Master of Business Administration
Changes to this program will take effect in the 2021–2022 academic year.
The Questrom School of Business awards the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree through several customized formats that each provides unique learning experiences and content exposure based on student needs.
Students may earn the MBA degree through the following formats:
- Full-Time MBA
- Professional Evening MBA Program
- Online MBA
Most MBA students will earn a major of Business Administration. Students in the Full-Time or Professional Evening programs may pursue a major of Health Sector Management or Social Impact through those respective MBA programs.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the MBA program, students will be able to demonstrate:
- Responsible business leadership.
- Effective communication.
- Critical and analytical thinking.
- Collaboration.
- An entrepreneurial mindset.
General Management Program
The Full-Time MBA in General Management is a full-time program of 64 credits, typically completed in two years.
General Management Full-Time Curriculum—64 cr
Required Core Courses
- MG 730 Ethical Leadership in the Global Economy (1.5 cr)
- PL 727 Organizations, Markets, and Society (3 cr)
- QM 716 Business Analytics: Data Analysis and Risk (3 cr)
- AC 710 Financial Reporting and Analysis (3 cr)
- OM 725 Creating Value Through Operations and Technology (3 cr)
- MK 723 Marketing Management (3 cr)
- FE 711 Finance 1 (1.5 cr)
- FE 712 Finance 2 (1.5 cr)
- MO 713 Managing Organizations and People (3 cr)
- SI 750 Competition, Internship Innovation, and Strategy (3 cr)
- ES 723 Career Management (0 cr)
- ES 730 Leadership Communication (1.5 cr)
- ES 735 Team Coaching (.5 cr)
- IS 735 Digital Innovation in Sectors (1.5 cr)
- MG 737 Capstone Project (1.5 cr)
- MG 735 Managing in a Crisis (.5 cr)
Electives
Eleven elective courses at 3 credits each, or any combination of approved Questrom coursework totaling 33 credits. This can include Questrom electives, approved graduate electives from other schools at BU, or directed studies.
General Management Part-Time Curriculum—55 cr
The PEMBA curriculum contains 31 credits of required core courses and 24 credits of elective coursework for a total of 55 credits. The program is typically complete in three years and must be complete within six years of matriculation.
Required Core Courses
- MO 712 Leading Organizations and People (3 cr)
- AC 711 Financial Reporting and Control (3 cr)
- FE 722 Financial Management (3 cr)
- MK 724 Marketing Management (3 cr)
- QM 717 Data Analysis for Managerial Decision-Making (3 cr)
- PL 730 Economics and Management Decisions (3 cr)
- OM 726 Creating Value through Operations and Technology (3 cr)
- SI 751 Competition, Innovation, and Strategy (3 cr)
- ES 740 Leadership Communication (2 cr)
- MG 730 Ethical Leadership in the Global Economy (1.5 cr)
- IS 736 Digital Innovation in Sectors (2 cr)
- MG 737 Capstone Project (1.5 cr)
Electives
Eight elective courses at 3 credits each, or any combination of approved Questrom coursework totaling 24 credits. This can include Questrom electives, approved graduate electives from other schools at BU, or directed studies.
A total of 55 credits are required to earn the MBA in the Professional Evening program.
Health Sector Management Program
The Health Sector Management (HSM) program is available to full-time and part-time students. The full-time HSM MBA program consists of:
- 31 credits of MBA core courses
- 9 credits of HSM core courses and 6 credits of HSM elective courses
- 18 credits of electives
- A Health Sector internship
Through the Health Sector Management MBA program, students learn essential management skills and develop the conceptual frameworks necessary to apply them successfully in the field of healthcare. The program requires a Health Sector internship, which students complete during the summer between the first and second years of the program.
The Health Sector Management curriculum augments the core MBA with required courses that provide an in-depth understanding of the structure and operation of healthcare systems. Building on the skills acquired in the core MBA program, the Health Sector Management curriculum focuses on health service delivery, life science products, and health sector consulting.
HSM Full-Time Curriculum—64 cr
Note: Two of the eight electives must be HSM electives in addition to HM 703, HM 710 or HM 717, plus HM 820, in the second year.
First Year
| Fall (20 cr) |
Spring (16.5 cr)
(or 19.5 w/ optional elective) |
Summer |
| Pre-Term: MG 730 Ethical Leadership in the Global Economy (1.5 cr) |
January Intensive: IS 735 Digital Innovation in Sectors (1.5 cr) |
Internship (Required) |
Module 1:
- AC 710 Financial Reporting and Analysis (3 cr)
- MO 713 Leading Organizations and People (3 cr)
- PL 727 Organizations, Markets, and Society (3 cr)
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- FE 712 Finance 2 (1.5 cr)
- OM 725 Creating Value Through Operations and Technology (3 cr)
- SI 750 Competition, Innovation, and Strategy (3 cr)
- HM 703 Health Sector Issues and Opportunities (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)—Optional
- MG 737 Capstone Project (1.5 cr)
- ES 723 Career Management (0 cr)
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Module 2:
- FE 711 Finance 1 (1.5 cr)
- MK 723 Marketing Management (3 cr)
- QM 716 Business Analytics: Data Analysis and Risk Management (3 cr)
- ES 723 Career Management (0 cr)
- ES 730 Leadership Communication (1.5 cr)
- ES 735 Team Coaching (.5 cr)
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Second Year
| Fall (15.5 cr) |
Spring (12 cr) |
Semester:
- MG 735 Managing in a Crisis (.5 cr)
- HM 710 Health Service Delivery (3 cr) or
HM 717 Drugs, Devices, and Diagnostics (3 cr)
- HM 820 Strategy, Economics, and Policy in the Health Sector (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
- ES 723 Career Management (0 cr)
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Semester:
- Elective* (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
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*Two of the eight electives must be HSM electives. They can be chosen from the list below.
