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, Marketing, Operations/Supply Chain Management, or Real Estate. Electives traditionally occur during Modules 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 year to year and are subject to change.
Concentration options
Finance/Accounting
Required Core:
EMBA 7150 – Financial Accounting & Reporting
EMBA 7200 – Managerial Finance
Choose 3 of the following electives:
- ACCT 7600 – Financial Statement Analysis
- ENTR 7505 - Entrepreneurial Finance
- FINA 7100 – Corporate Finance
- FINA 7920 – Financial Modeling
Innovation/Entrepreneurship
Required Core:
ENTR 7515 – Entrepreneurship
Choose 3 of the following electives:
- ENTR 7310 – Innovation Management
- ENTR 7090 – Design Thinking
- ENTR 7505 - Entrepreneurial Finance
- ENTR 7990 - The Creative Economy
- MGMT 7810 – Change Management
- MGMT 7430 – Crisis Management
- MIST 7990 - Artificial Intelligence for Business Managers
- MGMT 7990 - Principles of Franchising
Leadership
Required Core:
EMBA 7410 – Organizational Behavior & Leadership
Choose 3 of the following electives:
- MGMT 7011 – Leading Evolving Organizations
- MGMT 7990 – Human Resource Management
- MGMT 7430 – Crisis Management
- MGMT 7810 – Change Management
- MIST 7990 - Artificial Intelligence for Business Leaders
- MGMT 7990 - Principles of Franchising
Marketing
Required Core:
EMBA 7250 – Marketing Management
Choose 3 of the following electives:
- MARK 6220 – Sales Strategy & Management
- MARK 7550 – Social Media Marketing
- EMBA 7650 – Marketing Strategy
Operations/Supply Chain Management
Required Core:
EMBA 7310 – Operations Management
Choose 3 of the following electives:
- MGMT 7160 – Lean Six Sigma (culminates in Green Belt Designation)
- MGMT 7220 – Project Management
- MGMT 7260 – Service Operations Management
- MGMT 7130 – Designing, Managing & Improving Supply Chains
Real Estate
Required Core:
REAL 7100 – Principles of Real Estate
EMBA 7400 – Negotiations
REAL 7990 - Directed Study in Real Estate - Choose a REAL course/content via the courses listed here.
Choose 2 of the following electives:
