Full-Time MBA Degree Requirements
The curriculum for the one-year accelerated Full-Time MBA program begins in August on the Durham campus. Some students may be eligible to finish the program in 9 months.
- Credits: Students will complete 16 courses, or 48 credits.
- Student Availability: Due to the nature of the program, classes are scheduled in both day and evening time slots; therefore, the program is incompatible with full-time employment.
- GPA: Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA at graduation, and earn a B- or better in all classes.
- Required Residency: Students participate in a residency as part of their core curriculum. Details of this residency may vary depending on travel and contact restrictions.
- Corporate Consulting Project (CCP): The CCP provides an immediate opportunity to apply MBA program knowledge to a real business challenge. Small student-teams are matched with local organizations from various industries. Each team works closely with a client organization and faculty advisers to provide business consulting expertise. At the end of the CCP, each team presents their recommendations to their client organization.
- Internship: Students should expect to complete an internship during terms 4 and 5 unless they receive a waiver based on significant prior professional experience. Students with more than two years of professional work experience are also encouraged to engage in an internship in order to explore new fields or functions.
Core Courses
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
ADMN 912 | Managing Yourself & Leading Others | 3 |
ADMN 919 | Accounting/Financial Reporting, Budgeting, and Analysis | 3 |
ADMN 926 | Leveraging Technology for Competitive Advantage | 3 |
ADMN 970 | Economics of Competition | 3 |
ADMN 930 | Financial Management/Raising and Investing Money | 3 |
ADMN 950 | Data Driven Decisions | 3 |
ADMN 960 | Marketing/Building Customer Value | 3 |
ADMN 840 | International Business | 3 |
ADMN 940 | Managing Operations | 3 |
ADMN 982 | Creating Winning Strategies | 3 |
ADMN 905 | Corporate Consulting Project | 3 |
ADMN 901 | PAUL Assessment of MBA Core Knowledge | 0 |
ADMN 902 | MBA Internship 1 | 3 |
2 | 12 |
Total Credits | 48 |
Specialized Degree Options
Business Administration: Finance
This option provides students with the tools necessary to make informed financial decisions for themselves and their organizations. Finance students and professionals utilize an exciting mix of quantitative analysis, strategic thinking, and creativity. Opportunities exist in a variety of fields, including commercial and investment banking, corporate finance, asset management, risk management, real estate, and private equity.
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
ADMN 829 | Corporate Financial Strategy | 3 |
ADMN 830 | Investments | 3 |
| 3 |
ADMN 835 | Financial Institutions | |
ADMN 838 | Equity Analysis and Firm Valuation | |
ADMN 846 | International Financial Management | |
ADMN 898 | Topics (Applied Financial Modeling and Analytics) | |
ADMN 898 | Topics (Financial Innovation and Derivatives) | |
ADMN 898 | Topics (Financial Technology and Big Data) | |
Total Credits | 9 |
Business Administration: Global Business
This option helps students develop their global awareness, understanding, and competence so to that they can compete and lead effectively in a transnational environment. Job outlook includes graduate careers abroad or in organizations that are engaged in business or initiatives with a global scope.
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
ADMN 840 | International Business | 3 |
| 6 |
ADMN 841 | International Management | |
ADMN 846 | International Financial Management | |
ADMN 860 | International Marketing | |
Total Credits | 9 |
Business Administration: Growth and Innovation
This option provides students with knowledge, skills, and an entrepreneurial mindset to apply in smaller, newer firms as well as in larger, established companies in order to drive organizational growth, innovation and change. These can be applied in a range of contexts, including new ventures, corporate entrepreneurship, and social enterprises.
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
ADMN 882 | Managing Growth and Innovation | 3 |
| 6 |
ADMN 834 | Private Equity/Venture Capital | |
ADMN 841 | International Management | |
ADMN 864 | New Product Development | |
ADMN 898 | Topics (Leading Organizational Change) | |
Total Credits | 9 |
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY
This option is designed to provide students already in the healthcare field or those interested in entering it with foundational knowledge of the U.S. Healthcare system and health policy, as well as analytic approaches for improving it.
