Program Overview
Professional MBA Program
The Professional MBA program at the University of South Florida is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in business, preparing them for leadership roles in their chosen field. The program is offered in various formats, including evening, weekend, and online courses, to accommodate the needs of working professionals.
Program Structure
The Professional MBA program consists of 33 to 49 credit hours, which can be completed in a series of foundation, core, elective, and capstone courses. The program is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in business principles, as well as the opportunity to specialize in a particular area of interest.
Foundation Courses
The foundation courses provide students with a background in key functional areas of business, including:
- Accounting
- Finance
- Marketing
- Management
- Economics These courses are designed to prepare students for more advanced studies and can be waived for students with a recent undergraduate degree or coursework in business.
Core Courses
The core courses are a series of advanced application courses that every student takes during their time in the program. These courses are designed to provide students with a deep understanding of business principles and practices, including:
- Analytics
- Professional communication
- Financial analysis
- Organizational behavior
- Ethics The core courses are available in evening, weekend, and online formats.
Elective Requirements
Students are required to take 15 credit hours of elective courses, which can be chosen from a variety of options, including:
- Business Analytics
- Creativity and Innovation
- Digital Marketing
- Entrepreneurship
- Global Business
- Healthcare Management
- Information Technology Management
- Leadership
- Marketing Strategy
- Project and Process Management
- Sustainable Business Students can also choose to pursue a specialization or concentration, such as the Finance Concentration, which provides students with a deeper understanding of financial principles and practices.
Finance Concentration
The Finance Concentration is designed to provide students with a strong foundation in financial principles and practices, including:
- Financial modeling
- Investments
- Capital markets This concentration is ideal for students who intend to work in the financial services sector or who seek leadership roles in business.
Immersion Courses and Study Abroad
The program also offers immersion courses and study abroad opportunities, which provide students with the opportunity to network with peers and build skills in leading methodologies, such as design thinking and Lean Six Sigma. These courses are optional but highly valued by students.
Professional MBA Capstone
The Professional MBA capstone is a 3-credit hour course that challenges students to apply the skills and knowledge they have acquired throughout the program to a real-world business problem. Students work in teams to develop actionable strategic recommendations for a business client, providing a challenging and rewarding conclusion to the program.