The 20-Month Full-Time MBA program fosters an understanding of key aspects of management in a multicultural learning community with a focus on values-centered leadership. Through the use of team-based methods, innovative problem solving, case studies, and field experiences, the Full-Time MBA program strives to emulate real-world workplace dynamics.
The program was developed to shape our students into successful business professionals with the following in mind:
- Cultivation of personal values, integrity, and ethical behavior and to develop a values-centered leadership perspective and philosophy.
- Emphasis on team dynamics, team development, and applications to enhance success as leaders and managers.
- Improvement of students’ understanding of business fundamentals through the application of theories in practical business settings.
- Refinement of the necessary written and verbal communication skills for effective business management and leadership.
The program consists of 55 units of coursework, a business internship, and 60 hours of co-curricular activity courses. The internship is designed to provide students with work experience, or gain experience in a different professional field. It is a full-time internship taken between the first and second year of the MBA program. The co-curricular courses are designed to enhance student learning in the areas of communication skills; critical thinking; integration and application; values and ethics; job placement and career development. Students will complete four (4) PGBS 501 Co-Curricular Activities (0) and four (4) PGBS 502 Co-Curricular: Executive Speaker Series (0) courses.
Global Business Requirement
All 20-Month Full-Time MBA students must complete at least 2 units of global content coursework by satisfying one of the following options:
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A global content course from any concentration.
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A one-week, 2-unit Global Business Intensive course hosted by partner schools abroad, led by a Graziadio School faculty member.
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A Going Global with Graziadio (G3) project spanning two PGBS 694 G3: Going Global with Graziadio - Global Business Development Practicum (0-2) courses that are taken sequentially.
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One trimester study abroad at a global partner business school.
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An appropriately scoped global business directed instruction project.
Global Business Intensive Courses
Two units of credit may be earned by attending one of the Global Business Intensive courses offered at locations in Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and North America. These are short-term intensive courses which students take during trimester breaks.
Study Abroad Program
Students may spend a trimester abroad as a full-time student at one of the Graziadio School international partner business schools during the fall trimester of their second year of study. Upon approval by the appropriate academic discipline(s), 12 units of coursework of comparable scope and content may be taken at the international partner school to satisfy elective requirements. Students will enroll at the Graziadio School in the appropriate number of PGBS Study Abroad course units. When the courses are completed at the international partner university, their course designation will be added to the enrollment record and appear on the student’s transcript. These courses will be graded credit or no credit only.
The curriculum for this program consists of the following:
| Core Courses |
34 units |
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| Career Seminar |
0 units |
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| Elective Courses |
21 units |
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| Business Internship |
0 units |
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| Total Units Required |
55 units |
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FTMBA program learning goals and outcomes state the educational expectations of student achievement for each degree program. These goals are defined by faculty members to clarify how they intend for graduates to be competent and effective as a result of successfully completing the program.