Curriculum

Fall? Spring? You choose.

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 and the 24-month pathway to completion chart can be found below. If you are looking to take the program over a longer or shorter period of time, 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. Courses may vary from 1.5 to 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)
Supply Chain Management Concepts
(1.5 hours)
Organizational Behavior and Management
(1.5 hours)
Session 2
Ethical Leadership and Critical Reasoning
(1.5 hours)
Elective
YEAR ONE
FALL
Session 1
Financial Accounting
(3 hours)
Managerial Finance
(1.5 hours)
Business Communication
(1.5 hours)
Session 2
Financial Accounting
(continued)
Marketing Administration
(1.5 hours)
Strategic Analysis
(1.5 hours)
SPRING
Session 1
Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions
(3 hours)
Managerial Analysis
(3 hours)
Supply Chain Management Concepts
(1.5 hours)
Session 2
Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions
(continued)
Managerial Analysis
(continued)
Organizational Behavior and Management
(1.5 hours)
SUMMER
Session 1
Elective
Information Systems
(1.5 hours)
Session 2
Ethical Leadership and Critical Reasoning
(1.5 hours)
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  
YEAR TWO
FALL
Session 1
Elective
Elective
Elective
Session 2
Elective
Elective
Elective
SPRING
Session 1
Elective
Elective
Elective
Session 2
Elective
Elective
Elective
SUMMER
Elective (1.5 hours)
Elective (1.5 hours)

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. Courses may vary from 1.5 to 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 Supply Chain Management Concepts
(1.5 hours)
Ethical Leadership and Critical Reasoning
(1.5 hours)
Elective  
Elective  
YEAR ONE
SPRING
Session 1
Financial Accounting
(3 hours)
Managerial Finance
(1.5 hours)
Business Communication
(1.5 hours)
Session 2
Financial Accounting
(continued)
Marketing Administration
(1.5 hours)
Strategic Analysis
(1.5 hours)
SUMMER
Session 1
Information Systems
(1.5 hours)
Organizational Behavior and Management
(1.5 hours)
Session 2
Elective
Elective
FALL
Session 1
Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions
(3 hours)
Managerial Analysis
(3 hours)
Supply Chain Management Concepts
(1.5 hours)
Session 2
Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions
(continued)
Managerial Analysis
(continued)
Ethical Leadership and Critical Reasoning
(1.5 hours)
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
YEAR TWO
SPRING
Session 1
Elective
Elective
Elective
Session 2
Elective
Elective
Elective
SUMMER
Session 1
Elective (3 hours)
Session 2
Elective (3 hours)
FALL
Session 1
Elective
Elective
Elective
Session 2
Elective
Elective
Elective