Curriculum

The Master of Business Administration curriculum helps students develop business knowledge and skills through working with award-winning faculty, industry leaders brought into the classroom, and learning from one another in team-driven assignments. You will acquire new expertise in intimate classroom settings and practice your talents through a wide range of experiential learning opportunities in Bothell and around the world.

The MBA Program is designed to be completed in the evening in six academic quarters but can be done at a faster pace or slower pace depending on a student’s situation. Students take a total 64 credits consisting of 44 required core credits and 20 elective credits.

Course Schedule

Year 1

Autumn
12 credits

  • Leadership & Ethical Decision Making (pre-term)
  • Managing Organizational Effectiveness
  • Statistics for Business

Winter
8 credits

  • Financial Reporting & Analysis
  • Microeconomics for Business

Spring
8 credits

  • Financial Management
  • Marketing Management

Year 2

Autumn
12 credits

  • Leadership & Social Responsibility (pre-term)
  • Operations & Supply Chain Management
  • Global Business

Winter
8-12 credits

  • General or Technology or Leadership Electives

Spring
4-12 credits

  • Strategic Management
  • General or Technology or Leadership Electives

MBA Options

General MBA – Build Your Own

Any 5 elective courses (20 credits)

Leadership

Any two of the following courses are required for the Leadership option:

  • Advanced Leadership Models
  • Seminar on Global Economic Issues
  • Human Resource Management

Technology

Any two of the following courses are required for the Technology option:

  • New Product Marketing
  • Technology & Innovation Management
  • Enterprise IT

Electives

  • Global Study Tour
  • Advanced Leadership Models
  • Business Communications
  • Corporate Governance
  • Digital Marketing
  • Enterprise IT Management
  • Entrepreneurial Finance
  • Management Consulting
  • Managerial Accounting
  • Marketing Intelligence
  • Negotiations
  • New Product Marketing
  • Project Management
  • Seminar on Global Economic Issues
  • Sustainability
  • Technology & Innovation Management