These electives can create an intensive and targeted education within any subset of the health sector. Two courses selected from the following list are required:
- HM 710 Health Service Delivery: Strategies, Solutions, and Execution**
- HM 717 Drugs, Devices, and Diagnostics: New Challenges, Strategies, and Execution**
- HM 801 Bench-to-Bedside: Translating Biomedical Innovation from the Laboratory to the Marketplace
- HM 817 Advances in Digital Health
- HM 833 Health Sector Marketing
- HM 840 Health Sector Consulting
- HM 848 Driving Health Sector Innovation
- OM 840 Managing and Improving Quality: Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
- SI 814 Intellectual Property Strategies
- ENG BE 696 Advanced Deployment of Biomedical Innovations
**Course will count as an HSM elective if not taken as an HSM core course.
64 credits is the minimum required for single MBA completion. The flat, per-semester tuition for full-time students encompasses 12–18 credits per semester. The curriculum and courses are subject to change as recommended by faculty, deans, and administrators of the Questrom School of Business.
Students who receive a “W,” “F,” or “I” grade in a core class, excluding Executive Skills classes, cannot continue in the cohorted program.
Social Impact Program
The Social Impact program is available to full-time and part-time students. The full-time Social Impact MBA program consists of:
- 31 credits of MBA core courses
- 3 credits of Social Impact core courses and 9 credits of Social Impact elective courses
- 21 credits of electives
- A Social Impact internship
Social Impact Full-Time Curriculum—64 cr
Note: Three of the electives must be Social Impact electives.
First Year
| Fall (20 cr) |
Spring (16.5 cr)
(or 19.5 w/ optional elective) |
Summer |
| Pre-Term: MG 730 Ethical Leadership in the Global Economy (1.5 cr) |
January Intensive: IS 735 Digital Innovation in Sectors (1.5 cr) |
Social Impact Internship (Required) |
Module 1:
- AC 710 Financial Reporting and Analysis (3 cr)
- MO 713 Leading Organizations and People (3 cr)
- PL 727 Organizations, Markets, and Society (3 cr)
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- FE 712 Finance 2 (1.5 cr)
- OM 725 Creating Value Through Operations and Technology (3 cr)
- SI 750 Competition, Innovation, and Strategy (3 cr)
- SR 801 Social Impact: Business, Society, and Environment (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)—Optional
- MG 737 Capstone Project (1.5 cr)
- ES 723 Career Management (0 cr)
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Module 2:
- FE 711 Finance 1 (1.5 cr)
- MK 723 Marketing Management (3 cr)
- QM 716 Business Analytics: Data Analysis and Risk Management (3 cr)
- ES 723 Career Management (0 cr)
- ES 730 Leadership Communication (1.5 cr)
- ES 735 Team Coaching (.5 cr)
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Second Year
| Fall (15 cr) |
Spring (12 cr) |
Semester:
- Elective* (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
- ES 723 Career Management (0 cr)
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Semester:
- Elective* (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
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*Three of the ten electives must be Social Impact electives, chosen from the following list:
- AC 831 Integrated Reporting
- FE 833 ESG Equity Investing
- HM 703 Health Sector Issues and Opportunities
- IM 860 Social Impact Field Seminar
- MK 838 Behavior Change Practicum**
- MK 867 Purpose-Led Marketing
- MO 830 Leading the Mission-Driven Organization
- MO 833 Executive Compensation**
- MO 848 The Leadership Challenge
- OM 832 Blockchain and Social Impact
- OM 851 Environmentally Sustainable Green Supply Chain
- SI 836 Energy and Environmental Sustainability
- SI 849 Corporate Sustainability Strategy
- SI 852 Starting New Ventures**
- SR 837 Resource Development for Nonprofits
- SR 841 Fundamentals of Nonprofit Management (formerly OB 841)
- SR 850 Global Entrepreneurship (formerly SI 850)
**MK 838, MO 833, and SI 852 only count toward degree with qualifying project.
64 credits is the minimum required for single MBA completion. The flat, per-semester tuition for full-time students encompasses 12–18 credits per semester. The curriculum and courses are subject to change as recommended by faculty, deans, and administrators of Questrom School of Business.
Students who receive a “W,” “F,” or “I” grade in a core class, excluding Executive Skills classes, cannot continue in the cohorted program.
