Curriculum

Program Requirements
Concentrations
Non-Credit Modules
Sample MBA Programs
Dual Degrees
Accelerated Programs

Program Requirements
Total Credits Required: 54

1st Year – Fall Semester

Economic Foundation of Business(1.5)
Economics of International Business (1.5)
Understanding Financial Statements(1.5)
Accounting for Managerial Decisions(1.5)
Creating Customer Value(1.5)
Managing the Marketing Mix(1.5)
Data Analysis & Decision Making(3)
IT for Decision Support(1.5)
Opportunity Recognition and Ideation(1.5)

1st Year – Spring Semester

Business Communications(1.5)
Creating Financial Statements(1.5)
Financial Markets & Institutions(1.5)
Fundamentals of Financial Management(1.5)
Operations Management(1.5)
Supply Chain Management(1.5)
Competitive Strategy(1.5)
Corporate Strategy(1.5)
Project Management or CRM with SAP (3)

2nd Year - Fall Semester

Global Entrepreneurial Management(3)
Legal & Ethical Aspects of Management(1.5)
Behavior in Organizations(1.5)
6 credits of electives
6 credits of electives must fulfill the experiential learning requirement

2nd Year – Spring Semester

12 credits of electives

Concentrations

Non-Credit Modules
Whitman MBA students participate in a number of professional development programs throughout the year, including leadership-building sessions, career planning sessions, and community service.

Sample Whitman MBA Programs
The Whitman MBA's flexible framework will fit your needs and goals. Finish in two years, even if you take on a 6-month internship. Or transfer seamlessly from the full-time program to the iMBA program at any time.

	Fall	Spring	MBA Special Session	Summer	Fall	Spring	Summer
Traditional two-year MBA, with summer internship	15	15	—	paid internship	12	12	—
Two-year MBA, with international internship	15	15	—	international internship	9	9	—
Two-year MBA, with three- credit summer internship	15	15	—	3	12	9	—
Two-year MBA, with six-month, six-credit internship	15	15	3	3	3	15	—
Two-year MBA, completed in 16 months	15	15	9 (with or without internship)	15	—	—	—
Accelerated MBA*	15	15	—	6	—	—	—
Switch to iMBA after a year in the full-time MBA program*	15	15	transfer to iMBA	6	6	6	6
Earn an MBA with a dual degree	15	15	15 MBA credits Second degree program credits will vary

*Must meet eligibility requirements

Dual Degrees
There are limitless possibilities to combine the full-Time MBA with a graduate degree in another Syracuse University school or college. The following combinations have been most popular in recent years: MBA/MS, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications; MBA/MPA, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs; MBA/MS, L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science; MBA/JD, College of Law; and MBA/MS, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

Accelerated Program
Students with four or more years of full-time work experience and an undergraduate degree in business from an AACSB International-accredited institution are eligible for Whitman’s one-year accelerated MBA program. This 36-credit program is available only on a full-time basis with 15 credits taken both in the fall and spring semesters and the final six credits taken during the summer semester.

Students usually conduct a full-time job search as soon as they begin the program to facilitate starting a new position upon graduation. An internship may also be worked into the accelerated MBA program but will vary the length of the program.