Graduate and Professional Programs
Professional MBA Degree Curriculum
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The Bauer Professional MBA enrolls in the Fall and Spring, allowing busy professionals to align their graduate education with their career goals.
Professional MBA Curriculum | Fall Start
Program Format and Enrollment
Program length is on average 24 months — students can work with the Bauer MBA Program office to build a schedule that fits their needs. The program is 48 credit hours; students must complete 21 core credit hours and 27 elective credit hours. Electives may vary from 1.5-3 credit hours each.
The Professional MBA enrolls in the fall and spring. Program information is subject to change.
| YEAR ONE | ||||
| FALL | SPRING | SUMMER | ||
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 1 |
| Financial Accounting (3 hours) |
Financial Accounting (continued) |
Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions (3 hours) |
Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions (continued) |
Elective |
| Managerial Finance (1.5 hours) |
Marketing Administration (1.5 hours) |
Managerial Analysis (3 hours) |
Managerial Analysis (continued) |
Information Systems (1.5 hours) |
| Business Communication (1.5 hours) |
Strategic Analysis (1.5 hours) |
Production and Operations Management (1.5 hours) |
Organizational Behavior and Management (1.5 hours) |
Session 2 |
| Ethical Leadership and
Critical Reasoning (1.5 hours) |
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| Elective | ||||
| YEAR TWO | ||||
| FALL | SPRING | SUMMER | ||
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 1 | Session 2 | Elective (1.5 hours) |
| Elective | Elective | Elective | Elective | Elective (1.5 hours) |
| Elective | Elective | Elective | Elective | |
| Elective | Elective | Elective | Elective | |
Professional MBA Curriculum | Spring Start
Program Format and Enrollment
Program length is on average 24 months — students can work with the Bauer MBA Program office to build a schedule that fits their needs. The program is 48 credit hours; students must complete 21 core credit hours and 27 elective credit hours. Electives may vary from 1.5-3 credit hours each.
The Professional MBA enrolls in the fall and spring. Program information is subject to change.
| YEAR ONE | ||||
| SPRING | SUMMER | FALL | ||
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 1 | Session 1 | Session 2 |
| Financial Accounting (3 hours) |
Financial Accounting (continued) |
Information Systems (1.5 hours) |
Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions (3 hours) |
Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions (continued) |
| Managerial Finance (1.5 hours) |
Marketing Administration (1.5 hours) |
Organizational Behavior and Management (1.5 hours) |
Managerial Analysis (3 hours) |
Managerial Analysis (continued) |
| Business Communication (1.5 hours) |
Strategic Analysis (1.5 hours) |
Session 2 | Production and Operations Management (1.5 hours) |
Ethical Leadership and Critical Reasoning (1.5 hours) |
| Elective | ||||
| Elective | ||||
| YEAR TWO | ||||
| SPRING | SUMMER | FALL | ||
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 1 | Session 1 | Session 2 |
| Elective | Elective | Elective (3 hours) | Elective | Elective |
| Elective | Elective | Session 2 | Elective | Elective |
| Elective | Elective | Elective (3 hours) | Elective | Elective |
