UCR’s Professional MBA curriculum requires students to complete nine core MBA courses (36 quarter units). Our core MBA courses give students a management level view of knowledge and skills of each functional area in an organization.
 

• MGT 200 – Organizational Behavior and Theory

• MGT 201 – Statistics for Management

• MGT 202 – Financial Management

• MGT 203 – Managerial Economics

• MGT 205 – Information Systems

• MGT 207 – Operations Management for Competitive Advantage

• MGT 209 – Marketing Management

• MGT 211 – Financial Accounting

• MGT 235 – Strategic Management

After completing the core MBA courses, you will complete nine elective courses (36 units). Your elective courses will be determined by which MBA concentration you choose.
 

An MBA concentration typically requires completing five courses in a functional area of business. When choosing a specialization area, we recommend you plan for your desired career path.
 

The links to the MBA concentrations below will help you explore the elective offerings, concentration requirements, career pathways, and guidance on course selection to gain relevant career related knowledge and skills. You can choose an MBA specialization area in one of the following areas:

Accounting

Finance

Information Systems

Management

Marketing

Operations & Supply Chain Management

Business Analytics

All Professional MBA students are required to complete an MBA capstone class or thesis, which is typically undertaken in the final quarter of study.
 

The MBA capstone can be completed in one of two ways:
 

• Option one (recommended): Complete MGT 238 – Management Synthesis. This four-unit course provides credit for the capstone and meets the “comprehensive exam” requirement.

• Option two: Complete a thesis. Students will nominate three faculty members to supervise them as they complete a research project over two quarters. Students who pursue this option will take 32 units of electives, instead of 36, due to the additional four units required for the MGT 299 capstone course.
   

MGT 238 – Management Synthesis (recommended option)
 

In this course, students work in teams and consult for a small, local company. Teams utilize assessment tools for firms and industries learned in their strategic management course to analyze performance gaps and challenges prohibiting growth. Teams then present a growth plan to the company, outlining short-term and long-term business strategies. Finally, teams showcase their proposals and learnings in a final paper.

The course allows candidates to leverage the variety of knowledge and skills gained from their MBA courses, while harnessing teamwork, consulting, analysis, and presentation skills to add value to a local company and help drive economic growth in the region.

The fieldwork in management internship or work project is a mandatory part of the PMBA curriculum and is counted as one course (four quarter units).
 

Candidates who are employed during their program may be eligible to develop projects with their employers that meet the fieldwork in management course requirements. All designed projects must be discussed with and approved by the career development center and the employer prior to submitting the AGSM Internship Application Form.
 

Students will typically begin their fieldwork in management internship after completing the core MBA courses. An internship experience is designed to provide meaningful work experience in a variety of industries while an approved work project can help you expand your experience by applying your MBA knowledge and skills to solve a business problem for your company.
 

Learn more about the fieldwork in management requirement.