The Flexible MBA is designed for people with full-time work experience in private sector, governmental, or public sector organizations. The program emphasizes the latest concepts, practices, and skills that professionals need to be effective managers and leaders in a wide variety of organizations.
Program Requirements
The Flexible MBA curriculum consists of Business Foundation courses and electives. Students may earn up to three Specializations but none are required. Students may take any combination of elective courses that meet the credit requirement, whether they count toward a Specialization or not. Specializations are simply a way to think about organizing elective courses and are optional.
Specializations include:
- Business Analytics & Risk Management (BARM)
- Digital Marketing
- Entrepreneurial Marketing
- Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Technology
- Financial Management
- Health Care Management, Innovation & Technology (HMIT)
- Investments
- Public & Private Sector Leadership
Students enrolled in the online Flexible MBA program will have the option to take sections of required and elective courses that contain a synchronous residency component. All residencies have the option to be completed onsite, either at the Harbor East campus in Baltimore, or at the Washington DC location. Some courses with residencies also have the option to be completed virtually through Zoom. No student is required to take sections with mandatory residencies, as these courses will also be offered in a synchronous online modality, which does require weekly, virtual class meetings, but does not have any residency component attached.
Course scheduling allows for the completion of the program in less than three years. Students must complete the required 54 graduate credits within six years. A waived course may be replaced with an equivalent number of credits in an additional elective course.
Curriculum
The curriculum for the Flexible MBA program includes the following courses. Course sequence and availability of specific electives may vary. All courses are 2 credits unless otherwise noted.
Business Foundations (20 credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BU.210.620 | Accounting and Financial Reporting | 2 |
| BU.520.601 | Business Analytics | 2 |
| BU.120.601 | Business Communication 1 | 2 |
| BU.220.620 | Business Microeconomics | 2 |
| BU.231.620 | Corporate Finance | 2 |
| BU.142.601 | Leadership and Organizational Behavior 1 | 2 |
| BU.410.620 | Marketing Management | 2 |
| BU.680.620 | Operations Management | 2 |
| BU.510.601 | Statistical Analysis | 2 |
| BU.150.620 | Strategic Management | 2 |
| Total Credits | 20 | |
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Electives (34 credits)
Students may fulfill this requirement with any Carey course for which they meet the prerequisites and enrollment criteria. Electives may be used to earn one, two, or three Specializations, but no student is required to earn a Specialization to fulfill program requirements. Courses may count toward multiple Specializations, but no student may earn more than three Specializations.
Specializations (Optional)
BUSINESS ANALYTICS & RISK MANAGEMENT
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| BU.520.620 | Advanced Business Analytics 2 | 2 |
| BU.510.650 | Data Analytics 2 | 2 |
| Select three of the following: | 6 | |
| Customer Analytics 2 | ||
| Data Visualization 2 | ||
| Managing Financial Risk 2 | ||
| Retail Analytics 2 | ||
| Social Media Analytics 2 | ||
| Supply Chain Analytics 2 | ||
| Total Credits | 10 | |
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DIGITAL MARKETING
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| BU.420.710 | Consumer Behavior 2 | 2 |
| Select four of the following: | 8 | |
| Customer Analytics 2 | ||
| Customer Relationship Management 2 | ||
| Integrated Digital Marketing 2 | ||
| Marketing Research 2 | ||
| Social Media Analytics 2 | ||
| Strategic Market Intelligence 2 | ||
| Total Credits | 10 | |
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ENTREPRENEURIAL MARKETING
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| BU.420.710 | Consumer Behavior 2 | 2 |
| BU.410.601 | Marketing Research 2 | 2 |
| Select three of the following: | 6 | |
| Advanced Behavioral Marketing | ||
| Branding and Marketing Communications 2 | ||
| Business-to-Business Marketing & Channel Strategy 2 | ||
| Negotiation 2 | ||
| New Product Development 2 | ||
