Professional MBA

TABS Evening MBA

Designed with the working professional in mind, the Professional MBA program offers flexibility, choice and the possibility of credit for prior academic work. The program accommodates the work schedule of part-time students, while also allowing for full-time study to minimize the amount of time away from the workplace. Applicants with eight or more years of work experience may be eligible for a GMAT or GRE waiver.

MBA Core

The Professional MBA program gives students the tools needed to succeed in today’s complex business environment. The curriculum comprises four core courses that spotlight the role of information technology in business, pathways to improve business processes, ethical leadership, and strategies for competing in the global marketplace.

Study on Campus or Online

Professional MBA students can take courses on the Bentley campus, from home, or at work. All pre-program and program foundation courses are available online, as are courses for the MBA concentrations in financial planning and taxation.

Dual Degree Options

Students in the Professional MBA Program can combine their degree with one of the seven Master of Science offerings from the McCallum Graduate School. By integrating the general business skills acquired through the Professional MBA with the focused expertise of an MS degree, students bring a unique set of qualifications to their job search. Credits from four courses apply to both degrees, enabling students to earn a valuable extra credential by completing just six additional courses.

By pursuing up to two concentrations, Professional MBA students can focus on the areas best suited to their interests and career goals. Choose from an expanded menu of discipline-based concentrations, which emphasize a specific business field, or theme-based concentrations, which examine topics and trends that cut across industries. Select from the list below:

Concentrations:

Program Foundation Courses

Students who have a business degree from an undergraduate institution accredited by AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) or EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System), are waived from all foundation courses. Students pursue the MBA core and two sets of concentration courses, for a total of 36 credits. Those who have received a business degree from a non-AACSB or EQUIS accredited institution may be eligible to waive the foundation courses, subject to a transcript review.

MBA Core

Four Courses (12 credit hours)

  • GS 601 Strategic Information Management
  • GS 602 Business Process Management
  • GS 603 Leading Responsibly
  • GS 604 Global Strategy

Concentrations

Eight Courses (24 credit hours)

Students in the Professional MBA program select two concentrations to customize their degree in a way that best suits their career goals. The program offers an expanded menu of discipline-based concentrations, which emphasize a specific business field, or theme-based concentrations, which examine topics and trends that cut across industries. Students have the option to choose one concentration and use the remaining 12 credits to pursue courses from various departments.

Foundation Work

The foundation courses below are required to ensure students have the appropriate educational background for this program. If you have earned an undergraduate business degree or an MBA from an AACSB or EQUIS accredited institution you automatically waive out of all foundation courses and can begin the evening MBA in only 12 courses of study.

Pre-Program Foundation

Two Courses (six credit hours)

Any student who has taken statistics or economics at the undergraduate level may be eligible to waive each course, subject to a transcript review.

  • PPF 501 Statistics
  • PPF 502 Economic Environment of the Firm

Program Foundation

Two Modules (12 credit hours)

Students who have received a business degree from a non-AACSB or EQUIS accredited institution may be eligible to waive the program foundation course, subject to a transcript review. All non-business majors must take the foundation courses.

Module 1 (6 Credits)

  • PF 503 Accounting for Decision-Making (2 credits)
  • PF 504 Financial Statement Analysis for Decision-Making (2 credits)
  • PF 505 Managing People in Organizations (2 credits)

Module 2 (6 Credits)

  • PF 506 Marketing Management (2 credits)
  • PF 507 Operations Management (2 credits)
  • PF 508 Integrated Perspectives (2 credits)

MBA Core

Four Courses (12 credit hours)

  • GS 601 Strategic Information Management
  • GS 602 Business Process Management
  • GS 603 Leading Responsibly
  • GS 604 Global Strategy

Concentrations

Eight Courses (24 credit hours)

Students in the Professional MBA program select two concentrations to customize their degree in a way that best suits their career goals. The program offers an expanded menu of discipline-based concentrations, which emphasize a specific business field, or theme-based concentrations, which examine topics and trends that cut across industries. Students have the option to choose one concentration and use the remaining 12 credits to pursue courses from various departments.