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 3 |
ADMN 801 | The U.S. Healthcare System | |
NURS 901 | Health Policy | |
NURS 969 | Health Systems Policy, Economics & Financial Planning | |
| 6 |
NURS 973 | Quality & Safety | |
NURS 960 | Healthcare Finance Management | |
NURS 963 | Biostats and Epidemiology | |
NURS 933 | Applied Analytics for QI in Health Care | |
NURS 964 | Information Systems and Technology Improvement | |
Total Credits | 9 |
Business Administration: Hospitality Management
This option is directed toward working professionals, positioning them for additional career growth and advancement in the industry. For students who wants to take a coherent set of advanced hospitality management courses offered within the general framework of the MBA, these course offerings provide opportunities in a wide variety of areas, including human resources, operations, and asset management and finance.
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
ADMN 847 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
ADMN 827 | Hospitality Operations & Financial Metrics | 3 |
ADMN #828 | Hospitality Asset and Financial Management | 3 |
ADMN 858 | Revenue Management and Pricing Strategies | 3 |
Total Credits | 12 |
Business Administration: Information Systems and Business Analytics
This option provides students with knowledge and skills in the areas of business analytics: descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive. These tangible abilities will enable graduates to bring added value to any organization through data analysis and visualization; predicting/forecasting future probabilities and trends; and helping decision makers evaluate and determine the best ways to achieve business objectives in resource-constrained environments, while also quantifying the risk present in business situations due to uncertainty.
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
ADMN 873 | Data Management and Visualization | 3 |
ADMN 872 | Predictive Analytics | 3 |
| 3 |
ADMN 845 | Supply Chain Management | |
ADMN 863 | Marketing Analytics | |
ADMN 875 | Prescriptive Analytics | |
ADMN 898 | Topics (Applied Financial Modeling and Analytics) | |
ADMN 898 | Topics (Financial Technology and Big Data) | |
Total Credits | 9 |
Business Administration: Marketing
This option is designed around the three strategic initiatives of the marketing department: Marketing Analytics, Digital Marketing, and New Product Development. Flexibility within specialization provides tracks for less seasoned students (Marketing Analytics and tools), and for more seasoned students (Product and Service innovation focus). Designed to help students recognize, prioritize, and execute opportunities for growth through new and existing customers.
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
| |
| |
ADMN 852 | Marketing Research | |
ADMN 863 | Marketing Analytics | |
ADMN 864 | New Product Development | |
ADMN 865 | Digital Marketing | |
| |
ADMN #888 | Strategic Pricing | |
ADMN 860 | International Marketing | |
ADMN 898 | Topics (Consumer Behavior) | |
Total Credits | 9 |
Approved Elective Courses
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
ADMN 801 | The U.S. Healthcare System | 3 |
ADMN 827 | Hospitality Operations & Financial Metrics | 3 |
ADMN #828 | Hospitality Asset and Financial Management | 3 |
ADMN 829 | Corporate Financial Strategy | 3 |
ADMN 830 | Investments | 3 |
ADMN 834 | Private Equity/Venture Capital | 3 |
ADMN 835 | Financial Institutions | 3 |
ADMN 838 | Equity Analysis and Firm Valuation | 3 |
ADMN 840 | International Business | 3 |
ADMN 841 | International Management | 3 |
ADMN 842 | Project Management | 3 |
ADMN 845 | Supply Chain Management | 3 |
ADMN 846 | International Financial Management | 3 |
ADMN 847 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
ADMN 852 | Marketing Research | 3 |
ADMN 858 | Revenue Management and Pricing Strategies | 3 |
ADMN 860 | International Marketing | 3 |
ADMN 863 | Marketing Analytics | 3 |
ADMN 864 | New Product Development | 3 |
ADMN 865 | Digital Marketing | 3 |
ADMN 872 | Predictive Analytics | 3 |
ADMN 873 | Data Management and Visualization | 3 |
ADMN 875 | Prescriptive Analytics | 3 |
ADMN 882 | Managing Growth and Innovation | 3 |
ADMN 898 | Topics (Leading Organizational Change) | 3 |
ADMN 898 | Topics (Applied Financial Modeling & Analytics) | 3 |
ADMN 898 | Topics (Financial Technology & Big Data) | 3 |
ADMN 898 | Topics (Financial Innovation and Derivatives) | 3 |
ADMN 898 | Topics (Consumer Behavior) | 3 |
ADMN 898 | Topics (Integrated Marketing Communications) | 3 |
ADMN 992 | Special Projects and Independent Study | 1-6 |
*Not all approved electives are offered on a regular basis