MBA Programs
Major: Business Administration
Degree Awarded: Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Total Credit Hours: 49.0
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 52.0201
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 11-1021
About the MBA
The Drexel LeBow MBA offers a customizable, cross-disciplinary plan of study that prepares students to solve complex business problems across industries. The rigorous, comprehensive degree program is designed to emphasize the broad perspective of business concepts through innovative coursework, experiential learning and career coaching.
Grounded by a strong academic foundation in business, the program offers several opportunities to specialize and align students' specific area of interest, including business concentrations and dual degree options. Graduate minors from schools throughout the University are also available, allowing students to tailor their plan of study to fit their specific career goals.
Learning Outcomes and Competencies
Leadership Skills
Leadership and Collaboration - Leads individuals, teams, and organizations to attain common business goals and manage change
Communication - Effectively communicates in writing and speaking in business settings
Professional Development and Advancement - Takes initiative and responsibility for one’s professional development and career advancement
Business Acumen
Financial Acumen - Integrates quantitative and qualitative analyses to recommend financial decisions that support financial and strategic goals
Marketing Strategy - Applies marketing theories and tools to make sound marketing decisions and recommendations
Global Mindset - Integrates global perspectives to function effectively in diverse business contexts
Strategic Analysis - Provides the ability to develop a fine-grained analysis of the overall business situation of the firm
Information Systems and Analytics - Collects, manages, and analyzes data, and uses insights gained to set and achieve business goals
Business Operations - Applies quantitative and qualitative tools and operations knowledge to dissect, find structure in, and optimize operations
Business Law - Analyzes and applies the law in decision-making
Solving Business Problems
Identifying and Framing Relevant Complex Business Problems – Uses integrated problem solving and project management skills to identify, structure, and solve complex managerial problems
Structuring and Implementing Integrated Solutions - Integrates all business disciplines and uses decision-making tools to formulate an organization’s strategic direction and implements solutions to emergent business problems
Students selecting a concentration can choose from the following options:
- Business Analytics
- Finance
- Strategic Technology & Innovation Management
- Marketing
- Real Estate Management & Development
- Supply Chain Management and Logistics
Program Delivery
The College offers one MBA degree delivered in the format that best suits a student's lifestyle; full-time or part-time, on campus or online. We offer flexible plans of study based upon a student's academic circumstances. It can be completed in 12 - 24 months but we advocate for you to work with an academic advisor to develop a plan of study that fits your needs.The MBA can be completed Online,at Drexel's main campus in Philadelphia or at a satellite campus in Malvern, Pa. Professionals seeking more flexibility in earning the MBA at their own pace can personalize their studies by combining on-campus and online classes.
Please contact Drexel LeBow’s Graduate Admissions Office directly to discuss which MBA delivery option is best suited for you.
Degree Requirements
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) curriculum remains firmly grounded on the best features of the "traditional" MBA. Among these features is a broad overview of business, complemented by at least one area of concentration.
Students selecting a concentration can choose from the following options:
- Business Analytics
- Finance
- Strategic Technology & Innovation Management
- Marketing
- Real Estate Management & Development
- Supply Chain Management and Logistics
Required Courses | ||
ACCT 510 | Essentials of Financial Reporting | 2.0 |
BLAW 510 | Analyzing Legal Options in Decision-Making | 1.0 |
ECON 601 | Managerial Economics | 3.0 |
FIN 601 | Corporate Financial Management | 3.0 |
MGMT 510 | Business Problem Solving | 3.0 |
MGMT 520 | Strategy Analysis | 2.0 |
MGMT 530 | Managing and Leading the Total Enterprise | 2.0 |
MGMT 770 | MBA Capstone | 2.0 |
MKTG 510 | Marketing Strategy | 2.0 |
ORGB 511 | Leading in Dynamic Environments: A Personal, Relational, and Strategic Approach | 3.0 |
ORGB 520 | Leading High-Performance Teams | 1.0 |
POM 510 | Operations and Supply Chain Management | 2.0 |
