The Part-Time MBA Format

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The Part-Time MBA Program

The required curriculum is a cornerstone and hallmark of the MBA Program. The Core Course Curriculum of the Part-Time MBA at the Darden School is designed and delivered in accordance with the School’s mission of producing action-oriented graduates through the use of student-centered learning and an integrated and innovative curriculum. The purpose of the Core Course Curriculum is to equip students with the foundational skills, judgment, and inspiration necessary to lead a global business.

Vision

Each student will complete the Core Course Curriculum with confidence that they have mastered the fundamentals of leading a successful global business. The Darden School’s Core Course Curriculum in the Part-time Program will be recognized as occupying a permanent place among the top 10 core-curriculum programs in the world.

The Core Course Curriculum endorses, employs, and seeks to model the core values of the School:

Action orientation
Global and enterprise perspectives
Leadership imbued with integrity, vision, judgment, determination, and social responsibility
Outstanding, current, student-centered teaching

Part-Time Format Credit Hours and General Requirements

The Part-Time format requires 60 credit hours of coursework: 25.5 hours of core course; 9.0 hours of other required course and 25.5 hours of electives.

Other Required Courses

Credit Hours

Business Fundamentals 1.5

Leadership Resdencies 6

Professional Advancement 1.5

Class-Session Allocations and Credit Hours by Course

The core curriculum will have 10 content areas with the credit hours as specified below. Normally, the core-course class-session allocation for each content area will be as follows:

GBUS 7215 - Leadership Communication Credits: 1.5
GBUS 7235 - Global Economies and Markets - Part I Credits: 1.5
GBUS 7236 - Global Economies and Markets - Part II Credits: 1.5
GBUS 7275 - Accounting for Managers - Part I Credits: 1.5
GBUS 7276 - Accounting for Managers - Part II Credits: 1.5
GBUS 7295 - Marketing Part I Credits: 1.5
GBUS 7296 - Marketing - Part II Credits: 1.5
GBUS 7315 - Operations Management Part I Credits: 1.5
GBUS 7316 - Operations Management - Part II Credits: 1.5
GBUS 7345 - Leading Organizations - Part I Credits: 1.5
GBUS 7346 - Leading Organizations Part II Credits: 1.5
GBUS 7355 - Decision Analysis - Part I Credits: 1.5
GBUS 7356 - Decision Analysis - Part II Credits: 1.5
GBUS 7380 - Business Ethics (Part 1) Credits: 1.5
GBUS 7400 - Strategic Thinking and Action Credits: 1.5

Other Required Courses in the Part-Time MBA

GBUS 7901 - Professional Advancement Course - Part I Credits: 1.5

GBUS 7905 - Business Fundamentals Credits: 1.5

GBUS 7888 - Darden Business Foundations Credits: 3

GBUS 7889 – Organizational and Individual Change Credits: 3

GBUS 7100 - Global Leadership Explorations - Part I Credits: 1.5
GBUS 7889 - Organizational and Individual Change Credits: 3
GBUS 7901 - Professional Advancement Course - Part I Credits: 1.5
GBUS 7905 - Business Fundamentals Credits: 1.5

Electives Course Requirements

The electives curriculum in the Part-Time MBA requires twenty- four credit hours of coursework. SY students in the Full-Time Program and students in the Executive MBA format will be permitted to enroll in any electives offered in the Part-Time MBA on a space-available basis with permission of the faculty member teaching the course.

Students in the Part-Time MBA Program will be permitted to enroll in an SY Full-Time Program elective or an Executive Format elective on a space-available basis with permission of the faculty member teaching the course.

GBUS 7888 - Darden Business Foundations Credits: 3