Program Overview

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Program RequirementsThe Flexible MBA curriculum consists of Business Foundations courses and electives. Students may earn up to three Specializations but none are required. Students may take any combination of elective courses that meet the credit requirement, whether they count toward a Specialization or not. Specializations are simply a way to think about organizing elective courses and are optional.Specializations include:Business Analytics & Risk Management (BARM)Digital MarketingEntrepreneurial MarketingEntrepreneurship, Innovation & TechnologyFinancial ManagementHealth Care Management, Innovation & Technology (HMIT)InvestmentsPublic & Private Sector LeadershipStudents enrolled in the online Flexible MBA program will be required to take one course with a mandatory residency, which includes a two-day synchronous component, to complete their degree. There will be additional, optional residency courses throughout the program. Onsite residencies will be held at the Carey Business School’s Harbor East campus in Baltimore, MD.Course scheduling allows for completion of the program in less than three years. Students must complete the required 54 graduate credits within six years. A waived course may be replaced with an equivalent number of credits in an advanced course.CurriculumThe curriculum for the Flexible MBA program includes the following courses. Course sequence and availability of specific electives may vary. All courses are 2 credits unless otherwise noted.Business Foundations (20 credits)Course ListCodeTitleCreditsBU.210.620Accounting and Financial Reporting2BU.520.601Business Analytics2BU.120.601Business Communication 12BU.220.620Business Microeconomics2BU.231.620Corporate Finance2BU.142.601Leadership and Organizational Behavior2BU.410.620Marketing Management2BU.680.620Operations Management2BU.510.601Statistical Analysis2BU.150.620Strategic Management2Total Credits201Designates course with a mandatory two-day residency component for online asynchronous sectionsElectives (34 credits)Students may fulfill this requirement with any Carey course for which they meet the pre-requisites and enrollment criteria. Electives may be used to earn one, two, or three Specializations, but no student is required to earn a Specialization to fulfill program requirements. Courses may count toward multiple Specializations, but no student may earn more than three Specializations.Specializations (Optional)BUSINESS ANALYTICS & RISK MANAGEMENTCourse ListCodeTitleCreditsRequired CoursesBU.520.620Advanced Business Analytics 22BU.510.650Data Analytics 22Select three of the following:6BU.450.760Customer Analytics 2BU.520.650Data Visualization 2BU.520.701Enterprise Risk Management FrameworksBU.230.730Managing Financial Risk 2BU.450.740Retail Analytics 2BU.450.765Social Media Analytics 2BU.610.760Supply Chain AnalyticsTotal Credits102Designates courses available in online asynchronous modality​DIGITAL MARKETINGCourse ListCodeTitleCreditsRequired CoursesBU.420.710Consumer Behavior 22Select four of the following:8BU.450.760Customer Analytics 2BU.420.720Customer Relationship Management 2BU.460.700Integrated Digital Marketing 2BU.410.601Marketing Research 2BU.450.765Social Media Analytics 2BU.450.750Strategic Market Intelligence 2Total Credits102Designates courses available in online asynchronous modalityENTREPRENEURIAL MARKETINGCourse ListCodeTitleCreditsRequired CoursesBU.420.710Consumer Behavior 22BU.410.601Marketing Research 22Select three of the following:6BU.420.730Advanced Behavioral MarketingBU.430.710Branding and Marketing Communications 2BU.460.710Business-to-Business Marketing & Channel Strategy 2BU.121.610Negotiation 2BU.460.730New Product Development 2BU.430.720Pricing AnalysisTotal Credits102Designates courses available in online asynchronous modalityENTREPRENEURSHIP, INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGYCourse ListCodeTitleCreditsRequired CoursesBU.233.730Entrepreneurial Finance 22BU.152.710Entrepreneurial Ventures 22Select three of the following:6BU.152.740CityLab Catalyst: Business Innovation for Social Impact 2BU.152.745CityLab Practicum: Social Impact Project 2,3BU.150.710&BU.150.715Discovery to Market Iand Discovery