STAT 510 | Introduction to Statistics for Business Analytics | 2.0 |
Experiential Requirement-Select one course | 3.0 | |
Graduate Internship | ||
International Business Seminar and Residency | ||
Leading for Innovation | ||
Business Consulting | ||
Business Agility and IT | ||
Negotiations for Leaders | ||
Tax Experiential Learning | ||
Concentration Requirements | 9.0 | |
Free Electives | 9.0 | |
Total Credits | 49.0 |
Students selecting a concentration can choose from the following:
Real Estate Management & Development Concentration
Required Courses | ||
BLAW 631 | Real Estate Law for Managers and Developers | 3.0 |
REMD 675 | Real Estate Finance | 3.0 |
Select one of the following: | 3.0 | |
Community Impact Analysis | ||
Urban and Real Estate Economics | ||
Financial Institutions & Markets | ||
New Product Planning, Strategy, and Development | ||
Negotiations for Leaders | ||
Supply Chain Management I | ||
Real Estate Development | ||
Special Topics in REMD | ||
Total Credits | 9.0 |
Business Analytics Concentration
Required Courses | ||
STAT 632 | Datamining for Managers | 3.0 |
Select two of the following: | 6.0 | |
Business & Economic Strategy: Game Theory & Applications | ||
Business Conditions and Forecasting | ||
Inter-Active Decision Support Systems | ||
Predictive Business Analytics with Relational Database Data | ||
Customer Analytics | ||
Marketing Experiments | ||
Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | ||
System Simulation | ||
Supply Chain Management I | ||
Quality & Six-Sigma | ||
Experimental Design | ||
Special Topics in STAT | ||
Total Credits | 9.0 |
Finance Concentration *
Required Courses | ||
Select three of the following: | 9.0 | |
Advanced Financial Management | ||
Corporate Governance | ||
Financial Institutions & Markets | ||
Risk Management | ||
Investment Management | ||
Entrepreneurial Finance | ||
Mergers and Acquisitions | ||
Business Conditions and Forecasting | ||
International Financial Management | ||
Derivative Securities | ||
Seminar in Finance | ||
Seminar in Investments | ||
Special Topics in FIN | ||
Real Estate Finance | ||
Total Credits | 9.0 |
* | Students pursuing a Finance concentration in the MBA can use their concentration credits plus free electives to complete one the following suggested focus areas: Corporate Finance Focus = FIN 602, FIN 610, FIN 635, FIN 640 & FIN 790 Investments Focus = FIN 624, FIN 626, FIN 642, FIN 650 & FIN 794 Financial Markets Focus = FIN 622, FIN 642, FIN 648 & REMD 675 |
Marketing Concentration
Required Courses | ||
Select three of the following, of which two MUST be from MKTG : | 9.0 | |
Special Topics in BLAW | ||
Intro to Econometrics and Data Analysis | ||
Microeconomics | ||
Business Conditions and Forecasting | ||
International Financial Management | ||
International Business Management | ||
Knowledge Management | ||
Systems Analysis & Design | ||
Inter-Active Decision Support Systems | ||
Database Analysis and Design for Business | ||
Customer Analytics | ||
Marketing Experiments | ||
Buyer Behavior Theory | ||
Channels of Distribution Management | ||
Digital Marketing | ||
Global Marketing | ||
Integrated Marketing Communications Management | ||
New Product Planning, Strategy, and Development | ||
Services Marketing | ||
Marketing Information Management and Research | ||
Special Topics in MKTG | ||
Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | ||
Management of Service Firms | ||
Supply Chain Management I | ||
Quality & Six-Sigma | ||
Total Credits | 9.0 |
Strategic Technology & Innovation Management Concentration (STIM)
Required Courses | ||
MGMT 602 | Innovation Management | 3.0 |
MGMT 603 | Technology Strategy | 3.0 |
Electives | ||
Select one of the following: | 3.0 | |
Business & Economic Strategy: Game Theory & Applications | ||
Business Conditions and Forecasting | ||
Introduction to Change Management: An Integration of Macro and Micro Perspectives | ||
Strategic Change Management | ||
Strategic Human Resource Management | ||
Knowledge Management | ||
Sustainability and Value Creation | ||
Leading for Innovation | ||
Strategy Implementation | ||
Change Management Experiential Capstone | ||
MIS Policy and Strategy | ||
Business Agility and IT | ||
New Product Planning, Strategy, and Development | ||
Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | ||
Leading and Executing Change | ||
Negotiations for Leaders | ||
Total Credits | 9.0 |
Supply Chain Management & Logistics Concentration
POM 610 | Supply Chain Management I | 3.0 |
POM 615 | Supply Chain Management II | 3.0 |
Select one of the following: | 3.0 | |
Business & Economic Strategy: Game Theory & Applications | ||
Entrepreneurial Finance | ||
Business Conditions and Forecasting | ||
Systems Analysis & Design | ||
Inter-Active Decision Support Systems | ||
Customer Analytics | ||
