Curriculum

The unique curriculum of the Boston University MBA is informed by what organizations need now and will need in the near and longer term future.  The Boston University MBA prepares you for the increasingly competitive, global world of management.

Two-Year MBA Curriculum Map

FIRST YEAR SECOND YEAR
FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING
ES700
Executive
Presentations
(1 Credit)		 ES701
Executive
Written
Communication
(1 Credit)		 Internship
(optional)		 ES743
Career
Community III
(1 Credit)		 Elective
(3 Credits)
ES740
Career
Management 

(2 Credit)

 PL700
Current
Topics in
Law and Ethics
(2 Credits)		 Elective
(3 Credits)		 Elective
(3 Credits)
ES741
Career
Community I
(0 Credit)		 ES742
Career
Community II
(0 Credits)
OB713
Managing
Organizations
and People
(3 Credits)		 IS710
IT Strategies
for a Networked
Economy
(3 Credits)		 Elective
(3 Credits)
FE721
Financial
Management 

(3 Credits)

 OM725
Creating Value
Through Operations
and Technology
(3 Credits)		 Elective
(3 Credits)		 Elective
(3 Credits)
MK723
Marketing 

Management
(3 Credits)

 FE727
Economics and
Management
Decisions
(3 Credits)		 Elective
(3 Credits)
AC710
Financial
Reporting and
Control 

(3 Credits)

 SI750
Competition,
Innovation, & Strategy 

(3 Credits)

 Elective
(3 Credits)		 Elective
(3 Credits)
QM716
Data Analysis
for Managerial
Decision-Making 

(3 Credits)

 Elective
(3 Credits)

The full-time MBA is a 64-credit curriculum with a 34-credit core and internship component. It focuses on contemporary business perspectives and issues, collaboration, teamwork, and entrepreneurial skills. Case studies emphasize making the best decisions for the overall organization, not just for a single department or project. You will learn to solve problems, avoid creating new ones, simplify issues, and optimize results.

The core courses give you a solid grounding in the basic MBA skill set: accounting, finance, information systems, marketing, operations, organizational behavior, and strategy.  From these, you may choose an area in which to specialize. You may select a concentration area from several management disciplines of your choice:

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Health Sector Management
  • International Management
  • Leadership & Organizational Transformation
  • Marketing
  • Operations & Technology Management
  • Strategy & Innovation.

In addition, you might also pursue one of our specialized degrees such as the Health Sector MBA or Public & Nonprofit MBA. With a single degree, you can offer an employer multiple areas of expertise.