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Taught by top minds in business, the Weekend MBA curriculum is all about the experience. Advise a business around the world as part of your MAP project, address critical decision points in our innovative C-Level Thinking course, and connect with classmates from various business backgrounds.
30
Credits Core Courses
21
Credits Themed Electives
6
Credits MAP Course
3
Credits C-Level Thinking Course
"It is an amazing feeling to better understand the changing landscape of business at a global level. Each course is adapted, bringing in current news and concepts into class, adding relevancy in our daily work, as well as creating a deep understanding of the core business principles."
- Badri Yadav, MBA ’20
Rise to the Rigor of a Two-Year Program
Master both business fundamentals and themed business electives in just two years through this action-based, cohort experience.
Year One
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| Spring/Summer Term (May-Aug) | Fall Term (Sept-Dec) | Winter Term (Jan-April) | |
| Principles of Financial Accounting WMBA 501 |
Corporate Strategy WMBA 505 |
Human Behavior and Organization WMBA 509 |
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| Applied Business Statistics WMBA 503 |
Managerial Accounting WMBA 507 |
The World Economy WMBA 512 |
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| Applied Microeconomics WMBA 502 |
Financial Management WMBA 506 |
Multidisciplinary Action Projects (MAP) WMBA 510 |
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| Marketing Management WMBA 504 |
Operations Management WMBA 508 |
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| Communicating to Connect WMBA 525 |
Communicating to Convince WMBA 526 |
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Year Two
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| Spring/Summer Term (May-Aug) | Fall Term (Sept-Dec) | Winter Term (Jan-April) | ||
| Choose One of Two Elective Themes: Strategic Management or Entrepreneurship | Choose One of Two Elective Themes: Operations Management or Financial Management | Students take four elective courses this term. | ||
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C-Level Thinking WMBA 513 |
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| Leadership Development WMBA 604 |
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| Technology & Business Innovation WMBA 621 |
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| Corporate Governance WMBA 631 |
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| Global Strategy WMBA 615 |
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Stretch Your Skills With MAP
In this signature 14-week course, you and your team will work with a sponsor company to tackle a complex business challenge in a domestic or international setting.
Focus on Your Interests
In your second year, concentrate on business disciplines that align with your interests and integrate with your core coursework. Choose from themed electives in Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship, Operations Management, or Financial Management.
Bring It All Together With C-Level Thinking
Navigate the complexities of C-level leadership in this capstone course, designed to help you integrate and apply what you’ve learned throughout the program.
Program Details
The Weekend MBA is a lockstep, two-year program that meets on the Ann Arbor campus every other weekend beginning in May.
Classes are held Fridays from 4 p.m. to 9:10 p.m., with a dinner break, and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5:10 p.m., with three breaks.
Thirty percent of coursework will involve distance learning, such as viewing lectures online.
The signature MAP course, taken your first year, may require a full week of travel and/or on-site work sometime between late January and early March (depending on the project sponsor.
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