Strategic Technology & Innovation Management MBA
Major: Strategic Technology and Innovation Management
Degree Awarded: Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 49.0
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 52.0201
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 11-1021
About the Program
The MBA with a concentration in strategic technology and innovation management (STIM) provides you with the skills necessary to build competitive strategic intelligence in technology and innovation across a broad swath of businesses. Graduates with the MBA in STIM will possess the skills for not only technology-focused companies and startups, but also for consulting firms and employers in established industries that seek to take advantage of new technologies or are facing massive technological disruption.
A key strength of this concentration is that it offers students — regardless of their technological backgrounds — the capability to understand and lead through management of innovation and technology in present-day organizations. The primary goal of the MBA in STIM is to provide pathways for students to become champions and leaders of organizational and technological innovation in their respective professions.
For more information please contact our Graduate Student Services department at lebowgradenroll@drexel.edu.
Admission Requirements
Graduate admission is based on a holistic review process, which takes into consideration prior academic history, demonstration of professional experience and adequate preparation for graduate study. Please review the admission requirements for both domestic and international applicants on our Graduate Application Requirements webpage before submitting your application
Degree Requirements
Required Courses | ||
ACCT 510 | Essentials of Financial Reporting | 2.0 |
BLAW 510 | Analyzing Legal Options in Decision-Making | 2.0 |
BSAN 601 | Business Analytics for Managers | 3.0 |
ECON 601 | Managerial Economics | 3.0 |
FIN 601 | Corporate Financial Management | 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 |
POM 510 | Operations and Supply Chain Management | 2.0 |
Experiential Requirement (Select one course from the following): | 3.0 | |
Graduate Internship | ||
Special Topics in BUSN | ||
Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Business | ||
International Business Seminar and Residency | ||
Leading for Innovation | ||
Change Management Experiential Capstone | ||
Business Consulting | ||
Global Marketing | ||
Business Agility and IT | ||
Design Thinking for Digital Innovations | ||
Leading Virtual Teams | ||
Negotiations for Leaders | ||
Leadership in Sport Management | ||
Tax Experiential Learning | ||
Strategic Technology & Innovation Management Major Requirements: | ||
MGMT 602 | Innovation Management | 3.0 |
MGMT 603 | Technology Strategy | 3.0 |
Choose one of the following: | 3.0 | |
Business & Economic Strategy: Game Theory & Applications | ||
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 | ||
Time Series Forecasting | ||
Free Electives | 11.0 | |
Total Credits | 49.0 |
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 | 2.0 | ECON 601 | 3.0 | Experiential Elective* | 3.0 |
MGMT 530 | 2.0 | BSAN 601 | 3.0 | MGMT 520 | 2.0 | ||
MKTG 510 | 2.0 | FIN 601 | 3.0 | MGMT 602 | 3.0 | ||
ORGB 511 | 3.0 | Elective | 3.0 | Elective | 2.0 | ||
POM 510 | 2.0 | ||||||
11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | ||||
MGMT 603 | 3.0 | MGMT 770 | 2.0 | ||||
Strategic Technology & Innovation Management Elective | 3.0 | Elective | 3.0 | ||||
Elective | 3.0 | ||||||
9 | 5 | ||||||
Total Credits 49 |
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First Year Summer 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.
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 | 2.0 | ECON 601 | 3.0 | Elective | 3.0 |
MGMT 530 | 2.0 | BSAN 601 | 3.0 | MGMT 520 | 2.0 | Experiential Elective | 3.0 |
MKTG 510 | 2.0 | FIN 601 | 3.0 | MGMT 602 | 3.0 | ||
ORGB 511 | 3.0 | Elective | 3.0 | Strategic Technology & Innovation Management Elective | 3.0 | ||
POM 510 | 2.0 | Elective | 2.0 | ||||
11 | 11 | 13 | 6 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | ||||||
MGMT 603 | 3.0 | ||||||
MGMT 770 | 2.0 | ||||||
Elective | 3.0 | ||||||
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 | 2.0 | ECON 601 | 3.0 | MGMT 770 | 2.0 |
MGMT 530 | 2.0 | BSAN 601 | 3.0 | MGMT 520 | 2.0 | Electives | 6.0 |
MKTG 510 | 2.0 | FIN 601 | 3.0 | MGMT 602 | 3.0 | Experiential Elective | 3.0 |
ORGB 511 | 3.0 | Elective | 3.0 | MGMT 603 | 3.0 | ||
POM 510 | 2.0 | Strategic Technology & Innovation Management Elective | 3.0 | Elective | 2.0 | ||
11 | 14 | 13 | 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 | BLAW 510 | 2.0 | BSAN 601 | 3.0 | MGMT 520 | 2.0 |
MGMT 530 | 2.0 | FIN 601 | 3.0 | MKTG 510 | 2.0 | Elective | 2.0 |
ORGB 511 | 3.0 | Experiential Elective | 3.0 | ||||
7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
POM 510 | 2.0 | ECON 601 | 3.0 | MGMT 602 | 3.0 | MGMT 770 | 2.0 |
Elective | 3.0 | Strategic Technology & Innovation Management Elective | 3.0 | MGMT 603 | 3.0 | Electives | 6.0 |
5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | ||||
Total Credits 49 |