer session. You can also take advantage of our growing number of online course offerings.

Classes are scheduled so that a student taking two classes per semester will complete the desired degree in only two years.

The Graduate School of Business currently offers master degree programs in Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Accountancy (MAcc), Online Master of Accountancy (e-MAcc) and International Master of Business Administration (IMBA). The Graduate School of Business requires a minimum of 36 semester hours of graduate credits for an MBA or IMBA degree and 30 semester hours for MAcc degrees. The programs are specifically structured to accommodate the needs of working professionals - people who are seeking new ways to remain competitive in the changing environment of business and accounting.

LOCATIONS

The MBA Program is offered on the main campus in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. The MBA Program is also offered in Statesville, Winston-Salem, Valdese, Charlotte, and Spartanburg, South Carolina. The MAcc program is currently offered on the main campus, Charlotte, and Statesville centers.

MISSION

The School of Business provides undergraduate and graduate professional training within the scope of a Christian-based, liberal arts university, building on the skills in learning and critical thinking that the liberal arts foster.

VISION

The School of Business functions to support the mission of Gardner-Webb University by providing both graduate and undergraduate professional training in the business disciplines to a diverse student population. It enhances the scope of the university by applying the learning and analytical skills fostered by the liberal arts and the moral and ethical values of the Christian faith to the practice of business activities in the domestic and world-side arenas. It also encourages both its faculty and its students to pursue life-long learning, to value service to God and humanity, and to build character in students.

MOTTO

“FOR GOD AND HUMANITY THROUGH BUSINESS”

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The overall goals and objectives for the Graduate Business Programs are to prepare students for the business world who are:

Able to adapt themselves ethically in advanced professional careers in business, government, and other areas of human endeavor where organizational, managerial, and analytic skills beyond those traditionally provided by undergraduate programs are vital for success.

Able to respond to change in a dynamic, global marketplace.

Able to become productive citizens within their respective communities.

The Graduate School of Business attempts to meet the above goals and objectives by offering Master of Business Administration, International Master of Business Administration, and Master of Accountancy degrees.

Business Degree Programs

- International Master of Business Administration (IMBA)

- Master of Accountancy (MAcc)

- Master of Business Administration (MBA)