Master of Business Administration
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
- QST AC 710 Financial Reporting and Analysis (3 cr)
- QST ES 723 Career Management (0 cr)
- QST ES 730 Leadership Communication (1.5 cr)
- QST ES 735 Team Coaching (.5 cr)
- QST FE 711 Finance 1 (1.5 cr)
- QST FE 712 Finance 2 (1.5 cr)
- QST MG 730 Ethical Leadership in the Global Economy (1.5 cr)
- QST MG 735 Managing in a Crisis (.5 cr)
- QST MG 737 Capstone Project (3 cr)
- QST MK 723 Marketing Management (3 cr)
- QST MO 713 Managing Organizations and People (3 cr)
- QST OM 725 Creating Value Through Operations and Technology (3 cr)
- QST PL 727 Organizations, Markets, and Society (3 cr)
- QST QM 716 Business Analytics: Data Analysis and Risk (3 cr)
- QST SI 750 Competition, Internship Innovation, and Strategy (3 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
- QST AC 711 Financial Reporting and Control (3 cr)
- QST ES 740 Leadership Communication (2 cr)
- QST FE 722 Financial Management (3 cr)
- QST MG 730 Ethical Leadership in the Global Economy (1.5 cr)
- QST MG 740 Consulting Project Prep (.5 cr)
- QST MK 724 Marketing Management (3 cr)
- QST MO 712 Leading Organizations and People (3 cr)
- QST OM 726 Creating Value through Operations and Technology (3 cr)
- QST PL 730 Economics and Management Decisions (3 cr)
- QST QM 717 Data Analysis for Managerial Decision-Making (3 cr)
- QST SI 751 Competition, Innovation, and Strategy (3 cr)
- Capstone Project Requirement (3.0 cr)*: Students must complete one 3-credit course from a list of approved experientially based electives.
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)
- Pre-Term: QST MG 730 Ethical Leadership in the Global Economy (1.5 cr)
- Module 1:
- QST AC 710 Financial Reporting and Analysis (3 cr)
- QST MO 713 Leading Organizations and People (3 cr)
- QST PL 727 Organizations, Markets, and Society (3 cr)
- Module 2:
- QST ES 723 Career Management (0 cr)
- QST ES 730 Leadership Communication (1.5 cr)
- QST ES 735 Team Coaching (.5 cr)
- QST FE 711 Finance 1 (1.5 cr)
- QST MK 723 Marketing Management (3 cr)
- QST QM 716 Business Analytics: Data Analysis and Risk Management (3 cr)
Spring (16.5 cr)
- QST ES 723 Career Management (0 cr)
- QST FE 712 Finance 2 (1.5 cr)
- QST HM 703 Health Sector Issues and Opportunities (3 cr)
- QST MG 737 Capstone Project (3 cr)
- QST OM 725 Creating Value Through Operations and Technology (3 cr)
- QST SI 750 Competition, Innovation, and Strategy (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
Summer
Second Year
Fall (15.5 cr)
- QST ES 723 Career Management (0 cr)
- QST HM 710 Health Service Delivery (3 cr) or
HM 717 Drugs, Devices, and Diagnostics (3 cr)
- QST HM 820 Strategy, Economics, and Policy in the Health Sector (3 cr)
- QST MG 735 Managing in a Crisis (.5 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
Spring (12 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
*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:
- ENG BE 696 Advanced Deployment of Biomedical Innovations
- QST HM 710 Health Service Delivery: Strategies, Solutions, and Execution**
- QST HM 717 Drugs, Devices, and Diagnostics: New Challenges, Strategies, and Execution**
- QST HM 801 Bench-to-Bedside: Translating Biomedical Innovation from the Laboratory to the Marketplace
- QST HM 817 Advances in Digital Health
- QST HM 833 Health Sector Marketing
- QST HM 840 Health Sector Consulting
- QST HM 848 Driving Health Sector Innovation
- QST OM 840 Managing and Improving Quality: Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
- QST SI 814 Intellectual Property Strategies
**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 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)
- Pre-Term: QST MG 730 Ethical Leadership in the Global Economy (1.5 cr)
- Module 1:
- QST AC 710 Financial Reporting and Analysis (3 cr)
- QST MO 713 Leading Organizations and People (3 cr)
- QST PL 727 Organizations, Markets, and Society (3 cr)
- Module 2:
- QST ES 723 Career Management (0 cr)
- QST ES 730 Leadership Communication (1.5 cr)
- QST ES 735 Team Coaching (.5 cr)
- QST FE 711 Finance 1 (1.5 cr)
- QST MK 723 Marketing Management (3 cr)
- QST QM 716 Business Analytics: Data Analysis and Risk Management (3 cr)
Spring (16.5 cr)
- QST ES 723 Career Management (0 cr)
- QST FE 712 Finance 2 (1.5 cr)
- QST MG 737 Capstone Project (3 cr)
- QST OM 725 Creating Value Through Operations and Technology (3 cr)
- QST SI 750 Competition, Innovation, and Strategy (3 cr)
- QST SR 801 Social Impact: Business, Society, and Environment (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)—optional
Summer
- Social Impact Internship (Required)
Second Year
Fall (15 cr)
- QST ES 723 Career Management (0 cr)
- QST MG 735 Managing in a Crisis (.5 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
Spring (12 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
- Elective* (3 cr)
*Three of the ten electives must be Social Impact electives, chosen from the following list:
- QST AC 831 Sustainability Reporting
- QST FE 833 ESG Equity Investing
- QST HM 703 Health Sector Issues and Opportunities
- QST IM 860 Social Impact Field Seminar
- QST MK 838 Behavior Change Practicum**
- QST MK 867 Purpose-Led Marketing
- QST MO 830 Leading the Mission-Driven Organization
- QST MO 833 Executive Compensation**
- QST MO 848 The Leadership Challenge
- QST OM 832 Blockchain and Social Impact
- QST OM 851 Environmentally Sustainable Green Supply Chain
- QST PL 855 The Energy Sector: Structure, Markets, and Regulation
- QST SI 836 Energy and Environmental Sustainability
- QST SI 849 Corporate Sustainability Strategy
- QST SI 852 Starting New Ventures**
- QST SR 837 Resource Development for Nonprofits
- QST SR 841 Fundamentals of Nonprofit Management (formerly OB 841)
- QST SR 850 Global Entrepreneurship (formerly SI 850)
**QST 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.
