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Jun 15, 2026
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Graduate Record 2026-2027
The Part-Time MBA Format
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Return to: Darden Graduate School of Business Administration: Degree Programs
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
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The Core Course Curriculum of the Part-Time MBA Format
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. Purpose
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 Format Program will be recognized as occupying a permanent place among the top 10 core-curriculum programs in the world. Values
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
- Integrated and innovative curriculum and course materials
- Supportive and equitable learning climate
Strategy
The Core Course Curriculum seeks to accomplish its vision through excellence in its curriculum content, a collaborative learning environment, and unsurpassed teaching effectiveness. Core Course Curriculum Content
- Focusing on the fundamentals of business management
- Valuing integration across disciplines
- Using contemporary issues, problems, and processes as the basis for class discussion and relating them to the students’ current work environment
- Teaching the analytical frameworks and methods of analysis useful in reaching economically sound and socially responsible business decisions
- Emphasizing global, enterprise, and leadership perspectives and stressing effective written and oral communication skills throughout the curriculum
- Continuously reviewing and renewing the content of the curriculum for currency and exigency
Learning Environment
- Assigning all students to learning teams so they can become effective and valued team members.
- Grading classroom contribution as a significant proportion of the final grade in all courses
- Requiring on-time attendance, preparation, and participation to develop professional maturity and decisiveness.
- Emphasizing the quality of the learning environment by assigning term faculty leaders.
Core Course Requirements and Courses
The Part-Time MBA’s core curriculum requires 25.5 credit hours of coursework. The Core Course Curriculum for the Part-Time MBA will be designed and delivered based on the Full-Time Format of the FY Program core course descriptions presented in the Darden School Courses page. 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: Other Required Courses in the Part-Time MBA
Other Required Courses in the Part-Time MBA (see the Darden School Courses page for full descriptions) include: Management Science Specialization
Students have an option to declare a specialization in management science. To earn this credential, a student needs to complete eight electives (12 credits) from an approved list of electives. This listing will be updated annually to reflect changes in the overall offerings. Electives in the Part-Time MBA Program
Objectives
The overarching objective of the electives curriculum for the MBA Program (Full-Time, Executive and Part-Time Formats) is to reinforce the mission of the School as captured in its Mission Statement. The following are the specific objectives of the electives curriculum of the Part-Time Format: - Enable students to pursue several areas of interest in greater depth;
- Offer an innovative, relevant, leading-edge MBA elective curriculum; and
- Foster the exploration of ideas, concepts, and themes that prepare students for lifelong learning and continued professional development.
Electives Course Requirements
The electives curriculum in the Part-Time MBA requires 24 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. Total Required Credits: 57
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