Business Administration (Full-Time), MBA
The full-time Johns Hopkins MBA is a two-year, cohorted program combining a cutting-edge business analytics education with professional leadership skill-building to navigate the complexities of fast-growing markets. The program teaches students to develop strategies and techniques to harness technological advancements and innovation and hone their skills through a curated mix of immersive experiential learning, classroom learning, and co-curricular experiences.
Student can choose between two pathways: Analytics, Leadership, and Innovation or Health, Technology, and Innovation. The pathways overlap at key points in the curriculum, and students will continue to build connections with their peers throughout the program.
The program requires the completion of 54 credits in two years, and cannot be accelerated. Course waivers are not granted in this program.
Requirements
In this full-time MBA (FTMBA) program, students choose between two pathways: Analytics, Leadership, and Innovation (ALI) or Health, Technology, and Innovation (HTI). Students will be expected to commit to a pathway selection at the end of the Fall I semester in year one, prior to taking their first foundational pathway-specific course in Fall II.
Analytics, Leadership, and Innovation (ALI) Pathway
Understanding the application of business analytics alone won’t drive innovation. Students translate data insights into innovative solutions. Students will hone their leadership skills to engage the people around them to implement data-driven strategies.
32 Foundational credits
8 Pathway credits
14 Elective credits
Health, Technology, and Innovation (HTI) Pathway
To lead in the health industry, students have to be ready to navigate changing government regulations, new technologies, and increased competition. Students will leverage the power of Johns Hopkins University’s health ecosystem and find technology-driven, human-centered solutions to complex health problems. With the Health, Technology, and Innovation pathway, students will build the specialized business-analytics and leadership skills to find technology-driven, human-centered solutions to complex health problems.
32 Foundational credits
10 Pathway credits
12 Elective credits
CURRICULUM
Foundations Week – The Full-Time MBA program kicks off with Foundations Week, Carey's innovative orientation program which takes place in the week prior to Fall I courses commencing. During Foundations Week, students will experience networking sessions with classmates, staff and faculty, alumni, and industry professionals. Students will work through experiential learning modules with Carey's Office of Experiential Learning, explore career opportunities with the Career Development Office, and experience a wide variety of teaming activities.
The NEXT Program - Students will be able to consult with their personalized advising team (faculty member, career coach, and external industry professional) to encourage the synthesis of curricular and co-curricular learning opportunities, to facilitate professional and leadership development, and to help students reach their full potential during their Carey FTMBA journey.
Curriculum
All courses are 2 credits unless otherwise noted.
Required courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BU.920.602 | Accounting Foundations | 2 |
| BU.920.632 | Behavioral Science: Design Thinking | 1 |
| BU.920.631 | Behavioral Science: Leadership and Organizational Behavior | 2 |
| BU.920.634 | Behavioral Science: Leading Change (Behavioral Science: Leading Change) | 2 |
| BU.920.633 | Behavioral Science: Negotiating Collaboratively I (Behavioral Science: Negotiating Collaboratively I) | 2 |
| BU.920.601 | Business Communication | 2 |
| BU.920.607 | Competitive Strategy | 2 |
| BU.920.624 | Data Science: Artificial Intelligence (Data Science: Artificial Intelligence) | 2 |
| BU.920.623 | Data Science: Big Data Consulting Project | 2 |
| BU.920.622 | Data Science: Econometrics for Market Analysis | 2 |
| BU.920.621 | Data Science: Statistics | 2 |
| BU.920.604 | Finance | 2 |
| BU.920.816 | Innovation Field Project | 4 |
| BU.920.605 | Marketing Management | 2 |
| BU.920.603 | Microeconomics and Market Design | 2 |
| BU.920.606 | Operations Management | 2 |
| BU.001.351 | Professional Development for Career Success | 0 |
| Total Credits | 33 | |
Analytics, Leadership, and Innovation (ALI) pathway-specific courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BU.920.713 | Ethical Leadership (Ethical Leadership) | 2 |
| BU.920.721 | Foundations of Business of Health | 2 |
| Students are required to take two of the following Experiential menu courses in their second year. | ||
| Advising Project Teams (Advising Team Projects) | ||
| Applied Behavioral Strategy for Organizational and Social Impact (Applied Behavioral Strategy for Organizational and Social Impact) | ||
| Commercializing Discovery (Commercializing Discovery) | ||
| Design Lab (Design Lab) | ||
| Leadership Development Expedition (Leadership Development Expedition) | ||
Health, Technology, and Innovation (HTI) pathway-specific courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BU.920.722 | Business Law, Health Law, and Regulations | 2 |
| BU.920.812 | Commercializing Discovery (Commercializing Discovery) | 2 |
| BU.920.811 | Design Lab (Design Lab) | 2 |
| BU.920.723 | Ethics of Business of Health (Ethics of Business of Health) | 2 |
| BU.920.721 | Foundations of Business of Health | 2 |