Curriculum

Year at a Glance

Your MBA experience extends beyond the classroom and begins before you arrive on campus through in-person and online academic preparation and career programming. We've designed the curriculum to develop your business knowledge and skills to improve your teamwork and peer leadership skills and provide you with specialized knowledge that aligns with your career goals.

Year at a Glance

2023 Year at a Glance

Here's what the next 12 months will look like.

Program Requirements

  • Thirty-nine (39) credit hours
  • Online proficiency courses
  • Pre-Term
  • Engagement with non-credit organized events
  • ETS exam

Year at a Glance Breakdown

Here's more information about the Charleston MBA curriculum.
  • Online Proficiency Courses

    Because our program attracts a wide array of students with diverse backgrounds, academic degrees, work experience and talent, it is important to establish a common thread of knowledge and vocabulary in fundamental areas before students begin classes. Accepted students complete three Harvard Business School Online courses in accounting, finance and quantitative methods to establish a baseline understanding of these business principles before classes begin. This enables instructors to start classes at a competency level appropriate for a graduate program. The courses are self-paced and are completed prior to Pre-Term.

  • Pre-Term

    The pre-term session centers on helping our students understand their professional and personal interests. It also provides additional skill-building in critical areas such as communication and negotiation. Pre-Term is designed to ensure that students can realize the full value from their academic work and take advantage of resources throughout the School of Business.

    Pre-Term is a two (2) week program immediately before the start of classes.

  • Credits

    Thirty-nine (39) credits are required for graduation. Thirty (30) hours are completed through the core curriculum. Nine (9) hours are completed through the student's choice of an emphasis area.

  • Transfer Policy

    The Master of Business Administration program does not accept graduate transfer credit from other institutions. Dual MBA/JD program students affiliated with the Charleston School of Law should discuss the required number of academic units with the director of graduate admissions.

  • Curriculum

    Students are required to take eleven (11) courses in the core curriculum. 

    • MBAD 500 Law of Corporate Governance
    • MBAD 502 Accounting Issues for the Business Manager
    • MBAD 503 Financial Management
    • MBAD 504 Managing and Leading in Organizations
    • MBAD 505 Creativity and Innovation
    • MBAD 506 Operations Management
    • MBAD 518 The Global Economy
    • MBAD 520 Global Enterprise
    • MBAD 525 Marketing Management
    • MBAD 526 Information Management for Competitive Advantage
    • MBAD 590 Integrated Capstone

    The remaining three courses are fulfilled by the student's emphasis area. Emphasis areas include business analytics, finance, hospitality and tourism development, and marketing.

     View the course descriptions.