Channels of Distribution Management | ||
New Product Planning, Strategy, and Development | ||
Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | ||
Management of Service Firms | ||
Transportation & Logistics Management | ||
Special Topics in POM | ||
Datamining for Managers | ||
Quality & Six-Sigma | ||
Total Credits | 9.0 |
General Business Concentration
Complete 9.0 graduate credits. See an advisor for suggestions. | 9.0 | |
MBA Graduate Credits include courses in Accounting (ACCT), Statistics (STAT), Economics (ECON), Finance (FIN), General Business (BUSN), International Business (INTB), Legal Studies (BLAW), Management (MGMT), Management Information Systems (MIS), Marketing (MKTG), Operations Management (OPM), Operations Research (OPR), Organizational Behavior (ORGB), Production Operations Management (POM), Sport Management (SMT) or Taxation (TAX), with a course number range between 500-799 | ||
Total Credits | 9.0 |
Sample Plan of Study
Accelerated 18-Month Plan of Study
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ACCT 510 | 2.0 | BLAW 510 | 1.0 | ECON 601 | 3.0 | Experiential Elective | 3.0 |
FIN 601 | 3.0 | MGMT 510 | 3.0 | MGMT 520 | 2.0 | ||
MGMT 530 | 2.0 | ORGB 511 | 3.0 | ORGB 520 | 1.0 | ||
MKTG 510 | 2.0 | STAT 510 | 2.0 | Concentration Elective | 3.0 | ||
POM 510 | 2.0 | Elective | 3.0 | ||||
11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | ||||
Concentration Elective | 6.0 | MGMT 770 | 2.0 | ||||
Elective | 3.0 | Elective | 3.0 | ||||
9 | 5 | ||||||
Total Credits 49 |
Accelerated 15-Month Plan of Study
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ACCT 510 | 2.0 | BLAW 510 | 1.0 | ECON 601 | 3.0 | Experiential Elective | 3.0 |
FIN 601 | 3.0 | MGMT 510 | 3.0 | MGMT 520 | 2.0 | Elective | 3.0 |
MGMT 530 | 2.0 | ORGB 511 | 3.0 | ORGB 520 | 1.0 | ||
MKTG 510 | 2.0 | STAT 510 | 2.0 | Elective | 3.0 | ||
POM 510 | 2.0 | Elective | 3.0 | Concentration Elective | 3.0 | ||
11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | ||||||
MGMT 770 | 2.0 | ||||||
Concentration Elective | 6.0 | ||||||
8 | |||||||
Total Credits 49 |
Accelerated 12-Month Plan of Study
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ACCT 510 | 2.0 | BLAW 510 | 1.0 | ECON 601 | 3.0 | MGMT 770 | 2.0 |
FIN 601 | 3.0 | MGMT 510 | 3.0 | MGMT 520 | 2.0 | Elective | 3.0 |
MGMT 530 | 2.0 | ORGB 511 | 3.0 | ORGB 520 | 1.0 | Concentration Elective | 3.0 |
MKTG 510 | 2.0 | STAT 510 | 2.0 | Elective | 3.0 | Experiential Elective | 3.0 |
POM 510 | 2.0 | Elective | 3.0 | Concentration Elective | 3.0 | ||
Concentration Elective | 3.0 | ||||||
11 | 15 | 12 | 11 | ||||
Total Credits 49 |
Part-Time MBA Plan of Study
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ACCT 510 | 2.0 | FIN 601 | 3.0 | BLAW 510 | 1.0 | MGMT 520 | 2.0 |
MGMT 530 | 2.0 | MGMT 510 | 3.0 | ECON 601 | 3.0 | Experiential Elective | 3.0 |
ORGB 511 | 3.0 | STAT 510 | 2.0 | Elective | 3.0 | ||
7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
MKTG 510 | 2.0 | Electives | 3.0 | Concentration Electives | 6.0 | MGMT 770 | 2.0 |
ORGB 520 | 1.0 | Concentration Elective | 3.0 | Elective | 3.0 | ||
POM 510 | 2.0 | ||||||
5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | ||||
Total Credits 49 |
Note: First Year Summer (Accelerated 18-Month Plan of Study) is less than the 4.5-credit minimum required (considered half-time status) of graduate programs to be considered financial aid eligible. As a result, aid will not be disbursed to students this term.
Facilities
The LeBow College of Business home is a 12-story, 177,500-square-foot academic building named Gerri C. LeBow Hall. Located in the heart of Drexel University campus, it forms a gateway to Drexel and serves as a backdrop to the historic statue of A.J. Drexel (Moses Ezekiel, 1904).
The building’s organization unites the school’s various constituencies around a five-story-high atrium ringed by 15 classrooms of varying sizes and configurations, including a finance trading lab. The atrium is immediately accessible from main entrances at the three corners of the building. An open stair within the atrium leads to a 300-seat auditorium, 100-seat lecture hall, and a behavioral studies lab one floor below. Other amenities consist of 19 collaboration rooms, 3,500 square feet of student lounges and quiet study areas, a bank of four elevators and full ADA accessibility, and an event space with catering capacity. The building's upper floors contain faculty and staff offices interspersed with seminar and conference rooms.
Gerri C. LeBow Hall brings together faculty, students, and staff in a state-of-the-art building on the University City campus. Please visit the LeBow College of Business webpage, the Behavioral Lab webpage, the Finance Trading Lab webpage, and the SAP Next-Gen webpage to learn more about Gerri C. LeBow Hall.