Professional MBA Curriculum
Program Benefits
The Professional MBA curriculum accelerates your learning with:
- Experienced and highly qualified faculty.
- A cohort model with a predictable schedule and fixed academic calendar.
- Timely topics and activities pertinent to real-world business challenges.
- Distance learning blended with traditional learning for flexibility and convenience.
- Optional concentrations in Digital Business & Technology, Finance/Accounting, Global Business, Innovation/Entrepreneurship, Leadership/Human Resources Management, Marketing, Operations/Supply Chain Management, or Real Estate.
Curriculum
Our curriculum emphasizes theory and practice in business foundations, strategy, and leadership. You will:
- Complete 48 credit hours comprised of 16 courses
- 10 required courses completed in modules 1–5.
- 6 electives (electives offered will vary year to year) completed in modules 6–8.
- Earn your Professional MBA in 17, 20, or 23 months.
- Students who want to complete the program within 17 months will complete six electives by the end of module 6
- Students who want to complete the program within 20 months will complete six electives by the end of module 7.
- Students who complete the program in 23 months will complete six electives by the end of module 8.
Certificates
The Professional MBA Program offers certificates in leading change, diversity & inclusion, and a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.
Leading Change
Companies with a change-ready culture paired with leaders who are prepared to design, implement, and institutionalize organizational change are positioned to thrive. To earn this certificate, students will take the Change Management elective course (MGMT 7810) and pass an online certification exam.
Companies want leaders who are prepared to lead a diverse workforce. This non-academic certificate will provide you with the skills to develop a “management capability” for leveraging diversity in your coursework as well as improve business performance throughout your career. Offered every fall and spring through the Terry College of Business Office of Diversity Relations.
Lean Six Sigma is a data-driven methodology used to increase operational efficiencies and enhance customer experiences. Students will take the Lean Six Sigma elective course (MGMT 7160) and pass an online certification exam to earn the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certificate.
Format
The Professional MBA is structured into eight modules of 12 weeks each plus an optional international or domestic residency for global or regional experience. In each module, you will take two courses. Each course consists of:
Hybrid Weekday Evening Cohorts
Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesdays and Thursdays
- 50% in person/on campus in Atlanta and 50% distance/online learning
- During each 12 week module, four class weeks will be in-person, three class weeks will be online, and the remainder will be executed through distance learning
- Pre-reading
- Final projects or exams
Saturday Hybrid Cohort
Classes offered exclusively on a Saturday schedule
- 50% in person/on campus in Atlanta and 50% distance/online learning
- Over a 12-week module, attend four in-person Saturday classes (9 a.m.–4 p.m.), three Saturdays in online synchronous classes (9 a.m.–4 p.m.), with the remainder executed through distance learning.
- Pre-reading
- Final projects or exams