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MBA (Online)

At a Glance

  • College

    Kanbar College of Design, Engineering & Commerce

  • Degree

    Master of Business Administration

  • Format

    Online

  • Credits

    36 - 45

  • Duration

    12 - 24 Months

Program

D. K. Malhotra, PhD
  • Professor of Finance
  • MBA program Director

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Curriculum

Innovation Core (9 credits): Our Innovation Core courses foster creative thinking and leadership strategies in driving business innovation. Various courses include:
 
  • Business Model Innovation 
  • Design Thinking in Business
  • Managing Innovative People and Teams
Business Core (18 credits): Our Business Core courses provide a strong foundation in key business principles and practices. Our courses cover conceptual topics and emerging issues in:
 
  • Accounting
  • Competitive Technical Intelligence
  • Operations Management
  • International Business
  • Corporate Finance

Concentration (9-10 credits): Students can tailor their MBA experience by choosing a concentration in Leadership, Biopharmaceutical Commercialization, Real Estate Development, Cannabis Business, Health Analytics, or by creating a custom concentration (such as Healthcare Administration) to advance their unique career goals.

Unique interdisciplinary concentrations in Collaboration with other colleges

Thomas Jefferson University’s School of Business has collaborated with several other Jefferson colleges to create and offer unique interdisciplinary concentrations such as Health Analytics (in partnership with College of Population Health), Cannabis Business (in partnership with Institute of Emerging Health Professions), Real Estate Development (in partnership with College of Architecture and Built Environment) and Biopharmaceutical Commercialization (in partnership with Jefferson Institute of Bioprocessing). Enrollment in such courses must be planned, in advance, with the program director. Additionally, students can propose a custom concentration(s) such as healthcare administration that align with backgrounds and career interests. 

Concentrations

Foundation Courses (As-Needed): Foundation courses are designed to provide students who do not have a background in business, with the necessary knowledge and skills needed to be successful in the MBA program. Our foundation courses cover areas such as microeconomics, macroeconomics, statistics, accounting, operations and financial management. Each foundation course is 1.5 credits and is offered in an accelerated online format to accommodate various schedules and learning preferences. Depending on prior academic background and experience, students may be waived from some of, or all, foundation courses.

Below is a list of all foundation courses: 

Course Number Course Title Credit Waivable with proof of prior coursework and/or experience
MBAF 504 Financial and Managerial Accounting  1.5      Yes
MBAF 505 Foundations of Finance  1.5 Yes
MBAF 508 Statistics 1.5  Yes
MBAF 510 Operations Management 1.5 Yes
MBAF 511 Microeconomics  1.5  Yes
MBAF 512 Macroeconomics  1.5 Yes
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