to Market II 2,3BU.410.601Marketing Research 2BU.141.710Effective Teaming 2BU.300.620Managing Complex Projects 2BU.121.610Negotiation 2BU.460.730New Product Development 2Total Credits102Designates courses available in online asynchronous modality3These courses must be taken in sequenceFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTCourse ListCodeTitleCreditsRequired CoursesBU.232.701Investments 22BU.230.620Financial Modeling and Valuation 22Select three of the following:6BU.231.790Advanced Corporate Finance 2BU.232.790Advanced Hedge Fund StrategiesBU.232.750Advanced Portfolio Management 2BU.520.710Big Data Machine Learning 2BU.231.720Corporate Governance 2BU.210.680Cost Measurement and Control 2BU.232.770Cryptos and BlockchainBU.510.650Data Analytics 2BU.232.710Derivatives 2BU.232.725Emerging Markets 2BU.233.730Entrepreneurial Finance 2BU.230.750Financial Crises and Contagion 2BU.231.710Financial Institutions 2BU.210.650Financial Statement Analysis 2BU.232.720Fixed Income 2BU.230.730Managing Financial Risk 2BU.231.740Mergers and Acquisitions 2BU.220.610The Firm and the Macroeconomy 2BU.232.730Wealth Management 2Total Credits102Designates courses available in online asynchronous modalityHEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT, INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGYCourse ListCodeTitleCreditsRequired CoursesBU.881.702Frameworks for Analyzing Health Care Markets 22BU.883.702Health Information Technology 22orBU.881.706 Health Innovation and EvaluationSelect three of the following:6BU.150.710&BU.150.715Discovery to Market Iand Discovery to Market II 2,3BU.881.701Fundamentals of Health Care Systems 2BU.883.705Health Care Financing and Financial Management 2BU.881.703Health Care Law and Regulation 2BU.883.706Health Care Organization and Management 2BU.890.713&BU.890.714Health Care Strategy Consulting Practicum Iand Health Care Strategy Consulting Practicum II 2,3BU.881.706Health Innovation and Evaluation (may be used as elective if not used as second required course) 2BU.881.705Health Marketing and AccessBU.883.703Medical Devices and Diagnostics 2BU.883.708Negotiation in Health Care Settings 2BU.883.704Pharmaceutical Strategy 2BU.881.704Providers and Payers 2BU.550.620The U.S. Health Care System: Past, Present, and Future 2BU.883.707The Wire: Business Solutions for Community Health Improvement 2Total Credits102Designates courses available in online asynchronous modality3These courses must be taken in sequenceINVESTMENTSCourse ListCodeTitleCreditsRequired CoursesBU.232.701Investments 22BU.232.710Derivatives 22Select three of the following:6BU.231.790Advanced Corporate Finance 2BU.232.790Advanced Hedge Fund StrategiesBU.232.750Advanced Portfolio Management 2BU.520.710Big Data Machine Learning 2BU.231.720Corporate Governance 2BU.210.680Cost Measurement and Control 2BU.232.770Cryptos and BlockchainBU.510.650Data Analytics 2BU.232.725Emerging Markets 2BU.233.730Entrepreneurial Finance 2BU.230.750Financial Crises and Contagion 2BU.231.710Financial Institutions 2BU.230.620Financial Modeling and Valuation 2BU.210.650Financial Statement Analysis 2BU.232.720Fixed Income 2BU.230.730Managing Financial Risk 2BU.231.740Mergers and Acquisitions 2BU.220.610The Firm and the Macroeconomy 2BU.232.730Wealth Management 2Total Credits102Designates courses available in online asynchronous modalityPUBLIC & PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERSHIPCourse ListCodeTitleCreditsRequired CoursesBU.141.710Effective Teaming 22BU.151.770Power and Politics 22orBU.121.610 NegotiationSelect three of the following:6BU.131.601Business Leadership and Human Values 2BU.152.740CityLab Catalyst: Business Innovation for Social Impact 2BU.152.745CityLab Practicum: Social Impact Project 2,3BU.151.720Corporate Strategy 2BU.610.705Crisis Management 2BU.003.903Global Immersion:Finance in EuropeBU.003.893Leadership Development ExpeditionBU.300.620Managing Complex Projects 2BU.142.720Managing in a Diverse & Global World 2BU.121.610Negotiation (may be used as elective if not used as second required course) 2BU.142.730Strategic Human Capital 2BU.152.735Strategy Consulting Practicum 2Total Credits102Designates courses available in online asynchronous modality3These courses must be taken in sequence​