Business Administration/Executive Master in Public Administration, MBA/EMPA (Defense Comptrollership)

Contact

Thomas A.Constable, Director, Defense Programs, 420 Whitman School of Management, 315-443-2898, taconsta@syr.edu

Program Description

The Defense Comptrollership Program (DCP) is a unique cooperative endeavor between the Department of Defense and Syracuse University. Established in 1952 the DCP is designed to provide and academic foundation in both advanced business practices and government policy formulation and analysis. It is a dual degree Master of Business Administration (MBA)/Executive Master of Public Administration (Executive MPA) offered to military and civilians employees of the Department of Defense. As the practice of these concepts and theories will be utilized in the dynamic environment of national defense, emphasis is placed upon the implications for comptrollership. The DCP participants pursue the traditional MBA with a concentration in Business Analytics and the Executive MPA curriculum along with other graduate students during the fall and spring semesters. THe MBA portion of the degree meets all requirements and qualifications needed to earn a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) cerfification. As part of the course, students are required to pass three industry-standard examinations, earning them the credential of Certified Defense Financial Manager. Upon successful completion of the 14-month curriculum, graduates are assigned to advanced resource management positions throughout the Department of Defense.

Accreditation

The Whitman School has been accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) since 1920.

Degree Requirements

This is a 60 credit dual degree that leads to a Master in Business Administration degree and an Executive Masters in Public Administration degree.

Plan of Study Grid
First Quarter-Summer		Credits
MBC 601	Economic Foundations of Business	1.5
MBC 602	Economics for International Business	1.5
MBC 636	Marketing Management	3
MBC 638	Data Analysis and Decision Making	3
SCM 651	Business Analytics	3
PAI 755	Public Administration and Democracy	3
	Credits	15
Second Quarter-Fall
ACC 652	Accounting Analytics	3
PAI 897	Fundamentals of Policy Analysis	3
MBC 606	Information Technology for Decision Support	1.5
MBC 610	Opportunity Recognition and Ideation	1.5
MBC 631	Financial Accounting	3
PAI 895	Managerial Leadership (or PAI Elective Choice)	3
	Credits	15
Third Quarter-Winter and Spring
MBC 609	Accounting for Managerial Decisions	1.5
MBC 633	Managerial Finance	3
MBC 635	Operations and Supply Chain Management	3
MBC 645	Strategic Management	3
PAI 685	Follow the Money: Key Issues in Illicit Finance	3
BUA 600	Selected Topics (Students will be registered for the section titled Comptrollership Seminar)	1.5
PAI 895	Managerial Leadership (or PAI Elective Choice - whichever course was not taken in Second Quarter)	3
	Credits	18
Fourth Quarter-Summer
ACC 760	Principles of Fraud Examination	3
FIN 654	Financial Analytics	3
MBC 647	Global Entrepreneurial Management	3
PAI 996	Master's Project Course	3
	Credits	12
	Total Credits	60

Additional Information

* 24 hours of Community Service and passing the CDFM examinations are required

Satisfactory Progress

Students are required to maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher to meet degree requirements.

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