The MBA is the Lally School’s premier program and offers students both depth and breadth in management education with an emphasis on innovation and technology management. The focus on “innovation” is concerned with business model, product, process, organizational, financial, and technological innovation, in new start-ups and within larger organizations. The focus on technology management means the development and/or adoption of new technologies, processes, and methods for solving business problems, making decisions, and creating business opportunities.
The curriculum provides a strong grounding in managerial fundamentals while highlighting the strategic role that technology plays in enhancing business performance and creating sustainable competitive advantage.
In addition, the program features a non-paid consulting experience course (MGMT 6840 Practicum in Management) in which students apply their knowledge of technology and innovation to address real-world challenges faced by organizations. Individual faculty supervise teams of students who work with large companies, local agencies, and small business start-ups.
If they choose, students can complete the 36-credit hour MBA in one year from September to August. The MBA includes 9 required courses (27 credits) and three electives (9 credits) for a total of 36 credits. The three electives can be customized to complete one of the following concentrations: Design, Life Sciences Entrepreneurship, Management, or Marketing Analytics.
Throughout the MBA curriculum, students are exposed to the cutting-edge methods and strategies that corporations deploy to create and capture value in today’s global economy. The program also offers a professional development workshop series aimed at enhancing skills in business communication, negotiation, conflict resolution, team building, and self-awareness. These workshops are designed within a framework that emphasizes “leadership, followership, and membership in a professional community.”
Outcomes of the Graduate Curriculum
Students who successfully complete this program will be able to:
- communicate effectively in written form.
- communicate effectively in verbal form (e.g. presentations).
- communicate effectively in teams.
- demonstrate knowledge of the importance of behaving ethically in business.
- demonstrate knowledge of how to manage in a global environment.
- demonstrate ability to utilize strong analytical skills.
- demonstrate knowledge managing innovation.
- demonstrate knowledge of the functional area of Accounting.
- demonstrate knowledge of the functional management area of Organizational Behavior.
- demonstrate knowledge of the functional area of Economics.
- demonstrate knowledge of the functional area of Marketing.
- demonstrate knowledge of the functional area of Operations.
- demonstrate knowledge of the functional area of Finance.
- demonstrate knowledge of the functional area of Strategy.
- demonstrate knowledge of the functional area of Information Technology
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