| Pricing Analysis | ||
| Total Credits | 10 | |
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| BU.233.730 | Entrepreneurial Finance 2 | 2 |
| BU.152.710 | Entrepreneurial Ventures 2 | 2 |
| Select three of the following: | 6 | |
| CityLab Catalyst: Business Innovation for Social Impact 2 | ||
| CityLab Practicum: Social Impact Project 2,3 | ||
| Discovery to Market I and Discovery to Market II 2,3 | ||
| Marketing Research 2 | ||
| Effective Teaming 2 | ||
| Managing Complex Projects 2 | ||
| Negotiation 2 | ||
| New Product Development 2 | ||
| Total Credits | 10 | |
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These courses must be taken in sequence
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| BU.232.701 | Investments 2 | 2 |
| BU.230.620 | Financial Modeling and Valuation 2 | 2 |
| Select three of the following: | 6 | |
| Advanced Corporate Finance 2 | ||
| Advanced Portfolio Management 2 | ||
| AI Essentials for Business 2 | ||
| Corporate Governance 2 | ||
| Cost Measurement and Control 2 | ||
| Cryptos and Blockchain | ||
| Data Analytics 2 | ||
| Derivatives 2 | ||
| Emerging Markets 2 | ||
| Entrepreneurial Finance 2 | ||
| Financial Crises and Contagion 2 | ||
| Financial Institutions 2 | ||
| Financial Statement Analysis 2 | ||
| Fixed Income 2 | ||
| Managing Financial Risk 2 | ||
| Mergers and Acquisitions 2 | ||
| The Firm and the Macroeconomy 2 | ||
| Wealth Management 2 | ||
| Total Credits | 10 | |
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HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT, INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| BU.881.702 | Frameworks for Analyzing Health Care Markets 2 | 2 |
| BU.883.702 | Health Information Technology 2 | 2 |
| or BU.881.706 | Health Innovation and Evaluation | |
| Select three of the following: | 6 | |
| Discovery to Market I and Discovery to Market II 2,3 | ||
| Fundamentals of Health Care Systems 2 | ||
| Health Care Financing and Financial Management 2 | ||
| Health Care Law and Regulation 2 | ||
| Health Care Organization and Management 2 | ||
| Health Care Strategy Consulting Practicum I and Health Care Strategy Consulting Practicum II 2,3 | ||
| Health Innovation and Evaluation (may be used as elective if not used as second required course) 2 | ||
| Health Marketing and Access | ||
| Medical Devices and Diagnostics 2 | ||
| Negotiation in Health Care Settings 2 | ||
| Pharmaceutical Strategy 2 | ||
| Providers and Payers 2 | ||
| The U.S. Health Care System: Past, Present, and Future 2 | ||
| The Wire: Business Solutions for Community Health Improvement 2 | ||
| Total Credits | 10 | |
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INVESTMENTS
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| BU.232.701 | Investments 2 | 2 |
| BU.232.710 | Derivatives 2 | 2 |
| Select three of the following: | 6 | |
| Advanced Corporate Finance 2 | ||
| Advanced Portfolio Management 2 | ||
| AI Essentials for Business 2 | ||
| Corporate Governance 2 | ||
| Cost Measurement and Control 2 | ||
| Cryptos and Blockchain | ||
| Data Analytics 2 | ||
| Emerging Markets 2 | ||
| Entrepreneurial Finance 2 | ||
| Financial Crises and Contagion 2 | ||
| Financial Institutions 2 | ||
| Financial Modeling and Valuation 2 | ||
| Financial Statement Analysis 2 | ||
| Fixed Income 2 | ||
| Managing Financial Risk 2 | ||
| Mergers and Acquisitions 2 | ||
| The Firm and the Macroeconomy 2 | ||
| Wealth Management 2 | ||
| Total Credits | 10 | |
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PUBLIC & PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERSHIP
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| BU.141.710 | Effective Teaming 2 | 2 |
| BU.151.770 | Power and Politics 2 | 2 |
| or BU.121.610 | Negotiation | |
| Select three of the following: | 6 | |
| Business Leadership and Human Values 2 | ||
| CityLab Catalyst: Business Innovation for Social Impact 2 | ||
| CityLab Practicum: Social Impact Project 2,3 | ||
| Corporate Strategy 2 | ||
| Crisis Management 2 | ||
| Global Immersion: Business in Latin America—Chile | ||
| Leadership Development Expedition | ||
| Managing Complex Projects 2 | ||
| Managing in a Diverse & Global World 2 | ||
| Negotiation (may be used as elective if not used as second required course) 2 | ||
| Strategic Human Capital 2 | ||
| Strategy Consulting Practicum 2 | ||
| Total Credits | 10 | |
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