Curriculum
The Part-Time Hybrid MBA program at Penn State Smeal, comprising 35 credits, provides an immersive virtual classroom learning experience with on-campus residency components at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters. This part-time, 2-year program starts in the fall and consists of five consecutive semesters, with each semester building on the previous one, creating a laddered educational approach. This structure promotes student success, regardless of their background or experience.
The 35-credit Part-Time Hybrid MBA offers an immersive virtual classroom experience, complemented by on-campus residencies at the start of the fall and spring semesters. This part-time, 2-year program begins in the fall and spans five consecutive semesters, with each semester building on the previous one, creating a laddered educational approach. This structure promotes student success, regardless of their background or experience.
Required Courses
- BA 512: Quantitative Analysis for Managerial Decision Making
- BA 533: Economics for Managers
- BA 571: Strategic Management
- BA 800: Marketing Management
- BA 801: Management
- BA 802: Team Process and Performance
- BA 804: Ethical Leadership
- BA 805: Negotiation Theory and Skills
- BA 810: Supply Chain and Operations Management
- BA 811: Financial Accounting
- BA 815: Business Statistics for Contemporary Decision Making
- BA 817: Communication Skills for Management
- BA 821: Foundation in Managerial Accounting
- BA 830: Emerging Technology Trends in Business
- BA 831: Foundations in Finance
- BA 832: Global Business Environment
- BA 835: Global Perspectives
- BA 836: Global Immersion*
- Global Immersion, a one-week experience abroad, is a one-credit course offered in the spring of year 2.
- BA 880: Leadership Immersion