Concentrations

Professional MBA concentrations allow students to delve deep into subjects that match their career interests and are available in six areas: Finance/Accounting, Innovation/Entrepreneurship, Leadership/Human Resources Management, Marketing, Operations/Supply Chain Management, or Real Estate. Electives traditionally occur during Modules 6, 7 and 8, and can take place on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday evenings from 6 – 9 p.m. or on Saturdays from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Students finalize their concentration selections during module 5. The electives and concentrations offered in the Professional MBA program vary from year to year and are subject to change.

Concentration options

Finance/Accounting

Required:

• EMBA 7150 — Financial Accounting & Reporting
• EMBA 7200 — Managerial Finance 

Choose 2 of the following electives:

• ACCT 7600 — Financial Statement Analysis
• ENTR 7505 — Entrepreneurial Finance
• FINA 7920 — Financial Modeling
• FINA 6205 — Mergers & Acquisitions
• MGMT 7990 — Principles of Franchising

Innovation/Entrepreneurship

Required:

ENTR 7515 — Entrepreneurship

Choose 2 of the following electives:

• ENTR 7090 — Design Thinking
• ENTR 7505 — Entrepreneurial Finance
• MGMT 7810 — Change Management
• MGMT 7430 — Crisis Management
• MGMT 7990 — Principles of Franchising
• MIST 7990 — Artificial Intelligence for Business Managers

Leadership/Human Resources Management

Required:

• EMBA 7410 — Organizational Behavior & Leadership
• MGMT 7990 — Human Resource Management

Choose 2 of the following electives:

• MGMT 7011 — Leading Evolving Organizations
• MGMT 7430 — Crisis Management
• MGMT 7810 — Change Management
• MIST 7990 — Artificial Intelligence for Business Leaders

Marketing

Required:

EMBA 7250 — Marketing Management

Choose 2 of the following electives:

• MARK 6220 — Sales Strategy & Management
• MARK 7550 — Social Media Marketing
• EMBA 7650 — Marketing Strategy

Operations/Supply Chain Management

Required:

• EMBA 7310 — Operations Management
• MGMT 7130 — Designing, Managing & Improving Supply Chains

Choose 1 of the following electives:

• MGMT 7160 — Lean Six Sigma (culminates in Green Belt Designation)
• MGMT 7220 — Project Management

Real Estate

Required: 

• REAL 7100 — Principles of Real Estate
• EMBA 7400 — Negotiations

Choose 1 of the following electives:

• ACCT 7600 — Financial Statement Analysis
• FINA 7920 — Financial Modeling
• REAL 7990 — Directed Study in Real Estate - Choose a REAL course/content via the courses listed here.