Professional MBA Curriculum

Questions?

  • Graduate Admissions
    (202) 885-1913
    kogodgrad@american.edu

Mailing Address

The Professional MBA is a 48-credit hour program completed as a cohort. With our lock-step schedule, you'll attend class one night a week over seven consecutive semesters, and complete your MBA in 27 months.

The focused scheduleone course at a timeallows you to absorb and retain material better, and the format provides opportunities to work and collaborate with your peers in a digital environment.

At the start of each spring semester, you'll engage with your cohort in a weekend residency to hone your professional skills. To gain firsthand experience in a key emerging economy, you'll take part in week-long study abroad trip during your second year.

Fall 1

  • Strategic Thinking
  • Accounting

Spring 1

  • Negotiations
  • Statistics
  • Operations Management

Summer 1

  • Economics
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Business Law

Fall 2

  • Finance
  • Marketing

Spring 2

  • Leading Teams
  • Management Information Systems
  • International Business

Study Abroad

Summer 2

  • Project Management 
  • Ethics

Fall 3

  • Consulting
  • Strategy